Benur

Thanks for your prompt answer, thanks for the details, thanks for the support, thanks for the offer and yes, I am having a lot of unexpected fun!!! So much that I do not want to finish it, but meanwhile I think a couple of dudes are getting an E-11 for Christmas this year

Hi again! Lenses holes fully finished, the big one sits perfectly on a "step" and it gets on place just by pressure (hard to take it off), so when it is time to fix it I will place the lens partially in place, put a drop of glue on one of the sides and then press until final position For the small one I sanded the border at 45º more or less and it will have to be "dropped" on the hole I'm thinking in using some kind of "suction tool" to help me in the task, since TK-0000 is busy at the moment... Nevertheless, thanks for your support and why I am really writing to you is regarding the paint (my nightmare). As yourself, it has been around 25 years I stopped building airplane models and I never weathered, so you can guess I am doing a lot of research . At the moment I am trying to fully understand your process (which I have re-read at least 5 times already), let me summarize it and please correct me if wrong. In very brief words the key steps and for the main body only: -Apply plastic primer to all plastic and ABS parts. It was very liquid, so a quick light layer should be enough -Apply silver coat. I guess it can be a little bit thick, in order to avoid exposing the ABS when sanding? -Apply hammered coat and paper dab it. Anthracite is a good color. Now, I guess you applied a thick layer of this? Do you immediately dab it or you wait for some time? Do you use a clean paper each time or do you continue using the same painted piece of paper? By the way, I find the idea of paper dabbing (among others from you) amazing -Now, tricky point. Update #14. You weather it with sandpaper and you apply the candle wax, only to the visible silver? to the sanded areas? in different spots like in the sight? -Apply satin matte black. Remove wax and go on with sandpaper, no risk of exposing the ABS? What do you do with the Humbrol Metal Cote, dry-brush or retouching? I hope these are not too many questions, bus as said, I love the way you work, I fully understand (almost) all your methods and you arrive to solutions that have the good balance between aesthetics and effort - at least for me Many thanks in advance!

Thanks for your prompt answer, Tino. You confirm my worst nightmares Glue on the sides of the lense, "drop" it in the hole and cross your fingers... or ask TK-0000 for some help as well My small lense is ø13mm and hard plastic, so I am sanding it to a smaller diameter trying to keep a conic shape, I hope that helps when glueing comes into scene, let's see...

Hi T-Jay, I have to say i am really impressed with your work here and I am following (and why not saying it?) and sometimes copycatting your kit assembly I have a thread as well, it's in the Spanish Garrison, but I am afraid you have to register to have access to it, in case you are interested. I have even found some lenses for the scope But I have a question, how did you fix them in the scope? Glue? Wouldn't that let some traces of the glue? Couldn't it take the paint out and fall? Thanks in advance for your answer.