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My replacement legs and mirrors arrived today too and must concur with everything else that his customer service is second to none. Roll on the Typhoon.

Thanks everyone. BTW, it was 'super, smashing, great, lets see what you would have won. Jim Bowen, Bullseye.

Built pretty much straight from the box except for some Eduard seatbelts. Despite my initial apprenhension regarding the rivets, after a brisk rub over with some Scotchbrite I think they're much more acceptable now, even in a silver scheme. I'd certainly have no qualms about building another one. The decals are from the kit and a spare sheet of Max decals for the later style Celtic Boss. Thanks for looking. 3 2 4 5 6

Nice, but I can't find anywhere to purchase one.. Anyone got any links etc (BTW I don't use any anti social media)

Further to my previous post this afternoon. So, heres one of my wings after a brisk rub over with some Scotchbrite and then a thin coat of Tamiya LP 48 Sparkling Silver. (no black u/c) Even though they're still much more pronounced than Eduard, after another coat of finishing silver I think they'll look better still. 20250619_205758

No, they're recessed but a brisk rub over with Scotchbrite should basically remove some of the surrounding plastic making the them slightly shallower (at least thats the theory and it worked for me on the Sea King. I'll give it a go later.🤞

Received mine earlier this morning so thought I'd take a few photos in the sunshine. Personally, although they do intially seem fairly deep, I don't think the rivets look as bad as they do on the built up model. I shall certainly give them a good rub over with some fine Scotchbrite first tho', particularly as I want to build a silver one. Anyway, here they are for your perusal. 20250619_121642 20250619_121649 20250619_121603 20250619_121626 20250619_121614

Mmm, I too was looking forward to this but seeing those rivets has made me a little apprehensive.. Wellsprop's pair of photos show them off very well. The ones on the Sea King looked OK. Maybe it's because the Spitfire is smaller. Time will tell I suppose..

Thank you for your kind comments. Gosh, I'm all embarrased now...

Well, despite all the controversary, shaking of heads and numerous negative opinions I thought I'd give it a go anyway. Yes, its not perfect by a long way, but at the end of the day I think it still looks like a Barracuda. 🫣 I've tried to remedy some of the inaccuracies up to a point, and these included the removal of the leading edge bulge in front of the gear well ( although I personally think there is a small one there) replacement of the torpedo braces (the kit one is just downright wierd) and replacing the underfuselage glazing under the torpedo with a scratchbuilt bay. The kit gives you a glazed part for this. I didn't bother with the nose shape or the windscreen as it would have involved (apparently) some extensive re shaping. The only interior additions were some generic seatbelts. I also replaced the decals as they were far to bright and these came from various Xtradecal sheets. Anyway, make of it what you will but I'm quite happy I now have a Barracuda in my FAA collection. Thanks for looking. 20250613_150513 20250613_150535 20250613_150550 20250613_150605 20250613_150640

Very nice declas BUT, as with all Xtradecals most people would have built the kit months before the decals appear. The Airfix Bulldog and Jaguar being a couple of examples.

Might be worth keeping an eye open for Vince on Modelsforsale. I picked up my Poseidon from him back in February.

Only taken about 5 months since the rest of the world got theirs... Ridiculous situation

Yep ,same here, oh well, didn't really want one one anyway.😢 We're at a concert in Birmingham that night so there'll be no chance of getting a signal in there.😒

Mmm, it wouldn't be the first time....🙄