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Nathan Dempsey
The next project is up and running. This one will likely get a slow start as there's another hurricane headed my way…

Nathan Dempsey
Well we survived that darn hurricane and had power restored yesterday by some fine Canadian fellows from Nova Scotia. The project continues with some progress to the fuselage.

Clifford Keesler
Watching. Glad you weathered the hurricane ok. Did not know you were in Florida. I am a transplanted Florida guy. I am from Panama City. Was down there the end of August, first time I had been back since 2001. Hurricane Michael sure messed up the place, but they have rebuilt a lot. The house I lived in from 1995-2001 no longer exist, hurricane Michael leveled it.

Nathan Dempsey
We were part of mandatory evac. I sent the family away and stayed since my parents are next door in a 100 year old frame home. We were lucky and had minimal damage. We just lost large oaks and our entire cow field was a shallow lake. Power was out for a while but I'm used to living simple during such times. Yeah Michael was a monster.

The plastic in this kit is quite fragile. Getting parts off the tree cleanly is quite difficult. Very happy with the ResKit parts! They are very clean and easy to prepare.

Nathan Dempsey
More work today included adding etched parts to the rear fuselage and filling large holes intended for oversized antennas. Will be replacing all antennas with etched parts or thin plastic sheet.

Clifford Keesler
Looking good Nathan. Glad you only had minor damage, and all is well.

Clifford Keesler
I have 2 ESCI Mirage 2000's wonder if they are the same as the Heller kit?

Nathan Dempsey
Thank you sir! The Heller kit is the same as the Eduard kit. I believe the ESCI kit is now the Italeri kit.

Clifford Keesler
OK, thanks. Any way I have 2, hope they are good.

Nathan Dempsey
Work continues. Today I added some etched hydraulic lines to the rear landing gear. Preparation begins for the ResKit wheel set.

Clifford Keesler
Looking very nice sir.

Desert Marlin
Excellent work!!!

Dutch
Nathan, I love checking in from time to time, (super busy with Hurricane Helene and Milton recovery at the house and the rented house.). Anyway, glad to see you start this project. Did you ever build the Monogram Mirage 2000 and ESCI Jaguar I sold you? K/r, Dutch

Nathan Dempsey
Thanks Clifford & Desert!

Dutch: Same here. Still cutting downed trees and burning it all. Too much to place by the streets. The Mirage waits in the stash and the Jag was built as a close copy of my Kosovo build and given to a friend.

Christoph Kunz
Taking a seat.

Villiers de Vos
Taking a seat as well. I have both these models in my stash.

Edouard Carr
Hey Villiers/Christoph - hope you enjoy the build and thanks for watching the progress. Thinking about a custom paint job on the second spitfire with reference to the album power slave of which Aces High is from. Have some home print decal sheets that I have been meaning to use for years so might try testing them out. Revell have been kind enough to send a second Eddie Sprue so will have him seated in both planes when completed.

Mr D
Brilliant 👍👍
Great project, Pilots looking menacing 💀💀
Enjoy

Edouard Carr
Cheers Mr D 😉

Jan Peters
Love the maiden song, and will be following this 👀

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress.

Edouard Carr
Thanks Jan/Villiers hope you like to outcome!

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Sean
Up the Irons! I gotta get started on my kit one of these days... Lookin' good so far!

Christoph Kunz
looking good 👍

Edouard Carr
Cheers guys will soon be trying to figure out how to make custom decals using paper I bought yonks ago! Any tips and tricks would be appreciated 😉

Kesa Tiho
Are those Chubaca's human brothers piloting them planes?

Alexander Grivonev
"Chubaca's human brothers" Eddie won't be happy about this comparison 😄

Kesa Tiho
Uh oh

Edouard Carr
🤣

Munkyslut
I built this one a few years ago, no where near this standard tho! Excellent work on Eddie & the cockpit👌👌
Watchin!

Edouard Carr
Thanks Munky, I wouldn't be so hard on yourself you did a bang up job on yours! Glad your enjoying the build and I hope the final outcome comes off like I hope!

Christoph Kunz
All those decals...
This is going to rock the stage. 👍

Munkyslut
Thanks Edouard!

Mr D
Nice to see something unique 👍👍
How has the self made decals been ??

Edouard Carr
Hey Mr D

They have been easy to print and super quick to detach from the backing compared to official decals. Interesting to play with but a note to the wise, figure the decals you want and their placement as transparent decals will only be visible on light colours. See my body art for an example!

You then have the issue of how to get round this, which I have yet to decide the best method. Thinking maybe a top coat then a second run through the printer!

Both white and transparent paper are hard to adhere to bumps on the surface without creating bubbles, think this might be A: thickness B:my poor application (more likely 😅).

I need to find some junk kits to do some proper testing before I next use them on a project I think 🤔

Mr D
Thanks Edouard 👍👍
Good luck with it, sometimes double printing can off-set a little so make sure paper 100% straight.
😃👍

Edouard Carr
Know that for a fact, worked as a printers assistant for a time and adding gold elements required a method of double printing, was a nightmare 🤣

Doubtingmango
What a fun build!

Edouard Carr
Calling this one done. I had an idea for the blue plane but didn't come off as I wanted so putting to one side as a in-between pick up. TBH it's almost completed going to try a grey wash and might leave it at that. I might come back to the idea but on a smaller 48/72 scale.

You gotta try things now and again and I think I will come back to the home transfers as they worked better than expected.

Hope you enjoyed the build all and now... On to the next project!

Christoph Kunz
I enjoyed it for sure. 👍

Guy Rump
Great fun build! 👍

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work.

Mr D
Brilliant work 👍 the base is nice touch 👌

Edouard Carr
Cheers both 😁