Galligraphics

To be fair, the stand looks great, Andrew…

That's stunning... Nige

That's looking good, O.H. . Thank you for your kind words about my build. I am reminded that we only have a month and a half left and my effort has been sitting rather neglected for a couple of weeks.. . Cheers, Nige

Following with interest - I've always found this particular aircraft more attractive than the MkII or Mk V. So much so that I made one in my teens from the Matchbox kit - probably not very accurate; I just looked at some photos, IIRC.

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mmmmm

Applausible

That is a remarkable transformation of a rather basic ancient kit… terrific work . Nige

Strange how often that sort of thing seems to happen, innit?

This takes me back to the conversion articles that I read in the likes of Airfix Magazine in my youth when Alan W Hall would describe adding a chunk of balsa wood and then blithely say “and carve it to shape…” I was in awe then of the skills of someone who could produce a recognisable shape from a lump of wood, much as I am in awe of the milliput-whittling/filing skills demonstrated here. Nige

What they said… nicely done cockpit

Nicely done and that is such a striking scheme!

Fiddly it may be but those decals seem to have settled down really nicely - I've produced my own decals in the past and because the film is quite thick I haven't always been entirely happy with them... Nige

As it's nearly two weeks since my last update, I'd better let you know what's been happening in my workshop. Not a lot, as it happens... some fiddling about with the canopy join - alternating coats of Mr Surfacer and then rubbing down around the edges. I'm nearly happy with it now. I've added some small details to the V1 - gauges, filler caps and rudder actuator - given it a final coat of primer and then an initial spray of the undersides with light blue; I've just realised that the pics are a bit blurred - sorry about that. And an initial coat of medium sea grey for the undersides of the Spit - you'll also notice in the background that I took the opportunity to do the undersides of my two Pegasus Mk22s (which have been somewhat neglected since last year's Not My Comfort Zone GB). I may resurrect them in a new WIP thread later... I've also spotted some unevenness just inboard of the starboard radiator... I foresee some more sanding and fettling in my future... I still need to add the Rebecca beam approach aerial "bump" and also figure out whether the identification(?) light on the underside would have been moved backwards (because it would have been covered by the slipper tank when fitted)... More soon, I hope... Nige

Mmm… Anne Hathaway… 😊