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  1. Gulp! At least the u/c survived. If you ever (e.g. after the next test flight) need spare parts, ping me a PM before you go to H. I have a few left over from my build. Cheers, Charlie
  2. Good grief! (a favourite saying of my owner), I hope they had a good supply of... spare propellers, undercarriage, engines, crash barriers, cameramen...
  3. It's a frustrating job David, I know from experience. If at first... you'll get there! Best of luck, Charlie
  4. Good progress and modifications. Great film!
  5. A good start Dave, cockpits and scribing looking good. An interesting discussion about FROG vs Airfix Fireflys. I guess my Airfix kit (superb box art) will remain in it's box. Cheers, Charlie
  6. Hi @scautomoton Mine is labelled AGPTEK, bought from Amazon (I'm a bit wary of the bay) about a year ago. AGPTEK doesn't seem to be around but the model is, I suspect there's some Chinese marketing and re-branding going on. It's this one or very similar https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09JZCS1M7/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B09JZCS1M7&pd_rd_w=uiRD9&content-id=amzn1.sym.84ea1bf1-65a8-4363-b8f5-f0df58cbb686&pf_rd_p=84ea1bf1-65a8-4363-b8f5-f0df58cbb686&pf_rd_r=01J2SCHAVPG8B7417WZ6&pd_rd_wg=RcZfU&pd_rd_r=7b25d8ea-695c-4601-b62b-fb1382407e89&s=outdoors&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw I find it indispensable when spraying solvent based paints, though I still use a 3M vapour mask as I'm very close to the airbrush. Be warned though, the extractor fan is quite noisy despite what they say.
  7. Many thanks Chris. I'm quite surprised myself, and beginning to get optimistic that I might have a reasonable looking Lightning at the end. Next hurdles are the aluminum finish and the canopy. There are no handy Kabuki tape masks for an old FROG kit! Cheers, Charlie
  8. From the description the decal film sounds very like Techmod decals and the solution is the same, lots of fluid to allow the decal to be safely moved. Techmod decals, beautifully thin, nearly drove me bonkers to start with. They look very good on your Wapiti. Charlie
  9. Got to agree with all the comments, stunning results with your carefully applied multiple coats. Looks great. Cheers, Charlie
  10. And the Wessex into the paint booth for some primer - Mr Surfacing Finisher 1500 diluted with Mr Color Leveling Thinner: Revealed a few glitches, mostly filler that needed a bit more sanding. Next up some top colour. Back soon, Charlie
  11. Lightning in the paint shop! A coat of Mr Surfacing Finisher 1500 diluted with Mr Color Leveling Thinner Looks OK! The scribing mostly survived. Not perfect, but happy with what I got. Next up a very light sanding with 4000 micromesh to prepare the surface, which looks pretty smooth anyway, then AK Extreme Metal Aluminium. Cheers, Charlie
  12. Useful to know... and your other tips. 👍 Decals (last night's) looked good and should be very good when you've got the colour sorted. How did the 1:1 windows go? Is this a restoration or a new kit? These details are very important during a FROG GB - remember Pete's @PeterB wall in the last GB! Cheers, Charlie
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