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  1. What an unusual looking aeroplane! It's a shame the fit of the kit is so poor in places, but you've done an excellent job wrestling it into shape with your files and filler! Looking forward to seeing this finished!
  2. As for the colour scheme, I've narrowed it down to two options I think look quite smart: Option 1 is XM470, as she appeared circa 1985. This scheme lets me reuse the nice CFS emblem decals from the stock kit. Option 2 is XM479, as she appears today. The tail will be trickier to mask, and I'll need to find white rose decals for this one, but I think I might have a couple spare somewhere?
  3. Thanks Toby! I took your suggestion and balanced the Jet Provost on a ruler, with the wings and tail taped on. You were right, it did lean a little tail heavy, so I added another gram of lead through the hole left for the nose gear. After that, it balanced just fine! Having looked at quite a few photos of Jet Provosts, I noticed many leave the flaps down a notch while parked, so I decided to replicate this on my model. I cut the flaps off the wings, and glued the two halves together. There was a ledge, as the top half of the flap is shorter than the bottom half, so I remedied this by gluing on some quarter-round styrene strip (actually half-round strip cut lengthways). Finally, I glued the wings onto the model. Again, some pegs were needed to keep the halves together while setting, but otherwise the fit was good.
  4. I've been in a bit of a slump recently, so I wanted something nice and easy to build, to get a bit of my modelling mojo back. I picked up a few of the Airfix starter sets at Lidl, back when they were on sale for a fiver, and I have to say I'm quite impressed! There's hardly any flash, and the fit and detailing appear superb. (On the other hand, given that the vast majority of kits I've built in the past have been re-pops of 60's - 80's Airfix kits, I may be more easily impressed than most 😆). Like most kits, I started with the cockpit. I painted it black, with a little dry-brushed silver to bring out the details. The instrument panel decal is lovely, but I had to trim the edges after it set, as the film is ever so slightly larger than the part it fits to. The ejection seats were of an interesting construction - four parts each. I painted the seat cushions on the sprue, as it was much easier than trying to fiddle around with them off of it. I might leave them out until after I've painted the model though, as I intend to have the canopy open, and it'll be easier to mask if the seats aren't in place. Finally, I added a couple of grams of lead in the nose, and closed the fuselage up. A couple of pegs and an elastic band were needed to hold everything together, but it set nicely, so I might be able to get away without any filler - quite the novelty for me! I've not yet decided what colour scheme I'll paint my Jet Provost in. Given the only difference between the T.3 and T.4 seems to be an uprated engine, I could finish it up as either mark. I'm leaning towards something colourful - red, white, and blue, maybe?
  5. @48-Alone-Is-Great Thank you so much! That's such interesting and useful information!
  6. I discovered the Fokker D.XXIII when it was added as a mod to a flight sim I play a while ago. The unusual design piqued my interest, so of course, I had to add one to my model kit stash! (I got the 1/72 Pegasus kit - a surprisingly nice little model). I noticed the serial number of the prototype D.XXIII was X-4, but didn't think much about it until recently, when I watched a youtube video on the Fokker G.I. It turns out, the prototype G.I had the serial X-2, which begs the question: Was there an X-1 and an X-3? And if so, what were they? I couldn't find much information online, mostly because I didn't really know where to look. So hopefully someone a bit more knowledgeable than me can help! Could X-1 have been the prototype Fokker D.XXI? If all four aircraft did exist, it might be nice to build them all as a little collection!
  7. I'm absolutely enthralled by all the delicate little details you've managed to include in both models so far! With all the care and attention you're giving them, they're gonna be absolutely fantastic when they're finished!
  8. Splendid job, Heather! Another proud addition to your collection!
  9. This is one of, if not the best model aircraft I've ever seen! Your attention to detail, careful planning, and creative techniques have really paid off! Truly outstanding work! Following along with this build has been an absolute delight! I look forward to eventually seeing this at Tangmere in person!
  10. So pleased to see this finished!! What a fantastic result!! I don't think my fingers are nimble enough to do such intricate rigging as you've achieved here!! Brilliant work!!
  11. I'm absolutely flabbergasted by the attention to detail in this! What a phenominal build! Are you planning to hook up the control surfaces to the stick/pedals? Or will they be fixed in position?
  12. The Rapides are looking beautiful! Especially with those frames on! I think you're definitely onto something with the music! I personally love the works of Ralph Vaughan Williams, they never fail to bring a tear to my eye. https://youtu.be/ihx5LCF1yJ
  13. Truly impressive job of such an unusual machine! Well worth all the effort!
  14. Excellent work, Heather! Another beautiful addition to your collection!
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