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Jon Bryon
Bernard, that is high praise indeed! It's a difficult kit in many ways, but I really enjoyed it.

Bernhard Schrock
Jon, I read your article twice at HS. Thank you for the detailed description. I will definitely use your advice for the canopy and the roofs. I have already noticed that you have to check the fit of the parts.

Bernhard Schrock
Top job especially the flawless finish. I like you definition of gloss. 🙂🙂

Jon Bryon
Thanks guys 🙂

S B
Hey Alessandro, I was wondering too and made a quick Google search: theaviationgeekclub...ic-carrier-landings/ . 😁

Jon Bryon
Thanks S B - I am on here! It just duplicates the blog though.

Spanjaard
what an excellent Phantom! it looks amazing!

Grzegorz Janikowski
is on my desk now! Today i start

Sergej I
Excellent! Superb finish 👍

Desert Marlin
Fascinating finish! Looks awesome!

Capt Bellinger
That is one gorgeous Shagbat. I'll be following this with real interest.

Jon Bryon
Thanks. I finished it today. Hopefully have photos online tomorrow and an article in SAM later this year.

Bernhard Schrock
Pic 5 & 7. Jon: did you soldered the brass parts tougher? I suppose for better strength?
Pic 1: what kind of fluid is it in the injection syringe?
I looked at everything again in a quiet minute: great! I particularly like the dirty, used surface of the aluminum paint.
One half of the bulb is clear the other is colored! Very well researched. 🙂 🙂 🙂
If anything, I would only have a sole proposal for you for the wiring, which looks very fine on your model.
The airplanes of this time often had flat profiles instead of wires (metal rope). Have you already tried the flat profiles of SBS model?

Jon Bryon
Thank you again for your comments Bernhard!

The brass is soldered together where I can just because I hate using CA to stick PE together. Mainly for better strength.

The fluid in the syringe is flux. It's Nokorode Regular Paste Flux. It allows very precise application of the flux.

I know that the rigging is not very accurate. I don't rig aircraft very often (this was the second, and I've not done any since), so I want to get something neat to start with rather than accurate. Maybe in future I will do better!

Bernhard Schrock
Amazing that I have overlooked this album so far. Also amazing that there are no comments here yet!

John: You built an absolutely remarkable helicopter. A very realistic look/ weathering and a super detailing. I really liked your rotor in which you used parts of Anyz Models. Also remarkable the raised rivets. By the way, I experienced a dejavu in some places 🙂🙂

Jon Bryon
Thank you so much Bernhard. Your MH-53 sets the standard as the best Super Stallion I've ever seen and I looked at your album many times. I only wish I could scratchbuild stuff like you!

I'm also annoyed ResKit are about to release new engine pods that would have made our lives so much easier 🙂 🙂

Jon Bryon
Thanks Bernhard. As one of my modelling heroes, your praise is much appreciated!

Robert Podkoński
Awesome! The paintjob is just unbelievable...

Doubtingmango
The metal finish is fantastic

Bernhard Schrock
Top work!

Curatorm
Very fine work for a smart reddition of this nice aircraft. Well done 🙂

Jon Bryon
Thanks Thomas and Curatorm. The build was okay. The fit is generally fine (except for the intakes in my case) but the moulding is not brilliant in lots of places. I had to rescribe all the panel lines as lots of the them were too shallow.

Sebastian Meyner
Impressive work, mate 👍

Audrius N
Very nice Spit! Great work you did! 👍

Robert Podkoński
I agree with all above!

Jon Bryon
Thanks guys. It was a fun build.

Neuling
Perfect! Very clean, detailed and realistic looking build. It´s a joy to watch it.

Cristian A
beautiful build, pleasure to see it.

Treehugger
Usure if you already finished, but the bend probe pole can probably be straightened, by holding the resin part vertically in near boiling hot water for half a minute or more. Then it should straighten itself out, the thicker the resin the more diffucult it is to change the resin I suspect, unsure. I only did that with Eduard's Brassin 1:48 Sidewinder missiles in resin, and it worked.

Jon Bryon
Thanks - the model is finished and the probe was straightened as you suggest. Finished photos should be done tomorrow.

Michael Kohl
The work in progress pucs are already a feast. Absolutely impressive.

Jon Bryon
They were from Archer Fine Transfers. I've started using the Eduard ones instead. They are better.

Nicolas M.
Thank you Jon 😉

Jon Bryon
Thanks Ant 🙂

Neuling
I fully agree with Gary and Ant Ricco! 👍👍

Michael Kohl
starting to like this plane. Fantastic NMF!

Jon Bryon
Thanks chaps 🙂

Marius
Very eyecatching and well done!

Jon Bryon
Thanks for the comments guys 🙂