sammy da fish

Thanks everybody who displayed at our show plus a thank you to all the traders which makes the day. Look forward to seeing you all for our next years show which will be 5th October 2024. Simon

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Stunning and very beautiful model. I admire your stamina at completing such a monster of a kit. Well done indeed. Now should I get rid of my kit or take the punishment of trying to emulate what you have achieved! sammy

Wow I am impressed with that superb model.

Keep going Mike you’re getting there. Looks good from the pictures. sammy

Having only seen the original 3 days ago there is no restoration work carried out at all on her. Where as most of the other German subjects at the museum have or are mostly complete. No wonder they will get around to it at some point in the future. Still very interesting to see though. sammy

Thanks for sharing your build of this new model. Looking very convincing so far Mike, hope you progress with it more soon. Will be watching this one. Sammy

Your photos are much better than I could capture at the show. What a manic place Oshkosh is, highly recommend going there if you can. It was just bonkers. Sammy

Very good model there Zebra.

Thanks for showing your build. Looks very nice. I also have this model to make so will be watching this thread. sammy

HS748 bristol freighter heron dove ambassador 1-11 dragon rapide trident islander trilander Andover Hastings Shackleton Puma Wessex chinook gazelle scout Beaver beagle c-130k c-130j galaxy brittannia herald 747 720 707 727 737 757 767 777 a300 I think french Air Force cougar Swiss allouette tristar antonov 124 canadair cl44 Dc8 dc3 dc10 nimrod chipmunk merlin ec135 police c-17 vc-10 belfast vangaurd hovercraft from Pompey Argosy whilwind tu-154 dash 7 dash 8 banderante convair440 c141 long one transal saab340 skyvan A319 A320 A340 i think that’s all, but not sure. sammy

Thanks lasermonkey, yes I fully understand the reason they are going to be hard to find! sammy

Good evening everybody Where can I purchase Akan paints here in the Uk? sammy

Stunning build there, I would be very proud of this one. Sammy

Well done you have captured an in service aircraft with superb level of paint distress. Sammy

Nice start to your build there. And interesting vaccform model with a bit of effort they go together well. I have a resin one of these that I must pass on as my interests have changed over the years. sammy

Early F-15B’s had an early style wheel hubs that were black to start with, no gps mount on top fuselage, depending how early(before 1980ish) no slim lights and there may an external bracing strap to the airbrake. Further to that check which ejection seat was fitted. Not sure about different sized air brake though! sammy

Nice build there, I am currently working on my 24th Hellcat and I cannot say that I have had to much problems with the fit with only the two fuselage main frames requiring reduction. Rest of fit has been fine for myself. Lovely skin tin canning and general plan lines. sammy

Yep you have a very good build there, I would be very proud of this one. sammy

More like mushroom head rivets which are a flatter version, still stick up but not as much as domed rivets. if I could see the skin where they are I could tell easily. sammy

Impressive Peter just stunning. sammy

Just remember once you have tinted your canopy/ windscreen I don’t think a slight variation of grey will make that much difference. On the real thing it’s quite difficult to see in the cockpit! sammy

This is just about the only one of the three from Amusing hobby I shall get some time.

Please remember a lot of those rivets are in fact panel fastening type quick release screws. Secondly you are looking at an aircraft much closer than a model so if you step away to normal distance a lot of that nice detail would disappear.

Oh yes yes another purchase required me thinks in about a years time. Sammy