Ditto for me, Jeremy (@jmillan). Which machine did you use to cut the masks?

Thanks, Jeremy. My wife has a couple of different cutters that I can try. Appreciate the info.

Jeremy - just been checking the Summa line, and the cheapest here in Denmark is roughly 2500USD. That may be a bit over my budget. In order not to clog up your build, would there be any interest in sharing some experiences on different models of cutters in the "General Modeling" group? (the Summa looks like it would be perfect though 🙂 )

I think I’m starting to get closer to finishing the pony. Got the anti-glare panel painted OD and applied a light grey oil wash to panel lines. I skipped the gloss coat this time since there is no decals and started the weathering right on top of the paint with oils and soft pastels. Also this is the first time I tried airbrushing the exhaust stains and doing a little post shading. I used highly thinned black and white paint with alcohol to build up the paint slowly. It dries almost instantly when it hits the surface. Just need to add all the little parts now and see how it looks. Almost there.

5 attached images. Click to enlarge.

Thanks Tom.

Great progress, Jeremy! love the airbrushed stains, an area I was not good in the past that I might revisit and thanks for that inspiration!
I also echo Tom's and Erik's comments for your finish and weathering!

Compliments on the weathering, Jeremy.
Gas spill really shows fantastic like mentioned by Tom.
Airbrushing exhaust stains is something I also need to practice since this looks very real.