Nice stuff coming along here, guys.
@hudson29, @michaelsatin - great progress,Paul’s tank looks superb already and cockpit of P40 is really packed with all stuff nicely.
@SGTJKJ , @FlyingSauerkraut intrresting joices, good luck!
As for my FW190 - it was put aside for a while because other stuff on final and actually I broke few pieces already and was a little pissed of my carelessness and IBG’s instructions… if I didn’t mention that already - don’t assemble guns when instruction tells you to do so… oh wait… I did tell it already 
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Wirh broken guns or not, it’s back on workbench.
I made few corrections here and there, primed it with black. After maebling with white I sprayed Hataka Orange colours of camouflage, that would be:
C038 RLM76 Light Blue
C020 RLM82 Light Green
C022 RLM83 Dark Green
All colours lightened with few drops of white C101 Traffic White.
Mottling was a nightmare to do on such small model, especially when my airbrush started spitting paint a little on low pressure ( it might be I have some moisture cumulated in compressor tank, I’ll have to check it during weekend), but I like the result so far. Next gloss varnish and decals.
Current state:
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Good progress, Radek, and good luck for the finish stage!
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Nice progress, Radek. Nice faded look to the camo.
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A bit of progress at a club night 
More to follow.
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I’m Finally finished my Meng T-72 B3M with the KMT-8 mine clearing system. I apologize for the lack of in progress pictures.
One advantage of taking pictures … I can see aluminum inside the main gun muzzle.
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Very nice. The front heavy aspect looks very good as well…
Feel free to drop a few images in here as well Cam… 
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Thanks John and Jester. I agree on thinking the front heavy stance looks good. I know that Meng makes other T-72 variants And I wonder if they have the nose down attitude or sit level.
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So did yours need any surgery for that or is it like it as you build it ?
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As in the kit, the only accessories are an Aber barrel and Mengs Russian Tank Crew.
How hard was to put the barrel together? I am thinking of using the same gun for my T-90A build, but i am always concerned with the PE parts.
I soldered the straps around the barrel together then used tweezers to tighten them and and superglued the bolt that held them together, that went well and was fairly easy. The part that gave me the most trouble was the thin fin that runs down the top of the barrel. it is supposed to be bent over and when I tried soldering it I screwed it up. Ended up replacing it with a strip of styrene. That is the first modern metal barrel that I have built and would do another one.
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Trumpeter’s HMS Calcutta will be my entry to the "Hot Out of the Molds
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The hull is warped so I’ll secure it to a base while I glue in the decks
The deck houses are nicely done via slide molding
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Very nice, Stevie! Nice crisp moldings.
The main deck painted deck tan
The deck masked with tape and liquid mask
A coat of white for the false bow waves
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I’d like to do the P-400 from this set. I think it meets the hot out of the molds requirements, but the wildcat has been around for awhile, so just the P-400.
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The deck houses off their sprues, primed and ready to paint
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Looking good, Stevie!
Welcome onboard, Phil! Good choice 
