Congratulation Johnny!  Well deserved - she's a beauty.

Yes, kudos! That is a fine looking bird.

Bill

Looks great!Kudos for making the mag!

Thanks everyone!

Looks like you whipped it into shape!  Nice!

Gary

Is that the old 1/72 Italeri/ Testors kit?

Bill

Oh wow! Yeah, a lot of those old kits though detailed has some 'rough' areas to them. And warped parts too, gee friggin' whiz!!! 

But you did a masterful job on her, the NM foiling looks perfect!!! 

Got my copy Sat but haven't had a chance to do more than flip though it. Looking forward to reading the article! 

Congrads!!!!! 

Nice going.  Looks awesome.  Shelf of doom to magazine cover is a great story.

Nope, it is a 1/48 scale Monogram kit molded in a strange looking silver plastic color.

That is just gorgeous.  Museum quality.  

Great work!    That finish is outstanding!

Stay safe.

Jim 

Wow! That's amazing looking paint job! How did you do that? Is that just polishing regu;ar paint, or did you use some other special finish?

He said he used Bare Metal Foil.

A lot of it, too!

Bill

The wing panels located directly above the wheel wells are painted, as on the real plane. The remainder of the model is finished in Bare Metal Foil. 

Following is the wing of my B-24 that was finished in Bare Metail Foil

One reason that I like BMF is because it is easy to reproduce the look of rivets. I don't think this is possible on a painted surface. 

JohnnyK

The wing panels located directly above the wheel wells are painted, as on the real plane.

Bill

Beautifull work, even the photography is top notch.

Congratulations.

Johnny - A beautiful job you made of it, you solved the inexcusable problems Monogram included with this kit very well. It's well worthy of a spot in the magazine for others to see, congratulations. It looks so fast it must be hot to the touch.

Thanks for the post and photos.

Patrick

Everyone,

Thank you so much for the very kind words. I appreciate it.

Joe,

Regarding the photography. I use an older Nikon "point and shoot" digital camera that is mounted on a tripod. I also use the timer that trips the shutter.  That way there is no camera shake. 

This is my camera setup. Nothing fancy.

So!

 What you want a trophy? Well, although the work and final look deserves it, you ain't getting one. Instead you are getting the kind of notice and respect the work deserves. I enjoyed the article and your explanations in the steps. You don't need no trophy! They don't make one big enough anyway! Love it! PLUS, You did it to one of my all time favorite aircraft!