Paul Bradley

#27 is really nice!!

For the Tempest, I found that at least some were loaded 2 X HE/Incendiary alternating with 2 X SAP/Incendiary. Not sure what they would have done with the Sea Fury though. This chart is helpful for colours - see below......

John, there is an Aircraft Carriers of the Royal Navy FB group, a closed group, of which I am a member. You might check there, as a bunch of videos have been posted in the last week or so (that I haven't kept up with...)

Jeff's actually near Palm Springs at the other end of California. He's a good guy to deal with, use him quite often.

There is no real equivalent. I use a variety of sources: I use Squadron only when stuff is on sale (and even then, they seem to put the same 700 items on sale each week.....). I use Sprue Bros on occasion. I like Scale Hobbyist, but their range isn't so big. eBay is always handy. I do still use Hannants, although postage is starting to get prohibitive. And I like to use my 'local' hobby store, which is Hobby Depot, 150 miles away in Tempe, AZ.

Man, I wish I still lived in the area!

Each to their own. But honestly, what a pretentious plonker......

OK, add me too, please. Might be a good opportuiniity to do one of my 1/24 Airfix Spits.

Got a glacier sightseeing floatplane tour booked in Juneau. Should be lots of fun!

Very nice, but will you release the Mk.II as a standard kit and not Hi-Tech, as you did with the Mk.V?

Nice! Which islands? Looks as if you had a lovely trip! Any good aviation/maritime spotting, and did you get any walkarounds...?? We're doing an Alaska cruise in June - a 25th wedding anniversary/daughter's high school graduation joint celebration gift. Also a trip of a lifetime, which we are very much looking forward to!

Two-time survivor here, and someone who is just recovering his mojo after two barren years. No big words of wisdom here - others have already eloquently said what I would say. Just remember you are not alone, that you always have friends and company here. In time, the urge will return - what triggers it is an individual thing, don't force it. Stay strong, Vinnie.

Nice! I did the same a few years ago, but using the Hobbycraft XIV fuselage with various corrections and mods, those same Airfix Seafire 46 wings and lots of aftermarket resin and PE - a bit of a FrankenSpit! Yours' should be a lot less troublesome with the XIX fuselage to work with. Good luck!

Take your time with the model - it's worth savouring!