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How was the kit to build? Our base is just hosting this very aircraft and I had to order the kit right away

This bird just arrived today to our base for the Adriatic Strike '25 exercise. It is indeed wraparound camouflage. Here's a few shots that might help. Also note that it has Italian flag colours on the right side top of the tail.

Thanks everyone!

Bought this kit out of curiosity, as I was wondering how a 3d printed kit looks like in this day and age. While I don't see it yet making a mass production, this kit proves that the technology has advanced immensely.

Beautiful Draken! Still remember admiring them over Zeltweg.

Top job, mate!

Thank you for your suggestions! Yeah vac would improve the looks for sure, but I've had bad experiences with it in the past so I've decided just to accept it as it is. As for the tip of the rudder or better yet tail fin - it actually was a rather large thing, at least as it is seen on the surviving Finnish Hurricane - I was actually quite surprised about it. And as it is, it is airfoil shaped which is more correct than a round string would be.

Thank you, guys! Much appreciated!

Another Arma 1:72 Hurricane completed.

Thank you for the insightful information! Much appreciated! Thank you, Steve!

I was talking about a Finnish Mk.I. RYAF received early ragwing Hurricanes while Finns used metal wing ones.

thank you! thank you! thank you! Thank you! Interesting informations about the propellers. Were Mk.I props any different? I saw one in original colours at Tikkakoski museum in Finland and I am quite certain, the chips show bare metal underneath. They are also present at the front, but not as many (actually I am just finishing a Finnish one atm). Or was that fabric of some light colour (grey?) that could be mistaken for aluminium? Asking, as I am more of a jet guy and don't know details like that. But yeah, I might tone down the chipping a bit in the future.

Latest of my bench, part of a double Arma Hobby 1:72 Hurricane build. Aftermarket used Master cannon barrels and Lift Here decals.

Thanks to everyone! Thank you, Marcin, for your input. I admit I have almost zero knowledge on the P-47. I've now checked the few photos of the HV-U I have and indeed it was equipped with Hamilton prop. I might replace it sometime in the future with the Quickboost offering.

Hi everyone. Revell 1:72 kit with the addition of some aftermarket stuff - Quickboost engine, AK Interactive decals, Yahu instrument panel, CMK wheels and Master barrels and gunsight.

Beautiful build!

Thank you again to all for kind words!

Thank you very much, everyone! I wish I knew the meaning of RDY stencil beforehand. Mistake on Modelsvit's side. Mr.Paint - MRP-356 and -357 for main camouflage - dedicated Mirage Celomer colours.

Just finished. Built in colours from Op Daguet, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia 1991. The only aftermarket part used is Master pitot tube. Paints by MRP.

Thanks, guys!

In December, one of the guys in a modelling group I am part of, gave an idea - let's do a "One week wonder" group build - you've got the first week of 2024 to start and finish a kit from your stash. I was up for the challenge and picked up HobbyBoss' easy kit F-84. It's not a bad kit per se and it has a few weak points but for a price for around 5€/$, it's hard to complain. Decals come from Hi-decals and represent one of the 34 of Imperial Iranian Air Force F-84Gs.

Thanks again! I totally agree. Sunset at the peak performance and so much upgrade potential...

Thank you, everyone!

About a year ago, me and my buddy Mitja decided, we should build the same kit from our stash but do it in our own ways - we picked GWH F-14D in 1:72 and picked VF-101 Grim reapers squadron, me going high vis, Mitja low vis. There was some aftermarket used - I used metal pitot tube, resin wheels and burner cans, while Mitja went with wheels and ejection seats. For the purposes of my vignette I also used excellent Reedoak figures. My vignette is called "Last season, baby!" and shows preseason photo shoot of one of the two display aircraft for the last Tomcat airshow season in 2004. Happy New Year!

Yeah, I think you are talking a build from Ugur Kenel. Yeah, I was thinning the parts as well, but couldn't get them to fit without the filler. You could almost see through the cockpit floor. But it was interesting to watch that vid, because he had the same exact issues.