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Handy stuff, thank you for posting. Cheers Dennis

Yes that is my very much missed assistant modeller, he was great, he did not attempt to "help" me he just watched. He did the same when I was working on my motorbikes in the garage. Cheers Dennis

I also enjoyed reading that one, and have also got Code of Honour, Bright Star, Trial by Fire, Team Yankee and Sword point by the same author. Cheers Dennis

My delivery of Sovereign Colourcoats paints arrived from Resolution Hobbies, the new owners of the brand, so now I can fill the gaps in my paint drawers. Well packed and a fast delivery, highly recommended, but there are still gaps in the range. Cheers Dennis

As Peter's email informed me, the new parts arrived today, big call out for Peter for that and I'll echo the roll out the Typhoon. Cheers Dennis

The next kit is a Hawker Typhoon (car door). Cheers Dennis

Great news, modelling wise PR Spitfires are pretty neglected in 1/32 scale, and as I am rather partial to Spitfires I have ordered one already. Cheers Dennis

I am a dedicated 1/32 scale builder and am only interested in WW2 subjects, I would strongly recommend that you read as many online builds of kits as possible before buying or tackling a build, it is something I always do and I copy them for future builds as well. My favourite manufacturer is Hasegawa, well engineered, no gimmicks like open panels or ultra detailed engines and they fit together perfectly. However I do build other brands of kits, Trumpeter kits are also well engineered and fit together nicely, however their accuracy can be a bit iffy, they have an A team and a B team of designers, so choose carefully. Revell, their modern kits are good, cheap and cheerful, I have built a lot of their 1970's kits which was a great apprenticeship for learning new techniques as they do require some "help". The latest kits I have built of theirs was their Spitfire I/II which with a bit of help from Barracuda aftermarket can be turned into a fairly accurate example, it still looks good without the Barracuda stuff however. The other newer kit that I built was their He219 which was again well engineered but according to the experts was not 100% accurate however I was impressed, their He162 is a nice simple build as well. I have the new Hurricane kit and am looking forward to building it and the forthcomming Sea Hurricane. I have built a lot of Special Hobby kits, these can be a bit more "challenging" but they do produce kits of subjects you will not find made by anyone else. The same goes for Pacific Coast Models, great subjects but they are in the "very challenging" category. I have lots of Tamiya kits in the stash as well as ZM kits but have not got around to building any of them yet, the ZM kits look very daunting builds but again they do some very interesting subjects. As others have recommended visit the Large Scale Planes site and look for builds that interest you, lots of things to learn on there as there is also on this site. Above all, enjoy. Cheers Dennis PS Forgot about Jigs, I bought one last year and it is one of the best modelling aids I have bought, not for alignment but as a third hand and somewhere to safely put the kit I am working on out of the way.

Dead clever Cheers Dennis

Looking good, very impressive, I have both of Tamiya's Zeros in the stash and all the builds that I have found online say that they really are good kits to build so I will be interested to see how you get on. So far so good. Cheers Dennis

Hi Mike it was M53 Ford, I have been buying cars from them for years and have always had the cars on a service contract with them. They have always played fair with me and helped with car problems when I have popped in to ask them for help, and they have never charged me for this. So I was surprised by this, either it was a new tester or there has been a missive from on high about the issue. Looking at the state of other cars on the road it does seem very draconian. Thanks Matt it was a 5 year old bulb but looked fine to me when it was in action Cheers Dennis

Is this a new way of making money for garages, my car recently failed it's MOT on a wrong coloured indicator bulb. It was the original bulb from when I bought the car new, a Ford Focus back in 2000. To my untrained eye it was flashing orange when in use, so the question is there a specification for orangeness and how do they measure it. Has anyone else heard of this. Cheers Dennis

Thanks John, it will be a while before I start the Defiant build, I am halfway through one build and have two others lined up before I can pluck up enough courage to start on the Defiant. Cheers Dennis

Well I have waited for years for a 1/32 scale Defiant and Peter at Airscale has certainly delivered, not cheap but building models is my main hobby so well worth it. Ordered Friday at 18:00 delivered Sunday around lunch time. Cheers Dennis

It's nice to have someone who encourages your hobbies, usually at Scale Model World I give her a list od kits and some money and send her off looking for the kits I am after, she usually gets a better deal that I would have. Cheers Dennis

Strangely enough despite waiting years for a 1/32 scale Defiant I had decided that I should not spend that sort of money on a kit as we had just come back from an expensive holiday cruise and we are a bit skint, so i decided to have a chat with my wife about it and she told me to not to be silly and go for it, so I did. And no sadly she was an only child. Cheers Dennis

My wife was standing behind me cheering when I hit the button and snagged one, she is my biggest modelling supporter, but she does not know about Peters latest venture, a car door Typhoon, how could I resist. Cheers Dennis

Looks just right that, I am so impressed with the paint and weathering as well, great job. Cheers Dennis

Superb build and paintwork, definately something to aspire to. Cheers Dennis

Great answer Troy, thanks Cheers Dennis

That looks superb, nice work. Cheers Dennis

Nice work on a definate golden Oldie, this is one of the kits that lured me back into modelling, in its day it was a revelation and I have fond memories of it. So good on you. Cheers Dennis

Fantastic modelling, photography, and a fine tribute. Cheers Dennis

Guilty as charged, I like to fix things, in the olden days you had to be able to fix things yourselves, for one there was less money around and two the service industry was not as well developed as it is now. Sometimes I am appalled at the "get a man in to fix it" or the buy a new one attitude of the younger generation. However I do recognise that the fixer generations are slowly dying out and they will not be replaced. Cheers Dennis

More https://www.forcesnews.com/news/ww2-fighters-return-flight-after-precautionary-grounding-following-raf-pilots-death Cheers Dennis