Yes dear browsers
yet another Jug. This is Hasagawa's awesome kit titled "In The Mood"
but I have a huge stash of decals to go through so as usual, I hardly ever use
those supplied with the kit. In this case I used Aeromaster's THUNDERBOLTS OF
THE "404" PART III (48-578). And on this sheet there is a scheme which
I have been wanting to do for a very long time indeed, and the recent 2005 D-Day
group build on ARC gave me the opportunity. The aircraft is "The Blonde
Angel" and was flown by Captain Thomas R. Litchfield of the 506FS, 404FG
based in Europe.
The kit went
together without any hiccups. The only add-on's were hydraulic hoses on the
landing gear otherwise OOB. I used ALCLAD II polished aluminium for the BM
finish. The D-Day stripes were done with Model Master enamels and the yellow was
Aeromaster's WARBIRD ACRYLICS. Weathering was Model Masters dried out Aluminium
and Alclad's wonderful JET EXHAUST and SMOKE colours, some pastels were also
used.
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The ariel is made
out off invisible mending thread and is "built" into the two fuselage
halves. Overall this is a great kit to build - enjoy.
Geoff
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