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Coming along nicely!

jeaton01 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:13 am Looks like a pretty early Hasegawa kit.

Sure is John, probably one of their first recessed panel line jobs. Excellent for it's day, but 40 years later if you put it next to the Tamiya 1/72 version you scratch your head and say 'why am I doing this?' Well, I guess I can answer why I'm doing this. I did not want to waste time with interior details and just wanted a nice basic shape to paint and decal.

Stuart wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:47 am Coming along nicely!

Thanks Stuart!

It's coming along nicely!

Since this will be an in flight model, I had to paint the pilot. Fortunately the molded man in the box is quite well done for 1/72 -- I just wish he did not look like he belonged in a spitfire or a hurricane Oh well, many US air crew used British flight gear I suppose...

Found out something new today as well.. If you strain your flat coat, you might strain out the flat particles, and end up with a gloss coat

Looks a dude!

Nicely done. I don't know about the new ejection seats, though.

No, no, that's the new Pilot on a pole program - it's a pilot program...

Ahhhh. On a stick, like Jose Jalepeno!

Over the horizon radars predecessor.