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Goodness me that looks like a lot of parts even for 1/48 scale, should look amazing when finished. Best of luck Cheers Pat

Wow, you wasted no time whipping paint onto that lovely aircraft! It looks really nice. Your efforts with the engines are exceptional; I'm not sure I would've had the patience to do that!

I honestly can't remember the last time i saw one of these actually built, so I'm delighted it's here in the GB. Best of luck. Cheers Pat

My original box art is the first box release by IBG and the decal sheet is the Combo Box, released after: https://www.google.com/imgres?q=IBG IAR-80&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.super-hobby.com%2Fzdjecia%2F7%2F3%2F2%2F62961_rd.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.super-hobby.com%2Fproducts%2FIAR-80-Early-Romanian-Fighter-Gathering-Storm-1941.html%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOor66I7hFCLx122xSLhh9Yd5k5O2pB35PsSvhWuRefEbFuZRFTYr&docid=o-Vt8HMe3wZjDM&tbnid=W-zcD_QZKUVbvM&vet=12ahUKEwiHzdTuq6SOAxW3BLkGHQ4KAb4QM3oECBoQAA..i&w=1199&h=800&hcb=2&ved=2ahUKEwiHzdTuq6SOAxW3BLkGHQ4KAb4QM3oECBoQAA (The original kit); https://www.google.com/imgres?q=IBG IAR-80&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.super-hobby.com%2Fzdjecia%2F4%2F4%2F8%2F65119_rn.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.super-hobby.com%2Fproducts%2FRomanian-Barbarossa-1941-Vol.-2-IAR.80-Early-IAR.80A-2-In-1.html%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOorw7SVbZ_fnt5Yud6rGJKIlMHZITaMqF7FFJUp-Dw9yRdy4d-3S&docid=3ltPa7BtnXq9JM&tbnid=xX85DV-8RYfnSM&vet=12ahUKEwiHzdTuq6SOAxW3BLkGHQ4KAb4QM3oECEIQAA..i&w=500&h=313&hcb=2&ved=2ahUKEwiHzdTuq6SOAxW3BLkGHQ4KAb4QM3oECEIQAA (The box that I obtained the decal version).

And though HM King Charles chokes on a crumpet every time I write this: "Happy Fourth of July!" This is solid work--coming along at a rapid clip. Though you might not make the deadline, don't let that discourage you from finishing this beast, which is a rocket-ship, technology-wise, in comparison with the AC-47.

If this is only average then I need to pack it all in! Looks mighty fine to me and some. Kind Regards Pat.

The dreaded "O" word ! Best of luck with this one Cheers Pat

It should be a type 90 for an AS engine, the DB605 D engine required the changes detailed. It seems even the the Luftwaffe couldn't always decide what was a G-6 and what was a G-14 though. There were some very late G-6 builds in very late 44 which are almost G-14... And that's before you start on the remanufactured ones... Eduard AFAIK have really researched the options in these kits, likely via JaPo, I've not seen any wailing and gnashing of teeth about these and it's the sort of thing that cause that,so unless you want to spend hours chasing down the details stick with Eduard, or ask in the WWII section for specifics. HTH

A snip at almost £41K (plus postage) so be quick before they sell out! Pat.

That's all you should do the a Pegasus kit ! I've spoilt you this time by including both wings for the same aircraft ! Great to see one being started Cheers Pat

I think the Mosquito is the prettiest twin engined aircraft of WW2, jets included. However, this is an unpopular opinions thread so I guess success would mean a whole load of rattling going on 😆

Inspired choice Adrian Now stop talking about it and start building it ! Good luck mate Cheers Pat

I've found the profile I was looking for, in the Edward Shacklady Classic WWII Aviation Vol. 6 De Havilland Mosquito. Some nice photos in there, but terrible captions. It's coded XD-O VP195. As to how true that is... Never trust a profile without a photo but I know quite a few of the other profiles are sound. There is one I'd like confirmed as real or bogus, as it's RS679 UP-A of 4 Sqn. Quite a common decal option, appearing on 3 sheets over the years. The profile has it in standard night fighter camouflage of Dark Green over Medium Sea Grey with Night undersides, which is what Microscale went with. Modeldecal and later Freightdog went with the other scheme of Medium Sea Grey uppers with Night underneath, of which there are at least two photos to back it up. I've quite a few photos of 4 Sqn aircraft but not UP-A in the scheme mentioned. It's quite possible it was, as the whole squadron was repainted in a hurry for some flypast/parade and they had issues getting the right paint, so some aircraft had darker grey uppers. Paul Lucas had an article on it on in one of the magazines some years back.

What needs to be added? A seat ,gunsight and 3 guns is all I can see in both the Academy and the Hasegawa.

Wouldn't it depend on how large a person is ? ( large , fat , morbidly obese , oh my God it's coming this way ...)

Photo shows the top of the seat fitted in the XP-51 in the EAA Oshkosh Museum in the USA. The XP-51 was one of the early production batch NA-73 Mustang I pulled from the line and provided along with another example for testing by the USAAC/USAAF. Note the top 'squared' shape of the seat as well as how the side panels come all the way up to the top as one continuous line, not cut back as on later P-51 seats. Ignore the semi-circular thing down the bottom of the picture that overlaps the ends of the US style harness that is fitted here - it is a circular sign they have sitting in the seat pan - which obstructs a clear view of the bottom, seat pan part of the seat. Seat Back XP-51 Oshkosh by Colin Ford, on Flickr

I love this one, probably because it is just so bizarre. The video is totally inspired by Star Trek. The setting is Taurus II (The Galileo Seven) with the dancers wearing Starfleet uniforms. Don't ask me about the animal heads though... Alcazar are wearing costumes that seem to be inspired by The Gamesters Of Triskelion. Or maybe Rollerball. And let's consider the source material.

The Chef is missing

Alistair, A lovely build and finish of what is clearly a superb kit. Wonderful work! Cheers, Roger

Via Ali Express UMa Model D1001 1/48 US AV-8B Harrier II Plus kit , after a lot of will I won’t I found an on-line offer for £48 including VAT and shipping which persuaded me , parts look very nice and the savings have gone towards ordering replacements for the very nice seat supplied (but Martin Baker for an RAF jet) and new intakes to replace the well presented but wrong kit parts . . . . . still wondering if I might need to find a replacement refuelling probe out there as the kit option looks to me as being a bit on the thin and weedy side.

Huh? Not your finest work? Wow! The rest of your builds must be in a museum or something. That harlequin pattern would seem a major challenge to me, but looks perfect! Everything on this model looks clean & precise, in a way I would love to be able to emulate. Beautifully done!

i forgot to write thast those ive found on the web didnt make me so "happy" and the camo vary so much from specimen to another one, even too much -surely here onboard there will be some finnish modeler,i'd suppose

That’s a wonderful journey back to a past when a cereal box was a source of much excitement and fun. I’m sure many of us recall getting a parent to help us fish out the toy that was lurking near the bottom of the packet! Well, that was one option. The other was to go digging oneself (oftentimes crushing the cereal into finer pieces than what Kelloggs intended). My (vague) memory of these aircraft “kits” was more like the early 70’s or late sixties. Not sure that they returned to our shores in the 80’s, but perhaps they did and the novelty had worn off by then - I was into late teens & twenties by then. As far as kits are concerned, I also recollect a series of train kits (steam engines & carriages) in cereal boxes. Again, they were very small in scale, but they were heaps of fun to assemble & play with! Thanks @TEXANTOMCAT for showing your superb builds. They look a million times better than what my childhood self would ever have had the patience to try!

She's looking good so far old chum,I'm glad that boxful is coming in handy. I've still got some decals here that I forgot to put in the box,all yours if you want them.