mackem01

That's a fantastic finish on a very well built model. I couldn't do a scheme like that - it'd drive me crackers.

Hurricane Mk1 (Trop) Finished using Colourcoats enamels, with a very big thanks to fellow member Nick MkV for the help with squadron markings. As ever a great group build - Thanks to our hosts and of course fellow builders. Now when's the next Hurricane STGB!?

As promised - I've crossed the finish line.

Make another ten posts then you can ask in the wanted section. Sorry, didn't mean to sound sarky!

Another overdue update on this beastie. Finally found time to add some smaller items and dirty her up a little: With just a few items to add I think I'll cross the line sometime this week............I hope! More later.

A short overdue update as I've been concentrating on the Hurricane build which is nearly done. The Meteor has been painted and I've begun to add a little colour in the form of some cockades: Now the fun bit starts as I have to make my chosen squadron's markings. Should be a fun week. More later...

Thanks Gents - kit wheels it is.

I have these wheels for my current build and they are markedly smaller than any kit wheels I compare them to. Is this correct, can someone put my mind at rest?

Yes, but I went with the blue option in the end.

Hi Greg and welcome aboard.

Superb. How did you get the "mottled" effect on the paintwork - airbrush?

Bringing up the rear of this weeks trio is this lovely little kit. Preliminary work on painting and sub assemblies ran on rails and I managed a fair bit of assembly too. I know some people have problems with the tight tolerances with some of these newer Airfix offerings but this one is a peach of a kit (and the box is small enough to get past SWMBO when I purchase a couple more): The seat belts need tidying up and I'm sure the cylinder on the rear bulkhead should be black also but I just wanted to break up the monotony of the dark cockpit. All innards painted and installed - hopefully the next instalment will see a buttoned up fuselage and a couple of booms affixed, after all - booms is why we're here! Laters...

Just a quick update from this weekend's benchfest. She still continues to be an awkward customer and when my back was turned she must have had a word with the paints. The single picture here shows the result of three coats of grey and the first coat of green: With a little luck I may get a couple of free hours tomorrow when I'll attempt another coat of green. I'll keep plodding!

Hi all, I had a very productive weekend gone with the main thrust being work on the Hurricane. Prepared the rest of the smaller items but the most striking bit was the decaling. They all went down as they were supposed to with no nasty suprises: I'm starting to see light at the end of the tunnel - just hope it's not the proverbial train! Thanks for looking...

Cheers Wez, that never occurred to me 🤪