Jinxman

A certain chap north of Hadrian's Wall started a Pegasus kit, (Fokker?), in a previous Blitzbuild, and then I realised that I had never built one of their kits. Time to rectify that, and I have plumped for their 1/72 Fairey Fulmar, which by all accounts is a decent representation of the RN's WWII fighter, if not a little rough around the edges being a short-run product.

I think we should swap kits - I've got the older version where the wings look like they have been covered in hessian. But it does come with some of the old Contrail strut material which will be very useful, 😀. All we need to do is get this GB onto the calendar and we are away!

Oops! Make that a Blackburn Perth - must brush up on those recognition skills or lack thereof, 🤭

I laugh in the face of rigging, 😄. Now where is that Contrail Supermarine Southampton - count me in if you would, good sir!

Very much looking forward to seeing some paint on it.

I would also go down this route, not the most detailed, but accurate.

I can't help you with the latest software, as I'm still using LR6. What I can say is that your images look to be good quality, and interesting to look at, so keep at it until you find a workflow process that suits your style.

Nice Mossies, and I spotted an old jar of Frank Cooper's in the background - what a lovely marmalade it is!

Great stuff, I would have liked to see Lt. Gay Ellis in there somewhere, but she'd be on Moonbase of course.

Looks like there won't be any more amazing F16 solo displays from the Belgian Air Force - a real shame I think.

Well done everyone who took part, some lovely finishes in the gallery as usual. Another DNF here, (or should it be NNC - Nowhere Near Completion), at least there is a thread of consistency there. One day they'll all get finished in one KUTA, and the gallery will be awash with Jinxy's completed builds, 🤣. I'll probably poke at the F6F until the May Blitzbuild comes along - got a nice new project in mind for that one.

How about a Caudron C.635, the Heller kit, with some ModelArt decals for an African Saint-Exupéry flight? If that fits, I would like to be included. 😀

The Bulldog moulds have gotten worse over the years, and the prop profile is back to front as well - a shame as it's a nice kit. The S.M.79 isn't great on shape, especially the 'hump', the Hs 123 has the upper wing profile the wrong way up I think. However, I have copies of all those three kits in the stash and will enjoy building them up at some stage. The nostalgia factor is strong in these kits if you built them as a young person, I think.

Very smart - whether to weather, that's the question! I think if you start it out light it gives you somewhere to go?

Love the stencils on that JASDF bird - looks like you had a lot of fun with those four.