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@bjohns5: You are right. There's no doubt about it. It is difficult to find Tiger Moth photos showing a good plan view in the air. I only found one, the camouflaged machine. You must have looked hard to find four of them! In the process, you also managed to prove yourself wrong and Airfix as near right as makes no difference. I don't know about your eyes … astigmatism, perhaps? To my photographer's eyes, all four rolling Moths show quite clearly that the wing tip curve has a perceptible flattening of the curve at around one third chord. Your de Havilland drawing, on the other hand shows a simplified, almost continuous curve. If you don't want to see that, fine. I could make a Photoshop document to prove it, but truth be told, I just can't be bothered. A simple solution is to just grab a pack of Milliput, a sanding block – et voilà, you will have wing tips to your satisfaction. Everybody happy. 🤗 Over and out. Kind regards, Joachim

Amazing modelling and imaginative, atmospheric photography that's showing the model at its very best. Personally, I'd skip the "motion blur" stuff. In glaring contrast with the model, it's not at all convincing. Not to these eyes, anyway. 😉 Kind regards, Joachim

Utterly convincing. Kind regards, Joachim

All that TLC was used to jaw-dropping effect. In short, she looks like the real thing! Kind regards, Joachim

Beautiful build with a particularly smooth finish! For the correct spelling of the type, just take a peek at the top of the rudder. 😉 Might be an idea to correct the heading, to help people searching for Rafale inspiration… Kind regards, Joachim

It looks as if you have managed the poisonous lady perfectly! Kind regards, Joachim

The effect is like a lady d'un certain âge after spending a couple of hours at the hairdresser and the beautician and finally putting om her new hat – et voilá! Beautiful! Kind regards, Joachim

Brilliant piece of modelling! She looks, for lack of a less worn expression, 'real'. She also gives that well researched impression, small details that one wouldn't come up with when winging a 'general' finish, including the cause/effect weathering style. That subtle paint wear on the radio hatch hinge, for example… Impressive work. As the Romans liked to say, "nihil sine labore"; nothing (of value) without work. Kind regards, Joachim

Marvellously neat models. In fact, in my purely personal view, some careful traces weathering, apart from the exhaust stains, might help the almost clinical impression. And, of course, drooping elevators… 😉 Anyway, nice, clean modelling! Kind regards, Joachim

Superb Macchi – looks ready to take off. The worn down paint on the backside of the prop blades adds another level of realism. Impressive, dedicated modelling! Kind regards, Joachim

Very smart looking Heinkel. And the finish is just superb. Kind regards, Joachim

An impressive beast, indeed. Did you forget to fill and sand that seam in front of the canopy, though? 🥴 Kind regards, Joachim

Just… awesome! Like standing close to the 1:1 version… Kind regards, Joachim

Amazing paper modelling! Kind regards, Joachim

She looks super smart! I wouldn't mind some more photos, also from ground level, please… 😉 Kind regards, Joachim

Very neat and 'right looking' Hurricane! Kind regards, Joachim

Amazing modelling. The overall impression is quite overwhelming, and apparently you have spent a lot of TLC on the details as well, judging from the very realistic looking engines with their attached plumbing. Congratulations on a museum class model! Kind regards, Joachim

When my wife and I visited Samarkand a few years ago, our learned guide expained why, on the ancient, beautifully tiled mosques and buildings, there was always one minor but visible blemish – perhaps a tile with a crack in the corner or being slightly out of alignment. He said: – Only Allah is perfect. So, those little blemishes were intentional! That has helped me a lot to tolerate the flaws (in my case involuntary!) in whatever I do… 😋 Kind regards, Joachim

Superb DC-4! Those flaws you mentioned are all inside the fuselage, right? 🧐 😁 Kind regards, Joachim

Beautifully made and finished Hurricane, in a scheme that's off the well-trodden path and at the same time enhances the Hurricane's rugged and purposeful lines. Kind regards, Joachim

Remarkable modelling, just oozing realism. My fave is that guy with his head inside the radio hatch (if that's what it is, Jap a/c being a bit outside of my regular interests). Superb work! Kind regards, Joachim

Superb model of arguably the shapliest airliner ever. Impressively realistic diorama in the last photo, too… Kind regards, Joachim

Spectacular impression created from those vacformed sheets in the first photo! Kind regards, Joachim

Fabulous work! Your engine looks better than many (full scale) museum engines I've seen… 🧐👌 Kind regards, Joachim

Very real looking Cat. The very convincing waterline effect makes it come alive. Kind regards, Joachim