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superb job !, I have the 1/72 Zvezda version of this a/c and I'll be happy if it turns out half as good as this mate !

Thanks guys !...the nose ring is chrome tape and the fuselage was AK Xtremes 'White Aluminium' the metal finish was then sealed with AK's 'Gauzy' metal finish protector/enhancer Regards, Simon.

Built for the 'Early Cold War 1947-1960 group build on FB EE Lightning F Mk1 by Simon Johanson, on Flickr Lightning ! by Simon Johanson, on Flickr

Looking good so far mate, particularly impressed with that cockpit !, I'm also building a Lightning F Mk1 from Sword for the same GB although mines in braille scale so not quite the same level of detail as yours Regards Simon

Are you still looking for the R-60's & R-23's ?, if so PM me as I have them in the spares box Regards Simon

thanks mate, another view of it Su-17M3 by Simon Johanson, on Flickr Su-17M3 by Simon Johanson, on Flickr

This is my Modelsvit Su-17M3 Modelsvit 1/72 Su-17M3 ‘Fitter J’ by Simon Johanson, on Flickr

Hopefully they'll do the PF & PFM next !

Thanks Martin !, appreciate it

fantastic !....how did it build, any pitfalls I need to know about ? as I'm about to start this for a Cold War 'Out of Africa' GB on Facebook (It'll be done OOB as a French AF operating in Algeria 1961) Regards Simon

Brilliant.....thats the site I saw before !, many thanks Dave (Y)

thanks Dave, I have the Italeri version and I seem to recall from the dim recesses of my brain something being wrong with the TFR radar pod as well, hence the post

Airfix F-51 Mustang by Simon, on Flickr Airfix 1/72 with PrintScale decals

How accurate is the Italeri MH-47 Chinook for a SOF Chinook ? ; any issues with it or can it be built pretty much OOB? regards , Simon

Thanks guys.... appreciate the comments

Built for a Facebook GB Gulf War GB-8892 by Simon, on Flickr Gulf War GB-8882 by Simon, on Flickr Gulf War GB-8880 by Simon, on Flickr

Thank you !, I was pleased with how it turned out too

Thanks Russ, built it for a 'Soviet - Afghan War 1979-1988 group build' and really enjoyed it.

ooh...thats lovely work ! , thanks for sharing

Thanks Igor, very impressed with the details etc in the kit and it was an enjoyable build. Regards Simon

Hi I used Tamiya paints and the colours were :XF23 Light Blue, XF58 Olive Green, XF59 Desert Yellow, XF64 Red Brown & XF67 NATO Green Hope this helps.

they are included on the etch but so bloody tiny I lost some to the carpet monster when they went ballistic !, I plan on fitting a master pitot too mate !

Holy smokes !....that's seriously impressive work on the Airfix kit Regards Simon

the fit was pretty good for a limited run kit no locating pins however so care has to be taken, the detail however is phenomenal for 1/72 for example the Zvezda K36 ejection seat has about 27 parts which is slightly more than the Kittyhawk 1/48! the wing fence/pylons are seperate and commendably thin and a decent amount of etch brass is included for things like aerials and the chaff/flare dispensers along the fuselage. In short....go out and buy one or two !

Thanks guys, No Martin it was completely OOB, the kit is really impressive !