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Hi Shaun, thank you for your kind remarks.
I used the flory models dark wash.
It's the first time I used it and I am very pleased with the outcome.
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Thanks for the info, Paul. The Flory wash has certainly made those panel lines sing!
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The Flory washes are OK Shaun but their adhesion varies enormously depending on the matt-ness or glossiness of the surface. I found adding a drop of washing up liquid helps them flow and adhere better.

Being that I build mainly CBKs and therefore don't use them very often because they only really work on engraved panel lines rather than raised. And re-scribing is a skill way beyond my abilities!

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I finished the beautiful trumpeter RA-5C Vigilante yesterday and today I took some pictures.
I am very happy with the outcome, especially compared with my old Revell RA-5C.
This I build about 30 years ago, and compared to the modern kit it's a world of difference.
The old with almost no panel lines and detail to the super detailed new one.
Hope you like it as much as I do,Paul.

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Excellent work Paul; those pin sharp panel lines really work nicely to set the whole thing off
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That really is a wonderful build of one of the best looking jets ever made, Paul.
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Gorgeous.
ShaunW wrote:That really is a wonderful build of one of the best looking jets ever made, Paul.
Even now the Vigilante has a great shape, hasn't dated at all IMHO.
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That is really nice. One of my favourite aeroplanes too.
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Really excellent model of a very handsome aircraft. Well done!

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Beautiful rendition of a beautiful aircraft.

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Your vigilance has paid off :grin: Looks fantastic.

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I want one of these for my die cast collection. Only, I want it to look as good as your build. Beautiful job on this. 8-)
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Thank you all for your kind remarks.
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Navy one wrote:Thank you all for your kind remarks.
Next will be a Fujimi F-14A of VF-33.
This will be my 23rd Tomcat.
23rd??. Well,, you can never have... oh you know this bit!!. :lol: :lol:
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MarkyM607 wrote:Gorgeous.
ShaunW wrote:That really is a wonderful build of one of the best looking jets ever made, Paul.
What they said. She looks great, and I've always liked the RA-5C.
Even now the Vigilante has a great shape, hasn't dated at all IMHO.
Well, it was ahead of its time. Its entire configuration, including the two-dimensional intakes, set the pattern for a generation of combat aircraft to come, most of which were far smaller! Imagine the Mirage IV being the original Dassault delta and the III, V/5 and 2000 being derived from it, and it'd be like that. :roll:

The most capable combat aircraft of the late 60s to early-to-mid 70s, from the MiG-25 to the F-14 and F-15, derived in whole or part from the Vigilante. The irony, of course, was that the A-5 wasn't all that good in its original combat role -- over-specialised, I think -- and didn't really come into its own until the RA-5C variant.

But who knows? Find and zero-time some airframes, refit them with modern engines and avionics, and you'd have a pretty mean aircraft -- and one that looked great, too! :mrgreen:
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