That’s it for 2022. The resin AD-4 pylons fit with minimal adjustment. I just need to fabricate two new antennas for the fuselage spine and then paint it next week.

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Progresses very nicely indeed, John @j-healy
Happy New Year

Incremental progress. Rockets and depth bombs assembled, engine painted, new antennas and centerline tank fitted. Hopefully I can get some paint on it by week’s end.

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Great progress, my friend @j-healy!

The AD wants to go feet wet over the Gulf of Mexico! Glossy Sea Blue applied today from a Humbrol tin that I’m pretty sure I purchased around 1976-78. Never opened til today, thinned 1:1 with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner. Sprayed great.

I ran out of MM GSB when I built my Banshee in 2019. In 2020, I found a tin of this Humbrol GSB in the paint locker which I used on a Hellcat and to pre paint the wheel well areas of this model. When I moved the workshop to Alabama, 3 more tins turned up while packing. I think I’m good for 5 or 6 more GSB projects!

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I love the gloss blue on Navy planes, especially Skyraiders, John (@j-healy). Good progress on the build. It should go together well.

Sea Blue came out wonderful, my friend @j-healy!