wait, is the tiling made with putty? holy cow if it is, that’s incredible
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I put down.005 polystyrene sheet first, then scribe the tiles directly on to that. It’s much easier to scribe on the sheet than directly on the model. If you mess up, you can sand the area, and rescribe. Athletic tape will be used to simulate the thermal protective blankets.
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I lost the lever pin to my airbrush without realizing it, was all set to airbrush a small ship’s boat for my Airfix model and . . . nothing. Air compressor works, no leaks in the system, but no way to push the plunger down to get the air flowing through the brush 
And the manufacturer does not have any inventory for a replacement part. So now I’m waiting on a replacement airbrush. Guess I’ll move on to painting model details by hand and installing some parts that are painted and ready.
Ouch! That is a hard way to get a new airbrush. I hope you at least got to order an upgrade. 
What is the manufacturer/model of your old airbrush. Folks may have parts - never know.
After 38 years from when I first opened the box and started this model, I found that I am missing only two parts. One is a small flat antenna, which I was able to scratch build one. The other is an outer door for the main gear. It’s on the side opposite the guns. I’m going to keep it that way as a reminder…
I knew this model was big, but until I got the wings on, it didn’t really strike me as to how big. The wingspan is 22.1 inches (56.134cm for you metric folks). If this were the 1/48 scale, it would be over 33 inches. Now I see why that scale isn’t as readily available.
Just think. I have another one of these in my stash…
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Now that is a long, long project! Looking good. And wow… didn’t realize this would be that big. I too have one in the stash with all the goodies to convert to a Harvest Hawk. Ooof… where am I going to put it!
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You’re inching closer to the finish line. Looking forward to the finished build.
After a rather arduous journey, I finished a splinter inspired camo on my Falke.
Now the real work begins.
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That’s very cool!!!
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That is some awesome camo- suits the futuristic shape.
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Now that I finished the T-72, I started up my 1/16 Korean War Sherman,I started with the workable tracks,lotsa parts but the size makes it easier,and the supplied jigs.
Those are my 1/35 and 1/48 Shermans for a size comparison.
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Spray can painted the flight deck of my carrier earlier this afternoon with Vallejo # 28002 Panzer Grey. I covered the catwalks, elevator openings, weapon sponsons, ship hull sides, and a few other areas with plastic so the spray paint wouldn’t get in those areas. Tomorrow, I’ll unmask everything, check things out, and do any touch ups.
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Today, I completed attaching all parts of my Phantom of the Opera build. Got the mask attached to the right hand and attached Erik to the base. A couple of touch ups that I’m debating whether or not I want to bother with. The inside of the mask has two spots where painted lifted off from the poster putty I used. And on the front of the mask is a small brown smudge on the left cheek. I’ll probably address these two simple fixes, as why take shortcuts now. It’s been such a long haul, no point in rushing in the end.
I also got a floating shelf installed in the Man Cave, where Erik will live.
And my wife made up a little “pillow”, so to speak, for the base, to help it sit better and hide the distortions.
Cheers,
Mark
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Well 
on a scoop…
I put the required 15 grams of nose weight into the nose of the aircraft.
Unfortunately, she is still a tail dragger. I played around with some additional weight last night. I need to find a place to hide another 2.67 grams. I think I can do it in the nose gear wheel well. Then paint over it. ugh…
This is what I get for following instructions to the letter, or grams as it were.
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Phoenix, that splinter pattern camo is awesome!
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I worked on cleaning up the seams on the fuel tanks and exhaust stacks on my Revell Kenworth W900 Aerodyne rig.
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Dear fxstio3-42. Real bummer. I hate it when that happens. Try some ‘Liquid Gravity’. Makes it easy to add weight to odd places.
I have Liquid Gravity. It’s great stuff. The nose is sealed up very well. I believe I have a place I can hide the additional weight.
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I’m hopping between a few builds right now.
Last night I was working on a Subaru WRX Rally Car. When I reach a point where I need to wait for something to cure I switch to something else.
The something else is a 1957 Citroen HY Panel Van. When I reach a point where I need to wait for something to cure I switch to something else.
The something else is a 1972 Nissan Skyline.
I usually only build one kit at a time and did not stray from it until it was finished. But I am trying this out to see if I can hop around and still stay on track. So far it is going well.
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