Dave Slowbuild

You may be glad it’s now “off the bench”, but you’ve got something to be really proud of there. Superb build, and a fabulous WIP and education for the rest of us ! Thanks Adrian!

Looks great, always a treat when your latest update arrives!

Sometimes when you get an itch you just have to scratch it! Nicely sorted. Really enjoying this build Adrian, so much good stuff in it!

Now why have I never thought of that? I will be trying it on my next end-opener! 👍 I will follow along too, if that’s OK?

Great news Bill, great news!

Now I’m retired, I find the whole week goes by so quickly! 😂 Lovely progress Mark, and I’m really enjoying your “captured” theme of builds.

Another beauty Giampiero! Yes, I like it!

Joining the others in keeping every thing crossed for you Bill. Those medical guys really like showing off their knowledge of long words 🙄

You are welcome to do so. Just don’t expect any insightful replies, then you won’t be disappointed!

28. As a former RR employee I can hardly pass on this one. And virtually every kit in the stash is RR powered, now I come to think about it!

Messrs Blundell and Brundle were F1 teammates at one time. I went to the Belgian GP where a bookmaker had his odds chalked up on a blackboard, including the names of drivers “Martin Blundell” and “Mark Brundle”. I passed on that!

Beautifully neat and precise work Patrik, as always! I particularly like the way you dealt with the propeller, painting the sheath, detailing the hub, the splash of colour there, lovely!

I assumed that I must have cut the fuselage in the wrong place!

Yes, I’ve had the exact same issue!

Hi Adrian, intrigued by your way of making rings, that’s going in my little black book of hints and tips! One thing though, how do you disguise the step on the inner surface at the end of the piece of paper? Can you sand it smooth? A smidge of filler?

I really like what you’ve done with this kit Dave, as Adrian said it doesn’t like an old ‘un! Your improvements have made a big difference. I must say I’m warming to the looks of the Attacker. I recently saw an early 1950’s film “The Sound Barrier”, which features the Attacker and several other types of the time (notably the Swift prototype). As a film it is dated, but it was directed by David Lean so is a cut above most! Worth a watch for the flying sequences. (I saw it on Film4 in the UK.)

Young Carter has a fine teacher! He looks really chuffed with his F4, great to see! Best wishes for 2024 Bill

Great progress James, really impressive!

Fingers and toes crossed. All of them.

Hi Roger, yes, movie quote; Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. But as the film is based on the Aubrey-Maturin books by Patrick O’Brian, originally a literary quote! Mossie is looking gorgeous by the way!

Very best wishes to you Bill, and as everyone is saying, it’s the positive attitude. That’s the thing. Some of those amazing builds you’ve shared with us…they show you have it in bucket loads!

By my calc 3/16” is 0.066mm at 1/72 scale, so I think that would be too fine a line to attempt to paint. Maybe a bit of stretched sprue would do it.

@Denford, thanks for the information on the laminated glass/plastic shield. Fascinating stuff, I love learning new things like this ! @Dana Bell, thanks for your comprehensive notes; I shall try to incorporate everything into the build! I was unaware of the OD wraparound on the wings in particular, so I shall return to poring over photos again! @BS_w, that’s a terrific photo, a picture is worth a thousand words as they say. Fully understand now from that, and Dana’s comment, on the locations of those two filler caps. Incidentally, regarding the windshield, the Airfix clear part has a pair of faint lines which would tempt the unwary into painting them as part of a frame; now I am aware of this trap I shall leave them unpainted, or sand and polish them out, to be decided… Thanks again to all of you for your help, it is very much appreciated!

@BS_w, I wasn't aware of this but have come across the image below which I think shows the position of the P-40 oil cap you are referring to? There appears to be something circular immediately aft of the glass, with an oily smear running backwards from it? Assuming this is the case, which of the two holes in the glass (and therefore which filler cap)needs to be removed? I'm afraid I don't know which is the fuel cap and which is the oil cap...! I haven't seen this feature in any other image of a P-40 (including RAF Tomahawks) so I am curious if it was a standard production fit, or perhaps a short lived trial. Dave

@Mike Starmer, @BS_w, Thanks for your comments, and apologies for not noticing them sooner!