chrisrope

Heard this kit is nice if not dimensionally perfect. Be interested to see how it compares to my Airfix 1/48 Mosquito I’ve got to finish. Better still it was only a tenner Apart from a canopy mask, this will be OOB unless there is any other essential add-ons that are recommended

I was idly browsing for a 1/72 Jaguar and didn’t find much at a reasonable price Popped into the charity shop for a Quick Look and bagged this for 2 squid’s

Now the weather has turned, I’ve ended the year with a 1/72 Vulcan, 1/48 Mosquito and Hunter built and primed. Painting with the airbrush will now wait until the spring as I tried some cold weather spraying last year on a Lancaster and it failed miserably. This will give me time to paint the bits to stick on after painting them by hand at the dining room table. I’ve got a Shackleton in 1/72 to continue building over the winter to keep me going but will probably start some other kits. My only plan is to start one of my larger kits next year, either the Tornado GR4 or Lockheed Ventura, both Revell 1/48 kits and have a second hopefully crack at the Airfix Lancaster

So a follow up to my Shack woes. Revell couldn’t provide a spare part so had to make do and mend. So from this…. Via this…… Using some Shackleton sprue gate and the D sprue marker was the perfect thickness. Plus some filler and superglue I ended up here……

I’m going to resurrect this with my own little rant. A trip to the Avro heritage museum on their Wings and Wheels day and seeing the dismantled WR960, finally I thought it’s time to start that Revell Shack I’ve had for years. All going well despite the excess flash till I get here Mildly infuriating as this has been hiding in the box waiting for me for a long time. I have asked Revell for a new part and I will have a go at rebuilding this just in case. it’s just various curves and shapes to get right instead of building the actual kit Rant over, my chin is still up for now

I fancied having a go at a Tornado but somehow ended up with 2 Which one first ???

Hi I need to replace the O rings or seals on my cheapo generic AS18 compressor, the ones going into and out the regulator. Can anyone recommend a decent generic seal kit or box of o rings I can get to cure my air leak around the regulator Cheers Chris

Still not got the replacement kit started yet, I’ve been working on the Hellcat seen before. Turns out the paint that went wrong on the Micra is pretty good for a Hellcat. Just a few bits to paint and it’s finished. I’ve actually been doing some Micra painting but something bigger than 1/24 I’ve already done the back bumper so finally got rid of the patchy grey trim on the front now, perfect weather for it. Turned out well I think

Hi Bill I’ll send you a PM shortly but I can sort you some USAF Academy decals from this kit, I’ve got RAF replacements for my kit. I won’t be using the kit decals apart from some of the stencil data 👍

I’ve not posted in here in ages and obviously bought loads of stuff since. This is my latest acquisition This style were the Airfix boxes of my youth, I’ll build the kit but this is one box I’ll actually keep. Dated 1992 so I would have been 11 when this was issued, slap bang when this style of box was on the shelves at the newsagents for pocket money prices. Lots of nostalgia 30 years later

Trusty old Monogram P-47 to the rescue again. It has become my paint test mule so once primed for the second time ( it’s been various colours), I tested the new paint. This was just a quick blast to test the shade. A bit more purpley than planned and not quite like the sticker on the can lid but I like it, definitely suits a Micra I’m not getting ahead of myself this time and will be taking this one step at a time. I’ve got a full set of painted suspension parts so I can take my time on the body and avoid the mistakes I made on the first kit. Cheers Chris

I’ll definitely be picking one of these up, never ordered from Japan so hopefully there will be a U.K. importer stocking them On another note, the second kit has arrived And I picked up yet another colour to try, a solid purpley blue. This time it will undergo testing before it goes anywhere near the shell to make sure it’s suitable Inside the box was this little good luck charm…….well that’s what I’m telling myself At least I have some spare parts if I need them and I can reuse the modified front seats.

I’ve managed to procure a second kit off one of the Micra Facebook groups which should be here next week. I will be going a lot more carefully with that one and probably continue with this one along side. @Neddy I think the shabby or abandoned look is the plan for this one, I can’t make it look worse 😆

So I have an update but it’s not really a good one I repainted the shell which came out just ok. I don’t really like the colour, dark and a bit bland I have carried on a bit but I’ve decided to shelve this for now and focus on other builds. I may revisit it sometime but I’m on the lookout for a replacement kit, learn from the experience and hopefully have a better ending. The kit is now out of stock everywhere so it might be a while. Thanks to everyone who followed and commented on the thread Cheers Chris

Seeing as everything lines up kit to kit, it should be pretty close. I forgot to show the bulkhead cut It still needs some work but I didn’t want to remove too much at this point in the build