Mentalguru
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I could drive a bus through most comments in your post.
Don't get me wrong, Enamels ARE wonderful- unless of course you don't know the tricks of the trade for using Xtracolur.
Firstly acrylics come in many different formulas and makes- they are all sooooo different in the way they react as to make a sweeping statement about acrylics utterly pointless.
I would agree abut the potential problem with the outer skin hardening on paint like Gunze and Tamiya, but in truth this is due to laying on too much paint in one go with insufficient curing time. Same for most paints whatever they are.
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Sorry what was this thread about- I just passed out through the sudden shock...
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Yep like that
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Christ guys!
All I was doing was expressing my frustration at the disparity between the two sets of moulding- Airfix managed to screw both up badly because they didn't care enough- nothing more, nothing less.
IF- they had paid a little more attention, they could have had a killer Mk9 (inside and out) and then followed up with a killer Mk1
But they dropped the ball both times becasue they were STUPID- cannot think of any get out clause that would fit the negligence.
I would add that IF they had troubles finding a budget for the Mk9, but chose to go nuclear with the outer surface detail, and go cheapo on the internals and canopy etc, I could appreciate that, but to follow it up with a beautifully rigged and internally detailed Mk1, with utter shitola exterior details like something that came free out of a cornflake packet- is beyond belief
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..Mike
..you've got them on for 18 quid + P&P....
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Very pleasing to my eye
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he thing that gets me is NOT the accuracy- its the fact that if they did to the Mk1 on the outside the same as the '9 then we would almost have a perfect 1/72 mk1 Spit
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That's indecently good!
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Having a fiddle around with the Mk1& 9 as I am shortly going to be building a Spitfire or three.
Now- HOW can Airfix do this;
Eminently acceptable surface detail on the Mk9, cockpit and small details from hell
Utterly rubbish surface detail on the Mk1- brilliant cockpit and other details- AAAARRRGHHHHHHH
Also, the wing root chord is more on the Mk9- huh?
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Please put a sunglasses warning on the thread title.....
That's a ver-ry nice
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I nearly didn't click on this because the old Revell P-51B is not the greatest kit, and I wasn't expectng a lot- but I have to say that is bloody nicely done! Impressive finishing skills indeed. Also happens to be a fave of mine- so double well done
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Although I certainly agree on a personal level with Jonners, I DO feel there could just possibly be "issues" with certain aspects of this stuff. Like for instance the F-15 that did a one way trip. You never know about poo-poo going wrong until after its gone wrong
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Not the sort of thread I usually get involved in- but was searchng for something else today and came up with these pics and web page
I'm sure it's utterly irrelevant
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Good to see these- of course the engine should be that exact colour- it's a 2.5
Where did you get the actual paint you used from btw?
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That's a beautiful looking Hawk sheet! How much?
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Very nice Job that Duncan
Well here's the finished pics of mine-
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I agree that it does have some small fit issues, the joint underneath at the rear of the wing can be tricky {there is also a sink mark on the bottom of the fuselage there too} and the canopies always seem to sit a little proud of the fuselage
Price is a sticking point for such a tiny kit but they make up into little beauties I think.
aahhhhh- I thought it must have been something I had done!
Will try to take a few pics today and post tonight
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Mentalguru,
Reading your descriptive about how bad this kit is I still think that you have done a tremedous job on this
Keep up the good work.
You have MY moral support !
Ooohh- I didn't mean it was THAT bad!
Actually, it's a lovely little kit- and I put the final touches to it this afternoon
Will maybe try and take some pics in the daylight tomorrow.
The paint I had applied was purely a "marker coat" as the JG54 camou I was going to apply retained the orig. colours on the wings, but that is about as far as it goes. Thing is with this kit- it has the typical separate front cowlings (always a chore to get these right) and it somehow feels really skinny until- you put paint on and finish it- then it looks lovely- so lovely that I went out and bought another one- for 18 quid- yep-
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56 views and not one comment- well lets redress that a little- nice job- I know the kit, not an easy build, you did a very pleasing job and in the process gave the model some real "feel..'
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Yes- neat as it should be- great capture
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Nice job. Wouldn't it be good to have that recovery thingy in 1/48.
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Looks very smart Ray... how weathered will it be?
Toasted on the bottom I should think- now away with you cheeky boy
Bl*ody luverly model there
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Oooohh errr missus
I just choked on my bacon sarnie
lovely job- very well built and finished 