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Landlubber Mike
Wow, nicely done! Do you mind me asking what paints/colors you used for the finish and roof? Looks great!

Also, how did you do the license plate? Looks very clean.

Thanks!

H Kato
Thank you for your comment! The body is GSI Creos #8 Silver sprayed with #101 Smoke Gray. The roof is Gaianotes CB-25 Desert Orange 33825.
The license plate was made by cutting a piece of Tamiya plastic sheet to size and sticking the included decal on it.

Nicolas
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Ekki
And me.

NLAWScametovisit
Sorry about the slow rate of updates everyone. I hurt my back at the gym so I'm having to avoid being hunched over at the modeling bench this week.

Guy Rump
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NLAWScametovisit
OK! Back at it with the interior. This kit is definitely a jump in difficulty from the last one. PE is definitely difficult, and if you're doing this kit, make sure you frequently fit check the flight seats and how they'll mount to the bulkheads!

NLAWScametovisit
AAAAAND I hurt my back again pushing too hard at physical therapy. :/ more delays

NLAWScametovisit
the detailing on this kit is really lovely, but the fitting of the parts is really bad. And advice on fixing the massive panel gaps in pic 43 to 47 is appreciated.

Moritz
Is the top portion already glued on? If not, try adding some bracing with some cut sprues to force the sides apart. Right about where the kink/end of the doghouse is.

Is the aft bulkhead of the crew cabin causing the problem? If that is glued to both sides, forcing the sides apart may not work.

NLAWScametovisit
Very good advice. Had to pry it apart but addint braces definitely helped!

Finn
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Anatolii Smyshliaiev
If still relevant.
Pic 43-45. Before gluing the fuselage roof to the lower part, I glued 2 spacers from sprue scraps between the walls.
Pic 46 and 47.
I simply cut off the inner side of the hood wall, leaving the outer side untouched, achieving a tight fit along the outer surface. And I puttyed a little bit on the front of the hood.

NLAWScametovisit
Good advice!

Spanjaard
fantastic details, and the blue color is just perfect for it.....

J K
Completed and happy with how it came out.

another bob
Looks great. The details and shield painting especially.

J K
Thank you.

Edbert
Whoah!

That shield is hand-painted, no decal?

J K
Hi Elbert thanks for your comments. Yes the shield is hand painted as there are no decals with the kit. The outline of the pattern is on the shield.I scratched the pattern deeper to help with painting the pattern.

Bozzer
I gotta admit, I'd love a copy of those decals. I have a trailer, they'd look really cool on 🙂