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Don

For a paint job that almost made you throw in the towel, it looks awesome now!

ALF

Still a little gunshy about masking anything. I haven't done the wheelwells yet, don't want to peel any paint again. I did use low tack tape at a few places or i could use post-its. Did some painting on the nose today that shows touch ups done on the radome and access panels. I used lightened Light Ghost Grey for this and i did an overall random spray with this as well.

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I added some black patches on the wings and horizontal surfaces to show paint chipping. I may go heavier on the tail surfaces.

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Did some weathering on the tanks, this might be too heavy and i might redo these. Pics i've found show a great variety in paint finishes and wear and tear on these builds.

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Okay, started gluing parts on and doing some weathering. I've slowed down on the build as the weather is nice and losing some interest in the build. The belly on these tend to get really grimy with exhaust stains and hydraulic oil stains. I used yellow ochre/black/raw umber oil paints to do the staining. I followed this up with exhaust staining done with Tamiya make-up kits and MiG Pigments. I did overall staining with oil paint filters and more MiG pigments. Still have a lot of small parts to glue on, could have this done by next weekend.

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I've managed to adjust and glue on the outriggers. Trumpeter made these adjustable, so you could level the gear and make sure all wheels are touching. Still have more weathering to do and still haven't really settled on a loadout.

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For a build that is really an OOB build, it sure is taking me a loooong time to finish.

Don

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I can't wait till u build a 1/12 F1 car. Your large scale planes are all amazing.

This is no exception.

Thanks for the feedback,guys!! This build took a long time to finish, lost interest a few times. I've built about ten Trumpeter 1/32 aircraft kits, the issues never bothered me. I don't know why but this time the issues seemed to put me off, maybe i got tired of holding my nose this time. Anyway, it's done. time to think of my next build. I think i want to do a "shake n bake kit " this time. Hey Big!! is the racecar build on ? Just figuring out the logistics and timing of future builds.

Don

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Thanks for the feedback, guys. Can't say i enjoyed the build as much as other builds i've done, just glad it's over. I didn't like the pics, too dark/yellow so i took a few more with different lighting.

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