Stealth fighters are really neat aircraft and your model looks very clean and well done. I sincerely hope you finish in time and wish you much luck in that endeavor!
For what it is worth, I am also chasing the rabbit with my F-15E. I will need to spray paint two or even three times a day to make it, but it remains possible.
I could use a couple of extra weeks also. Should I push the close date out to the middle of July? end of July?
I wouldn’t say no to an extension. Last few weekends have been really busy. That and my kitchen accident has meant I haven’t done much on the Lily for a while.
Getting close to finish line. decals on for the most part. saving the guest of honor for the last decal. i found that the MMR probably stood for the pilots girlfriends initials. I hope his girl looked like the one painted on the side of his B25- lucky guy!!
Joe
Youd should submit your tarp to the “Just Making Conversation” tarp build. 
I still plan to finish on time. However, if extending the deadline a week or two will result in a two or three more completions, it very probably serves the greater good. This campaign currently lasts 9 months so such an extension would not push the duration over a year. Deadlines need to matter but good leaders will bend a rule when it makes sense.
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Edit: Getting close…
The model would benefit from another round or two of filling and sanding but the gain would be very small. Therefore, the base coat will go on in about 12 hours, followed by lots of masking and panel painting.
It looks like Gonzo and I are pretty much on the same trajectory.
In an effort to save time, I decided to change course and do all the panel shading and streaking under the base coat. This was my first attempt to panel shade and it took a few hours. I do not have the airbrush control, endurance, or eyesight to perfectly execute the technique but all things considered, I think it turned out pretty okay.
I will add streaks and the base coat later today. Having never done this before, I am very curious to see the result.
6 days until Bellus…
didn’t know about that one. where is the thread? of course i will have to see how it turns out first. it’s a technique i got from the armor guys.
Joe
Great to see everyones builds coming along nicely. The B-25 looks fantastic!
Did a few more of the little jobs on the Lily this weekend. I also polished up the transparencies and they’re looking a lot better than they did. I used an automotive scratch remover paste first, then a final polish with toothpaste. The cockpit and rear gunners canopy came out really nice, but the nose transparency is still a little murky. I suspect this is more to do with the thicker plastic on this part and age discolouration. It will just have to do.
Also gave the props and spinners a coat of mahogany brown.
I am calling this one done. It is the ukrainian clover type camo. The one used before the grey pixel versions.
It is the old 1/48 KP SU-25 with an aftermarket cockpit and new gun muzzle. Quite a nice kit although the detail level is clearly behind todays standards.
Overall still quite satisfied 
Your plane looks beautiful. I really like all the subtle shading and streaking.
Meanwhile, my efforts today were a bit up and down.
After painting the base coat on the F-15E last night, I realized the nose cone, gear wells, and engine panels still needed painting. That led to a gigantic masking exercise this morning.
This all resulted from my lack of experience. In the future, I will paint things in a very different order and save myself a bunch of time and Tamiya Tape.
The results turned out way better than expected.
The nose cone color ended up a bit too light. It was difficult to determine which panels should remain in bare metal so I gave it my best guess. I will let this dry for another hour or two, then give it a gloss coat and put on the decals.
5 days until Bellus…
That’s a sweet outcome!
are we doing the extension? could use a few days extra.
Joe
Thanks for the comments, guys! Much appreciated.
Doug, thanks for the comments. The planes with this camoflage looks reasonably clean, but the pictures I have are also from before 2022.
Yes. Two weeks.
I’ve edited the campaign to close on July 16th.
Michael 
