TallBlondJohn

I dont envy you that job. Woudl Tamiya flexible tape have helped?

Beautiful. Having built (and ruined) these kits as a kid I have this as a future project. Oil paints you say? Hmmmm....

Amen to that! And is that a Blackburn bin underneath? 😉

Don't worry they are both too busy trying to avoid the iceberg! 😉

And a general question does anybody know how to scratch 1/700 oval fairleads? I've seen this done in 1/600 by drilling and then carving the end of an Evergreen strip. To get the smooth look, dip in Tamiya Extra Thin.

Best Valkyrie I've ever seen. I've got 2, will never build them.

Superb. How did you mask the camo?

Those are very strange "missiles". Must be a secret weapon! (codenamed Ecky Thump maybe)

As somebody who suffers from vertigo and seasickness, thank you for that mental image. Excuse me, I'm going to go and have a lie down.

Superb - having attempted a card ship this size the amount of time and specialized skills required is just mind-boggling. Bravo!

Looks superb from here! Any chance of close-ups?

Beautiful. The guy in the rowing boat doe seem to be challenging her to a fight - which may be unwise.

I sympathize - the issue I think is that Roden treat us to lovely complete engines and cockpit assemblies. Which take no account of the non-scale thickness of the fuselage walls. So you have to batter them in, or start scraping. I got the engine into my W4 (D1 fuselage) by cutting chunks off it and thinning down the mounting 'shelves' and engine brackets until I could get the hub reasonably central. Frankly its been a PITA the whole way... and tomorrow we rig! (third attempt)

Excellent result - and I can say that as somebody who has been battling a Roden Albatros for over five years. They are not simple builds!

Superb stuff. But if you start having strange dreams after printing this thing don't say you weren't warned.