Michael Hickey Lovely pit.

Daniel Thx Michael, the cockpit really is the highlight of this oldtimer kit, a bit of a waste that I am not building it open, but I want to keep the slick hornet lines on this one

Michael Hickey

Daniel So this Kit was a real PITA and took a lot of blood, sweat, tears and putty...but in the end there finally is a Growler on the shelf and I love the Lightning-markings, makes it look fast

Nathan Dempsey Looks great. I've heard this kit is a challenge too.

Holger Kranich Oh i can imagine, that this was not a fun build at all.

Daniel Thanks! Yeah a real grind this one… I dont mind challenging builds if the kit itsself is worth it and well researched (like those old monogram kits e.g.) but this one was just crap in so many aspects and not thought through to the end. But I am still happy I stuck to it and finished it

Stephan Ryll But looking very good very nice build

James C It's a bloody nice result for an otherwise horrible kit. Nice work mate.

Daniel Thank you for the kind words, Stephan and James

James C Outstanding work and a real eye catcher in that scheme!

Stephan Ryll Very nice and realistic build

Daniel Thank you James and Stephan!

Neuling Looks very good!

Helmut Fraundorfer Agreed, extremely nice build and paint Job. You did a great job sticking to the picture you had for reference. You even thought of the scribbles right underneath the front cockpit window. Great Job all over! Congrats!

Michael Phillips Very nice work Daniel, the weathering looks just right!

Tim Heimer Nice work!

Daniel thank you for your kind comments guys, really means a lot! I found a lot of reference photos for this machine and tried to stay close to the original in looks and loadout, so cool you noticed that!

Holger Kranich The vertical stabs look good! At first i thought they are from a Tomcat! LOL

Daniel Decals are on, tomorrow I will start with adding some dirt. Meanwhile I am fiddling with the jdam kit. The loadout will be: Centerline tank, 2 GBU-38 right, one GBU-32 and an AIM-9X on the left. And the ATFLIR of course.

Daniel Thanks Holger, they are not that far off, if one sanded the upper edge round…

Holger Kranich Good progress, Daniel!

Daniel Seems I am on the last stretch of this WIP, main wheathering is done, just waiting for the oils to dry for the matt coat. Maybe also add some little scratches&mini-streaks beforehand. Went for a heavier wheathering as normally seen on a CAG - but those do get dirty on deployment as well. I like the glossy colorful CAG look as well as the grimy war look, so this is a good opportunity to get the best of both worlds. I found pics where the anti-slip-coating was stripped off heavily on the right side and tried to replicate this to add something more unusual. This was done with sandpaper, where I peeled the upper surface with tweezers an d a sharp blade. So I guess these are the last pics here, next will be the rollout. Thx for stopping by!

Donald Dickson II Very nicely done!

Patrick Hagelstein Nice one on those anti slip panels!

Daniel thx, glad you like it!

James C That's a beauty Daniel. Very nice painting and weathering.

Richmond Very nice

Daniel Thanks guys, this was my first excursion into WWII, and quite an enjoyable one. I really should build a companion for her that's her age - or an adversary...but there are so many planes out there ... and so little time

Neuling I agree with James and Richmond!

Michael Hickey What a beautiful representation of a Cat in flight.

Holger Kranich I agree with Mike!

Kerry Cox We are a creative fraternity don't you think. ?
Simply stunning.

James C Epically awesome!!!

Daniel Thanks guys, its really so awesome to share this hobby

Maciej Bellos In!

Daniel Sorry, Maciej, no build here, just took some pics of an older model

Daniel Glad you like it, thankyou!

Bryn Crandell Great looking Eagle. Loaded to the gills! Gretat setup and weathering is done well.

Donald Dickson II Love this kit. I used those same resin probe covers. They are awesome. Great job!

Daniel Yeah Donald, I wish all of their kits were as good and accurate as this one! Especially the nozzles are outstanding.
Sadly mine came with a load of flash, bent in all directions and really bad moulding, it took a lot of time to get everything cleaned up and neatly together. Should have taken some photos to shock you guys There were two sprues of the upper body in the box, guess it was added by QC since one of them was just FUBAR. The clear parts are pretty bad as well but I`ve heard most kits out there are in much better condition.
If they re-issue the kit they should really include a desert storm decal option, since the kit depicts an early model. Or an upgrade sprue, would have saved me some extra work Speaking of which, the probe covers are not resin, but scratch build from sheet and epoxy putty, I looked, but couldn't find those for a reasonable price. Thanks again mates for your positive feedback!

Donald Dickson II Wow! Nice job on the covers! I cant remember the brand of the ones I got. I'll have to look.

Florent Thouret veery nice job !!!!!!

Holger Kranich Daniel, thats a very good looking Eagle!

Donald Dickson II The packaging on the resin covers says Q.M.T. quick model details.