I’m waiting for paint to dry on my F-86 so I can do the other side and I thought I’d take a look at the F-4J I’m building for this group. I’ve collected all the bits of PE etc and layed it all out to be sure I have everything. Not sure I’ll make the deadline, but I’m going to try and it’s going to be a beautiful aircraft. If all goes well on the Sabre it will be completed but the end of the month, then right into the F-4.
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How’s the junkers coming? I’m very curious about it.
That’s roger_wilco building that interesting aircraft. Been waiting to see updates also.
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Oh… Sorry. I thought I had replied to the right post. Sometimes I struggle with this site, the format isn’t always simple for me.
No problem. Looking forward to seeing updates on the F86 and the start of the F4.
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Marvelous work John 
Love seeing these lesser know Japanese a/c types built. I will get the roster updated soon with your completion!
Hi Samphoto, Just have fun with your build. Finishing is a bonus you know–although I certainly hope you do finish as I just love Phantoms (Most do right?). Good luck.
Unfortunately folks, roger_wilco messaged me that he has to step away from the bench (and the Junkers) for a while… Wishing him well and hoping for a speedy return to the bench.
Thank you for the update, I hope he is doing okay and can get back soon.
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That paint job is just gorgeous!
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Curse you! Now I have buy a cutting machine to make my own masks! 
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@jeaton01, that is a very interesting technique for creating your masks. It seems like it would be prone to quite a bit of error? I am curious how many tries it took you to get the masks correct? I ask because I usually lay tape over the clear part and burnish it down good, then highlight the raised lines with a pencil, remove the tape, scan it, then use that scan as a template to create a mask in Inkscape. Even then, it takes me up to 10 test cut/fits and modifications to get things right.
That’s on my list for black Friday as well.
I picked one up last spring from eBay. I’m still trying to get everything organized so I can figure out how to use it.
Which did you get? The Cricket or the other one that I can’t remember right now.
I bought the Silhouette Cameo 3.
That is the name of the other one I was looking at. I’ve seen mixed reviews of that that say it is too complex to figure out and the Cricket is much easier. I hope you will submit a full report by Black Friday so I can make up my mind. 
I wish I had time. I normally get to take thanksgiving week off but not this year. I’m working through Wednesday and traveling Friday and Saturday. The only down time I’ll be likely to get is Thursday morning.
I was kidding my friend. When you get it figured out, let me know.
About 80% of the time they work without further adjustment, it depends on how much curvature there is in a part, and often it is best to make a mask in more than one part. The hardest one on the C6N was the one in the gunners’s station, 4 separate clear areas and lots of compound curvature. My shaking hands make cutting masks in place difficult. Also, often I will do more than one model of a type so that is a time saver since I may have the masks done, or close to right if it is a different model manufacturer. Drawing the masks in Autocad allows me to get very precise by zooming in on the photos, which are always taken with a ruler next to the part for accurate sizing.
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