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Color casehardened finish.

May i ask what "color casehardened finish" means? I am an uneducated buffoon.

It is a heat treatment incorporating various chemicals that makes the surface muti colored and very hard to prevent rust. Mostly used on firearms.

You heat metal up till its red hot and then quench it in carbon rich oil to make the material harder. You can use old motor oil even.

Are you saying you're leaving the model this colour, this is the finish you want?

Yep.

Another method is to pack a piece of low carbon steel in bone and charcoal and heat it for an extended period. It makes carbon penetrate the surface of the steel. This provides a softer interior with a hardened surface.
Here she is all dry with better lighting

Partial detail paint

Nice. Is the cockpit opaque or just taped over?

She's just got liquid mask on the cockpit. I put a pilot in the seat. I am still debating whether to tint the canopy. Get some pics up later.

Here is more detailing

Is the interior of the cockpit finished? If not, and it's sealed, I'd say just tint it.

Oh yeah it is fully painted. I thought I was being careful but somehow it got very dusty inside.

Decalification







When the decal set kicks in I'll do the bottom.

Very sweet fighter, congratulations.

Tory Belleci from Mythbusters was a studio modelmaker too, worked on Starship Troopers.