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Never seen the Mk 5 in RAF Blue Grey before. The cabin windows will need enlarging for the Navy a/c

Having built 4 of these, with more to come, I would recommend attaching the nose of the fuselage to the rear section before joining the two halves together. The kit goes together quite well but there are lots of details that can be added or improved. The 4+ book is good for finding many of these. Check out Hendie’s build of the 1/32 Fly kit for much inspiration.

RN Wessex operating in SAR role normally had the sea tray fitted, along with the side curtains. The tray varied in colour from a light apple green to a much darker green. All the cabin seats were normally fitted as well unless there was a reason to remove any of them. Can’t say if this was the same for Crab cabs.

That is stunning job, one of the best Wessex I have seen!

Hi, I am going to start two conversions of the ancient Revell Sikorsky H-19, one of them into a Whirlwind HAS7 and the other into a HAR9. Both of these will be in the RN RAF blue grey and fluorescent orange schemes. I have spectacularly unsuccessful in the past when dealing with this kind of paint. Can anybody suggest the best brand for dayglo orange please. Acrylics preferred. Thanks

Built one of these as a HAS 2 last year and had to remove the tail strengthening. If you take your time it is not too bad

Brilliant, just what I wanted, thanks!

Hi, Does anybody have photos/ drawings of the torpedo bay of the Whirlwind HAS7? Thought that I had photos of the one at Duxford but can’t find them. Thanks

Brilliant! Just what I needed, thanks chaps!

I have managed to confuse myself regarding which engine was fitted to the Hunter T8M. Originally I thought that it was the Avon 100 series as used on the F4. However after realising that the T8M had a brake parachute fairing, I started to think that maybe they had the Avon 200 engine. I can’t seem to find a definitive answer, so any info from Hunter experts would be welcome. I am converting the Airfix hunter with the Aerocraft conversion.

I built this kit about five years ago and to my shame never finished it. It was fantastic until I tried to attach the wings in the spread position. By then each outer wing assembly was assembled,rigged with the Tamiya etch set and painted. One wing assy went on okish but the other would not. The more I struggled with it, the more frustrated I became with the rigging coming adrift, that I eventually forced it on and flooded the joint with cyano. This, predictably, resulted in a horrible mess and eventual scrapping of the model. I had been warned about the wing problem by a couple of my fellow club members, one of whom said that whatever you do, don’t fit the wings spread, but I knew better…. I have another kit in the stash, and when I build it, it will be with folded wings. As suggested I will use knitting in elastic and not the etch set. Don’t let what I have said put you off, it is a lovely kit but be absolutely sure that the wings will fit properly

Just finished the Fujimi 1/48 Wasp and used a Nimbus from Shapeways which may be available in 1/72.It is basic but 100% better than the abomination that the kit provides

Pretty sure that the “live” connectors were the top row. Certainly remember taking the skin off my knuckles when undoing using C spanner’s

One set of connectors are the hydraulic pressure, suction and cooling hoses for the winch, the others are just blanks for when the winch is not fitted

Excellent, thank you very much