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Well sad to say but the clearing of the loft has begun.We are finally updating the heating after 40 years the work involved in
re-working the floor to accomodate the insulation is financially unworkable so as a workspace it can't be used.This will put a
big dent in my modelling in reality it's going to be back to a folding table somewhere in the house.Thankfully my stash only
consists of a dozen or so kit's luke's on the other hand stands at nearly forty!
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If ever there was an incentive for Airfix to kit the Supermarine Scimitar it's the fact that Extrakits
1/72 offering is fetching fifty six pounds on E-bay and people are still bidding!
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Well yesterday brought a surprise,I picked up Revell's 1/32 Spitfire MklX for a snip
on e-bay at £20 posted,it arrived yesterday in a suspiciously large box which only
contained the Technik version of the kit! I 've mailed the company explaining the
fact they've sent me a kit they advertise at a £100 more and await a reply!
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Well just confirmed by NHS I passed the covid positive test,well that's me stuck
indoors till next week!
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Parcel arrived today I thought great that'll be the Esci Crusader I won for four quid,
Oh no seller decided to send the old Hasegawa kit instead.Needless to say a strong
e-mail is winging it's way in his direction!
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Hi again Steve,
out of interest I have gone through all my data on the ESCI Crusader, and my humble advice is: "Give it a wide berth!"
It is bound to give you massive build headaches and you may end up binning it when you realize the work involved to fit the rear of the fuselage.
Hasegawa has a far better F-8, even if you have built it already, and of course Academy's F-8 is the cherry on top of the cake.
If I were you, I'd keep the Hasegawa kit and buy an Academy kit as a small present to myself!
Have fun!!!
JR
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It was a nice Father's day present,but what the Hell I'm I going to with Revell's
1/72 A400? the box is bigger than my workbench!
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Well the paint situation is now critical,two builds for the in the navy GB shelved and running on
fumes for a lot more projects,no sign of my LMS opening soon there's a DIY store I pass on the
way to work has a humbrol tins stand but I hate the damned thing's!
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I use acrylics so mail order may be the way to go,cant understand why the dept store in town that stock's
Humbrol is closed yet another that sells exactly the same stuff except model paints is!My LMS stated the
fact that due to the older age of the majority of customers they were closing until further notice,I don't
know whether to be offended or not🤔
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Crisis time,that's me out of most paints now especially white damn it!
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Hi Steve,
if you look carefully, I am sure you'll find a 5 liter pot of white, along with the paint roller to use with it.
Beggars can't be choosers. You'll still make great models!
Alternatively, only build models you have the paints for! Like an all black Hurricane or Defiant!!!
You shall overcome!
And stay safe
JR
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Well the laptop passed away yesterday so lord knows when I.ll be able to get back on with photo,s no slacking from you lot though I.ll be checking in by phone!!!
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After six years I think its time for a new profile photo in honour of the new Top Gun
movie and the demise of Mad Magazine as we know it,it was a staple of my teenage
years!
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Due to the recent ruling by a Scottish Museum I'd like to ask the panel is it still OK to call an aircraft she?
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Well there's something you don't see every day! heard a noise in the blocked off portion of
of the loft,opened the door and had a starling wiz past my ear straight on to one of the shelve's
little sod took out a whole row of model's before I got it out the window,seem's the Wildcat was no
match for the Starling.
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Steve,
do not mess around with Starlings in the loft!!!
Get an exorcist, and fast!!! It would help if he had a working knowledge of aircraft modelling, but all is not lost if he has not...
Very important: did it fly from left to right, and where did it impact the Wildcat?
Here we only have cobras in the bedroom. Nowhere near as serious as a starling in the loft.
Indeed, what a life you lead!!!
Keep having fun.
JR
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Got a couple of mid Eightie's boxing's of Airfix's Bristol fighter and Sopwith Pup
given to me today,clean molding's and good decal's time for a bit of fun I think!
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So that was Christmas 2018! knocked for six with a bug on Christmas Eve,in bed next day,
struggled to work boxing day just had the first thing to eat since Monday and nearly a stone lighter!
Merry Christmas indeed!
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Hi folk's many thank's,there not a bad lot to work for so they let me off for the next three day's
so looking forward to chilling as the wife's off too,Pat the Mother in law got me Academy's 1/48
Dauntless (the AM re-box) the wife treat me to Airfix's new Blenhiem in 1/48 and the youngest
Revells Tornado F3 in 1/48 so not a bad haul!
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Good Lord,We're childless for the first time in thirty one year's! The youngest went of
to Uni today it's quiet round here.
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Just can't seem to get enthusiastic about any build's since the hol's,needa mojo restorer!
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Steve, but we need you at your prolific best (remember the prize you won on the Matchbox GB?) on the Airfix Golden Years GB as the end date is approaching and the completion rate is faltering. Is a finish on the Stirling possible or maybe surprise all with a smaller 'vintage' kit? Your Irish Hurricane is a cracker BTW so it would be great to see you keep up this good work. Cheers, Mike (ever hopeful).
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That was a nice suprise,just had the BBMF Dakota over at just a couple of hundred feet
beautiful!
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After year's of joining in the jokes about the F-35 I've done a silly thing and bought
Academy's kit and actually looking forward to building it!
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I could here the cries of "Kamerad" as the vicious pick axe handles tore
into the four inch armour plate!
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Humbrol rattle can white taste's awful!
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Is yet again trying to move the Fletcher destroyer on to completion!
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Finally lost the marbles,building an Airfix Dauntless!
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Only been gone five days and we've left Europe twice!!!!
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well that was a hair raising hour with Trumpeter's decals!
