Hi all, I'm new to FSM. I'd been building 1/72 scale over 40 years ago on and off. Never really became a 'pro-modeler' but reading all the on-line tutorials recently, and having a great deal of time, and the kit reviews had given me a renewed interest in building once more. I went a little nuts, and bought some nice WWII kits on e-bay, at amazing low prices so I now have a "stash". I'm not particularly interested in the 'modern' jet era, but am trying to concentrate on those classic US WWII aircraft. The first obstacle I found, was that all the painstaking, tedious, time consuming effort to create cockpit interiors, is almost wasted, as they can't be seen very much on the finished model. But I sure have picked up some valuable tips. Of course, if I make a mistake, I'm the only one who will know. I don't have an air brush, and use the "rattle cans" (never knew they were called that), but so far, I'm making great progress. BTW, I'm 76, and a retired USAF pilot. My first aircraft that I flew was the venerable J3Cub. Never had a model of it, so I just found and built one. Not too bad. Ok for starters. So, here's my question: Has anyone ever built a 1/72 F-80 in bright shiny polished skin? I have seen many of them on many tarmacs in the late 50's and 60's. If so, how do you get that finish? Thanks