Nomis61

Being totally ignorant here I am sure...what scale is this? Simon

Late to this thread for various reasons...but the idea of being talked through/shown the steps to rigging a bi plane would be really appreciated. As well as... Got my vote. look forward to it. By the way the build as I have seen it so far looks great! Simoin

Lovely pair. I am currently doing my first helicopter, a Revel Wessex in the Blue and Yellow livery similar to the first of your examples. Only hope I can do it half as well as you have. Simon

Welcome There's a show in Banstead tomorrow, which is not too far away from Westerham http://nsmmg.org.uk/ has the details Simon

It was a close run thing at times!

Thanks for the constructive comments. I will certainly take them on-board for my next build I didn't think I was alone in this experience

Hi, here's the first finished product of the year. I won't lie to you, it was a B*%£!"% build: It is a YAK-18 from Amodel in 1/72 scale Humbrol enamel paints brushed on decals from the box pretty basic but went on ok apart from one star disaster - my fault Ariel lines are stretched sprue - the softer of the two types a bit of scratch building for the tail wing supports The negatives - loads of flash on the sprues, 2 different types of plastic which made the sanding after the copious filling tough as they didn't wear down evenly, ill fitting generally but the canopy in particular - still doesn't fit but I have called time on the build or it would be parked in the hanger marked "B" for bin The positives - simple easy to follow assembly instructions, a chance to play with weighting down the nose and it was CHEAP! It is a departure from my normal, so far, WWII fighters which is why I chose to do it and also exploring other kit manufacturers than the obvious Airfix. Not sure Amodel will get too much of my money in the future. Thanks for looking, any comments gratefully accepted as I want to improve. Simon

Thanks for sharing your friend's work. A stunning amount of time and effort must have gone into its creation to achieve such detail! Helicopters aren't really my thing, but this is inspirational stuff! Simon

Hi Ced, loved the WIP, good to see it up and flying. Well Done Simon

Looking good so far. Happy Hogmanay, have a good one! Catch up in the New Year with the ongoing build

I must apologise for the lack of attention over the festivities. Just managed to catch up Ced and it is looking great Simon

They look great to me ignacio

Wow...love the plane, love the camo job and especially love the background info. Super stuff! Simon

Just shown my wife the pictures of the collection...not sure she appreciated it to be honest! On the other hand I think it is bloody marvellous!!!

looks really good

Looks pretty good to me Squibby! What weren't we supposed to tell anyone? Simon

Is there a Skype link as I can't seem to get near Simon

Powered through it all!! Wow! Feel sorry for anyone who blinked! Strange looking bird but beautifully done. Simon

Looks good. Have this one to do, probably next but one. Haven't decided on the scheme yet so I will look at it over the weekend and see if I will have the part spare. I'll probably follow your idea of painting the fuselage band, good tip. Simon

I think the pics don't give the true colour of the exhausts...they are a blueish colour! Thanks for the comments

After the stunning recovery catch you have taken over the bowling and ripped out middle stump! Excellent stuff Johnny Simon

Liking this a lot! Thanks for showing it off. Simon

Excellent recovery. Like dropping a sitter and then catching a blinder next ball! S

Hi, I'd like to see this. Mind if I pull up a chair and settle in? Like to see sparks fly Are you doing all the aircraft in one go? Simon

Thought it was the police and Interpol you were avoiding!