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I built one of these a couple of years ago, forgot to add the noise weight so had to perform rhinoplasty on a very beautiful airframe I have another in my stash so following with interest!

Hi Mike, No worries, I keep meaning to post more so I guess that's a perfect excuse! Apologies if I broke any rules! Kind regards, Ian

Hi all, Hope you are all keeping well in these crazy times? I'm in the process of building the 1/48 Hobbyboss P51D in the Missouri Armada guide. Unfortunately one of the Missouri Armada decals disintegrated on me. I have tried free painting the rest of the decal but it looks crap! <Sorry, you need 100 posts to be able to use the Wanted area> Kind regards, Ian

Awesome work Rob, i put a bit more detail into a few areas but nothing on this level! It's build like yours that encourage me to try new things in every build.

Thanks Rob, I remember it being painful and one of those builds that I had to keep leaving before it had a flight test from the bedroom window! I never got the join perfect and just made the best I could of it.

I built one of these earlier in the year and was determined to have the wings folded (mainly due to a lack of display space ) and had a bit of a battle with the soft plastic hinge. I ended up cutting the original hinge off and bending a heavy duty paperclip into the right shape and using that. It looked very sparse so I bashed some basic detail, trying to replicate some pictures I found on the web.

Hi Greg, Don't knock your skills mate, you are doing an amazing job with this airframe! I'm sitting in the background quietly soaking up the info in the hope they will improve my own attempts! I keep attempting to do a build log but always get carried away and miss talking photos of at least twenty steps!

Good morning all, I finally bit the bullet, purchased some EZ Line and retrofitted it to the Spitfire. Even without paint she looks so much cleaner. Thanks for the great advice everyone, now I feel comfortable cracking on with the Airfix F8 Meteor.

Looking really good mikey! I ended up cutting the wing roundels either side of the vortex generators and finding a suitable paint to fill the gaps. Vallejo model air Steel Blue 71.087 RAL5013 if its of any help?

Thanks for the advice everyone, I must admit modelling is on hold for another week whilst I visit my parents in Kefalonia.... I'm too busy looking at views like... I'll have to do some research when I get back to blighty, decide on a product and retro fit to the mk1 Spit. I'll try and remember to post some pics too

Thanks everyone, appreciate the feedback. I will defo have a look for EZ line products. Thinking about it I have some thin plastic rod, but reckon it might droop to much over a run like that.... Hmmm mm, do I try and retrofit, or leave it as is and take it as a lesson learned....

Thanks Terry, I will have to keep my eyes open for that product, the amount of times that I knocked the wire after getting it straight

I decided on using individual wire taken from a Cat 5 network cable, I don't know if it's too thick but it's the first time I have taken this extra step......I'm happy with the results but more than happy for constructive criticism! These were taken post weathering and final matt coat, once again I forgot to take photos during the processes. I must admit that I struggled with the wire aerials and might have knocked the cockpit door, aerial and pitot tube (shown in the bottom picture) off on a couple of occasions....I thought I had left it long enough in the build before fitting them, but lessons learned!!

After seeing some of your other builds I'd love to follow this one..... There are sure to be some amazing skills on show!

So over the past couple of evenings I have gloss coated and added the decals Like an eeedjit I forgot that I was building her with the cockpit open so had to temporarily attach the door whilst I added the decals. One they had set I carefully cut around the door and removed it again. Here and is with the final gloss coat applied to the upper surfaces, ready for lower then weathering. Any suggestions for media to add the aerials? I have seen suggestions for stretching thin wire from a vga cable or possibly even thin cotton thread.....

Thank you all for the kind words! It's always great to get inspiring words from fellow modelers!! So I followed advice and gave the Mk1 another light coat of Dark Earth and allowed that to dry, it did make all the difference. Then I started applying some Dark Green, initially free hand, then I realised that my hands are that steady anymore! I applied some masking and gave her another coat, a bit cleaner this time I think....... And as she sits now. I am waiting until daylight tomorrow before applying the clear coat, just in case I'm not happy with the final effect. Really looking forward to applying some weathering! Not the best photo but I'm not sure if that's the bottle of red or dodgy lighting!!

It has taken me about a month to get this far, I just haven't gathered the courage to post until now! I have already completed an FW190d And a Spitfire F Mk22/24 She will be followed by a Mossie, Hurricane and P38 Lightning. I'll try and take some more detailed pics of them. I always get too carried away though

Thanks for the tip Sturmovic, I am a long way from applying any decals but will take your advice into consideration

There were only minor joints that needed sanding (to my untrained eyes anyway!) I pre-shaded panel lines using my el-cheapo airbrush. I'm still learning the finer points of airbrush use, and forgot to take decent pics! I never know if I have left enough pre-shading, or just completely covered with the layers of paint. Here she is after clearcoating the underside. I had already started masking for the upper surfaces. Her first coat of Vallejo Dark Earth, again I'm not sure if I have left enough of the pre-shade showing through......... Compared to some of the models being crafted on here, I have a looooong way to go, but she is so much nicer that the hand painted kits of my youth! My attempt at adding some detail to the undercarriage legs..... you might notice photography is not one of my strongest skills!

Deep breath, swallow your pride and just post the pictures!!! So........ Hi everyone! I've been hiding in the shadows admiring the amazing skills on show on this forum and have finally decided to share my partial WiP Mk1 Spitfire. She started life as a Tamiya Mk1 Supermarine Spitfire, purchased from Duxford in support of The Blenheim Society: Whilst I have carried out some minor additions to the pit, and have painted and weathered it, I forgot to take pictures!! So she miraculously jumped to this..... the wings fitted nicely without much fuss. This will be the first Spitfire I have built with an open cockpit so a steep learning curve for me!

Amazing looking models being manufactured here. I hope I can get my own feeble efforts looking this good..... One day....... Maybe........

One of my all time fav aircraft, the English Electric Lightning. I can still remember the sound these things make on take off! Unfortunately the canopy frosted when I sprayed her. I have tried to polish it out with little effect.... Group shot including the TSR2, Lightning and Jag. The eagle eyed among you will spot a Tiger Moth which I built after having a flight in one, amazing experience!

So I have finally summoned the courage to post some pics of my work: 1/48 A10. I started this before moving to Rugby about 4 1/2 years ago and unfortunately the main UC parts got lost in the move so I had to kit bash some, I doubt they would pass serious muster but I'm happy with the outcome! 1/48 V22 Osprey, again this was started before the move nut luckily the only thing I lost were the decals! 1/48 Canberra PR9, I made a couple of mistakes with this one, I think I got the colour wrong and the canopy surround sank a bit whilst it dried 1/48 Jaguar GR1. This is the first model in a lot of years whose UC has survived the build and painting process. I have a TSR2 and EE Lightning that collapsed during painting so I ended up closing the bays.

I am almost finished this 1/48 Spitfire F Mk.24 from no.80 squadron of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force based out of Kai Tak in 1955 (or at least that is what the kit told me!) I still have to decide if I've weathered it enough and then Matt coat her..

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Some might say I have a warped and twisted sense of humour! I am still very much learning some of the finger points of scale modelling, luckily I have an understanding wife (who seems to enjoy me living myself away for hours on end).