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Was thinking that myself. I have the K2/Y ambulance, 30 CWT lorry and 3 Ferrets. The Ferrets are good but not excellent, whilst the K2Y ambulance is covered in visible injection pin and the stretchers are blobs of plastic. The original Cromwell kits had real basic detail issues. There certainly doesn’t seem to be the same amount of effort going into these kits as the recent aeroplane kits. I’ve got a Stalwart on its way. Let’s see what it’s like. Let’s face it, buy a Tamiya aeroplane, AFV, car or motorcycle and the quality will be same. Recent Airfix kits whatever genre should be of comparable quality. Grahame

Being spending some on and off time adding some minor details to the side walls of Otaki`s (Arii) P-47D using Evergreen plastic strip and rod and a punch and die set, roughly based on the existing mouldings and photos from Detail and Scales volume on the P-47. Next will be some paint in the cockpit cowling and engine which has been assembled such as it was. Thanks for looking. Grahame

Thanks for the comments. Haven’t decided which scheme, but bearing in mind that cowling is going to need some white, I might as well do invasion stripes. I noticed earlier that the kit hasn’t a centre line drop tank. The dingy packs I got for a Defiant project that never got started.. Not sure about the smoke floats. Anyone got any close reference to hand? Many thanks Grahame.

Here is my submission for this group build of Arii`s P-47D Thunderbolt from around 1976. I remember building this kit years ago and being a good build. This time the plan is for a 5th ERS P-47D based at RAF Boxted in 1944/45 using the Xtradecal sheet. Somewhere I have some cast RAF inflatable dinghies for the pylons. I purchased the kit from Kingkit and some parts are off the sprues and the wheels have been flattened. I think I will search ebay for some replacements of those....... Some photos to follow........Can someone remind me how to post pictures off post images please..... Sorted! Thanks Grahame

I’ve got a Otaki (or is it Arii?) P-47 Thunderbolt on its way from a well known secondhand kit dealer for this group build. Grahame

Thanks for the confirmation.

Would the various boxings of the Max-Peerless 1/35th Dodge Chevrolet and White kits be applicable for this group build? Regards Grahame

Thank you for all your comments. I am on annual leave next week so hopefully will make some progress on the SIX. I know I started and binned this kit in the dim and distant past, but feel I’ve got a better chance this time……We‘ll see.

Thank you for your comments. I have made a start and have joined the two upper fuselage halves. I packed out the inside of the fin with Evergreen strip so the fin halves were more flush with each other, gluing the fin first and working my way along to the area in front of the cockpit. I then ran Tamiya Extra thin cement along the inside of the joint. The aim being to try and minimise filling and sanding. Which is not easy thing to do with a Monogram kit! Thanks for looking..... Grahame

Yes a classy aircraft. Looking through photos of F-106s in ANG service, what ever the unit, they all look immaculate. Like a pristine sports car, a thorough bred race horse prior to a steeple chase. The units who operated these aircraft must have had immense pride in their steeds.

What a cool car! And not many parts eh!

The Convair F-106 has long been a favourite of mine. Earliest memory of seeing "The Six" was an article in Aircraft Illustrated featuring F-106s of New Jersey ANG in the late 1970s or 80s in WH Smith in Cliftonville, Margate. I plan on building the classic Monogram kit from the 1980s complete with decals for 186th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Montana ANG out of Great Falls Airport. The 186FIS flew the SIX from 1973 until around 1987 so qualifies for this group build. Despite 57-2346 No 14 being on the decal sheet I haven't been able to find a photo of it. So far. 57-2456 ended up being dumped in the Gulf of Mexico in 1995 near Panama to form part of an artificial reef. Some photos and no I will not be re-scribing this kit! This kit came from Kingkit's Salvage Yard so quite a few parts are off the sprue and with cracked decals. But I have had the Superscale sheet for years. The star n bars sheet along with the mask are a recent purchase from Hannants. Thanks for looking. Grahame

Am tempted to join this GB as Vietnam is one of my favourite subjects having read numerous accounts of this conflict. Either with a VNAF A1 Skyraider or a M113 APC.... Grahame

Yes interested in this one!

So did the Lysander MkII have a different cowling to other variants? Grahame