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  1. Thanks for posting this - it's looking great πŸ™‚ As a kid in the 70's this was THE ship/vessel kit for me. To me it always looked busy and purposeful. A few months ago I saw the vintage Airfix kit in my local store and just snapped it up. I am really enjoying the nostalgia build. (Just OOB, it's still in the yard). It wont be a patch on your build! πŸ™‚. PB
  2. Hi Steve -This is just great πŸ™‚ It keeps making me smile so big thanks for that! (Hope the little fella being chased makes it) PB
  3. Nice Mirage ! πŸ™‚ Have you read "44 Days" by Michael Veitch? (Also- Looking at the bar mat - does that make you a Pies supporter?)
  4. That's a terrific job on a challenging kit and rarely seen subject πŸ™‚ - thanks for posting
  5. Well that gets my vote! How did your eyesight hold out? πŸ™‚
  6. That's half the fun! πŸ™‚ ... (The KP Pawnee is similar. You've inspired me to take a look at Cub now.) Very nice - thanks for posting
  7. Thanks @twinpin πŸ™‚- I'm getting spacers with yours 😢
  8. Thanks all πŸ™‚ I went to school in the West Country and one of the enduring memories is lots of farmer's kids poring over the latest BSA and Webley Scott air rifle brochures πŸ™‚ .... and another question - Do you make or preserve a rare ancient kit? For instance the Airfix SAM -2 Missile. The moulds I believe were scrapped. I have an Airfix Gazelle in the original blister pack from 50 years ago that I cant see ever opening. Doesn't seem right!
  9. Hi When I was a kid in the Seventies I was given the Airfix "Modelling Jet Fighters" guide which opened my eyes to the fact that you did not always need to just slap a kit together and set fire to it. The guide then inspired me to go out and buy my first modelling magazine: the latest edition of SAM (Aircraft in Detail S-3 Viking) - which I still have. Articles from both included modifying the Airfix Corsair to USAF standard and Peter Doyle makes the Rareplanes Vulcan. (So if you are finding the Airfix kit a bit intimidating - think at least its not a vacform! That will get you back on track.) . I quickly bought the Airfix A-7 Corsair and Airfix S3 Viking but it was the Hasegawa S-3 I always hunkered after. SAM gave it an excellent review- apart from the decals. I have had a soft spot for both aircraft ever since Anyway - forty plus years later and I'm revisiting the Airfix A-7 Corsair and find myself the Hasegawa S-3 Viking. And what great fun they were too. The Corsair has no cockpit as such and is pretty basic but nothing that a bit of plastic card and lead wire can't sort. Decals on both were unusable so went aftermarket.
  10. Wow! This, to me, is the essence of wonderful modelling. You can't beat a bit of scratchbuilding. Thanks for sharing/inspiringπŸ™‚
  11. Good show of skills there Mark πŸ™‚ Peeps have their own views on weathering but its certainly needed to some extent (after all, monotone subjects can be ...er...monotone!). Just need to decide on how much artistic license you wish to use.πŸ™‚ Here is a shot of sister ship 615
  12. Keep the shots coming! πŸ™‚ Love the Cranberry pictures- The Canberra is something special PB
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