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I suppose I might as well post some WIP pics: It's a very nice model so far.

Lovely job!!! Any chance of a WIP / lessons on the glazing? It looks superb!

Ooh, thank you Silverburn. I didn't have any real problems with the decals apart from positioning problems as they are so big. I even had to peel the stripes off once or twice with my fingers and and reposition them. Surprisingly they took this very well. They are quite thin but incredibly strong. Hence the reference to being like wallpaper. I had even used Micro Sol / Set on them and was amazed that they would still peel off. The stripes and roundels once positioned were slathered in Micro thingy, (the red bottle) and behaved perfectly! I wish the decals on the Airfix 1/48 Hawk were as good. They drove me nuts.

Oops! Just re-read the original post properly. I've gone way off topic.

Having a decent stash is nothing (although not according to my wife) and I only have around fifty kits. I want more. What embarrases me is having 16 kits in various stages of build. My 1/32 Revell Beaughfighter was a rare find brought (not bought) from Canada to Germany, started, taken from Germany to Scotland, has graduated to around the 95% built stage over seven years and has been through two house moves. Then Revell re-released the damn thing! It's not even a great build. I like it though and who knows... One day I might even finish it.

Build some, swap some, squirrel some. They all come in handy at some point or another.

This is how mine turned out. The invasion stripes are the kit decals.

It looks like the Revell 1/32 kit which is actually very nice although fitting the Engine and landing gear can be a severe (and I mean SEVERE) lesson in patience and ably demonstrates a modellers need for around 4 - 6 hands. I believe Bex reached screaming point here? The invasion stripes are a bit like wallpaper but do eventually behave ( a hammer helps ) and I had no major issues with mine although I think they're the only decals I've ever actually peeled off a model and reinstalled despite being coated with MicroSol/Set. They are fairly thin but pretty indestuctible. A point... Bex did mention that part of the kit instructions are totally incorrect. Something to do with the wings? It's really quite a nice kit and does build into a very decent model as Silverburn has shown here.

Yeah, that's pretty much my situation too. Damned annoying!

Curious paint scheme. The V boats are actually totally black all over. You will get away with a very, very dark gray (the same as tyres are "black") for highlighting. They don't have a lighter gray lower hull below what would class as the "waterline" and there is no all round demarkation line for a waterline. They also don't have smooth sides. The only smooth-ish area is the deck area.

Lovely paint job!!!

That is absolutely gorgeous!!! Well done mate! I would love one of those in plastic.

Well, I would definitely like to finish this one. It's an old Revell 1/32 Beaufighter I got in Canada around seven years ago and I started building in Germany around six years ago. This is the stage it is at now. The decals were horrendous and are falling apart. I may have to get rid of the wing ones and spray new ones. I currently have around 13 models in various stages of build. Pretty pathetic eh?...

Excellent! I love this kit. Looking forward to your build.

That looks very nice Fred!

Oooooh! Lovely, lovely, lovely!

I did try the matt varnish over silver acrylic and it crazed it. However, I sprayed it on within 20 minutes so probably FAR too soon. I have no patience. Their acrylic chrome silver can is very nice. WIP:

Absolutely superb!

I was in AVREs a few times in Soltau. Brutal beasts!

Thanks mate. A very definite and quite wide gap there. Why is it sand coloured? Is it an AVRE?

Thanks Dave, much appreciated!

Hi all, Could one of the tank experts answer a question please? I'm building the AFV Club Centurion Mk5/1. The R/H turret bin has quite a pronounced gap at the top between the hull and the turret. Should there be a gap or should it sit flush with the turret? You can see the gap here. There are pins that appear to be spacers.

A 1/350 HMS Dreadnought would be fantastic!

Looks very nice to me mate. Nothing at all wrong with that model! Very very nice! If you're planning to make more Hunters then can I please mention two things that were pointed out to me when I did my first Hunter. 1) Apparently the Airbrake underneath is never down when the gear is down. It automatically retracts when the wheels are lowered. 2) The canopy doesn't have a metal line at the back of it. It is glass. Not critiscism, I did exactly the same thing. The Revell 1/32 Hunter really is a superb kit isn't it? I love it!