Thanks for the positive comments guys I'm just having a small pout 'cause it did not turn out exactly as I'd planned. I guess I've really not been working on this for long altho it seems I have.

Anyway, I lost one of the main landing gear wheels so I got a set of DEF resin sagged wheels which are very nicely rendered. Their method of attachment, however, left something to be desired so some cutting, filing, drilling, and pinning was done to mount them in a solid manner. In addition to the kit supplied figures I got an additional set from ICM that turned out to be possibly the best plastic figures I've ever worked with, molding that rivals resin in crispness and clarity.

The aircraft is north of 99% done. I just have to decide if I'm gonna do the fuselage to vertical stabilizer antenna wires (something I've never seen in pictures of the real deal) or exhaust stains over the top of the wings. Since I had no better ideas I started a base that I'll finish as a concrete apron, the first layer of which is now drying. Still plenty to do but the biggest part of the job is over.

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Cheers John B as most of my models sit on tracks spindly looking airplane landing gear makes me nervous and encourages me to over build.

Peripherals now, figures prepped and primed, kit supplied bomb cart and bombs finished (I think), and I picked up the little Tamiya fuel truck which I think will go well with the AC. This is also mostly completed.

I have started a base but right now it has a generous amount of Durham's Rock Hard water putty drying on it. This will stiffen and give weight to the sheet of 1" foam insulation board I decided to use. I'll have to give it a thin coat of drywall mud so I can get some texture down as the Durham's cures up hard as a brick.

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Pretty good job Mark!

Very nice, Mark @markh
Looking forward to that base and everything on it ofcourse.

The base looks amazing, my friend @markh!
Very realistic!

You're getting the most out of this old dinosaur.

What a mess you made on that apron Mark 🙂 - it is looking very nice! With your pick of AM products and nicely finished kits it turned out very well - well done @markh!