the small wing piece that fits into place is going to take alot of blending in.

more detail in the cockpit is not my concern for now, seatbelts would be as far as I would go.why do they not add a pilot? to hokey maybe.

its going together quite well, not much putty to apply and seems to be close to being historically correct.I may add aftermarket cannons as the stock ones are bogus and very difficult to drill out.the cowling was a bit difficult to line up. my mildly awesome work area...used to be a nursery from previous owner.

I am taking a break with this build, I am not able to airbrush the alclad, too cold out in garage, and my paint booth is lacking venting ability.I am going to modify my booth with aluminium ducting and ditch the accordion type ducting, too much resistance to flow.May add another fan and plan on placing a duct exaust through the wall, I shall never surrender!

how are you guys airbrushing when too cold out? have a paint booth? laquer is so toxic alclad is forcing me to be a better modeler, no hiding ANY defects

Hi Dave,

Yes, NMF = no place to hide defects! But NMF is such an attractive look!

Is that a Revell Raiden in the background??

I have shot acrylic and enamels when cold. I kept the airbrush, paint, and model in a warmer area until ready. Worked OK.

thats an old tamiya kit, I have pics posted on aeroscale.I tried airbrushing on mr surfacer, 46/f in garage and did not have good results, I thined 50/50 with mr thinner.no problem, I will concentrate on improving my paintbooth.

Good luck with this Dave, I love this aircraft!

I am taking a break from this project until the weather warms up or I improve my spray booth...its in the house I have moved on to a B-17 that I am building for a WW2 vet, painting it with acrylics.

I used ground pepper to simulate chipped paint on olive drab

some weathering to the engine, I am really trying to improve my photo skills

more ground pepper? say when.