Red Dot

you haven't seen it up close!

nice one Craig. Bring it along to the next meeting and i will bring along the Daco stuff too. Crack on with the next kit ;-) andy

Famous last word Thomas ;-) Looking forward to it, can't wait

Hi Vultures1, I started with Alclad black with grey panels (to give reflective contrast) followed by a coat of aluminum. That worked but in later doing some of the smaller panels i managed to knock my compressor off the table and in the process spill paint all over one wing. I did say the kit was a bit of a chore didn't i. So i went with Vallejo but didn't get the same change of tone as it is thicker than Alclad, so off it all came and i went back to plan one. The simple answer is alclad! I seem to be getting hate mail about not liking Lightnings :-) I don't dislike them and they were very impressive in their day, but as a modelling subject i prefer modern Japanese stuff, There. that's settled now Andy

I did the same but they still weren't quite right. Very annoying! Andy

especially when they reverse over plastic canopies. Thanks for the help again

hi all, Here's my latest creation, the Airfix 1/72 Lightning, built straight from the box for a commission. As a kit it was not that special as i found it hard to finish, partly because i have no real interest in the subject (not the kit's fault!) and partly because it just didn't seem to go together smoothly. The decals were a bit thick in that they wouldn't settle into the panel lines even using Daco strong. I ended up using a hairdryer to warm them and all was well. The final touch was a Flory models wash which was something new for me and something i will be doing in the future too. Anyway, hope you like it Andy

hi all, I've just finished these two resin kits. Both went together well and are recommended especially the videoaviation.com ones as they are easy to get hold of and fantastically detailed. MD-3 generator (videoaviation) Starter cart / generator? (ex-KMC kit?)

super Phantom and well done on all the stencils too

Thanks for the part Phantombigstu

Those are amazing photos. Keep digging for more please Andy

doh! you got the last laugh!

no problem at all Levin, thanks for the reply

pm sent, thanks PhantomBigStu. It's part 2 on the ipms link above, not 6 when you look closely Andy

hi there, Does anyone have the part number for the forward windscreen for the Airfix 1/72 Lightning (new mould) kits please? I have just had a chair-to-plastic accident and the instructions went out with the binman yesterday as i only had one bit to do!! thanks Andy

He will, don't worry

lovely weathering. Very realistic so well done

Butterfly modeller!

Fantastic job there Rene. Will it be at Telford though?

good photos and good information too, thanks for sharing

beautiful finish on your Sea King, well done

the Modellfan editor is Bertholdt Tacke (aka Wolfheart!) who is an absolute top man. You may have seen him at Telford in his motorised wheelchair, beaming away and always tralking to everyone. Well worth a chat with him as he seriously knows his history too

Lovely stuff. Were you standing next to me as i have a lot of similar shots? I'd be interested to know what shutter speeds you were using for the Il-72 and KE-3 as i got a lot of heat haze off the runway for them Andy

Forget that Craig, time to dig out the resin North Wing Model Craft U-125 I think!!!! Great photos Homebee Andy

Good boy! It must have been all the "coaching" Cracking effort and cannot wait to see it in the flesh Andy