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Man that is really coming together nicely Marcos!!! Exceptional work potna!

I've been trying to make somewhat of a comeback as of late. Hobby time has been divided up into time spent on my bathroom renovation project as well as other household projects in addition to time spent on our vehicles. Then.....pretty much out of the blue this past week a very good friend of mine, Tommy Flournoy, had been in the hospital back and forth from the ICU to a step down room over the course of the last few months with lung issues that Covid had left him with. This is a guy who never got sick, never been to the hospital or even to the doctor for any concerns. He was doing alright through it all and looked like he was finally headed in the right direction and then all of a sudden it took a turn for the worst on last Monday. He passed away two days later on Wed. afternoon. One of the hardest things I've ever had to witness was his wife telling the kids after we drove her home. One of the very best men that I've ever met with a magnetic personality and you just couldn't help but to like him. What a loss to anyone who knows him and a total train wreck to those of us who were close. I'm a spiritual guy and know these things happen but somehow....this one here caught me off guard. Went to the funeral this past weekend and there were just as many laughs as there were tears. A really good send off for a REALLY good man. There's no question in my mind where he's really at right now and he's doing a whole lot better. His family and everyone else is sure gonna miss the guy down here though. A pic taken late last year....

I'd like to thank you guys as well. This is a great forum and is my "go-to" place for tips, techniques and to learn from some of the greatest builders not to mention the all around good folks that are on this forum. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do to make this forum such a great place to visit.

Good ol' Tamiya build and it turned out great Albert!!! Love the color and details.

Thanks Francis! I am looking forward to getting this one done. May do another aircraft in the near future as I'm feeling a little more comfortable in my own skin with painting these days.

That turned out perfect Francis. Sometimes there's just no option but to go upwards with the mods as there just aint no room to go lower. lol . Very nicely done pal.

Been a bit since I've been in here. Lots happening here at home these days. LOTS!!! This will most likely be my last update till she's finished which aint all that far away. Still got the canopy to paint and install, gun bay panels to open up, aerial antennae and last little details to install. She's now on her feet.

Very VERY interesting and cool build. Never seen one of these before this thread.

Puttin' on a good show here Marcin. Love the Calvera bust as well.

Good start on this Lee!

Wow!! This outta be good!

I really appreciate that very generous comment Benton! I used stretched sprue for the aerial antennas. Thanks Tim! I've been wanting to go to that place. Get to see all the really cool stuff there.

That right there is gonna make for one sharp Maverick. Glad to see you back on this one Tim!!

This is lookin' good potna!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Mike ol' buddy!!

This right here..... speaks VOLUMES to me. All the fabrication, modifications and attention to detail all come together to produce such a high quality product that one just can't help but to be impressed. Francis.....you are, without a doubt, one of the very best modelers I've ever seen.

Got the washes on and went with a friends advice and applied a light colored wash on this and then gradually worked my way to darker washes on the sides and then a dark wash topside. Bottom side pic: and then I ended up going with my dull coat all over the whole bird. Got some subtle weathering, soot signatures from the guns and some silvering to do around the access panels and the painting / weathering process will be done. Then its off to landing gear, canopy and finishing bits....

Sleek bird and I'm liking the progress so far.

We're so bad. ?

Thanks Mark!

Looks good Faust!

Good lookin' build Ken and you're right....it's nice to have a change of pace every now and then.

Lotsa little details in that. Good looking build.

I do this all the time and that was a great tute Steven. On a note about antenna wires/ cables on aircraft. After the ends are attached to the fuselage and rudder, the "antenna" has a tendency to sag. Heat a metal rod using a stove burner or flame from a small torch and after removing from a flame place the metal rod under the lowest point in the sag. It only takes a second or so and the "antenna" will start to sag more. When you see this happening quickly remove the rod and the antenna / stretched sprue pulls taught. Dangdest then you ever saw but it works. I used this method on my Arado 234. The vertical antenna attachment was glued in place after the longer piece was installed. I just attached the second piece at the fuselage and put a jig in place to lower the stretched main antenna down to the vertical one and used super glue to adhere both together. Had a little trouble uploading pictures this morning and when I did, the only way I could get this to post was with this too large of a photo. Sorry 'bout the size of this.

Thanks Carl. Gonna have to make it back to auto modeling. I'm getting the jitters. lol