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  1. Stunning. How did you achieve the removed D-Day stripes effect on the wings
  2. Really lovely build of a fab aircraft. I built the same kit in 2022 depicting it as ZA177 (77). Like you I thought kit had good and bad points but nevertheless I ended up with a SHAR I’m pleased with as I’m sure you are.
  3. My prediction for Airfix 2024 releases we don’t know about are 1/48 Fairey Battle FG.1 and/or FGR2 Phantom Ark Royal carrier deck section Revised molding of Lightning F1 F2 F3 kit to include T-Bird nose to make T4 or T5 Reissue of Lightning F1 F2 F3 and the F2A F6 1/72 New molds Hampden Lincoln
  4. Not bad. No really it’s pretty good. okay it’s that good I’ve run out of superlatives
  5. Having picked my jaw off the floor after seeing your Wessex, I can’t believe that you can keep up that standard on another helicopter. Stunning work. You are a true craftsman
  6. Absolutely jaw dropping. Absolutely jaw dropping. Absolutely jaw dropping.
  7. An absolute stunner that you should be rightfully proud of. One other comment I think it would be better in a category called “why the hell haven’t we done this already “ as well as “if only” Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 Heroyem Slava 🇺🇦 Slava Natsil 🇺🇦
  8. Fabulous job on fab aircraft. A bit of history if you like. I did a Check 3 major service on this very aircraft in ASF before it was repainted in that camo scheme and sent to 5 Sqdn. It had previously been stored in ASSF (later LESF) in grey/green camo where it had been robbed extensively. It took a lot longer than the 90 days to complete the major servicing but it looked fabulous in its new (quite rare) colour scheme. I think the painters used DSG on top surface rather than the then more typical MSG. Anyway you have done justice to a fab kit and fab aircraft 👍
  9. From memory airbrake were pretty dangerous on Phantoms (I can only speak for Uk versions). On taxiing in to HAS pilots would normally leave air brakes out (down) for checking as part of AF/BF. On or just before engine shutdown we would plug in a Houchin to provide electrical ground power. If ground power tripped off for any reason and the engines weren’t running, the airbrakes would snap shut under residual hydraulic pressure. I never put my head, hands or extremities anywhere near the airbrake bay when doing AF/BF without an airbrake lock installed. So with everything off airbrakes were down (and lock installed). If no lock installed they were closed. I don’t recall if they ever drooped due to loss of Hyd pressure over time. Hope this helps and my memory is good (it was 35 years ago)
  10. Well I never. Felt like I’d won the lottery guessing almost correctly (I went for AEW versio ). Nevertheless I’m so happy that Airfix are focusing on the thing they do best, Great British aircraft. Next year I predict (hope) a range of 1/48 helicopters Westland Wasp/Scout, Whirlwind and or Wessex. Well done Airfix and long May you continue to hit the bullseye 🎯
  11. I predict an English Electric Lightning and a Spey engined Phantom 🤞🤞🤞 in 1/48 of course
  12. Err can someone cleverer than me change title to read 2023 🤦
  13. I heard from a reasonably reliable source that Airfix had been scouting round the Gannet at Elvington recently. A nice AEW Gannet inn1/48 surely appears in most people’s wish list and it certainly ticks the ‘it’s ugly but…’ box. C’mon Airfix you know it makes sense
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