Yep, I remember the 'old' rules, where even additional scratch-building work had to be plastic, although a very minimal amount of the then new-fangled white metal was allowed, and maybe the odd sliver of balsa!
Resin, photo-etch ?
That was thought to be some kind of fix, or what you rubbed on a violin bow, and what printed circuits were made from!!
Anyway, I received a couple of sets of cutting discs for my motor tool thingy - diamond, and steel circular saw type - so I was able to successfully cut suitable lengths of stainless steel tube from old Revell cement bottles, to use as guns. The moulded-on plastic guns have been removed from the wings, and holes drilled to accept the tubes, which will be fitted after painting and clear coating etc.
These tubes are exactly right in diameter and, being stainless, are the same as the real .50 cal Brownings fitted to the P-47.
A thee second squirt from these, will give a sticky end to any Focke. (I know, I get worse - and yes, me coat's on and I'm at the door!).
The white areas for the AEAF stripes, and nose, fin and tail plane I.D. bands have been masked and have had the first two coats sprayed on, and another two, or maybe three thin coats will follow, once the first paint has thoroughly dried.
PIC 1. The stainless steel tubes for the guns, cut from a Revell cement bottle.
PICS 2 and 3. The first two thin coats of white. This was a b*gg*r to spray, as yet again, the Humbrol Matt White was like paste, and had to be really thinned to get it to spray at all.
All being well, given the remaining white goes on without any major problems, the next step will be to mask over the white, including cut-out areas for the fuselage code letters, and then spray the Olive Drab, and I hope to get this done, in stages, over the next day or so.
Thanks again for your interest and kind comments, and I'll post more as soon as possible.