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  1. amblypygid
    Hey, Ced, I missed most of the build but it's come out of the soup factory looking very nice indeed. Those roundels are particularly impressive. Great stuff!
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    Just slightly? I concur that it shows off the shape nicely, but it does also look like it's been hidden in a pea-soup factory. The model shown on Hyperscale looks as though it's had every panel line filled (puttied?) Was that something that happened? I can't say I like the effect, it makes it look very toy-like; were it my choice, I think I'd stick two fingers up at the Muse of accuracy.
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    I like the booth, Ced, but maybe it needs a more frontally oriented light source? I think this is why the model looks slightly darker than in the other shots, but I'm absolutely clueless about photography.
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    Thanks, Sgt. Initial painting is underway on the cockpit and prop. Nothing worth photography; I'm using Lifecolor RAF Interior Green and it's pretty thin even applied neat from the jar so it'll take a few coats before I can start weathering/detailing. Maybe not quite up and running, but we're off.
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    All the times I've seen the boxart and somehow I'd never noticed how striking that beast-mouth is. The Eduard 1/72 La-7 was the first kit I bought on returning to the hobby (and it stayed unbuilt for some time as I'd never seen PE before and found it very intimidating, not realising it was optional). I'm always tempted by its larger brethren, and this looks like a very nice kit, so I'll be following along with interest.
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    Those counts may well be substantially inflated (something that appears to have been common to all air forces during the war, based on research conducted by the British at the time of the Bulge), though it's certain that Rudel had substantial success as a pilot. His post-war activities are also worthy of note.
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    Thanks, Stew. Yes, trying it it one go will produce interesting results! I'm thinking of two approaches. One is to use white pigment dissolved in varnish. the other to use Lifecolour Tensocrom white. Or a combination of the two. The photos show it only covering the dark earth area, so at least the amount to be done will be limited.
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    Thanks, Robert, I hope I can make it interesting, given the simple build... Photobucket behaving a little better, though I had to upload the sprue shot three times to get it to show (and of course there are now three copies...) I'm not sure whether to do this wheels-up (to fly over my son's bed) or wheels-down (to sit in the cabinet), but I'm leaning towards the up option. Not sure whether the pilot would pass for Lt Khlobystov
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    This is my first ever participation in a GB, and although four months is a long time, I'm a slow builder and the time frame coincides with peak work period, some planned holiday, and a probable job search, so spare time is likely to be very limited on occasions. Plus, it's summer! So, bearing that in mind, I've opted for this kit as my initial contribution. It's the relatively new Airfix moulding, packaged with VVS decals in the Airfix Club kit from a few years back. I built the Flying Tigers P-40 last year for my son's ceiling display, and I don't recall any major issues with the kit, so it should be a straightforward OOB build. The challenge for me will be to do the winter whitewash. It's not something I've tried before and I'm a wielder of hairy sticks, so I'm not feeling too confident. The kit decals depict White 58 of 20 GvIAP, with a scheme absolutely plastered in whitewash. The info on Massimo Tessitori's site (http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/lendlease/p-40/tapani/p-40b-c/58khlobystov.htm) has the whitewashing rather more restrained, and on balance I prefer that both aesthetically and as I can at least see the research underlying that scheme with my own eyes. I believe box and sprue photos are traditional at this stage, if only I could get photobucket to work properly, I would post. Maybe tomorrow it'll behave...
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    This kit is my second choice for the GB, so I wish you luck and I'll be watching closely! Reckon I'd struggle to get it done in four months over summer.
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    It is a nice scheme - I did the Airfix Club version a few years ago and it came out well.
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    That interior looks the bees knees, Ced; have you been surreptitiously adding PE while we weren't looking?
  13. amblypygid
    That Aires cockpit does look the business; all that resin and etch puts this into fantasy build territory for me, so I'll be watching avidly.
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    Looks terrific, Wolwe, a quality to aim for. Thanks for letting me know. Chris
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    Likewise; I always find your WIPs informative and impressive, Wolwe. I was considering starting the 1/72 version of this kit this evening, but I decided not to fill my workspace with something new ahead of the Great Patriotic War GB. As you say: limited time.
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    My brief research note on my current IXc build reads: Early models with five spoke wheel and flat wheel covers. Later models with four spokes and bulged wheel cover plus forward raked undercarriage. Very late models with three spokes. I am in no way a Spitfire expert, so this could be utter nonsense I've picked up from the internet.
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    This is definitely a labour of love... I'd love to hear your opinions of the Hataka paints, Tony. I've been tempted in the past but several comments indicating that they're not great for brush painters have kept my wallet closed.
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    Ah, another Ced thread, and a Spitfire to boot, wonderful.
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    Lovely clean build.
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    Top work on those exhausts, Dr Tigerstein.
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    It all looks rather spiffing, Ced, and I dare say that once you get some paint on to it, it'll look even better. Though for goodness' sake, next build try a Tamiya or Eduard kit and take it easy!
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    This site is great in so many ways, but then it leads me to ponder what's in my (relatively small) stash, or consider adding to that stash, and at best this leads to terrible indecision about what model to start next. Thankfully I still have one of Eduard's 48th scale Moscas to build (from the Type 10s over Spain boxing), so no acquisitions required. But this thread is definitely adding to my knowledge of the type, so thanks for all the contributions! I found the stacks bloody fiddly in that scale, so despite recent experiences in 1/144 builds, I'm not sure I'd go for total accuracy in 1/72. (Off-topic recipe: I fell in love with Henderson's Relish in my student years. Staple cheap meal then was a stale loaf, hollowed out, then filled with a combo of cheap grated cheddar, baked beans, and Hendie's, followed by as much of the bread crumb as could be stuffed in. Very satisfying, excellent value, and kept me going for days when food ran short.)
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    I am impressed at the dedication you're showing to the little Moscas, Tony. I'm also impressed that you've got some Henderson's Relish lying around in Queensland; I had to go to a wedding in Sheffield to secure my last batch! I've had many abortive attempts at airbrushing, and I now think that high pressure was my downfall. Time to have another go, but my brushes and compressor haven't been seen since I moved house in 2012
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    Marvelling at just how easy it is to get good results on Eduard's 1/144 kits

  25. amblypygid
    I'm (obviously) not Ced, but I use Vallejo filler almost exclusively. It won't do big gaps easily, but I appreciate that it applies easily and precisely directly from the tube, can be cleared up easily but doesn't take too long to harden (sorry, Ced). It does shrink but most of the shrinkage seems to occur in the initial hardening stages (again: sorry, Ced, I can't seem to word this without straying into DE territory), so I usually leave a little excess and then after fifteen minutes or so I scrape it away until flush.
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