Phil Podmore

Sorry to hear that - was looking neat

I used no filler on this at all - not a drop

I like seeing neat birds - mine are weathered within an inch of their lives!

that is some impressivley neat work - well done!

I'm currently working on the 2-bladed version of this kit - the cockpit was fiddly in my opinion too, but throw a bit of etch in too and it looks great!

My friends dad was the navigator in XV431 - he got lightly toasted as the pilot ejected first

This is spectacular - I'm learning so much!

I love the white leading edge paint chipping to reveal the yellow underneath, good touch!

I tend to go: 1 - gloss coat 2 - decals 3 - gloss coat 4 - matt coat 4 - some weathering 5 - matt coat 6 - final weathering 7 - final matt coat

Oh that is lovely

Wow - I can't believe that is 1/72!

That is 1/72??? wow

Basic weathering was carried out by: Grey primer Tamiya XF-64 (Red Brown) Stippling masking fluid onto the exposed edges with a sponge - cut to a point for the finer detail Top Colour - in this case dark yellow Removing the masking fluid adding metallic chips with a very small brush P

Super - thanks!

Thanks Steve Joachim - if the rudders drooped (and were cable operated) how come the ailerons didn't? Also - I've just found out that Griffon engines rotated anti-clockwise from the pilots perspective, whereas Merlin engines rotated clockwise - hence my chipping mess-up! Now I need to check all future builds for rotation!