Looking nice being primed, my friend @anthonyricco!

Looking good, Anthony. From the very nicely detailed interior to the primer stage, this is evolving quickly into a great build.

I then used prestik/blu tac, to cover and spray the 2 camo colours. Very lightly so the mottling beneath still comes through.

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Then the skids are painted and some black for the anti slip painted on as well as the underside aluminium and the anti glare on the nose, now ready for details and a clear coat.

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Nice paint technique and ditto result, Anthony @anthonyricco

So when checking references there are these round loop hooks under the AB212 that the kit didn't have and I really wanted to replicate, Tried many different things like wire, hose, sprue etc, and nothing worked, I was about to give up on the idea when I picked up a cotton bud and may have pushed a bit too hard in my ear and activated my brain because I figured it out - The humble cotton bud was the answer - I obviously used a new one and cut the pipe of it - and it was perfect. Cut them, glued a square piece of sprue to it and hooks we had - think they turned out Ok.

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Finally a build with some luck, Anthony @anthonyricco
Those hooks came out perfectly, a nice addition.