Chippy Ho!

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Just so you know,this was all hand painted and my first shot at weathering. On the bottom you can see the oil streaks,on the top you can see faded paint,and off-color touch ups. Let me know what you think,I'm very happy with this completed model. For those of you that don't know,I'm 14 and I think I have great skills. If you have any questions,feel free to ask and please share any helpful hints and techniques for all to see.

Thanks,
Brandon

Dale Hutchinson
Brandon....excellent work....your skills are way ahead of where I was at 14. I see some of the decals shine. Did you seal the kit with some sort of dullcote? That would blend them in better.

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No,just before I built this,I ran out. And my parents said not to go to the model shop because I have 'enough" supplies. I told them you can never have to many paints and kits

Dale Hutchinson
Good answer....anyway, you did a very good job.

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Thanks Dale

Duncan Cook
You improved, good work.

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Thanks Duncan

Clifford Keesler
You did a good job on that one.

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Thanks Clifford!! 😄

Clifford Keesler
You are welcome.

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Do you think I should bring this one to the contest? Aswell as the Lanc

Clifford Keesler
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by taking both.

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Thanks Michael!! 😄

Augie
nice going 🙂@

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Thanks Augie!! 😄

John Thomas
Brandon very nice

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Thanks John!! 😄

Hunter Cummins
I love the decals😄
Might have to get one soon

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The eagle in the front was hard to put on,it's one gigantic decal. Other than that the kit went together with no problems. I got mine at my lhs for 40 dollars

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Hunter,here's a review of the exact kit,it's not in English,but the pictures are great airwingmodels.de/t42..Ho-quot-Academy.html

Hunter Cummins
Thanks brandon!!😄😄

John Thomas
Hey Brandon, nice review. I just have to go build this one. The review show the decal sheet for the kit. the other decal option is for a Marine Squadron VMFA (AW) 242. My boss flew with this Squadron back in the early 1960's flying A-4's. Back then it was just VMA 242. Check out my Gallery, I built this A-4C

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That's really cool! The A-4 came out great!

John Thomas
Sady I dont have it any more. When My boss retired he gave it back to me but said for me to donate it to our local Vietnam Veteran Museum which I proudly did.

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That's awesome! I'd like one of my models to be displayed in a museum

John Thomas
It's a real nice museum. It has lots of models on display and also has restored real 1:1 aircraft from WWII to Today on display and some of the aircraft are in flying condition. The Museum puts on a big Air Show every March.

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Where is the museum? My dad and I make a lot of road trips to aviation museums.

Hunter Cummins
John where is this museum at??
I jave a veitnam centurion on the way and would love to pit it on displaythere 😄
Or is it only aircraft??

John Thomas
Brandon and Hunter, the Museum is The Valiant Air Command in Titusville Florida, The Air Show is in mid March and they would display armor.

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Cool! I think I'll go next summer! This summer I'm going to Cuba

John Thomas
Cuba wow, sounds very exciting

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Yup,my dad is getting deployed to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. He'll be working at the prision. While he's down there I can visit him.

John Thomas
Wow, is your dad in the Navy?

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Yeah,he's a Lt. He's currently a nurse,but he used to be a sub tech,and work on the USS Florida ( SSBN-728 )

John Thomas
Very cool. I use to work with a guy who served on a Boomer out of New London.

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New London,CT? That's where he's stationed now

John Thomas
Anchors away.

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I brought this to model show today and it got Gold and Best Of Show under the juniors category.

Augie
nice going dude!!

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Thanks Augie!!!

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I got all this NorthShoreCon 2014!! | Album by Navyaircraftguy

Alan Rush
Congratulations Brandon. I saw the picture of your <$25.00. It will keep you busy.

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Thanks Alan!!! It sure will!! I still haven't finished my Lancaster that I started a week after christmas.

John Thomas
Nice work

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Thanks guys 😄

Clifford Keesler
Good going Brandon. Congrats on the win. Good Job.

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Thanks Clifford!! If you didn't see it,this Is what I got: www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=13701&p=albums&album=18525

Clifford Keesler
I have both of those books.LOL

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Cool. How's "The Wild Blue"? I've been wanting to read THFTTO for a while and since they were both a quarter i figured,why not?