Martian

Nice work! I don't normally care much for the Phantom but even I am taken with that effort. Martin

Modelling of the first order! In fact, you sratch built parts look better than the kit supplied resin! Martin

Amazing finish! Martin

Great stuff! I can't wait to see the wings and tail planes going on. Do you have a finish in mind for her yet? Martin

Great background scenery. How are you going to make the boards that the aircraft is parked on sit as though they have a lot of weight on them? Martin

That turned out very nicely! Martin

Dogs danglies is one expression used over here. I really like it. Martin

Nice one! It doesn't half look different in those colours! Martin

Nice finishing so far! If you're looking for a sanity break though this forum is definitely the wrong place! Guess how I know? Martin

Excellent! Martin

Superb effort! Will you be putting it in a diorame setting? That would look really cool! Martin

Nice model! What exactly are the modifications you have to make to the original kit? Martin

Super model! Martin

That is one seriously classy model! Well done! Martin

That rock effect looks great. Martin

They look pretty cool together, well done Mish! Martin

Mention the engine? Me? With my reputation? Nice worl though Si. Martin

Truely magnificent! Whats next? Martin

This is starting to look very impressive. Its aloso interesting to note the internal differences between the GIV and the GV. Martin

That is looking stunning! Martin

So will I but I suspect Si has something up his sleeve to keep us entertained with. Please say you have Si! Great start on the Kurogane, it looks a great little kit in its own right. Martin

Loving seeing this come together, I think that after airframe structurs, engines are my favorite parts of the scratch building process. Martin

Lovely work as usual Nibby! Martin

Hopefully people will have forgiven my emotional outburst of earlier today but I did want to share things with you guys as I was really chuffed and it gave me a massive boost. However, as promised, I have cracked on and finished the panel that sits on the side of the instrment panel. This contains the pumps for the fuel system. I constructed the larger of the two pumps from some of my stock of Albion Alloys which I have left unpainted as the original seems to have been construsted from brass. The panel itself was cut from wood veneer and what appears to have been some leather padding was made from .025 'thou plastic rod. All this is now ready to be plumbed in when final assembly of the fuselage takes place/ I shall be getting the rudder peddals, throttles and the pilot's seat sorted next. Sorry that some of these bits seem to represent small progress but they can be quite fiddly to do and trake some time to complete. Thanks for looking Martin

This looks like it is going to turn out very well indeed! Martin