Col.
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Nice work Ian, particualrly impressed by your paintwork and weathering skills.
No decals you say, was the scheme based on a kit option or did you go with a different one?
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Fits like a glove!
Next task will be painting the intakes and fitting the wings. Then I can do circuits of the living room making jet noises.
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After a bit of painting and dry-brushing with Humbrol enamels our man and his bang-seat are almost ready to fit.
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Yikes! It's almost imposible to see the shape of some parts in the Gran kit for the flash. I see what you mean about treating it like a vacform. Cheers for that Dave. Any intention of building one or all in the near future?
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And to think I looked upon the 4-colour splinter scheme on Viggen's as challenging
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Thanks Drewe, such a shame Airfix are going to give themselves a bad reputation from the (fresh) start by filling a big box of mostly crap or outdated kits by the sounds of things. Especially considering there are a selection of better kits around for most of the subjects
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Any chance you fire up some photos Dave?
Be quite interesting to see how they compare.
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I'm very disappointed you've not moulded the individual fingers there Col!
You can imagine the headlines "Prototype Hunter crashes due to pilot wearing mittens"
You mean like the two fingers I'm holding up to you right now?
Actually smart boy, it looks as if Neville Duke wore large thick gloves while test-flying the Hunter prototype so that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it
Since last night's time-trial was cancelled at the last minute due to a fog rolling in off the coast I came home and built up some detail on the bang-seat.
With any luck this will still be visible inside the 'pit after a light dry-brushing.
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Cheers Dylan, ain't it funny how you think it looks great until you see the photo on the 'net and catch sight of all the rough bits. Got to do something with that right shoulder, looks as if he's got some sort of body armour or a Joan-Collins-out-of-Dynasty type shoulder-pad under his flying suit. That blob of Superglue masquerading as an oxygen mask ain't looking too clever either. Oh well, guess what I'll be doing tomorrow
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Here's the modified pilot next to his untouched brother.
Because I want to build one of the first production Mk. 1 aircraft I though it would be different to finish him in the white flying suits usually worn by test-pilots, hence the initial coat of Humbrol matt white enamel. Should add a bit of interest to an otherwise black 'pit.
Also started to detail the bang-seat but the work will be restricted to the headbox since the rest will be virtually invisible once installed.
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I wouldn't be so niaive Col!
All will be revealed shortly old son... and I hope you'll be pleased, as it'll be a GB
Now you've got my full attention! Stop teasing, talk, damn you TALK!
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I'm not having much luck with kits at the moment... I started the Messerschpit conversion to be stalled by a missing part in the resin cockpit set. I started the resin 109 Zwilling, but it's got a horrendous twist in the mid-wing, which I've only just sorted. I'm also finishing off the Seahawk, but had to partially strip it because of a dud decal. That's now sorted too, fortunately.
I have another project that I'm about to start, which will gee me long on finishing the Valiant, hopefully
OK, OK, I didn't realise the Messerschpit had missing bits and fair enough the other two are serious issues that could have seen lesser mortals pitching them in the bin. You have my sympathies on those.
I'll await this secret project with baited breath but don't think I'm going to give up on teasing you about that Valiant at every available opportunity just yet
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Well if you crack on and finish that Sea Hawk (or the Valiant
) we'll tell you how wonderfull you are all over again. Alright? -
Come on! Someone help me out! I'm running out of things to paint
This from a man who has how many kits on the go at once!?!
Guess you could always start another. Or find a part of the Valiant that needs painting perhaps?
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Looks more like dust to me, give it a blow Nige
Got all the best chat-up lines ain't you.
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Hopefully I'll get the power problem sorted with my workshop today/tomorrow/2112 so I might just do a "Bucc build" for the fuselage at the very least, show how to get around the alignment thing.
Speaking as someone who has three in the stash, I for one would be most interested in that.
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The Aeroclub pilots arrived on Friday along with all the other goodies I ordered. These guys are tiny!
The pose is similar to the bods you used to find in some Airfix 72nd kits, you know the ones who could fly anything from a C-47 to a Puma with their legs crossed and one hand on their lap. Needless to say I'm half way through modifying one to fit with a razor saw and microscopic blobs of Milliput. I'll post a photo once I get him finished.
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Thank you for telling the story of these aircraft Miroslav, such a shame none survive.
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Just get on with it lad, I for one want to see you finish this kit as you've done a cracking job so far and don't mind if she's a couple years out. Besides, for all you know she could have still been wearing those colours in 1960
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Looks almost real
Yip, got to agree with you there Nev. Best build of a TSR-2 I've seen so far.
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Got to love a Banff Mossie, she looks lovely Drewe
Think I need to add one of these to the stash.
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That's a new one on me mate, never heard of this machine before. Looks like a nice kit.
Were they still in service at the start of WWII?
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Nice work so far John.
Can't for the life of me figure out why we don't see more F-111s being built.
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Clever idea Graham, this is going to look awesome when she's finished.
) we'll tell you how wonderfull you are all over again. 
Alright?
Revell 144th Hunter
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Thanks Karl, there was quite a few bits that didn't quite make it on the the seat because I was ham-fisted with the tweezers or scalpel.
Nice idea about the display flight, perhaps one of our resident decal producers will come to the rescue
Did think I'd seen a sheet in 144th somewhere but can't find where now. I'll have another look later and let you know.
Thought I might as well get the wings on while I'm on a roll. There's a slight gap on the under-surface that'll need a little filler but it's the only fit issue I've come across so far.