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Villiers de Vos
Nice progress.

Patrick Hagelstein
Ow jeah! I'm in! 👍

Thomas Bischoff
I am in too!

Jos Jansen
Count me in Sid...nice progress!

Spanjaard
very nice progress indeed. very nice looking Phantom

Marius
Looks great, outstanding surface quality!

Maciej Bellos
It's shaping up great!

Nathan Dempsey
Looking very nice. Can't wait for more progress.

Marius
Those decals sinking in the details are perfect! Did you use any decal setting solutions?
While it might seem to be an irrelevant detail, those honeycomb "NO STEP" warnings were indeed red for the Navy. Nice to see a well researched decal sheet. Many other decal sheets are giving these signs in yellow or black.

What products are you using for the gloss and later for thr matt varnis?

Sid de Koning
I use DACO medium and strong on the Furball stencil set. It's not fit to size for Tamiya despite their statement. Also lacking proper instructions and missing some stencils.
After some daco I cut the decals with a sharp blade over panel lines and use a pin to enhance rivets.
Despite being applied on glossy surface there is still a lot of silvering.

Gloss is Future. Matt will be Alclad2.

Marius
I also use Future as gloss, but sometimes it turns permanently milky (without any other repair options) when I'm using strong decal setting solutions.
Have you had a positive experience with thr Alclad Matt varnish?

Sid de Koning
Yes I like the Alclad2 finishes a lot actually. Different grades of matt. I'll be using those as well to further enhance the metal shades.
So far so good I believe. There was a temporary change of color on the left leading edge. Won't a new Future layer help?

Alexander
Looks great already, and no silvering on the pictures as far as I can see 👍
Looking forward to the rest of the build!

Spanjaard
a fantastic Phantom.

Patrick Hagelstein
Phantastic! 👌🏼

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work.

Jos Jansen
Another great "fear-the-bones" artwork...👍🏻!

Thomas Bischoff
A perfect Phantom and well researched. Did you use now the Eduard exhausts? And full marks for the airbrushed markings 👍.
What goodies would you recommend?

Guy Rump
Very nice build! 👍

Sid de Koning
I would definitely advise eduard exhausts, mirrors, hypersonic nose pod and Quickboost fuel dump, Quinta is amazing.
And maybe not as much the Eduard ladder, fin cap (a little too wide on the front) and the seats.
Definitely not the Flying Leathernecks AERO-3B launchers, mine were so badly warped and I couldn't get them straightened out by boiling water. The Furball stencils are better sized for Academy and not entirely correct, misplaced or complete. But it does give that stenciled look. Both speedbrakes and tail hook take some time to get rid off the 3D print Marks.
And the Dead Design masks didn't fit mine.

Thanks for the positive comments!

Nathan Dempsey
A beautiful finish. Much respect for all those stencils!

Michael Kohl
Clean build. Well done.

Neuling
Very clean and careful work. Top result.

Richard Berrie
Phenomenal job! Loves all the photos and the time you took to document your build. Well done!

Oliver Zwiener
Klasse Ding !

Paul Moore
That's a beauty Sid! Congratulations. Do you know what the ordnance load out on this mission (12 Mk.82's) or give it your best estimate? Makes me want to do this version myself.

David Taylor
Watching.

Pierre Pierre
following

Ben M
👀

Rui S
I'm in 😎

Jennifer Franklin
I am following too 👀

Villiers de Vos
Booking my seat as well.

Shar Dipree
Watching!

Robert Podkoński
Taking a seat!

Lochsa River
checking this one out....

Jv
I'm in to

Jan Peters
Following this 👀
It's not often you see a wooden ship being built here.

David Taylor
Watching.

Shar Dipree
Looks great so far!

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

Jv
Very nice progress

Patrick Hagelstein
Interesting marking choices on this one. Let's see what it turns into. 👍

Maciej T.
Very unusual 🙂 In my country - Poland - a messerschmitt with a red and white checkerboard is almost "impudence" 😄

Patrick Hagelstein
I had a little go at this exact scheme myself:
WIP Bf109-G10 Croatia | Album by Hagel (1:72)
I'm waiting for the 1/72 Eduard G-14/AS to do it again as I like the way this bird was overpainted and weathered.