Popeetog

Phew. Well, I was poohing bricks over putting this first build up (I've been looking long time at the gob-smackingly awesome wings on display here from you chaps here) but your words have been heartening and the advice received has put me in good stead for next build (already started) - an Airfix Spittie Mk1a which I'll hopefully post up in work in progress dreckly!

Oh good old photobucket, rhymes with .....hmmmmm, .you get the picture, or rather, don't. Apologies for doing it this way as a quick fix.....but it's late.

Afterthoughts from me. Did have a disaster with the radio mast - it was surrounded by sprue and did not come away clearly. Hence the memsahib's cooking blow torch and stretched sprue to make another one. Used microsol for first time too - scary as applied but happy with the wrap-around-and-on appearance it's given decals. Im my day is was just warm water and dunk 'em in, whack 'em on! Ah well, different times!

Ta muchly peeps! Yep, hairy stick on top but underside was A/B'd - wasn't confident enough to work up the camo so Mr Brush was my friend. Weathering could have been better and I know the yellow prop tips are too wide! And why I spent sooooo long fiddling on bits which can't be seen I just don't know. Is that nornal? LOL And at 1/72 my eyesight is not what is was 30 years ago - I blame the misuse of single malt over the decades.

1/72 Airfix P51-D Mustang starter kit. Okay it's taken me two months on and off (more off than on really) but found it a mix of relaxation/frustration/elation over these dark winter nights. Coloured in with mostly a flat hairy stick and then dirtied up. I throw myself at your mercy! ;-) TTFN Steve

Errr sadly it's in drab RAF colours Rob! I know 12 months to post this but work has got in the way.

Ta muchly Mike! An airbrush in on the horizon! And the booze came loooooooong before the tottie! Ooops! Still, in 30 years kit quality seems to have gone up!

Greetings all. Started dabbling with all things plastic with wings at the age of eight. Work got in the way from age of 19 and now,thirty years, two wives, one career and numerous house moves later - I've come back to it. A small stash awaits me (thanks to current memsahib who discovered my long lost secret) , and an Airfix 1/72nd P51D is now sitting tentatively on the work bench trembling in fear! There's also a big yellow rivet-free Seaking for me to do - mainly 'cos my job allowed me fly in these! And I'm using Tamiya acrylics now - I hope that doesn't make me a bad person.