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  1. Thanks very much, I appreciate you sharing your vast knowledge. Very helpful and really interesting at the same time cheers Anthony
  2. Brilliant information! We’re the “sim plugs “ very big or noticeable if the station was empty? Thanks again Anthony
  3. Sorry to drag this old thread up again, but there is so much interesting info here. Looking at my 1/32 FG.1 loadout at the moment and was originally just going to put the 2 'blue ballast'units in the front wells and then I realised the detail in the rear wells is pretty poor and thought about fitting eith 4 AIM7/Skyflash drill rounds or another pic I saw was the 2 ballast units in the front and 2 Skyflash drill rounds on the back. Nothing on c/l But the more I look it seems it wasnt a very common fit, as I only found 3 photo's Thoughts? Cheers Anthony
  4. Nicely done and a big improvement!! Glad you spotted those other details too. Cheers Anthony
  5. Ok I might be able to help here Whilst researching these for my 32nd conversion I found myself asking all the same questions. Basically these plates got bigger and bigger through their service life. But essentially they finished up how your kit depicts them in a 'late mod'state. This is how I did mine This was done with a lot of help from @Gene K and he cut the plates on his Silhouette Cutter for me. But essentially this is how they should look at the end of their service life. So any variations on this usually means earlier mods. Even then, there seems to be slight variations. Hope this helps, Lovin your work! Anthony
  6. Absolutely loving your progress! You’re doing an amazing job. One thing I just noticed is doing forget about the big bulge on the front left skins in the cockpit for fairing the gun. But seeing your work I’m sure that’s all sorted keep up the great work Anthony
  7. Thanks Chris, yes I am really looking forward to the test print of the nose leg. In the meantime I am back at the hot end.... Thanks Colin, yes the wear is the tricky part. Too easy to make it look overdone in my opinion So the rod insert thing seems to do the trick, painfully slow but working. Here is a couple of pics of where I have got to. As you can see there are still a few 'rogue' washers and some with dodgy screw holes in the centre, but I will fix those. The aim here is to get close and then let everything cure and sink for a few days then hopefully I can do all the fine tuning and finish this side Then of course there is the other side Note above also here there are extra washers/fasteners down the side panels too Placed a reheat can in also just to see how it looks overall Yikes these huge pictures really show up all the imperfections etc! Still obviously a bit to go here to make it look better, but time to breathe, step back and look at the big picture again Might look at the Vari ramps while this area all cures Cheers Anthony
  8. Thanks Keith! Win some lose some, but I think I have sorted the left side hot section now Hahaha, ..........ahhh you make me laugh mate! Thanks Chris! Yup it motivated me again, I think I have the left hot side sorted. will know more after a little primer later on, but looking hopeful Not too much to add except Kerry's exceptional work on the nose leg continues....almost finished now, I think he said there is a little plumbing to still do. During Kerry's study of the leg he noticed it was slightly assymetric (or very slightly off centre) You can see that in the top of the leg where the triangular flanges are bigger on one side compared to the other. So aside from being thicker the FG.1 leg was very slightly offset. Oh and the side u/c door opens up past 90deg Cheers guys! Anthony
  9. Hahahah, ok ok I will promise to finish it. I have visions of an angry mob standing outside my front door with flaming torches hammers and nails Thanks Chris, just got to pull off a good paintjob to finish her off soon!
  10. Thanks buddy, nice to hear as I have struggled these past few weeks Thanks Trev, I will look for your build with interest, goodness knows I am needing inspiration at the minute! LOL....suffering lots sometimes Awwwwww thank you...just what the Doctor ordered, thank you! Thanks, yes I am going to have to be careful not to overdo it either. Thanks again! Seriously, this 'Hot section'has challenged me more than anything else I think! I am at 'Plan R' and we know what is after R? S and S= SOD! However I just couldn't put her on the shelf as I feel like I would be letting too many people down after so much amazing help and encouragement. I ended up drilling holes and them reaming them out to take a piece of Evergreen rod number 221 3/64" or 0.047 dia. Because there is so much resin, CA, plastic card and other crap in there I had to slowly ream out otherwise the edges were crumbling and I got a few cracks between hols, Ugh. Finally I have a method that seems to work. Anyhow I decided to take a break from that section as it has been really intense for me to get consistent results. But I think I can get a nice accurate representation eventually Not flash but I can make this work, still a lot of work to go on in here I realised So, time to clear my head and do something else @xvtonker here has done some gorgeous 1/32 RAF Phantom boarding ladders, thanks so much to you they are awesome and really look great fitted to the model. Highly recommended!! I have decided to only use the rear one as often you see the built in front step down for pilot access and a rear ladder fitted only. So I gave it a light sand/buff down to remove some very light print lines, I lost a few bolt heads and so added Archer ones to replace. Then primered Mr Surfacer 1200, sprayed Mr Color silver and then a clearcoat Then I made a mix of Dk green/olive drab and sprayed the ladder. I left 24hrs and then used micromesh, fine sanding sponges and a piece of worn smooth emerypaper. to very carefully wear through to the silver, the clearcoat was there as an added barrier in case I went too deep and hit grey primer. Added some stencils matching a few photos and a '43'as sometimes the sqdn marked their own stuff. These ladders got really rough, but I didnt want to go too overboard. Then a flat coat and a gloss on the silver to make it shine a little. Oh I also lightened and darkened the green to look like oily rags and handprints had tarnished the paintfinish. This is what I ended up with Someone got something right between Tonka and myself as it fits perfectly! So I am feeling better now and can face doing more washers at the back.... Thanks for tuning in team Cheers Anthony
  11. Oh wow....how did I miss this beautiful build?? Thank you for the compliment, it sure means a lot seeing the quality of your work! Love what you have done so far, and just yell out if I can help in any way. Just beautiful! Cheers Anthony
  12. Sensational Chris and amazing detail/scratch work so far! You are gathering an awesome RAN collection now Just beautiful....love helicopters
  13. Absolutely stunning Chris, I know I dont comment much on your builds, but I sure follow and enjoy all of them! What you can do with a brush is staggering and an art very few have mastered in my opinion....you sir, definitely have! Love the Merlin Beau, keep up the awesome work Anthony
  14. No worries James, I will send you a PM Thanks for the Phantom compliment...she's testing my nerves right now LOL
  15. Oh my word!! Awesome! Let me know if I can help....Its a 30min drive but am happy to help if I can! Cheers Anthony
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