Excellent news Jim. I like it when a plan starts coming together... These resin bits look fantastic too. You have inspired me to take another look at my 1/32 Revell P-51-D-5 new tool in the stash. I just ordered a set of decals for it, and it will be finished similar to the Ki-61 "Hien" using Bare Metal Foil on the fuselage...

Thanks for posting this, and the inspiration for a future / soon to be build underway...

Worked quite a bit today on the firewall. I used a bunch of modern (Louis) and period photos for color...the only significant difference is the yellow oil tank. Most were bare aluminum post war and I think most came from the factory this way. I sprayed it with some satin clear this evening and tomorrow I'll give it a wash of gray and black to highlight the details. The details they molded in to this set are amazing...and they all fit together 🙂

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Man you've really jumped deep into super detailing this pony. Looking forward to seeing more.

finally got back at it! all the seams are cleaned up, holes filled and sanded and the black base went on today. I press fit the gear and tail wheel in place to spray it all at once and it worked pretty good. I got this kit off of eBay and it came with resin flaps,...they looked really great in the bag and when I trimmed them up they don't fit, I'll post photos in the next update...might save you some money. Soooo I'll fill the kit flaps and make them work. Tomorrow I'm gonna start the aluminum coats.

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Wow Jim !

The black base is as shiny as it gets...nice and smooth. The top coats should look fantastic judging by the appearance of the base coat.

Like Erik, I'll be watching for the next installment...