Thanks guys. No more "so fars" Hugh cause I'm done now. I'm just gonna throw up a whole slew of pics I just did and talk to them, describing what was done since I last posted.
Let's start with the underside where some more streaks and oil stains were added. The bomb was painted and glued on and the rack was painted a lightened black.
The sliding canopies have been attached and the rims and rails painted RLM02. I modified the white base of the antenna mast a bit after looking close at reference pics. The base was darker so I painted it 70.
The antenna wire is made of nylon invisible mending thread and the insulator cones at the tail end are made by pushing a metal awl through some card til it makes little peaks with a hole in the center and then slicing them off with a scalpel.
At the nose end, rather than drilling out the small intake directly in front of the exhaust stacks, I dabbed some black on the surface. Looking closely, I should have done the same with the tiny scoop under the "Moshaisk" logo.
I didn't get a good "before" shot of the MG17 but it was stripped of the plastic stock and trigger and these were replaced with a PE piece. The PE aiming reticle was also added.
Side on shot showing the exhaust stain pattern.
Some miscellaneous close-ups.
I didn't show the scratch built landing light before so here it is.
A close-up of the drop tank with the stub added on the front. The end should also have been painted black.
And hereare some shots from a scale eye level. A small hole was drilled in the tip of the spinner based on reference pics.
And a final parting shot of the overall finish.
Thanks everyone for following along and for your encouragement. This was my first use of the hairspray technique and I really like how it worked out. On to the Hurricane!