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Thanks, Dave, and you're welcome for the tip! M

Thanks Swordsman! M

Thank you all for the nice feedback! :drinks M

Next after painting came post-shading: base color lightened with white and darkened with orange and brown. Elevons and rudders were masked off and painted in a lighter shade of the base color. Hinomarus were painted with Gunze H3 Red, using masks made from Tamiya tape. To make the...

Thanks, Swordsman, Luiz and Mike! @MP, that might be due to the quality of the paint or using unsuitable cleaner. I've never had trouble cleaning out Gunze red for example. But then I wouldn't use anything else. Gunze are the best IMHO. :bgrin M

Yep, it does. Although it's counter-intuitive white has very good coverage while red has very little, to say nothing of yellow. On the other hand the smallest drop of red will tint any other color irremediably. I start realizing there's more to color than the refraction of light that meets the...

Thanks but I have an even better one for you. This was posted on another forum as comment to my build: "Friendly tip... Any time I do colors that don't cover well...ie...yellow, red, etc. I do the normal preshade routine, then paint those areas in white...to the point where I'd want them, if...

Base coat is on. It went on straight, no pre-shading. The reason for that is because of the base coverage ability of yellow, which results in too harsh a contrast. I'll use post-shading instead. After doing some research on the WWII Japanese yellow/orange color for trainer and experimental a/c...

Thank you all for the nice comments! :drinks Tonight will be painting time! :rockon M

The primer coat is on: Mr. Surfacer 1200 polished with micromesh 3600 to remove any lint stuck to the paint and give it a smooth finish for the base coat.

Thank you all for the nice comments!:drinks @James, this is a nice little video. The commentator has got the script wrong, I think, in a couple spots, but otherwise a nice explanation of how a ramjet works. @Swordsman, I think those are pulsejets they put on go-karts. The buzz of the pulse...

a@Swordsman, so that was the misunderstanding. All clear now. The Leduc was one of those early 50s experiments around ramjets that led to nothing. As a design it's never been a fave of mine. As to the Trident, that was rocket plus turbojet. Nicer plane, methinks. But the one I prefer among...

Thank you all for the nice comments! Swordsman, the ramjet was (supposed to be) the main powerplant but a ramjet has to have a minimum speed to start working so the a/c needs auxiliary power to take off, in this case solid rocket booster. Those work for a few seconds, 5 to 10, and are then...

OK, the video link works now. M

Just before buttoning up the fuse I realized I'd forgotten an O2 hose so I made one from fine copper wire wound around a thicker gauge wire. Well, there! The canpoy was attached with liquid cement, a good, airtight joint. You can see on the pic how well you can see the cockpit detail...

Thanks, Swordsman for the nice words! :drinks M

1946 - Me P.1099B - RLM 84 a... Nice technique with the pen and panels lines. Gotta try that one! :oldguy And great rendering of the elusive RLM 84! :thumbsup M

Thanks, Dave! M

Thank you all for your comments! :drinks @Dave, as one of the kit's options there are braces provided to hang the a/c from a mothership. They propose the Rita. B) M

Thanks Rich and Christian. I got the 5-digit numbers now so that's cleared up. M