**** DONE: GB-53 1/48 Morane-Saulnier MS 410 - Eastern Front

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When I looked at that first picture on my monitor I thought 'Oh my god, it's broken' but then I had a proper look a saw it was the glare of the white paper against the dark brown paint. Its coming on nicely Glenn. :D
 
The white winter camo has been distressed buy wet sanding with 800 grit sandpaper

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I started work on most of the smaller bits

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And lastly I made op the tail ski using the kits tail skid, a bit of plastic sheet and some thick CA. It doesn't exactly math the pictures in post #15 but the thing is so tiny, (that's a tweezer holding it) that was the best I could do and I think its close enough

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All the small bits are done and ready to glue on.

The main gear. I added duel hydraulic lines made from thin copper wire that power the closeting actuator.

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The canopy painted and will be dull coated with the rest of the plane, and the propeller assembly with the cannon drilled out.

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The pitot tube made from aluminum tube and brass wire which will be painted after installation, the radio mast which has been thinned down, the tail skid after a dark wash, and the 4 guns made from hypodermic needles.

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The tail has been glued back on and the panel lines darkened with a thin black wash. All the decals were put on but even though there were not many of them, it took quite a while as they are old Hobbycraft decals whish take forever to soak off the backing paper and then have to be glued down with Future. Not to mention that all 6 national insignia were split in two because of the swastika.
It all turned out well in the end (with a bit of touch up paint) and every thing was sealed with Future

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