Ok, let's try that again…

[flakmonkey]

Well. It's like this, OT…

undercarriage is ready for final assembly, as is everything else.



Problem being that I have decals softening and setting all over the place. There's practically nowhere to hold the airframe. It's a case of waiting and then just blasting it at the end.

The small artwork decal went for a walk. Your guess is as good as mine

[flakmonkey]

I'm going to resort to the hot towel method.

That's not the same as the Crystal Method.

[Old_Tonto]

The small artwork decal went for a walk. Your guess is as good as mine.

It could be stuck to your other ear!

Maybe you should have used some of that soup to soften the decals.

[flakmonkey]

Smudged the serial and tail band on one side. It was bound to happen. I can rescue that but not tonight. I'll carry on regardless. I meant to do it.





I need flat coat. Looking for where I put it right now.

Those decals have a lot to answer for.

[jssel]

Looks good. Never let them see you sweat.

[Old_Tonto]

You can do it

[flakmonkey]

Well, it's as done as it's going to be. Didn't think it would get finished but I'm calling it that. I missed out the boarding step, pitot and aerial as I want to make finer ones than the kit supplies.













I think I'll get another one of these and take a lot of time over it. It deserves much more than it got in 24 hours. Having said that, it's not so bad. One of these, to the same standard, in 1/48 would be ideal - I really struggle with 1/72. My fingers get in their own way, and I even had to resort to wearing glasses at some stages. I certainly couldn't build this scale all day.

The decals wouldn't have worried me in the least if time hadn't been an issue. As it was, I grew impatient and very carelessly smudged one by picking up the model without engaging my brain first. As they say at IBM - thimk. Annoying. Salvageable but annoying.

Now… who mentioned food? Oh that's right. I did.



I'm going to go and get all creole. Thanks for looking.

We didn't have The Fall yet.

[Old_Tonto]

Great blitzing Flak. Night.

[flakmonkey]

Cheers OT. Sleep well.

[mjatx]

Outstanding work on this one. I looks very very nice. Great music and food selections too! When are you starting your next one?

[Clashcityrocker]

Great to catch up with this build. Very entertaining all round. Thanks for that.

Nigel

[iggie]

Nice work!!
Great entertainment all round too!

[jssel]

Good show.

[flakmonkey]

Thanks, and thanks for looking. Doesn't look too bad in daylight. I seriously overdid the exhaust staining due to poor visibility under halogen lighting. It was invisible last night. It's like whatsits on a bull this morning.

[Dirkpitt289]

Fantastic job. It looks great