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In this week at Lidl, metal 0-150mm digital calliper for £8.99. Been waiting ages for them to restock. Can't go wrong at that price!

Very nice. I'm struggling with an Airfix IXc at the moment and I've just finished 'Fighter Boys' by Patrick Bishop which has really whetted my appetite for an early version (as well as a Hurricane). Glad to hear the Tamiya kit is a nice build - I think I've found the next box for the stash! Good stuff!

Oooof! That's cracking.

Really, really nice and great photos too. Love those early era jets!

Thank you very much for the kind comments! Looks like I'll have to crack on with the stash...

Hi, first post and first completed model in around 25 years. I have a blog here documenting my return to the hobby rather than filling up this forum with my inane ramblings. I have a few models on the go that I pick at as and when the mood takes me. I intended to complete a classic aircraft – a Spitfire – as a gentle re-introduction to all things plastic and to practice all these new-fangled ideas that had passed me by. Also, to be honest, something to take me away from my first kit bought during a particularly boring day at work ‘checking emails’ – a 1/72 Airfix Concorde. No sniggering at the back. Thank you. Unfortunately the only Spit in the shop was the Airfix 1/48 MkIXc, which is fine but involved a lot more work than I was expecting. I certainly had many opportunities to practice sanding and filling but it wasn’t the steady build to completion that I needed for encouragement. Hence, I present my 1/48 Tamiya Gloster Meteor F.1. Nothing too demanding yet enough to keep me interested and, most importantly, I finished it! I’d like to thank my airbrush for making it what it is. I could have spent much longer fettling this and that but it’s served its purpose and I’m encouraged to tackle something else from the ever growing stash. Xtracrylix throughout except for wheel wells for which I used Rub'n'Buff. Citadel matte varnish to finish. Micro tubing for gun barrels and other details Generally pleased with it (mainly because it’s my first for a while), had a few issues with decals and setting solution, but we’re friends now; canopy looks really thick, but didn’t want to go down the route of thinning that on this occasion; a bit of over-spray here and there and I’m not sure about the weathering – I switch from thinking too much to too little. I also want to say what an inspiration and source of knowledge this forum is. I’ve spent far too many hours looking through posts and galleries here, but what a resource. Thanks to all who contribute! So there we are, be as nice or scathing as you like. Maybe I’ll finish another… Cheers, Carl