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Thanks for the reply Ron, I’ll look into this as well. Stuart

Thanks for the link, I’ll take a look. I only searched 1/350. Stuart

Good morning, I am currently starting to put the deck markings down. I intend to use parallel stripe decals for the appropriate markings. However, does anyone know if there are large decals for the “65” on the deck? I do not have the steady hand needed to mask/paint the numbers. I found 1/350 decals for the model but the largest 65’s are only 14mm tall. These have to be about 37mm tall. My search has been otherwise unsuccessful but I’m hoping I just don’t know where to look. Thanks in advance for your help Stuart

Very impressed you had that kind of forethought. Thanks for the explanation.

Beautiful model Gil. I’d like to ask why you painted the bands first? Also, how quick is quick? Stuart

Thanks very much Gil. I appreciate the comment about the decals, those included with this model went on better than most I have built. The advice about the seams is duly noted, I honestly never thought to do that here. I’m always looking for comments/critique on this forum but competition is all internal for me, just trying to make the next one look better than the last. Thanks again for weighing in!! Stuart

Good morning, the F-35B is complete and ready to display on my shelves. Thanks for taking a look and as always, any comments are welcome. I’ve still got plenty of ways to improve and your critiques help that quite a bit. Stuart

Very cool looking Gil. The blue, red and green colors really catch my eye and the usual incredible finish is awesome. That is something that I am finding very hard to do right, it is quite impressive. I have a 1/32 Sabrejet waiting that I would love to paint the same colors. Any chance you can share the specific colors you used and I can look for acrylic equivalents? That would look really cool on my shelves. Stuart

Good morning. I finished construction of the underside of the plane and have added all of the stencils and markings there. In the review of this model the reviewer noted that he flat coated all of the decals. Does this mean you take a mat clearcoat and just paint the individual decals? The last photo is taken from the Tamiya instructions. As you see, it says to leave off the bombs in the vertical landing option. I also left off the external missiles, but am now wondering if I should put them on. I did include the missiles inside the weapons bay. Anybody have any thoughts on that? would love to hear any comments or critiques.

Thanks very much Jean-Marc!

Here is a photo of the current progress.

Thanks for weighing in Dave and for pointing me to your review. I am just about finished the weapons bay and unfortunately all of that work I did on painting the interior is very difficult to see. But you can see some detail if you hold it at the correct angle. I think I said so in an earlier post that I really need to plan ahead better. I painted a lot of surfaces that are hidden. Oh well, great practice for me. The point in your review about extra parts is well taken. I started off assuming the "parked" alternative but mid-stream noticed that all of the intake doors, etc. were closed (obviously, right!). Well I didn't like that so I changed to the "vertical landing" alternative thinking no harm no foul since I was still in Part I. Well, unfortunately when I got to the front landing gear detailing in Part II I noticed that I had already installed the "parked" gear before I changed my mind. Oh well, no one will know but you guys when I post updated photos. When I bought the model I noticed the use of the lacquer paints and I considered using them but only for a moment. Despite Tamiya's "caution" in the instructions I opted to use the acrylic equivalents of all of the colors that were specified otherwise. Ventilation issues and laziness regarding cleanup are the only reasons I can offer. In your review you noted that you added and flat coated the decals after you "glossed the kit". Any chance you could add more detail here? Stuart

What an incredible model Chris. The entire display is obviously museum quality. Do you give lessons😀😀

Thanks Chris, I had to hold my brush hand with the other one to stop the shaking 😀 but I’m very happy with the outcome. Thanks for weighing in. Stuart

Thanks very much Chris, practice would have been a good idea here. I’ll keep building and hopefully improving! Appreciate your weighing in. Stuart