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Beautiful painting and weathering, a superb Spit! Chris

Very nice! Don’t see many models of Portuguese Air Force a/c so it’s a welcome change! Chris

As others here have said, museum quality. Absolutely outstanding! Chris

Outstanding build and what a beautiful finish! Lovely mossie! Chris

Great job on both models Tony! I agree about the look of the Revell vs the Tamiya, there’s something wrong with the Tamiya kit I can’t quite put my finger on... Chris

You, sir, are a gentleman! Thanks for the link! Interestingly enough it looks like the kit is tooled as a straight Mk.V. For the Mk.II it will need entirely new wings and fuselage, great if they choose to do it that way as it means less gaps to fill which is the curse of modular kits. If not then I’ll be hacking my old tool kits up accordingly! Chris

I saw a Facebook post yesterday showing the sprues for the Tempest at e-day this weekend. The surface detail looked amazing! Very much looking forward to this one! If I could only find the link I would share it with you all... Chris

I’ve just bought a Falcon XVIII and also an Academy XIV that I planned to kitbash with an Airfix 22 fuselage so it looks like we’ve both done the modelling world a favour! I’ll probably still buy a couple of these though! Chris

Superb! The natural metal finish looks real!!!! Chris

Stunning jug! The weathering is perfect!!! Chris

Fantastic! Love the patchwork panelling and the original desert camo coming through! Chris

Thank you guys! Frank the SH kit is ok, lovely detail especially in the cockpit but the fit can be a little tricky especially around the cowling bulges and the wing roots. I shortened the gear legs a bit as otherwise it looks too “stalky” and replaced the canopy with the falcon vacform. The decals came from Aeromaster 48-697: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/173347-aeromaster-48-697-super-seafires-1-griffon-powered-pt-i Overall I think that the SH kit is better shaped than the bloated Airfix Spitfire XII that you would have to convert otherwise. Interestingly my Spit XII you see in the pictures is the Airfix nose grafted onto a lengthened Hasegawa fuselage, the Airfix one being much too tall for my liking! Chris

What a wonderfully pure finish, both the NMF and the yellow! Cracking subject too! Chris

Thank you for the kind feedback guys! Chris

My latest two completions, the Airfix Seafire FR.47 and the Special Hobby Seafire XV. The Airfix kit used the BarracudaCast propeller and seat, Squadron Canopy and Aeromaster decals for 800 Squadron in 1949. The Special Hobby kit was pretty much OOB with Aeromaster decals for 803 Squadron RCN in 1947. Vallejo paints used throughout. I've included shots of the Seafire 47 with the Spitfire I, the Seafire XV with its close relative the Spitfire XII and with its replacement in the RCN, the Sea Fury. As usual, please excuse the dust and the poor photography! Thanks for looking! Chris

Superb paintwork and very realistic weathering! Chris

The weathering on this Shack is excellent, you’ve certainly brought it to life!!! Chris

Stunning!!!! Chris

A beautiful model of a clean machine! I’ve seen a few zeros in museums recently, it’s starting to grow on me as a type so I think I will have to add a few to my stash! Chris

Absolutely superb! The weathering and finish is beautiful! Chris

Are there any aircraft types that don’t look good in PRU blue!?! Superb work on an obscure subject as always Tony Chris

Very interesting, I’ve built the Spitfire XII using the Airfix nose with the Hasegawa fuselage, it was amazing how deep the Airfix fuselage was in comparison to the Hasegawa! For the Seafire XVII I’ve taken the easy route and bought the Aeroclub fuselage. Keep up the good work! Chris

Beautiful Vixen! Chris

Wow! Fantastic Beau, one of the best I’ve seen!!! Chris

Lovely job! I’ve just bought one of these. Chris