Nice start to the schwalbe.  I have to ask, what's all the shine on the fuselage?  Any fit issues?  I think I misaligned something, as I had a bit of a gap on my nose.  Eduard does a nice fabric seatbelt, a bit of work, but worth it.  Otherwise, etch always looks nice too.  The wings on this kit fit like a dream.  Which markings are you applying?   Nice work on that gun bay.

A bit more progress made today. As usual, all comments welcome. 

Just quick update on the Swallow. Got the gun bay done up and I must say that I am impressed with level of detail and the ease of construction. So without further ado, enjoy

Those are good ideas for utilizing the belt decals. I'll give that a try. I usually just use foil and paint them, but I'm never happy with ability (or inability) to make the hardware. Never looks convincing.

Actually Bob's idea of using foil is much better than mine of the paper, forget I said anything...

PJ: Good luck with the wife's vehicle. I just took mine in to fix the issue GM has been having with the keys. Why they couldn't fix the thing while IT WAS SITTING ON THE LOT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS is totally beyond me.

BTW: I think I said I wasn't able to get more done for being on vacation but I checked out the USAF Armament Museum outside Eglin AFB in Florida yesterday.

Got photos of the awesome MOAB!

And some first hand reference for my F-86:

Woody

Thanks for your comment. About the decals belts, the only way to make them look half way decent is doing the foil trick as bob posted. I rather use pe belts.

Gamera

I saw the pe detailing on the gears a something of a problem with removing parts that add strength and stability so in the fret they stayed.

I was planning on shooting the black today and Alclad tomorrow but was delayed at the car dealership today as they messed up my wife's Crosstour. They gave me a free loaner and have to go back tomorrow after the car has been cleaned up.

Woody, something else I've done with decal seat belts is putting them onto the foil from a wine bottle then gluing that to the seat.  That way you can kind of shape them a bit.

PJ: She looks great and I don't blame you for not weakling the gear there.

Derek: I know what you mean there, well real life comes first, modeling when you can fit it in.

Woody: I've tried applying seatbelt decals to a piece of paper and then gluing it to the seat, it sorta helps.

Thank you Gamera, the only thing I don't really like is the decal for the seat harness. It's the first time I've used them and wanted to see how they would come out. I won't do that again. 

PJ, great looking Cutlass, can't wait to see her all done up. 

I apologize for my lack of posts. I have signed up for two models but have not yet been able to start because of school (I'm a high school senior with several AP courses), hockey, shooting, and a girlfriend (that's the real timekiller). However, I should get some free time soon since college applications are coming so I'm hoping for more modeling time. Expect more posts from me soon.

Great progress going on here. I finally was able to work on the Cutlass finishing attaching the pe parts. I did not use all of the pe pieces cause some of the gear high stress plastic parts had to be removed to make space for the pe parts. IMO it would have weakened the gears. The sliding canopy is masked but the windshield was carefully painted free hand with a 18/0 brush. I will attach the clear parts as they will keep paint out of the pit area.

Finished up installing the upper ip

Up next will be a coat of gloss black enamel in preparation for the Alclad NMF.

Ohhhhhh, very nice looking cockpit there Woody, very nice progress so far.

Ajd: Yeap, I think you pretty much summed up home improvement. At least having relatives that are electricians and plumbers are a blessing.

Putty, sand, reputty, sand, dust, clean, prime, paint, and paint again, repeat. Tile, plaster, dry wall, trim, rip out disgusting old carpet, figuring out shotty old DYI electrical work, mouse in the freakin' basement, who glues astroturf to the front porch??? Holy crap the floor beam is split, sagging floors, floor jacks, beams, braces, more cracked plaster, hot water heater sprung a leak, doors, need new kitchen hardwear, they want HOW MUCH for freakin' drawer knob?!? Chair railing, crown mold, shoe mold, new toilet, new vainity, caulking, taping, barely sleeping always working, rolling freakin' primer on EVERYTHING in my sleep when I actually sleep, sanding some more, getting rid of overgrown shrubs, finding a hole in the yard ankle first, did I mention barely sleeping? All this to worry about and the wife thinks she has it hard trying to decide which shade of red to paint the front door. Thank God for fathers. And father-in-laws. And especially fathers who are electricians and father-in-laws who are plumbers. Sand some more. Dreams about primer. And for a reward for getting done is having to coordinate and exacute a move during the dang polor vortex.

I am so over this. Can I please go back to my safe little 1/48th world? Please??

Nice  Sabre Gamera. The NMF looks great.

Hey thanks Bish!

Nice looking F-86.

Could not agree more Trey, I hate yellow with a passion. Not only did they not they not totally cover the fairly light NM finish but the Academy decals didn't suck down the panel lines even with a gallon of setting solution flooded over them. And applying to a complex curve like the fuselage they didn't totally fit.

Well, I am off on vacation this weekend- will get back to her when I get home.  

Cliff personally I hate yellow with a passion and if there is a chance to use decals I do it when it comes to yellow! Basing with white or a very light grey before does help. But its still yucky yellow!

Thanks Trey! I've got the yellow stripes on now and kinda wish I'd tried painting them. The decals aren't bad but they're still... well decals. I'm not sure even Cartograph decals would really work in a situation like this.  

Looking good Cliff!

thanks for all the kind words Fellas

Sorry, not the best photos but at least she's starting to look like a F-86:

Trey, that looks awesome!!! Great work, and I will try to get that posted this weekend.

Trey: She looks perfect! I love the sepia 'old' photo!

Trey

Excellent detailing and workmanship.

Now that's a lovely build Trey. Great work again.

Silentbob,Steve thanks!

Retro pic for some fun

Great job Trey, that looks awesome .

Steve

Great job Trey! I love the detail on the engine

Gamera thanks,totally agree thats exactly what an a/b is for screwing up your paint work;)

PJ thanks ,the Cutlass is looking sweet,nice that no filler was needed too!

Bish thanks appreciate the compliment

Andrew that is really coming along the gun bay is looking sharp!

White #1 is now complete and ready to ship out to its new home,hope you enjoy the pics!