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Pete F

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    Mainly 1/72nd scale aircraft and armour.

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  1. Having considered the matter I agree. I accept your point and take back my comment about good faith.
  2. As they have stopped trading then I doubt there is any point. Done in good faith IMHO.
  3. From the latest workbench: "before moving on to feature all the new tooling additions to the 2024 range in more detail over the next few months. By the time we have covered everything, we'll be ready for range launch 2025 - how time flies when you're an Airfix modeller!". That sounded a bit forced. Does that mean they are releasing a Hawks Miller HM-1? Almost certainly not but it is harmless fun looking for double meanings in their announcements. But it would look nice in 1/48.
  4. It was an excellent short film. Perfect for Christmas. I don't know how easy this is but is it possible to determine what version of Mosquito it was?
  5. I agree. I have enjoyed a couple of things he has done but in general I think he is very overrated.
  6. I really like this - it takes me back in time. How did you do the blackened windows? - they look very effective.
  7. I agree with most of this and your overall view is similar to mine. I do have to disagree about the nuclear bomb however. The Germans were a long, long way from any realistic atomic bomb. In fact they weren't effectively researching it as they had realised how difficult it would have been. Manhattan took an enormous amount of the economy and scientific expertise of the free world to even get it to the starting blocks. There is no way the Germans would have managed this. I think in our modern retrospective we underestimate the problems that were solved back then. I suspect without the war we would still now be only just getting towards nuclear fission. Look at the slow progress of fusion as a power source. Sorry to divert from the build. I am excited to see how the 190 ends up.
  8. I've just watched the first one on your recommendation and it was very good. I remember it from my childhood but, as with lots of these television series, I was too young to properly appreciate it at the time. It came across more like a drama documentary which really suited the subject. It was educational as well. I now know when I can exercise 'hot pursuit'. The Leander's were really icons of that time. Would be nice if someone made a decent model of them. I wonder if Airfix will ever rerelease their version - they are going for exorbitant amounts on ebay.
  9. Pete F

    Model Shops UK

    If you are ever travelling north, the Model Shop in the Old Cinema in Malton is probably the best in the area now. The website shows what is available but it is worth a stop off if nearby. https://www.worldwideshoppingmall.com As an aside the model shop in Pickering seems to be permanently closed as from four or five weeks ago. Sad - as it had a reasonable range of tools etc.
  10. My personal choice would be for a vector drawing application like Illustrator as opposed to a bitmap graphic application like Photoshop. With vector graphics you can draw at any scale and resize with ease. There are lots of free ones available, probably the most fully featured one being Inkscape. The price of free software is that it can be a bit less user friendly than some of the commercial options. This isn't always the case as Adobe Illustrator is both expensive and has a steep initial leaning curve. I do a fair amount of vector illustration and almost exclusively use Affinity Designer 2 these days. It is an excellent tool but you do have to pay for it. As the project you are proposing sounds fairly straight forward I would google 'free vector drawing software' for your operating system (eg Windows or Mac) and pick something to try out.
  11. Check for mouse droppings first. Old houses especially are very hard to make mouse proof and mice, voles etc may come in during the cold weather. Another thing to be aware of is condensation. An insulated loft, even if it is waterproof, may suffer from condensation when the weather dramatically changes from cold to warm - such as happened this winter. A small amount of water will then drip inside from the roof for a short time. I would therefore still store kits in sealed plastic containers such as really useful boxes or similar.
  12. I have the same airbrush and I always strip it and clean after a session. I have never had the problem you describe which I suspect is because I never oil the nozzle. I can't think of a logical reason to do so. The tolerance is so tight it isn't needed. Try spraying without the oil and see what happens. Oil and airbrushes is quite a delicate subject. Apart from a tiny amount of lubrication to the air valve I wouldn't let oil near any of mine.
  13. Following your excellent build and then mentions of books reminded me of one of my favourites back in the 1970s. Thunder and Lightnings by Jan Mark. Even though it is a children's book I was inspired to read it again and surprised that I still enjoyed it. It encapsulates being a school kid in England at that time and the sadness surrounding the Lightnings being phased out. If you haven't read it before It might be fun for you or your family. I know you can get it on Kindle but not sure how available a real copy would be in your part of the world. Keep up the good work.
  14. Upstairs Downstairs in Sandown is an excellent model shop. I always visit when on the Island. The postage rates from their online site are usually pretty good too. The guy that runs it is slightly mad but that just adds to the experience.
  15. Excellent paint job - as asked above - I am curious as to what you used.
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