Great looking landing gear, John (@johnb). The gear wells can sometimes be an issue, but yours came out perfectly.

Standing on het feet and started with the decals.

It is always a landmark time when a model can stand on its own, John (@johnb). How much weight did you have to put in the nose to keep it on all three feet?

@j-healy, thanks a lot, John

@gblair, thank you, George. I was happy to see her standing up indeed. Just before putting her on her feet I remembered I did not add any weight and thought it could be a problem. Luckily the nose stayed down by itself, no weight added.

@fiveten, thanks, Spiros

Great job on the canopy, my friend @johnb!

John, yes once the gear is installed, wheels attached, she looks ready to go, very nice.

Mounted the AIM9 sidewinders, they will be the only armor on this build. Also sprayed some black/grey around the M61 canon port and gave the panels a bit more worn/fading effect. The pitot tube did not survive the handling so it had to be mounted again.

@fiveten, thank you, Spiros