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Thank you all for your comments and stopping by. Kev, I don't think you're teaching me to suck eggs at all! In fact I'm grateful you mentioned it. I'll admit I did actually find this myself when initially looking into building an aircraft but upon reaching this point I completely forgot that I would need to do the decals first, which in turn would have created me more work. So, I thank you for pointing that out  it's so easy to forget things when building a new subject matter. I would also like to say that this is the exact way criticism or advice should be passed on, and not the first time that you've posted something that has kept me on course, so thank you 
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Well thank you for your kind comments Dave, it's always nice to be appreciated. I'm always willing to help a fellow modeller if I can, and I'm pleased that you've valued my comments in the past.
Thanks again, very much appreciated.
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Hi Dave, She's certainly coming along at a pace now, and will look amazing when finished well done, and with the advise about pre-wash and your skills I am looking forward to your next post. Regards Trev Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Thought I would add some progress photos. Work continues with the decals of which there is a lot  You can just make out the tiny no step or no push ones in the pictures. The decals are really making a massive difference to this  Just some quick mobile phone pictures davetwin attached the following image(s):
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Coming on a treat now Dave Al
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Great work Dave, you're doing this build great justice.... .. Very well done.. Regards Alan
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Thanks for stoppng by and the comments guys. I'm still adding those tiny no step and no push decals, they are fiddly little things
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Really loving this one Dave, the pre shading you did has certainly paid off too, it's very subtle under that paint but you can see its there
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Making nice progress with this Dave and looking very cool!!
Love the squadron markings on this, very colourful and certainly breaks up the overall grey camouflage scheme? It looks like your decals are settling down very nicely Dave and good luck with applying all of those little stencils, I know the Phantom was absolutely covered in them, so I'm sure you'll be either cross-eyed or a gibbering wreck by the time you've got them all on - but it'll be worth it!!
Well done mate, looking good.
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Thanks for the comments guys. I didn't realise how many of those tiny decals there were I should have started tallying them up so I could give a final count I'm having to do a few in at a time in different settings as they are quite taxing
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The markings do make a big difference. Well done for sticking with it. Your on the home straight now and its looking good. Happy Modelling
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The decals have made a big difference! Excellent work Dave, really enjoying this! 
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Thanks guys I did finish most of the decals off on the main body of the plane today before I started my night shift tonight. I've got the decals left now on the missles, gun pod, weapon hard points and cockpit canopy.
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I've been plodding along slowly while I been on nights but have now got the majority of decals done. There are still a couple to go on the canopies which have just been masked and sprayed. Again just mobile phone pictures, once the micro sol has done it's stuff I will give it a final gloss coat and start the panel wash. Not far to go now I will try and get a close up of some of the tiny ones with my camera, you can actually read them although I need my optivisor to actually see what they say  davetwin attached the following image(s):
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Very nice work Dave and looking good, I bet you're glad the fitting of those little decals is behind you now? Really looking forward to seeing the finished model - well done!!
Kev
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Looks fantastic Dave, nice detail. Looking forward to the finished pics!
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Cracking work Dave, not too much left to do Al
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Thanks for the comments all.
I found that the more of the tiny decals that I applied the I actually found myself enjoying it.
I've also just found the Eduard placards set I had so I will have a look to see,what I can apply now that everything is already built.
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Great job there Dave looking forward to seeing the end pictures Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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tigerace wrote:Great job there Dave looking forward to seeing the end pictures Phil Thanks Phil Today I applied a matte coat to the underside, I have another coat to two on the top and underside and she is then finished, will be posting the finished pictures in the next few days
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