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I think they are, but whatever the case it's looking lovely!

Chris, Lovely work on the engine and prop, and great to see the 1:1 work has finally borne fruit. You must be very proud on all fronts! Cheers, Roger

Alistair, Just sneaked in at the back - sorry I'm late! It doesn't appear to have hindered some rapid progress - looking good, Cheers, Roger

Chris, Lovely build and finish - very glad you persisted with this one, Cheers, Roger

Thanks very much James! Thanks very much Alistair, and my apologies for the small fun at your expense Thanks very much Steve! Azure & Mid-Stone both Vallejo Model Air, Dark Earth AK Interactives - all aqueous acrylics... Thanks very much Chris - newish bottle of CA, just a very small contact area!

Hi All, Another omnibus edition I'm afraid, as time ran away with me yesterday. I spent an inordinate amount of time yesterday on the Tiffie's wingtip lights. Here's half way through: And after a bit of effort with a needle file, then progressively finer grits. I had to reattach the starboard light no less than seven times... Looks a bit better in real life! I then spent a goodly while masking the glazing, as I had not invested in masks. So here we are ready to throw paint: And so to today. The first job was to paint the glazing, meantime employing the @AliGauld SeamfinderTM method ('Crivens, there's another!!'): Once these minor defects were dispatched some primer was laid down: The standard Nato Black preshade: You can see that I also sprayed black anti-slip strips on the Tiffie's wing roots, which were then masked: It was then time for some Azure Blue action: Once that had settled down I masked up for the camouflage. Here's Mid-Stone mist coats going down: Here we are after finishing the process: Here after a lightening coat: I then employed the tried and tested blutac worms for the camo: Here with the Dark Earth applied: Not the best photo - sorry! Although it was not clear from the only photo I have of DN323, I decided that on the balance of probability that the Tiffie would have yellow leading edges as well as the Kittyhawk, so both were masked accordingly: So this is where I've landed after a busy weekend: Next weekend will be gloss coats and decals, so some good progress! Thanks for looking, Roger

Alistair, Lovely build and finish, and I'm with you on the equivalent colours! Great work, Cheers, Roger

Alistair, A superb finish of this lovely kit - well done sir! Cheers, Roger

Alistair, Crikey - you're a machine! Will follow with interest, Cheers, Roger

Alistair, Lovely work on the prop, and I do like your weathering - very nice indeed! Cheers, Roger

Alistair, Lovely build and finish and a pleasure to follow along. I shall bank the use of yellow to lighten OD, and make no comment whatsoever on your use of Starship Filth, other than to say I may have seen that movie on VHS many years ago, Cheers, Roger

Alistair, Almost there and looking awesome, Cheers, Roger

You were right CC - that does please me! Lovely build and such an attractive scheme, Cheers, Roger

Michael, Thanks for this - most helpful! The Brengun kit does have the tropical filter and the 3 bladed prop. I cannot tell for certain from the photo whether DN323 has the fishplates (but I think yes), and I will check the tails between the two kits! Cheers, Roger

Thanks very much Steve - good to be back in the saddle! Cheers, Roger

Thanks Alistair - looking forward to getting some paint down! Cheers, Roger

Most kind James - thanks very much!

Thanks CC! I'm looking forward to throwing some camo at these two... Cheers, Roger

Thanks Chris, I was struggling with lower back pain, so was unable to exercise which had a knock-on effect on mental well-being. Thankfully a rather clever chiropractor correctly diagnosed the issue, so all is now well! It's good to be back... Cheers, Roger

Hi All, I've been a bit quiet on the modelling front of late as I had a fairly major mojo slump. I had pushed along with the Tiffie last weekend but did not have the inclination to post, so this is a bit of an omnibus edition now that Mr Mojo is back! In order to pose the car door open the Brengun canopy had to be butchered: I actually moved pretty quickly and missed out a few steps - here's some paint being applied to the rear turtledeck: You can see that I've opened up the fuselage for the door. Whilst I was doing that I also cut out the cannon hatch on the top of the starboard wing, allowing this loveliness to show through: So last weekend's work got us to here: You can also see that I've carved out the openings for the wingtip lights. So this weekend has been all about the Kittyhawk. Now although this boxing of the kit is actually called 'Four Gun', six guns are provided - confused, moi? In order to revert to a four gun configuration it is therefore necessary to sand down the reinforcement plates aft of the ejector ports: One then has to fill the outer ejector ports, and add new 3D printed reinforcement plates (in a rather fetching salmon pink): Detail on the kit is lovely - here's the instrument panel: And the cockpit side panels: Here they are in situ: The fit and engineering are a real step forward for SH who are to be commended, so very quickly we got to this point: I think we should see some paint going down next week - it's good to be back! Thanks for looking, Roger

On this occasion I am not pleased to be proven correct, but you appear to have the situation under control! Cheers, Roger

Chris, Great to see the Seafire finished - you are surely kicking the goals! Cheers, Roger

Chris, Lovely finish on the Nomad - very glad you didn't give up! Cheers, Roger

Alistair, Looking great with the oils down! Cheers, Roger

Murray, Lovely work on the trolley accumulator! I have built both Mossie and Blenheim, and they are both a joy to build. Will look forward to seeing what you make of them, Cheers, Roger