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I would say it has to depend on what you want from the kit - and how much it's going to cost.
If you pay the Hannants price for the Airfix Hurricane I'd have to say it'd be hard for me to do, if you could get it for, say, £30 (which you can on e bay) I'd go Airfix.
The Trumpeter kit is more detailed, but my personal opinion is that the surface detail on the Airfix kit is more realistic. I think it's also fair to say that you might need to put a little more work into the Airfix kit because of the age of the mouldings.
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Wow, you've certainly got that Navy blotchiness down pat! Beautiful work.
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I'd say the Tamiya cockpit is definately a fair bit shorter than the Airfix one based on the fact that when I did my K5054 with Neils conversion (conversion is meant for Tamiya Mk1 but I used the Airfix Vb kit) I had to add a substantial sprue filler plug in the front part, because the windscreen didn't cover it.
Other than that all the parts fit really well though, so there's not much in it.
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They still use solvents, water based is just for the basecoats. You should be able to dispose of it at you local dump, just pour it in the waste oil thingy. Failing that, leave the lid offf and let it evaporate!
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I have moved over to spraying it now because brushing it sometimes damages the finish of sprayed Vallejo acrylic. Before that I always brushed it and it does brush very well as Peebeep mentions.
I clean the airbrush with Revell airbrush cleaner (the stuff in the half litre can) and it cleans through perfectly well, and doesn't stink of pee!
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Wow! Thats a real honey Karl, you must be well pleased with it!
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I sliced mine with no distortion, it's not so hard............
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I used a set on my single seater, which was for a single seater.......?
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Last time I did any I used plasticene.
I find profile gauges tricky too, since it's hard to define a centreline with them. I saw Pingu using Milliput on his Sea Vixen build and thought it was a good idea, but only if you are patient (which I'm not) so I used the same method but with plasticene - worked a treat!
Just wodge a chunk of plasticene into the place where you want a bulkhead, close the plastic parts together over it, and then take them apart again, hey presto, a perfectly shaped mould! I then sliced this with a scalpel to the line I wanted and used it as a template.
HTH
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It's fixed!
I ordered a new needle, fluid tip and an aircap (my other one had a dent in it) from www.airbrushes.com on monday night. I was slightly grumpy about the £5 postage fee but I'm less so now since the parts arrived this morning.
I think the culprit was the fluid tip, comparing it to the new one the hole in the front is way bigger - visibly so. The needle looks ok, but I've replaced it anyway.
All works fine now.
Thanks for the help lads
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I can't see any splits, but looking at it, the needle looks quite worn, and I'm suspicious of the fluid tip - the hole in the front looks too big
I've found a place that sells spares and a new needle and fluid tip will cost me £15. I reckon I'll just order them for that price.
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Guys,
My much beloved Iwata revolution has developed a problem.
When you switch on the air, a little itty bit of paint comes through even if the needle is closed. I first thought there must be a bit of cack in there causing the needle to unseat a little. I stripped and thoroughly cleaned it but the problem persists.
Is it worn out or something? If it is, where's best to get a new needle and aircap?
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How does a 1:32 Mk 22 Spit , or a 1:32 Tonka (Fin for Spike), or a 1:32 Hunter, or a 1:32 Me 163 grab you?
Those are all in stock, in le stash de moi
There's actually a few more - most of the Matchbox 1:32 range, but they're being kept for posterity, rather than for building Just need a Puma & I'll have the full set.You don't fancy pushing the boat out and doing a Seafire 47 then? :whistling:
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Just make sure you get the serials right then Jen - you wouldn'y want a "what if" now would ya
Well not normally, no. But on this occasion the model is being built for a friend, and he wants it in 43 Sqn markings, so it can't help but be a bit whiffy......
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Whats the pirate sight for then?
(scuse me for being a thicko!)
I've wrestled my revell to the 'oh so nearly ready for paint ' stage, so I still have time to fit one.
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Awesome photos btw.
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I'm glad you decided on the 12 Sqn bird, looks super cool Neil
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I'm guessing you mean SEA Hawk Mike? (check your thread title)
Looks sweet, sorry forgot we're not allowed to say that are we. But seriously, really nice finish, you must be pleased with it.
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Hey Phil, looking sweet!
Just curious, what number is the valejo barley grey equivalent please? I'm nearly ready to paint my Typhoon and the only Barley grey I currently have is Humbrol <spit>
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I'd go with black Matt
Edgar mentioned he has some interior diagrams too, there are a few differences from the Spitfire. Not sure if you're worried about that though.
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Strange I know, but the thing that really pops out at me is the data placard on the undercarriage leg!
Most all aircraft have stuff like that but they so rarely get modelled.
I think the weathering is spot on too, just enough to look convincing without going into cartoon mode - again rarely seen!
Nice one Ron
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Ok, this years Trumpeter comp build is going to be a Mig. It's one of Trumpeters slightly earlier kits and the colour callouts in the instructions are pants!
Anyone got any good ideas on the cockpit interior colour, bearing in mind that I use Gunze, Vallejo and Tamiya acrylics by choice.
I can see that it's meant to be a bluey green but some clues would be nice (and I'm too lazy to mix it up special!)
I wonder if airsickness was common amongst Russki pilots
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That's about the long and short of it Mike.
I tried it on the advice of Mikeew and I'm hooked, much quicker and no need to Klear the whole model! (I'm not lazy, honest
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I'm in the RAF and stationed at Boscombe. All of your comments have made me smile, but i'd love to put what i know here, but i've got a mortgage to pay, which im sure you can understand
Er, ditto!
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It might be more helpful to look at black and white photos of known Luftwaffe schemes to make a comparison. I was surprised that the yellow looks so bright on those pics because it was my understanding that yellow looks quite dark in B&W photos from a thread I read on ARC a while back.
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There's actually a few more - most of the Matchbox 1:32 range, but they're being kept for posterity, rather than for building 
Just need a Puma & I'll have the full set.
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Aaah, the Thuderbirds pilots. I may have noticed them walking around too :whistling:
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