jean

Hi everybody, a bit more work this evening: a bit of painting and the gluing of the exhaust stacks. Tomorrow will see a very few paint touch ups, clear varnish all over and hopefully the start of the decalling. Working at night is now almost impossible because of the zillions of bugs flying under the desk light and usually landing right in the glue that has been put on a delicate part of the model... But tomorrow rain is forecast, ergo no bugs... Photo of the progress: Keep having fun. JR.

Hi Col. A pretty impressive start. I don't know if I should congratulate you to start the kit once home, instead of stopping your car on a lay-by and starting cutting plastic in your boot... There has to be some acronyms to qualify such a dangerous condition. When you find out, let me know, because I may suffer from it too. The head of the pilot was downright scary before painting. Much less "Walking Dead" after painting. Pheeeew... One last question: were you ever in the British Navy? I am asking because I cannot think of any other service that would polish the shoes to such a dazzling shine! A great start indeed. JR.

Hi everyone, A bit more work done on the Mustang, despite a ridiculously high temperature, trying very hard not to drop sweat all over the kit. The painting is therefore very close to completion: some tidying up and a tiny bit of painting on some panels. Then gloss varnish, decals, etc. Thanks for watching. JR.

Hi everyone, I am planing to build the old Airfix Beaver early next year. I have decided to build a Dutch Beaver, as I just love the camo. I have a lot of photos gleaned on the web, but I have found nothing yet about the cockpit and cabin arrangement and colors. So if any of you can point me in the right direction with some description and/or photos, it would be fantastic. Thanks. JR.

Hi Col. I used a Tamiya spray: TS17 Gloss Aluminium. As I do not have (and never will have) an air brush, living where I live,, I find the Tamiya spray cans really nice. A poor man's alternative maybe, but I am very happy with them. Cheers. JR.

Beautiful build. I will have to do one from 112 Sqdn, but in 1/72. Congrats! JR.

Hi, Carried on doing some more painting early this morning. So things are moving, which is good. I will mask and paint in black the anti glare panel and the trim tab tomorrow, when the aluminium paint has cured. In the meantime I will paint all the small parts that I have already cleaned. This plane is indeed beautiful. A quick progress photo: Thanks for watching and have fun. JR.

Hi. after a week in Harare without any modelling, I am back home and managed to give the F-51 a coat of white primer and a spray of yellow which I will have to mask once dry before applying the silver and aluminium. So the Mustang would seem to be moving forward, despite all the (mild) interruptions Life has thrown in my path. Here is a picture of the F-51, as it stands now. JR.

Beautiful build and great weathering. Congrats. JR.

A superlative build! Congratulations!!! JR.

Excellent build! That reminds me that I need to revive my own Beaufort! Congrats. JR.

Bonsoir Alain, Tres belle, cette chouette! This plane is plain lugubrious and really intimidating. Beautiful build. Ciao JR.

This is a kit I have been hunting for years. Lucky you! I love the Austrian markings. Great job. JR.

This Sabre is perfection. JR.

I am O so impressed by your build. I had no idea this kit existed. Brilliant build. JR.