Russell, I sure do understand that point. It's also a big problem here and although I have no children I see the problem with the job and home schooling the little ones. No one had to do this over such a long time. It's a big matter here but now Germany slowly comes back to normal life (but not the old life before Covid 19). More or less all businesses are open again since Monday or will in the next days and most schools also. I think the kindergardens will follow soon. But it's still not allowed to travel from one german state to another for leisure, only for work. Imagine that ....
Magnus, Vantaa has a great museum there. So many fantastic rare old birds. Been there in December 2014 the last time and I remember how cold it was inside the hangars. I do believe that all G-2 were really war weary and battered in the end. Though not many survived. Of 48 delivered G-2 (MT-201 to MT-248) 31 were lost in the war. MT-230 was one of the few survivers.
This is a very useful book with lots and lots of informations about the G-2 in Ilmavoimat service. And it's a perfect practice if you want to learn finnish ....
Okay, all photos have also english subtitles and there's an english summary at the end. Got it at the Tikkakoski FiAF Museum but unfortunatly I don't have a book about the G-6 ....
Jessie, I take your comment as a compliment but silence is never useful in any forum ....
Here comes Part 2 of decaling MT-508. Best to start in my opinion is at the rear with decal 14. Just be careful where to place it ....
.... in step 6 I had some minor problems with the big decal 15. I had to cut a little bit so it was easier for the decal to lay around the curve (see red arrows). I have repaired that with a bit of white paint already. And now you know why I left the left elevator aside until now ....
.... next is step 7 which is the other big decal 19. It went on like a dream but here it's very important to place it with the front end on the bulge of the machine gun and directly underneath the canopy (see red arrows). Or it won't fit ....
.... there's another small decal which sits on the front side of the bulge. Here I made a little mistake with the placing but the "edge" is only seen in this macro photo. You have to know that it's there to see it ....
.... and finally in step 9 comes the small "B" which fits perfectly between the two big decals ....
For all decals I have used some amount of softener. It's no problem to apply them, it's just a bit time consumpting. Everything was done in 4 evenings.
The build has slowed down now because I'm already working on my next project, a colourful Leopard 2A4 of the Hellenic Army. So I stay with the colours blue and white for a while. But today I have sealed all decals with Bodenglänzer. I think I can open one hangar door for MT-508 already ....
Have a nice week!
Torsten
