Nice color, @grimreaper!

Great paintwork, Reinhard @grimreaper

as far as the ordnance is concerned, gonna add two 1000lb bombs to the inner racks, found some painted ones in the sparesbox
furthermore four smaller ones in total to the outer racks
still thinking of doing a scratchbuilt mount for a 2000lb bomb in the center...

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Good observation and correction, Reinhard @grimreaper
A not so nice mistake by Italeri.

Good catch Reinhard!

and finally added the nose
also started to apply some exhaust stains

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Reinhard, @grimreaper
It's amazing at how much of a change it makes by adding the engine and exhaust staining. I have tried airbrushing on exhaust stains, and sometimes I have ruined the underlying paint in doing so. Because of this, I have switched over to using the Tamiya weathering decks, and sometimes finely ground up chalk in different colors. I use a moist cotton Q-tip bud to apply it. This way if I don't like how it looks, I can wipe everything off and start over again without the fear of damaging the paint underneath. Once I am happy with the looks, I seal it using a clear coat.

Judging from the way the exhaust streaks look on your Dad's Skyraider, he is much better at painting exhaust than I am... by a long shot !

Looking good ! Keep it going. 🙂

prop corrected and painted
canopy painted too
yellow trim painted and gloss coated the whole thing, now let´s see how the decals turn out

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