Who can resist applying decals on such a nicely painted NMF?
Gorgeous looks, @pb_legend!

One final small thing to do @pb_legend - apply a flat coat to the fabric control surfaces, which will look like the aluminum dope they were painted. Give an overall satin coat to the rest and you will have the painted aluminum lacquer finish the airplane was in.

Nice to see proof once again that the Monogram T-6 is really the best kit of this airplane. Having been around plenty of them over the past 50 years, the fact Monogram did all the detail with raised lines and rivets makes it look right.

Very nice result here Andrew. Looking forward to the next post on this one.

Thanks gents.

Tom, I had planned a satin or diluted matte finish but hadn't considered the doped surfaces.. thanks!

Indeed a nice kit... Especially for the price!

Tom, love your T-6, quite a unique scheme. I'll likely do the same with the rockets... Good enough to fit the scheme, but not nearly accurate.

Looking great, my friend @pb_legend!
And I love that mess too!

My my my, such a beautiful build. I just read through the thread and it was a pleasure to see the transition from garish red to aluminum finish. You've done an excellent job so far. And I like how you are using what's needed to dress up the less detailed areas. This is what modeling is all about in my opinion. Thanks for sharing the build.

Tom @tcinla, thank you, I appreciate the kind comments! I have to say it's funny you should comment, as I'm almost finished with your Mig Alley book. Great work, and refreshing to read a well researched book and learn about the Korean War, which is so often overlooked. It's inspired me to try harder to get to my Monogram F-80 and F-84G, along with my Hasegawa F-86F before this GB is through.

I've not got much in the way of updates, other than to say the prop is on, as is the landing gear, the satin finish, and the black anti-glare. It's basically waiting for some final details (including rockets), but mainly I'm waiting on some Montex masks. It really wouldn't be difficult to use cut Tamiya tape, given the simple shape of most of the panes, and the prominent framing, but I'm just not really into the hassle at the moment. Unfortunately I ordered the masks with an ICM OV-10A preorder kit, so it'll be a while before this one is finished up.

I'll post some of the latest updates in the next week sometime. Thanks for following!