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Wow, fantastic! The dragon looks like it was made for the TSR2s long fuselage, and 8 Hikotai is a strike squadron that would have used the TSR2. Personally I've got just the 3 JASDF TSR2s planned Not even close http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index....showtopic=97433

has anyone bought one?

Remember fondly when they were based here in the 80s, we lived about 10 miles from the range at Donna Nook, on a clear day you could hear the BU-UUUUUUUUUUUURP from their guns. Great days

Absolutely gorgeous model of an absolutely gorgeous piece of kit. Look forward to seeing it with figure + base Me too young Darren - so I can whiff it to within an inch of its life! The Praetorian Guard need a new wheeled AFV

I have this kit in the stash and I look forward to seeing you work your usual magic

Isn't there an English Electric SIG?

Look how tiny that Dak is next to the 747!

At the risk of repeating myself - absolutely gorgeous!

Is it wrong to want to make love to a model of a tank?

Absolutely stunning model of a stunning plane. Would love one of these myself, but just wouldn't be able to justify it. Hopefully I'll get to ogle yours in the flesh one day

Just to add to the Japan Typhoon/Raptor discussion, the Japanese aren't looking for an F-15 replacement, they're looking to replace their rather old and decrepit F-4s. They currently have 2 squadrons of F-4EJs, and one of RF-4Es, which will be replaced by 3 squadrons of new planes, with the recon role being taken by 1 squadron of re-roled F-15s carrying pods. The decision on the replacement was meant to be last year, but it was postponed to this year - ostensibly to fund more F-15s being upgraded to F-15J Kai, but was seen by many as actually being "lets wait and see who wins the next US election and see if he'll sell us Raptors". Obviously, that isn't going to happen now. As far as the Typhoon goes, the Japanese defense minister even went as far last year as saying that if the US won't sell them F-22s then they'll buy Typhoons instead, and said something about wanting a Fighter and not wanting a 4th Gen aircraft (seen as a slight against the Superbug). There's no question that they will be allowed to license build them in Japan either (another pre-requisite). There has also been talk in the Japanese media about how much more co-operative the Europeans have been than the Americans - rightly or wrongly, Japan blames America for the F-2 being so horrendously over budget and not very capable to boot. Throw in the F-35 software codes fiasco with Britain and the JSDF aren't in such a rush anymore to just buy American no-questions-asked. Finally, the current projected F-15J replacement is little more than a concept aircraft at the minute, called ADT-X. Knowing the way indiginous Japanese defense projects normally go, I'll believe it when I see it.

Wow, you really nailed that "left outside too long" look Agree with the others about the canopy though - check out this awesome example by Barry Snell on the What If website http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/to...ight,menaz.html

PM inbound Jim

http://www.scramble.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=50473 Simply stunning

Strong rumours have been circulating (including on BM) for a while that Academy have stopped importing into Europe because Sterling has plummeted against other currencies, making their kits too expensive. But ordering online seems to be no better either as the shipping costs are truly extortionate! HLJ: kit = £39.78, shipping = £27.35, total = £67.13 :jaw-dropping: Sprue Brother: kit = £37.94, shipping = £25.70, total = £63.64 Anywhere I can get this kit without a bank loan, or am I destined for the Revell 1/72 kit.....?

Interesting work so far - those wee truck look good. Mind you, I never did figure out why the Japanese Self Defence Force with its non-aggressionist constitution, needs an amphibious assault ship

Dammit, another kit in the stash that I'll never build because it'll never be this good

I'm actually off that day, but alas I'm away with the wife at the in-laws Y'know, you might be better off if you can get hold of someone, nipping a bit further up the road to Coningsby - its like a free airshow up there Probly about an hour from Mildenhall.

I loved the story about Bader coming across another RAF pilot who happened to be wearing a silk scarf - something Bader looked down on for some reason - and let him know in no uncertain terms what he thought. The unfortunate pilot? Bob Stanford Tuck. Fact is, great men are rarely nice men. The men who served under Roland Beaumont worshipped him, yet reading his own book he comes across as a complete and utter tosser

THe Italian one is great, but the GW one takes it to a whole other level!

Was asked by someone else if I could post up all my Japanese whiffs together, which I am doing now. I will keep coming back to this thread every time I add another one to the collection Typhoon J Mirage 2000J UV-22J Heres all the 1/72 Jobbies together Air defence Typhoon J And then my 2 1/48 Hawks (or Iruku, dolphin as the JASDF call them )

All done! More piccies in RFI section http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29262

On the box art - airbrake out and reheat lit?

Top notch job

Well, this is an impressive build :bow: Will be cool to see it when finished lined up with Jugs in other scales. 72 48 32 24 32 48 72 Would look cool on the BM table actually.