mustang1989

It has been a while hasn't it. I'll make it more of a habit to drop in on your works and to say "Hey" Bruce. This is continuing to look swell and is building up nicely bud.

I hear ya James and thanks man. I figured the decals would be a little easier........I figured wrong. lol fyi.......I painted the bands on when I built my A-8/R-2 10 years ago.

Thanks Dave. More decal work. The red and yellow band decals were a pain to work with and next time I tackle something like this, I'll just paint 'em on. Here's after a good hour and a half in applying washes to simulate leakage on the bottom of the aircraft and at fuel refilling points on the tops of the wings as well as applying the flat finish over the whole aircraft. I've got some minor work ahead of me with just a couple of decals that have some silvering but that shouldn't be too big of an issue. She's starting to resemble a warbird now......

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with Scott.

This is a good lookin' bike build Bruce. Engine detail is "all that" and the weathered effects look great on it.

This build is intense. Big box......lotsa parts........this is making my head spin. Fantastic progress so far Matt.

These Chargers look just great with those "steelies" on them Mario and this one is no exception. Color and detailing bring out the best in this model. Some good work here buddy.

A really cool shade of blue on this one Craig. LOTSA chrome and detail work brought 'er home verrrry nicley.

You really shoehorned that engine in there Mario. Those were a tight squeeze in the 68 Hemi Cudas and Darts and it looks like it was a tight squeeze into this little guy for sure. Good on you for weathering the storm and pulling this great build off.......and in good fashion at that.

These still build up into a decent Corsair. Looking forward to seeing more Johnny.

This turned out pretty dang good Pat and nice save on the canopy and glass enclosures. That is a big plane if that's in 1/72nd scale. WOW!!

Thanks Dave. Dedicating a TON of time to this one these days. Got the gloss coat on and the decals are now basting in a bath of MicroSol........ Fingers crossed that these cals behave!!

I'll second that motion! Bring 'er on Scott!!

This thing gets richer in detail every time I look at it Anton. This is some really REALLY good work going into this buddy. WOW!!

Alright fellas. I've been off for the last few days and have gotten the equivalent of a months worth of modeling done in that time. I NEVER have time to dedicate to just modeling. There's always something that needs done around the house so all of that takes the priority. Being sick has its advantages because my wife just tells me to take it easy. So.....that's just what I did. I managed to paint the bottom of the aircraft today and used Matte Aluminum BMF to bring out the aluminum color. I have a little touch up to do it but it should work out fine. I'll be putting a dead flat coat over this which will tone down the brightness greatly. I did this trick on my Fw190 D-9 10 years ago and it worked like a charm. Hopefully.....it'll work this time. I also managed to get all of the camo/ mottle work done to the sides of the aircraft today as well. I've still got to add some color "splotches" coming down from the topside camo on the fuselage and add the wavy border at the front of the wings and we'll be ready for a gloss coat so I can move on to the decaling process. Here's where we're at now:

Missed the last couple of updates here Mark. You're putting some very worthwhile items into this build and it's all coming together good so far. Doncha just love lil mini dios like this? Fun stuff.

You pulled off a great job with that bird Keith. Sometimes PE can be kind of rough but it does add a bit more depth into a build. Have you tried the Quinta Studios 3D decals for instrument panels and cockpit details on some of these birds? Wanna talk about adding a whole new level of detail in the pit area!! I used to use PE for instrument panels and consoles but with these Quinta Decals.....that is a thing of the past. This is some outstanding work on this F3F here bud.

Man......you have got NO kick coming after that build Keith as this turned out to be one heckuva finish. I have a love for WWII warbirds across the board but I have a strong interest in Bf109's and Fw190's so I light up every time I see these two subjects in a title line. Really sorry to hear about the accident with the finished build but am sure you'll put 'er back together in good fashion. Sending a PM...........

I remember when Pintos were all over the place as a kid and I remember this kit too. Thank you for taking us on a trip down memory lane with a great replication of this car. Beautiful work Racine.

Thank you Bob, Rastislav and Gabriel for the good comments!

This build AND the photography of it are "all that". That paint finish and details bring this puppy to life. Beautiful car Greg.

This turned out to be a good lookin' build Nigel. You picked the details out nicely in that interior bud.

That's a very clean build Claude! Stance is killer!!

Building copies of our 1:1 rides is always alot of fun. The good thing is that we've got all the reference material we'll need for a build like this either right outside in our driveway or in pictures of them. Yours turned out fabulous Bruce!!

Mister that is one sharp ride right there. I've seen a lot of things done with Volkswagens but I have yet to see something like this. Outstanding paint, weather and detail work. WOW!!!