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Thanks guys! Those are the ones I have happened to pick up @CT7567. I am glad to see they are the correct ones!! Ash

Complete shot in the dark fella 🤣

Thanks rich! Much appreciated. Paveway IIs! It is in 1/48th scale, so these: https://www.eduard.com/eduard/brassin/aircraft/1-48/paveway-ii-mk-13-18-1-48.html Should do the trick! Ash

Hi all, a quick one for those more knowledgable than I. I am currently modelling this specific aircraft, Panavia Tornado GR.4 ‘Pinky’ ZG750. I am tempted to display it with Paveways on the fuselage rails. But what specific type are they? And are they available? Eduard do a few bit of various type and I’m unsure what to get. TIA Ash

Hoping they honour their competition as I guessed correctly!!!

Fortunately I already have the sheet! All I need now is the time 🤣 I couldn’t agree more Duncan! Do it! You know you want to haha thanks ! This is something I need to learn how to do but haven’t taken the plunge with. How would you recommend I go about it? Ash

I have one sitting in the stash, reckon it will have to be a other one of Bader’s aircraft! To go with the spit!

Thanks @Ray_W I really appreciate it. Up next is a Revell Tonka! Doing it as a retirement gift for a colleague, which explains the stray from my usual comfort zone of single seat piston aircraft! Ash

Probably need to do a Hurri now to sit next to it!

Thanks! It certainly does help. Sounds like I need to invest in some clamps... As for wings. I think fully forward (or as fully forward as the kit allows) and maybe flaps down but I’m not sure yet. Cheers Ash P.S my builds are normally a bit messy in the middle but worth doing a WIP as you get some very useful tips!

Looks really nice! I am about to start the GR4 version. Do you have a WIP or link to any tips please? Ash

Thanks all for your kind comments! Yes I had already been told that flaps down on the ground would result in a boll*#$ing but they look good soooo. I think @Troy Smith mentioned these aircraft weren’t weathered to pieces so I kept it a bit restrained and I am glad I have done so. Ash

I couldn’t resist John! I am doing a 1/48 Tornado for my colleague as a surprise retirement gift. Doing it as The ‘pinky’ tornado gulf war commemorative scheme. Not something I had plans to do but should be a fun divergence from my normal area of interest! Ash

Good afternoon, My first completion of 2021 is here! Talk about being a slow builder.. First of all a special mention to @Ray_W who sorted me out with replacement roundels after I buggered the originals up + all those who popped in to my WIP to help. Cheers gents! WIP here I started this late last year and thought it would be a fun idea to display with the flaps down. Duly I bought the Eduard PE flaps set and thought ‘how hard can this be eh?’. At least a month of misery ensued trying to fit the blasted things. I may use them again as they definitely add to the look of the finished article but they definitely added to my stress levels. The fit of the Eduard plastic is great, except the ailerons, which while fitting well, have somewhat flimsy attachment points. The coloured PE was lovely, the canopy masks were good although the rear canopy had to be trimmed, which was a bit of an annoyance. I had a minor disaster when painting as the upper cowling seam appeared out of nowhere and my paint decided to craze. So I had to do an entire upper surface respray. Paints used were Vallejo and Modelmaster acrylics, a pledge gloss coat and Vallejo matt varnish to seal it all in. Decals actually worked better than I expected. They bedded down well and the carrier film is invisible under the varnish. I dabbled with removing the carrier film but to no avail. No panel line wash as I didn’t think it needed one. Exhaust stains done with Mig Rubber paint and some drybrushing. All other weathering done with Revell weathering powder. Aerial was done with Uschi thread which I really enjoyed using. Without further ado, here is the finished article: Happy to hear your thoughts! Ash

Thanks all for your help and support. Couldn’t have done anywhere near a good enough job without you guys. I have powered through the last few weeks to get her finished. Decals bedded down nicely under the varnish so that’s a relief. Did the aerial with uschi thread, first time using it and it was a dream to use. Weathered with revell weathering powder and Mig ‘rubber’ with white drybrushed for the exhaust staining. I will be posting an RFI soon so I hope you enjoy the finished article. On to the next project! Ash RFI - here

I’m sure we will see plenty of these appear on the auction site for silly money. Good luck to all those who want them though! Ash

Hi mate. Might be worth trying Special hobby? I had broken transparencies on a SH seafire I bought off the well known auction site. I sent them a message and they sent me out a whole new clear sprue. Cheers Ash

Hi Ray, I thought as others had done it, be rude not to give it a go! But it’s too much faff it seems. They seems to be settling nicely, still getting through the stencils. The decal solution is the one from Mig: https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/product/ultra-decal-fix-decal-set-bundle/ Never had issues with them before. As is say though, this may disappear underneath a clear coat so fingers crossed. Cheers Ash

Hi all, Decalling is underway, bit of a long process this as there are a few stencils and I’m quite a slow decaller. If that’s even a word. Got the rest of the stencils to do and then clear coat over the top. Huge thanks to @Ray_W for sending me over replacement roundels to replace the ones I cocked up! For some reason my setting solution has clouded my clear coat a little... hopefully this isn’t as noticeable after I’ve gone over it! Also: The New Eduard Decals I had absolutely no joy peeling them (This is how I cocked up the roundel). I tried with setting solution on my test piece. Didn’t work. Tried after clear coating and leaving to dry for 24 hours and again no joy. So I just applied them like normal decals. The thicker film makes them easier to mess around with. This is an advantage for someone as cack handed as me who can break the thinner decals. The decals themselves have conformed nicely to the surface detail but I am worried the carrier film will still be visible after clear coating these. Interested to hear others experiences with these! Cheers Ash

Looks good so far. I hope you have more luck with the masking than I had with mine! Ash

Hi all, Respray went fairly well, but as usual if you have to rework stuff, it doesn’t look as good in your eyes 😔 A few touch ups done and this is where I am: Gloss coated with Future / Pledge. I sprayed this for the first coat but brushed a couple more coats on as this is considerably easier. With the decals, I am going to try peeling the carrier film off, but rather than ⚽️s it up on the spitfire I’ve got this spare fuselage half of the 1/32 special hobby Buffalo I built last year (they give you two distinct fuselages with the kit!). So having used this to try out some Vallejo Curtiss equivalent colours for a p-40 I am doing next, I gloss coated it and am going to try the decals on this first. I swear I will lose the plot if anything else goes wrong with this build! Ash

This should be good! I have the mk.ii with all the goodies which I haven’t had the bottle to make yet!

As is the case in a lot of walks of life, probably more a case of ‘who’ rather than ‘what’ you know!

Thanks @Ray_W I got this from watching my father build up a vast amount of kits, only a handful of which he seemed to finish. Naturally the ones he didn't want anymore would be handed down to me! With the cowling, I may have to try that technique on my mk XVI, as its probably going to be High Speed Silver, any little imperfection will show. So CA may be the order of the day... The Brassin cowling I bought will probably not fit, I did think the price was suspiciously low when i bought it! Love the 8 by the way mate (no rhyme intended), terrific modelling! Cheers, Ash

Now we are all going to have to um and ar about which boxing to get! I would hope they don't sell out so I may wait until both are released to make my mind up. Thats if I can be patient enough! Ash