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I got mine a few days ago now and have to say that I'm very happy with it indeed. I don't normally build 32nd scale but as the Spit is not a large aircraft in the first place this won't require a new wing being built on to my house to store my model. My only complaint (and this is nitpicking in the extreme) is that the spinner is lacking a little detail which would be OK in 48th scale but to me stands out a little in 32nd. Aside from that it's a beauty and I'm looking forward to starting hopefully this weekend so I'll post the progress here as I go. As far as the origins of the kit personally I couldn't give a black rats … to me that is just not important, but then I'm one of people who are quite happy to build the Hasegawa/Revell Mk.IX and be well and truly pleased with my model. Cheers

Here are a couple of shots that may be of interest or help to you. Here's a shot of Fred Christensen standing next to his P-47D-25 "Miss Fire" These two are from a P-47 that was put into storage at the end of WWII and is now on display untouched. They give a good idea of the Dull Dark Green color the others are talking about. For my own use, I use Tamiya XF-26 Deep Green for this color.

Great looking build Rab where did you get the GBU-12s from a Hase Weapons set?

Great shot with crystal clear detail but can you spell d-e-a-t-h-t-r-a-p

That's an awesome shot, all that's missing is the noise and the smell.

I've got to admit I'm not a rocket expert Dave, what do you think is wrong with them?

I've just had a read of the preview for the new Trumpeter 1/48 Sea Fury Modeling Madness Link it's pretty much as I suspected it was going to be and I'll be happy enough to make the mods I need and care about. The 1/72 Trumpy Sea Fury builds up into a nice little kit but I've been waiting for a decent Sea Fury in 48th scale forever. It's currently going for $55 AUD on HLJ but they are rip off merchants and the price will decrease dramatically when it filters down to the better online asian stores. Cheers

Sheeet nice job Mike that should make a nice addition to the display cabinet.

Andy my recipe for tank tracks is as follows: 1. Base coat flat black acrylic 2. Wash with red brown oils 3. Very lightly dry brush (outside of track) with semi gloss black 3. MiG powder to weather wet and dry 4. Dry brush steel edges of guide horns 5. Rub graphite powder (with finger) to exterior of tracks to simulate wear.

Great job Andy, that resin pit certainly beats the heck out of the standard Hase offering

Good point Bo, on the Ultracast early seat with Sutton harness it looks like a piece of the harness goes through the hole.

Great job Paul the Hawk certainly looks different in that color scheme.

That's some great looking work there Will, keep us posted as the build progresses Cheers

Edgar that's pretty much the same info that I saw posted on Large Scale Planes. I think you're right though, PCM are a small outfit who specialise in the Italian Air force and having a kit like this that is selling like hot cakes is probably taxing them to the limit.

I was just reading this preview on Modeling Madness, Linky and they give the kit a pretty good wrap.

Nice vid of the Spitfire Schrödinger and nice job on the build is it 1/72 or 1/48. Also the star/flag thing on the tail, is that the hero of the Soviet Union award? Cheers

All I can say is better you than me Graham "shudder"

Hi there Andy, My references tell me naval aircraft (USMC) pre-42 should be ANA 603 Sea Grey (neutral) FS:36118 which is Tamiya XF-24, Gunze H305 & Model Master 1723. Unfortunately there is no direct Humbrol match. HTH

The Phantom is looking great Bexy please post some more pics . Ok now two important questions, 1. Who is the gorgeous babe in the photo frame and 2. A pink Spitfire ?????

Yeah I noticed that from the screen shots Leigh provided, bummer that but nothing some enterprising AM outfit couldn't handle.

Fantastic idea, over on the Finescale forum (oops can I say the here) the FAA GB has topped 200 pages of posts. Our very own Tango 1 is the GB host.

Wow nice job Andy, she's definitely a keeper. Cheers

Oops my mistake I forgot about the Airfix offering Oh and don't worry about the standard of your work they're a friendly bunch here, post away. Cheers

Whoa hold the phone, Leigh you just said the magic words RAAF, Mk.VIII and Sharkmouth . Now I have to get another so that I can do an RAAF bird because the first one's definitely going to be Johnnie Johnson's mount with the invasion stripes. Cheers

Daz that's an awesome looking build and well and truly up to your usual high standards . Did you have any trouble with the vac for canopy, they usually scare the willys out of me. Cheers