Always great to have the 1:1 model near you, my friend @j-healy! Thanks for sharing these pics! Pretty amazing!

I just did a little more research and realized those light gray tires in front of the plane are for the SR-71/A-12. The rubber is infused with aluminum and the tires feature holes to diffuse heat. The park has an A-12 on display.

The Panther is ready for silver paint. I’m going to give it a base coat of Tamiya lacquer, mask panels and panel lines then give it a coat of lighter AK Extreme enamel silver.

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She looks good to receive a layer of silver paint, John @j-healy
Looking forward to that.

I painted the nose cone camouflage gray. It seems a good match for the unpainted fiberglass on the real thing. Tamiya tape for curves is your friend for areas like this. I also gave it a blast of rattle can Tamiya gloss aluminum to check seams and such.

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Nicely done, John @j-healy
The Tamiya tape definitely did the trick.

Splendid job, my friend @j-healy!

A little more progress today. I fashioned the view finder from the clear support strut included with the kit.

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