Not at all Capt. Winters. Welcome, and well said. This is just the thing I thought many of us would enjoy, benefit from, and proudly share.

I too prefer the realistic in-service and action look to my fighters and such. Although they may have 'shinned' fresh out of the factory, as you note, it didn't last long. I, for the most part, also prefer not to model the factory fresh look most full scale restorations have, even though they use war time subjects for their identity. Just does not look right to me.

Looking forward to doing a better job on mine with the help of those with more experience and know-how.