PlaStix

Hope you manage to find something suitable to build soon. Kind regards, Stix

Hi Vince and thank you for your very kind comments. Kind regards, Stix

Hi Simon. Thank you very much for your kind comments. Kind regards, Stix

Well done to everyone who got a build into the Gallery and if you are still building - keep going!! Thank you to @Robert Stuart for his great hosting of this GB and to everyone who took the time to comment in my build thread. Finally - thank you to anyone who voted for my project. I thoroughly enjoyed making all the elements. This GB got me building what is likely to be my one aircraft build of the year. I must make more aircraft next year - I have at least one aircraft build planned at the moment. Kind regards, Stix

What a great collection of superb Spitfires Steve! Awesome modelling! Kind regards, Stix

Superbly impressive Lighting Steve! Great looking build and finish! Very well done! Kind regards, Stix

Hi Craig. Hope you are well. Good to see you are making progress and it looks to be coming together rather nicely and is looking impressive in it's first layer of paint. Kind regards, Stix

Hi Jabba. Great to have you along with what looks to be an interesting kit. Kind regards, Stix

Lol. Thank you very much for your comments Lawrence. Kind regards, Stix

Hi Hairtrigger and thank you very much for your comments. Can I also say a very big thank you to anyone who voted for my build in the D-Day GB. Kind regards, Stix

Hi Willy and welcome to the GB. I've had a look in the box of one of these kits before and it does look impressive. And with your extras it should be even more impressive! Looking forward to seeing it in progress. Kind regards, Stix

Most of my (HAIR) brushes (did you see what I did there?!) are from Humbrol (flat ones) and Army Painter (finer, pointy ones). Kind regards, Stix

Sorry your weekend was not good Craig - and sorry you had to spend good plastic kit money on your boiler! Hope today has been better. Kind regards, Stix

Hi Glynn. Thank you for your thoughts on the tracks - you are quite right - if I don't clean everything up correctly they don't fit together or line up properly. Hey ho......I got another 10 links done yesterday - so that's 20 already!! Only 160 to go............ I did a bit more on this yesterday but there's not a lot to show for it. The first photo shows all the parts for the lower hull and running gear that have been cleaned up - seam lines, etc. removed - ready for some paint: I was thinking of starting the painting but decided I might be better off finding out if the upper and lower hull parts could be better painted with them joined - so I started adding some of the parts to the upper hull: I still may end up painting them before joining them but we'll see. I have to say that, even though this is a Tamiya kit and gets good reviews, I don't think this one is up to the standards, in terms of parts fit, etc. as some of their 1/48 kits. Some joining areas are a bit wishy-washy - with location holes either a bit too big or not quite in the right place - ie a bit too far from surfaces other areas of the part are supposed to be joined to as well. It's not a major problem but the few Tamiya kits I have built before - including aircraft kits - have been far better with very precise location of parts. As I mentioned to Glynn I also got another 10 of the track links cleaned up. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix

Hi Mig Eater. Yes the Type 59 and variants are eligible for this GB! Kind regards, Stix