from the shelf of doom. Special Hobby 1/32 Tempest Mk V (2 Viewers)
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Migrant
Senior Airman
Making good progress, Paul.
Good work so far!
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Papa Tango Whiskey
Airman 1st Class
I got all of the invasion stripes done. They are just like the originals, not straight nor even in width. Since this is just a practice model I really don't care. I also applied the decals. They are as thick as the old Hasegawa and Academy decals but they did respond well to Tamiya Markfit decal solution. I am pleased how they came out. I do have a couple more to add and then I can put on the gear, prop and all the fiddly bits that make you cringe when you build a kit.
Lovely work so far!
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Papa Tango Whiskey
Airman 1st Class
I am headed into the home stretch here. All of the difficult things are complete and all that I have left to do is a couple of decals, fiddly bits and the weathering. This will sit for a bit until I get back into the swing of things after some sort of two day thing that had me under the weather.
The Barracuda cowl resin set is pretty good but the only gripe I had was with the spinner assembly that came with the upgrade. No matter how much I sanded I I did not get the back plate to fit well inside the spinner. I used too dark a gray for the dark sea gray so the contrast is pretty poor there. The stripes are kind of wonky but I really don't care at this point.The landing gear, which I was thinking would give me trouble, went in with out any problems. Some of the gear bay innards should be placed before and some after the wings go together. you need to really read the instructions thoroughly and then make a decision when, what and should I paint it now. Most modelers paint the inside of the gear bay and gear doors interior green which may be OK but I chose to keep it light gray, the same color as the underside, in accordance to some of the pictures I saw.
Here is a shout out to all of you guys that have given me inspiration and encouragement.
More to come after the weathering.
Cheers
Paul
The Barracuda cowl resin set is pretty good but the only gripe I had was with the spinner assembly that came with the upgrade. No matter how much I sanded I I did not get the back plate to fit well inside the spinner. I used too dark a gray for the dark sea gray so the contrast is pretty poor there. The stripes are kind of wonky but I really don't care at this point.The landing gear, which I was thinking would give me trouble, went in with out any problems. Some of the gear bay innards should be placed before and some after the wings go together. you need to really read the instructions thoroughly and then make a decision when, what and should I paint it now. Most modelers paint the inside of the gear bay and gear doors interior green which may be OK but I chose to keep it light gray, the same color as the underside, in accordance to some of the pictures I saw.
Here is a shout out to all of you guys that have given me inspiration and encouragement.
More to come after the weathering.
Cheers
Paul
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking good.
Migrant
Senior Airman
Looks great Paul.
SANCER
Senior Master Sergeant
With all,... buen trabajo Paul 
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Papa Tango Whiskey
Airman 1st Class
Gracias, amigo.With all,... buen trabajo Paul
fubar57
General
Well done
A4K
Brigadier General
Looks great Paul!
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Papa Tango Whiskey
Airman 1st Class
Thank ya'll
