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Very nice indeed Bruce

Lovely work Notty . Bruce

That looks very impressive great finish Bruce

Absolutely a sensational build . Do you think the ghost seam problem in these kits is due to the thickness of the plastic in that area ? Bruce

Thanks Drum . I’m trying to remember if I did anything special, but can’t recall . I did have horrid steps on the underside which took some effort to get rid of. It’s not the easiest kit is it, but I’m glad you are going to persist with yours Bruce

Thanks Shaun what’s on your bench at the moment?

Thanks Speedy good eye . I’ll correct that Bruce

Just oversprayed with very thin layers of extra dark sea grey, as I wanted to show them just peeking through

Gday All I finished this SHAR last year, but never got around to popping it up in RFI Decals came from the old Extradecals 25th anniversary Falklands sheet for the Harrier. A sheet that has been made somewhat redundant by the superb decal sheet that comes in the Kinetic kit. I liked the look of this jet with its replacement panels so opted for the extradecals sheet and jet 27. The kit has been enhanced with reskit wheels, bomb, master barrels pitot tube and eduard seatbelts. RBF flags are by fantasy printshop. Ladder from Brengun and FOD guards from Flightpath. The Vickers deck tractor is from the Skunkworks kit and was built a month ago. I just need to get a base sorted now. Thanks for looking. Bruce

great stuff Mick. Good to see you are at the bench again Bruce

For a kit you weren’t interested in, that’s turned out brilliantly Bruce

Lovely work Bruce

What an absolute achievement getting this done Tom beautiful work Bruce

Thankyou again everyone for the kind comments Bruce

Excellent scheme Russ Bruce

Great to read Dave as that was the effect I was aiming for Bruce

Thanks for the kind comments people. James. I have heard the ones remoulded by Italeri may be a little crisper, if that helps . They may be slightly easier to find too Bruce

G'Day All Latest off the bench and Number 2 for the year is the old Accurate Miniatures 1/48 B-25C/D finished as an Mitchell II belonging to 320 SQN 2T.A.F. This kit was an original AM boxing, and was not the easiest build. A lot of filling and rescribing was needed along the fuselage top seam and around the carburettor intakes I also managed to fudge the canopy at the final hurdle requiring a replacement to be faired in at the last minute (not too successfully!) The model is not quite accurate in regard to all details, it should have a fixed .50 in the nose as well as the hand held gun, the bombsight should be a sperry, not the norden and I managed to add the wrong serial, but Im not fixing it now. Paints are by Gunze and MRP with multiple layers of different hued O.D until I got the desired look. The stripes were added using Mission Model Paints thinned with water, then scrubbed off the top surfaces. Decals are by Eagle-Cals and machine gun barrels by master models. The staining and oil leaks were attained using thinned oil paint A longer description on the build is at my blog listed in my signature. Definitely need a palette cleanser build next! Thanks for looking Bruce

That looks absolutely stunning Bruce

Absolutely stunning Jon. The staining and chipping are excellent. Disappointing how the moulding quality has deteriorated so much from the first boxing. I wonder if it’s down to the quality of the plastic used ? Bruce

Thanks everyone for the answers and again proving BM is THE place to get information Regards Bruce

Excellent work. I can’t help but notice how clear and sharp your transparencies are Bruce

Much appreciated Selwyn May the Easter Bunny rain chocolate upon you. (Unless you are diabetic!) Bruce

G’day All and Happy Easter ive got the skunkworks R.N deck tractor and towbar built and want to attach it to my Kinetic SHAR I’d assumed the bar would attach to the front nose wheel axle, but the skunkworks one definitely doesn’t as the yoke is just not wide or long enough. Would anyone have photos of where the bar attaches? Google searches bring up nothing Thanks Bruce

Fantastic work Calum I reckon you have nailed the colours Bruce