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Stunning work, incredible attention to detail. Gary

Very nice work, I particularly like the subtle weathering. How did you find the kinetic instructions? I really struggled with them on my F-16. Gary

Yes Mike, I do but if I do a single seater I'll do the Tamiya kit. Cheers, Gary

Thank you Matthew, They were lacquers with the orange tops, thinned with about 70% Mr hobby self levelling thinners... very impressed with them. Cheers, Gary

Hi everyone, I've never made an F-16 in my 40 plus years of making models so I thought it was high time I addressed this. I chose the new Kinetic kit which went together generally quite well, although it had nasty joint running across the top of the fuselage just forward of the fin. This made blending difficult and resulted in loosing some of the nice panel lines. The instructions were unclear at the best of times especially the stencil data placement, I had to refer to reference photos. My usual preferred MRP paints were out of stock (again!) so I tried Hataka lacquers, USAF set, which were brilliant and I think I will use again in the future. I added a pair of Eduard seats and a Master pitot probe. Thanks for looking, Gary

Excellent work, nicely done. Gary

Nice collection but I do like the Viscount. Regards Gary

Wow! Impressive output of quality models. Regards Gary

Very nice work, it looks great in that scheme. Gary

Excellent work! I like the extra detail you've added, very realistic. Gary

Very nicely made model, looks very realistic. Gary

A very nice model in an interesting and different scheme. Gary

Hi Everyone. My latest model off the bench, Roden's 1/48th Grumman Mohawk. A rather nice kit with fine panel lines and nicely fitting parts, unfortunately the decals were a let down, very fragile and most of them split, so I ended up spraying the walkways on. I added a couple of Quickboost resin seats and an Eduard cockpit photo etch set, which I feel is a must with all that glass to look through. Painted with Mr Color, weathered with oils and pastel chalks. Thanks for looking. Gary

Impressive modelling. I do like the close up photos showing the fine weathering details. Gary

Stunning work Russ, love the backdrop, realistic and atmospheric... you can almost hear the parrots and monkeys! Gary

Really nice job... very smart in that livery. I want one of these now! Gary

Excellent work, beautiful painting and weathering. Gary

Lovely collection... I wouldn't say mine are any better yours look pretty impressive to me. Which kit is the Kestrel by the way? That's one I need to do, along with a GR-5. Cheers. Gary

Wow! That's mighty impressive. Gary

Very nice work, great result. Gary

Superb work, excellent photography and modelling skills. Gary

Very smart in her navy uniform. Gary

Many thanks Rich, I never realised there would be so much love for the Nimrod. Don't be put of by other peoples opinions the kit is not too bad, just a few silly mistakes by Airfix which can be easily rectified. One part that I feel does need changing is the canopy but I'm not sure if the Alley Cat replacement is still available. Thanks everyone for your kind comments, much appreciated. Gary

Thanks pigsty The fuel dump pipes were scratch built out of plastic strips and brass micro tubes. There's a close up photo on page three of the WIP. Cheers, Gary

Beautiful work, colours look just right. Gary