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Oh ok - that straightforward? Thank you chaps

Hi All, I was hoping someone on here may be able to help with identifying the colour of the codes on the tails and the insignia stars of F-4G's circa 1990? I have trawled through as much information as I can find but am drawing a blank. Any help would be appreciated. thank you!

This is coming along nicely! I too started this kit about 2 weeks ago and have been pretty annoyed with over engineered cockpit tub and rubbish fit on the fuel tank cover. Still, I persevere!

Superb that - really impressive.

Sounds like I need a better compressor - I think this is what they invented Black Friday for... Thanks for the advice everyone!

My equipment isn't that flash to be honest and so don't have variable pressure on my compressor as it's just a cheap number. Life commitments mean I don't get to spend the time doing this that I would like so I can't really justify spending lots of money on my equipment, but having said that, if I was able to find a cost effective compressor then I might consider it if it gave me more control. Paints wise, I use a bit of a mish mash, but mostly Vallejo and Tamiya although I have just picked up some Gunze to see what they're like - primarily because I thought the Vallejo RLM colours were far too samey and didn't really reflect the original paint chips very well - but also because I find the results with Vallejo variable. I generally mix 2:1 paint to thinner on the Vallejo and then 1:1 on Tamiya. Tamiyas paints are my favourite to paint with but I find the colour mixing process a little tedious sometimes - this is coming down to the amount of time I have to spend on my hobby - and end up going to the good ol ready mix Vallejo! As for spraying distance, it varies, but it doesn't seem to make much of a difference as to whether I'm an inch or a mile from the plastic, I end up with a wide spray pattern. Any suggestions would be welcome! Andrew

The internals on these things aren't interchangeable then? Shame... Is there a discernible difference between the .2 and .35 or would I just be frittering away money?

Hi all, Just a quick question; can I put a 0.2mm nozzle and needle in a Neo? I struggle to get very fine lines with the 0,35 that's in there so rather than a new brush thought about a new needle! thanks in advance Andrew

That is a masterpiece. Hat's off to you my friend!

Good lord! I've nothing else I can add!

Love the suspension of the torpedo - great work and a great tribute

It's great to see one of these that hasn't been weathered to death - looks brilliant! Really impressive

Love a hind D - looking forward to the finished article!

I like it! It looks good all green!

cool. Very cool.

Love that! Good work.

Brilliant

That's excellent!

That's brilliant that - good job!

Thank you Rich. Phew - wasn't expecting that! Still, if I will set myself these little projects I should expect to pay for them. Cheers

Hello all, This isn't the usual part of the forum for me - I usually bash out ww2 fighters, but I fancy a change and as a sports car racing fan, I fancied having a go at a 458 italia GTE, problem is I'm not seeing any kits out there when I search - does anyone have any recommendations? I'd like to try a 1:24 scale, and if I need to go aftermarket on decals that isn't a problem, just need a kit to start with! If there is no kit for a GTE, is there a conversion set for a standard 458 kit? Thanks in advance!

Thank you Bob - narrows it down a little more for me. Bought the new airfix MkV to build as this aircraft so will keep searching to find the missing pieces of the puzzle

Thanks for your efforts Troy - appreciated

Hello All, I am going to start work on a new project, a MkVb Spitfire that crashed near where I live in Princes Risborough, in 1943. A memorial was erected for the pilot a couple of years ago and I am trying to pull together all the necessary information I can on it to build it. It would seem to be an aircraft with bit of history - it was used to carry out speed trials against a captured Bf109F in 1941, but it was lost in December 1943 in fog on a cross country flight. Does anyone have any idea on the codes for this plane? And would the camo pattern be a B type given the odd number of the serial? I've tried plenty of searches but I'm struggling! Any help appreciated Thanks

superb! good work that man