Dirk's Airfix F-86F "The Huff" flown by Lt. Jim Thompson, of the 51st FIW

[Crimea_River]

LOoking very nice Dirk!

 

[dirkpitt289]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Coming along nicely question where did you get those clamps. And would cloths pens work as well or would they mark up the plastic too much?.

You can get these clamps at almost any hobby shop but I got most of mine were from a place called Harbor Freight. Exact same stuff for a lot less. Of course you can use cloths pins but they don't work so well on thicker pieces like bomber wings and will never work on a fuselage. I use both

 

[dirkpitt289]

It's been about a week since I last posted on this build but it hasn't been for the lack of effort. First off I was unhappy with this section of the fuselage and never having worked with these paints before I was unsure how easy it would be to repair.

As it turns out its even easier then wth regular paint.

Next it was time to mask for the highlighted panels

 

[dirkpitt289]

White Aluminum

Using the Dull Aluminum I sprayed the panels around the gun ports

Thanks for looking

 

[Airframes]

That's starting to really look the business Dirk, well done.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I agree, looking good!

 

[dirkpitt289]

Unmasked

The racks for the bombs, external tanks and landing gear in place

The external tanks are ready to go

 

[dirkpitt289]

Here we go, final approach

Pylons and wing tanks in place

The wheels I was so dreading for some unknown reason

Some more panel work. I wanted the panels around the engine exhaust to be somewhat different from the rest of the aircraft.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

It's starting to come to life Dirk, well done.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks great Dirk! I'm gonna miss Underdog!

 

[dirkpitt289]

Looks great Dirk! I'm gonna miss Underdog!

He'll be back. I was feeling a little nostalgic got my old unit.

Thanks for the kind words guys

 

[vikingBerserker]

That really looks sharp!

 

[B-17engineer]

Fantastic work!!

 

[Switcha]

Have come in late on this one but WOW it's looking great. Keep the photo's coming.

 

[Wayne Little]

I like it!!

 

[dirkpitt289]

Frame work

The debris after everything was done

All done

More pictures in the gallery

 

[rochie]

very nicely done Dirk

 

[vikingBerserker]

What a beaut!

 

[Crimea_River]

Excellent!