Jim: She's coming along nicely! 

Hi Jim. The Corsair is looking great and the chipping looks very effective.

jeaton01 Hi john, if you are still willing, I'd like to take you up on the offer of the badge please. I did try to send a PM, but apparently this is not working. Unfortunately I have no design, (and I can't draw for quids). However someone back along this journey suggested a pair of glases clinking, as if in a toast, and the words "absent friends". This sounds pretty good to me, simple and to the point. If you need to contact me directly, my email is jllferguson@gmail.com Thanks mate. If you can't do it, thats ok, just let me know.

Ferg

Thank you all for the very encouraging and supportive comments. Things are getting back to some sort of normalcy like things always do. I've been back at the bench and have some more progress to report on the Mustang. Will be posting that this weekend.

Joe, so sorry about your mom. Be assured she is in a good place now free of all worry and pain.

Sorry I haven't kept up on the project. You are all doing fantastic work. I am very humbled to be able to be included in this group.

The main painting is done with most of the weathering finished. Just finished the chipping and will be sealing everything with gloss to be ready for the decals. Then I'll start putting the wings, landing gear and doors, and other odds and ends on.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kRoQTbSEakNin6HQ6

My wife was disposing of some stuff from her business now that she has officially retired and I happened to see some things that I can use for the hobby. Among them was a supply of needles for the various sewing machines she used. I had thought of a way to chip the paint in the panel lines but couldn't find the right tool to do what I wanted. The needles did it. After the paint was cured, I ran a needle down the panel lines and the blue paint chipped off. Going a little heavier removed more. Always wanted to chip paint but it never worked to my satisfaction. Now I've "got er done". Let me know how it looks to you all. Planning on getting some work done on it tomorrow.

Jim 

Stay Safe.

Joe, so sorry to hear about your mom. I lost my dad two years ago- my condolensces as well. 

Joe,

My condolensces as well, to you and your family.

Joe. I am so sorry for the loss of your mom.

So sorry to hear your news old mate. Please accept my deepest condolences.

Joe, I am so sorry to hear about your mom. We all know it will happen someday, we are just never ready when it does, no matter the reason. Remember fondly what you had and live life as she would expect you to without her. Enjoy everyday and do what you love and love those close to you while you can.

BK

Deepest sympathy to your whole family.  The past couple of years have taken a heavy toll on several of us here, and elsewhere.

Don't worry about how soon you get back to the bench, but it can take your mind off of other things for awhile.

   Deepest condolences Mustang for the passing of your mom, take all the time you need for your family. We will patiently await your return.

I really can't get over all the good progress and finish up work that I'm seeing here in this thread. 

Nick: The work you put into the paint and weathering work alone on that Corsair is worthy of things that one sees out of show winners man. Wow!!!

Brandon: You've got some good progress going on with your build as well. 

I've been away for several weeks/ month or so due to my mom passing away on the 23rd of January. She caught Covid in late December and it turned into Covid pneumonia. As it seems like alot of folks do, she didn't think she needed to go to the doctor and argued with my dad over it until he got his gutfull and called 911 to have the medics come to her. They all convinced her that she needed to go in finally and within hours she was put on a ventilator for the next 10 days. It was simply too late though as her kidneys and other organs started shutting down on the 10th day. When dad gave the word to take her off of the ventilator she passed away peacefully 10 minutes later with all of us gathered around her as she passed. We buried her on Thursday in my hometown with more than 200 people present for the funeral.

I  brought my family back to Corpus and went back up to Bowie the next day to spend a week with my dad which turned out to be a very good thing so I haven't been on her in a while. I'll be getting my feet wet around here once again and posting pretty soon fellas.

Looks cool Tony! Did you get the camo sprayed yet? Looking forward to seeing how she turned out. 

I'll be interested to see how the wash pans out Cliff. I've seen it done a few times before, sometimes it looks great, particularly if the machine is weathered a bit.

Here's a progress update on my Me 263. THe underside has it's RLM 76 and is masked\. I've just spreayed the first part of the splinter camo, RLM 81 Braunviolett. As the other colour, RLM 82 also has some mottling, I thought I'd do that last.

Cheers

Tony

Gee it's no big issue Ferg, I hope things are okay there.

And no big thing with the wash either- I can wash it off if I don't like it. Still fussing with it right now.

Hi fellas, please accept my apologies for my lack of presence over the past few weeks. So, to catch up........

jeaton01: Thank you very much for your offer of assistance with the badge/logo. I will be in touch in a few days.

Tony: Your Me263 is looking great.

Gamera: I reckon it took some big brasss to apply that wash to your Corsair! I am keen to know how it works out.

Crown: I love the camo on your Corsair. You did a beautiful job. Will post your pick as soon as I have finished this entry.

Keyeserj: Your F16 is looking great in its tiger stripes - rather you than me!

The Mongoose: What can I say? Simply awesome. Not only a great subject, but doing it with your nephew...... Toshi is applauding you from on high! I am going to take up Goldhammer's suggestion and put you both up.

BrandonK: Great start on the P51, love the pilot!

I think you' re on to something there. 

Ohhhhhhhh that's so cool Nick!!! 

I got a little more done on my Corsair. Since the blue is so dark I tried a light wash instead of the normal dark. I'm not sure I like it. I might wash it off and go back to a normal dark wash. 

Gamera, B.K., and The Mongoose, Thankyou for your comments and your kind words.

The Mongoose . I thin the paint abit more (Vallejo air) then I lower psi to 18, I remove the protective tip on the airbrush and find the spot were you see the paint just hits the model and practice 1st, its like calculus you need to learn the long way before you can use the short.

oh I forgot a front pic. and thanks for watching.  and enjoying some cold 34 deg and  Royal Palm trees!!! troplical lol.

Crown r n7 that is some seriously good camo there! Lines are so good. We need a lesson on how you do that...or at least I do lol

Great tribute here. Toshi sure did love the Corsair

Excellent work, Nick. Toshi would be so happy with this one. I can see his response and praise in my minds eye for it already. Well done, Sir.

BK

Thanks Nick! I think I like the more muted camo on yours better though!

Fantastic work- she's beautiful! I'm sure Toshi up there is all smiles!

Gamera. Thank you. I was surfing through past GB's came across Stikpusher's Latin American GB form 2013 and your F4U-1A looks awesome.

This corsair is done for my friend Toshi and he really liked the corsair so I made this unique F4U-1A for him.

This build was a lot of fun, free hand camo is how I started airbrushing 44 years ago with a binks airbrush and a small freon can and spitting water. I still have that plane and will post it one of these days lol.

Brandon: I agree- great job there on the pilot! And the cockpit don't look half bad either!

Nick: Superb job, glad to see her moving right along- almost to the finish line now.

BK. Thanks for the info. 

This is almost done, still have same small stuff to do.

crown r n7

BK. The cockpit is well done and the pilot is awesome, did it come with the kit ?  

Thanks for the kind words.

BK

Mongoose and Gamera, thank you for your comments. I wraped up on the wash now some small details, then the clear flat.

BK. The cockpit is well done and the pilot is awesome, did it come with the kit ?

latest pic..

I finally got a start on the P-51C for Buddy, "Lewbud". I know he loved his 51's, so this one is for you Buddy.

This is going to be the "Boise Bee" when finished. I am hoping the landing gear will fit well enough to make it a flyer, but gear down if I have to. One simple shot of the cockpit before I close it up and lose it all. More to come.

BK

Wow that is superb Nick! Love those Latin American Corsairs and love the camo! 

Nick that is a crazy ass paint job! Really well done man the camo looks stupendous