Jinxman

Away from the bench now for a week - a quick shot of the engine and upper decking dry-fitted. It's a lovely kit.

An improvement, just a few touch ups here and there should suffice.

Love the R4D shots - what a great looking aeroplane.

Gripen 20 years in service - where did that go?

Thanks - lovely to see the Lansen - it's a big old bird.

Lovely build - it's a shame about the canopy, try another one to see of it turns out differently, 😉

Markings on and masked - the main green coat is on again. See how it looks tomorrow once it has hardened off a little.

Good luck, still trying to get my first build finished, 😀.

All is not lost - I've found a 1/72 PZL P-24 from a Polish manufacturer called Spółdzielnia "Wielobranżowa" - 1989 is the date, so perfect. According to Scalemates they didn't do many kits. There's even a small amount of rigging on the tail and u/c! It might not be up to the quality of the IBG kit - more your kind of Blitzbuild entry!

Just checked the release date - 2006, too late for this build. I'll have another look in the stash, 😀

I think I am chickening out on the vac form, shame on me. Having attended multiple VA meetings I now have the self-control to resist, but in place of the Welsh Models Vickers Viscount I will be building an S&M Vickers Viscount - OOB, no corrections, kit decals and so on. At least it's another manufacturer added to the list, 😀.

Start again, at least it's a nice day for drying.

Tempting, very tempting.

Yikes, we've all done it - Murphy strikes again.

I think the decision to change the shade of grey was the right one - especially after that coat of varnish.