Martian

Beautiful job, as always! Martin

Don't worry, doubtless I will have forgotten something far more important and not pick up on it until it is too late to do anything about it. Martin

Haven't decided on the dials yet. I might get some Mike Grant decals or go dowm my usual route of popping in a sliver of plastic to represent the pointer and painting. Yes I know it sounds completely bonkers and it does take a while to do but it is surprisingly effective. Martin von Back To The Nut House

Yes, I have a Reheat canopy detailing set laid down for just that purpose. I shall do it after I have finished the rest of the detailing in the cockpits. Martin

Looks smart! I think I will end up succumbing to one of these kits sooner or later. Martin von No Will Power

You built it the way you wanted it to look, so what? You still ended up with a good looking model. Martin

Well, I have been plodding away at the pits over the last few days and , although there is a bit of a way to go yet with them, I can see the light at the end of this particular tunnel. Its just so tiring working in such a small space. Still here are the latest pictures. Thanks for looking Martin[

Excuses, excuses! Martin

Looking forward to watching this. I never knew that the Austrians had these, might have to get the old SMER kit and have a bash myself! Martin

Great job! Martin

Thats a great little line up! Martin

That's one lovely model! Martin

Great work as usual! I love watching your builds. Its a shame you got stuck with HMS Lion. Martin

Right! For what its worth I think you have done a fine job on the Hampden so far. I have done an FM kit and can appreciate what you have gone through. I suspect that the longer you put off doing the transpancies the more worried you will become about doing them and therefore the less likely you are to ever finish the model, which would be a great shame given the work that has gone into the project so far. My advice, therefore, is to bite the bullet now and crack on with it. Remember that people have successfully tackled this kit so we know it can be done and is does look great when completed. Martin

That's a real cracker! Well done that man! Martin

Now thats a really different and effective take on an old subject. I'm really taken with it. Martin

Fantastic finish! Martin

Smart looking model you have there! Martin

Nice build! So whats the Bride of Frankenstein going to be? Martin

Nice work Bill! Its nice to see one of the early marks being built for a change. Martin

Cheers Amos. PM inbound re Photobucket. Martin

To answer the first question, the answer is yes but without the seats in place, shouldn't be too hard, its the way I usually do it and it allows me to show you guys how its been put together. To answer the second question; clearly I must be. I'm doing this thread arn't I? I fear where TSR2 and I are concerned all reason went out of the window about 35 years ago when I first learned of the aircraft and the story behind it. Martin von Raving Nutcase

Looking forward to seeing how this one progresses! Martin

Thanks Daz, your wish is my command! I spent most of yesterday working in the observer's cockpit. Its not quite finished but another session should see it wrapped up and me onto the pilot's cockpit. Its amazing how tiring trying to work in an area no larger than an inch square can be. Perhaps I'm just getting old. Thanks for looking Martin

This is looking great! Martin