John_W

That's very nicely done and well staged, including a Rock Ape to make sure no one steals it.

MiniArt are being very imaginative with their civilian figures, looking forward to Mime Artists, "Street urchins" and "Ladies of negotiable affection" in the future no doubt 😉

Very nice build. I see you wisely opted for a tail prop instead of the undercarriage crushing amount of nose weight required to keep it perched on three wheels. Academy gets the nose doors wrong in the instructions though. They don't hinge, they slide out flat along the hull.

Reading up on the car is quite interesting. There were two "main" cars used over the various seasons and they were slightly different models due to the colour being discontinued, the main visible difference being painted wing mirrors becoming chromed wing mirrors and changes to the possition of the iconic stripe. The tires were also "reversed" so the Goodyear logo was on the inside and not visible for advertising rules. Glaser apparently hated the car which is why you see it hitting dustbins and mounting kerbs so much. Such an iconic car for those of us who grew up watching the series, detectives up to then had just driven bland saloon cars.

Nicely done. I remember building this kit and it had a lot of see-through bits in the wheel wells and jet pipe that needed blocking off and was very basic. And then they go and include the ground handling trolley...

Looks nice. It's interesting that there was never a solid nose version of the Marauder like there was with the Mitchell, Havoc and Invader.

Just caught up with this one, nice build. I was introduced to the Vindicator in the classic movie "Dive Bomber" with Errol Flynn. A rare pre war (pre American entry anyway) movie in Technicolour, showing off those glorious yellow wings to their full effect. https://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Dive_Bomber

Very nice. The aircraft used actually belongs to Tom Cruise. While he was married to Katie Holmes it bore the name "Kiss me Kate" on the starboard cowling.

Nice build. I believe there is some debate over whether the hull was red or black anti fouling paint, or even both dependent on time frame?

I always remember the late Clive James hilariously reviewing the 1980 World Championships as "Alex Higgins smoking Embassies interrupted to show the SAS smoking embassies"

how about Spider crab?

I remember a review when the kit came out not being happy with the fit of the various noses. Is there supposed to be an issue with the canopy as well? Either the fit or the size/shape was supposed to be off.

Random question. Did the Twin Mustang have puttied wing joints like the single seater? Looks a much better kit than the vintage Monogram one I built in the 1970's (which was state of the art at the time - decal instruments, sliding canopies and separate arms for the pilot)

Very nice build. I thought for a minute it had been clamped for parking on a double yellow...

Had to look this one up, surprised it was a 1939 design. Looks like a 1980s carbon fibre stealth aircraft.

Very nice. The two seater is the prettier version in my opinion. Better proportioned.

Very nice. Unusual scheme.

Very nice. The volkes filter and cannons give the Hurricane a not to be messed with look.

I am sure someone more knowledgeable can confirm or deny, but I recall from the Mat Irvine "mega" shuttle kit review in SMI in the 1980s, that the tiled areas on the Moonraker shuttle were a dark reddish brown not the black/grey of the NASA shuttles? It looks like they have taken a Generic NASA decal sheet and just added the Drax Industry trim and logos. There is quite a decent photo of the Studio Model halfway down the page here: https://lastmovieoutpost.com/bond-on-moonraker/

Nicely done. I do prefer the looks of the F22 to the F35.

Spellchecker strikes again...

To add to the confusion, in the Cavalry a 2nd Lieutenant is called a Coronet. We had a Subaltern who was of Latin complexion, who was known as Huan Peep...

Trivia. The yellow stripe was the same width as the standard issue rolls of black tape, so they could be made "tactical" in a hurry.

Stunning build. The 250 is always the best looking Ferrari for me.

This topic kneads more dreadful puns...