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Calum, I finished mine as the very 12 Squadron machine you were thinking of. I nearly added the sabrinas but stopped myself. I would have expected the canopy issue to be you having no problems and me having lots of issues. In the end it just dropped into place. Is the canopy being fouled buy the top of the seat? Just a thought. I like your colour interpretations.

So many memories, especially of Aifix red paint taking ages to dry. Thank you for posting.

snashing work, I've been wondering about these paints, maybe worth a buying a bottle or too after seeing these.

Yes quite right. I'll be paying my respects on Monday as I have to go to Bridlington.

Quite an undertaking, good luck. I suppose you have seen the fabulous memorial at the Lissett site? It is marvellous to see it at dawn or dusk. when the sun is in the right place.

Oh for a new tool F-86A.

More little Italian and German chaps The Prince is negotiating with the paymaster for some landsknechts whilst the priest blesses everyone Still talking Mounted crossbowmen about to go marauding. The Prince and the Crossbowmen are Perry and the rest are Warlord.

Really nicely done, Jim both the painting and the presentation. I do like the diorama bases for the light infantry.

Great work, and a great representation of part of your homelands story. I have had holidays in Malta and managed to get a couple of trips out there with work. I want to return but somehow life gets in the way.

Really nice work, I like the way you have tackled the access panels o the fuselage top.

Jim, the Victrix figures look really good, my Wargamming buddy who I did the Waterloo game with has a few boxes of the Victrix on his painting table.and is really looking forward to the Perry plastic Austrian Cavalry being released . MY Austrians are all old Wargames Foundry and as I have 1100 plus figures I'm not looking for more! You are right about the Warlord horses, their plastic Infantry re great but the horses are not up to that standard. Take care mate Andy

Scale Model World, now where I heard that name before?...

A lovely tribute to a brave family and a cracking Hurricane.

I spent most of late 2014 and 2015 building and painting for the IPMS Scale Model World Battle of Britain, display, so much so that to paraphrase Sir Steve Redgrave, 'if I even start using Dark Green/Dark Earth/Sky, shoot me'. Three things changed that, the upcoming 2020 Anniversary display, buying and reading the Battle of Britain Archive series from Red Kite and the fabulous Fundekkals sheet for the early Spitfire. Realising my stash was BoB free, I bought an Airfix Spitfire Ia and a Tamiya one at a knockdown price. I planned to build both in parallel but the real world go the way as it tends to do. Compared to the Airfix kit it is up to £15.00 more expensive here in the UK ( though I picked mine up for a mere £4 more) I wondered if it was worth it. In the end, I will now speak heresy, it a nice kit, not perfect and a little quirky. I expect to get hammered for this view. let me explain. The fit is fabulous, I used absolutely no filler anywhere, it is probably the nicest kit I have ever built in that respect. The way the undercarriage is moulded and the covering panels mean the undercarriage legs with be at the right angle and a lot stronger than the fiddly way Airfix did theirs. On the downside there is no back or head armour provided, both essential for the BoB markings provided. It is also a shame that no two bladed propeller is offered, the rest of the options to make a mid production Mk I are there but not a two blader for the very early machines. The flying surfaces unmodified are not able to be posed in anything other than straight, unlike the Airfix one where they can be easily animated with no modification. Also, the way the cockpit inserts (which fit beautifully) mean that the canopy can only be pose fully open or fully closed. By moulding the radio aerial with a lump of the fuselage, you cannot add this vulnerable sticking out piece of plastic without having to remove and lengthening it, not very modeller friendly. Finally the way the front armour is a separate piece from the windscreen is trial to fit and in my case my hamfisted modelling allowed paint to seep under it. I much prefer the Airfix way of providing two different windscreens. I feel like I am damning it with faint praise and using it as an excuse for my shortcomings, I really enjoyed building it but for the price in the UK........ Here she is with the Airfix one I built a month or so ago. The Fundekkels markings are brilliant and the instruction PDF is a goldmine of information. There are still half a dozen more never been seen in decal form Mk Ia s I want to build on the sheet, The choice of which kit to buy is still the balance. Thanks for looking

Is you want a rattle can try Tamiya AS12 Bare metal Sliver. It is much less glossy and bright than Humbrol 11.

I hadn't realised how nice the Malburian figures are, I thought they were a re-boxing of some other, rather poor figures from a now defunct manufacturer. Great work Jim.

Excellent choices Jim. The latest(UK) issue of Wargames Illustrated has a sprue of 10 Imperial Romans as a giveaway. Might be worth a look.

I'll have a look on Amazon. Thanks for the gen. Had a quick squizz and they are now from £129.00! on Amazon

Excellent work, and showing the differences between th Typhoon and the Tempest was a masterstroke.

Great finish, I agree with you about the nose panels, and lack of positive location for the cameras, I also had trouble with a couple of the windows not fitting. Seems they have disappeared from the shops in the UK, which is a pity.

Excellent finish and like the others have said a difficult camouflage scheme to get right.

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The Armouries is a good day out. They have Sibornes small Waterloo diorama, and the cases at least tell a story. Originally it was just pieces of armour and no words. The re-enactors are usually good as well.

Leeds City centre is a desert for anything plastic. There is an ok shop at Crossgates but not really worth the bother. The best shop for miles is Halifax Modellers World. It is near the station and is well worth a visit. I regularly drive 35 miles there and back because I know it will have what I want, both in kits and modelling tools, paints etc. Just don't go on a Wednesday as it is shut.

That,s another beautiful model.