That's a crackin' model of the Chippie, I'm jealous!
I'm just trying to get into modelling seriously, my only previous experience is from my early teens; clumsy glue fingerprints etc...
At the moment it's a case of "all the gear, no idea!" as I've purchased an airbrush that I've yet to use in anger and I've a STACK of models, mostly 1:48, just crying out for some attention.
Sadly, one of those 1:48 models is never going to be touched by me; it's sounds very defeatist but I'm too scared to start it for fear of trashing it, it's the Aeroclub Chipmunk in Vacform. I just don't know where to start with it and want it to go to a modeller who can really make something of it.
To that end, it's on eBay and it ends in just under 3 days; item number: 190945570616. As rare as they are, I'll wait to get my hands on one of the resin Chippies. (Sorry to pedal my wares on here, by the way; just thought that if somebody's on the look out for a 1:48 Chippie they probably scan these pages. Similarly, if anyone can point me in the diection of a resin Chippie, please do so!!)
Cheers.