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As with Heather I could help you out if you want serials and the L on a trinangle Ced, but to be honest getting the decals in is probably a decent idea. I have enjoyed seeing you build these so far and, as always, I love it when you show us carefully selected views of the room. Not convinced about painting in some clouds though...

hmmm...

Colour me daunted. Just gave the Airfix 1/48 HMA8 instructions a more than cursory look. WOW Back in the box, back in the bag, back in the other stash room...

Keep the faith Edward, sh- happens. You just got several years worth all at once. I'm glad Grant has turned the corner, you can keep your eye on him. Is Winnie ok at the mo'?

Stop it... I keep thinking Scout again, stop me at once peeps, I have far too many undone ones resting on the bench. But still what harm could it do? Answers on the back of an twenty pound note.

Madness continues, but hark. Whilst hacking away brutally at the b.h.p* of the front wheel well roof and looking out at the pattern in the skies above me, (I live on the approach to BHX and can usually see the southbound trails of Europe bound traffic.) I heard a distant echo. A fast urgent roar above the usual noises in the distance. Out of the window instead of hacking plastic I saw these in the distance etched across the north south trails, a pair of close together trails heading WNW towards the awesome almost legendary Mach Loop at around nine fifteen. PC's cousins out to play no doubt. I will now abandon the station at the window, nip downstairs to check the traffic patterns over Welsh Wales, betting this is a sign that Lakenheath is open today. And whilst I type a glance at the sky shows me another westish bound pair. No four! Are we being invaded? Ciao. * B***dy Hard Plastic

Sorry to see this crap is still ongoing at Hedgehog House/Manor PC, surely has to be getting to the end of it all now so the wide open uplands get a sporting chance. Looking forward to getting together in a bar somewhere so we can blow off angst and steam.

Oh

Aerosol Tamiya White tomorrow, let's see how it looks huh?

Me too I often have a Scout or Wasp in planning or recently completed, loves 'em I do.

I really wasn't going to do this, just a quick easy moderate little job. Stick new wings on P1127, paint silver move on quickly. But since it isn't a small job after all, I have had to shift the main leg mounting point as it is, so I might as well carve out the main gear well... Just make a small box, drop it in and lets see tomorrow huh? I must be mad...

Hataka does have silver in the box you know. The jury still out for the JP, OK? I do have the JP under treatment to remove that layer of slap, I'll see how it reacts to a coat of white then, okeydoke?

You'll have to display the model in 'Display mode' turning away from a crowd with everything down and bomb bay open for appreciation Garth. Lovely attention to detail

Seems to be all here But Wasn't much loved was she?

A quick update The Gnat is going to be silver and dayglo so I have brushed a preliminary coat to check for foibles and flibbles. Since I have some to use up I intend using Microscale dayglo orange decal film for the colourful bits, lots left over after the Norwegian Merlin was finished. I'll probably use it for the Jet Provost too, after rechecking Steve's little JPs I've decided I'm not worthy so dayglo instead for that too. Not dayglo for the Kestrel though, just a build up coat of HSS for that too, I hate airbrushed silver. Truly horrible finish when I'm trying to make the kit look realistic, not much better brushed to be brutally honest but still enough better to be worth getting out my finest Kolinskys for the job.

That's a worry.

Hi Colin I am not intending using the kit bits for the Scout or Wasp if I decide on one of those too. I expect a variation on the rotor head gear I used for my little folded Wasp, as so. The cruciform might make it but not much else.

It is so Alan, possibly very amiss of me but I do want to clear the deck of training types before I get back on God's own aircraft. I am considering a big and little Navy Lynx build since a lovely 1/48 scale Airfix one popped into my welcoming lap at Telford. We'll see..

What one can, one tries Terry mate.

I wonder what bait you would have to use to capture that one? Whoever she might be, I know nothing of any ladies in feathers and finery. Way above my pay grade.

So we won't be seeing it this year then? (Colour me optimistic)

Sand. Mind the sand, don't let it do what sand can do...

Isn't it that already?

Home or to chambers Steve? Hur hur.

Noted, actioned, thanks Pete. Oh yeah. Ok - amending the several intersecting sketches….. I wonder what Steve will do children? I wonder what hendie would do too? Exciting times. I do know what SIHRSC would do on the basic kit, I remember what Alan Hall had me do with the old Airfix version with balsa wood and dope loaded with talc. This is lots more fun.