Richard E

Very imaginative presentation of two well finished subs.

I've been following and enjoying your build since the first post and definitely would not describe it as "rough work" !

I've got Ausf.A version of the Bergepanther in the to build pile and plan to use this generic chap from Evolution Miniatures:

To say the very least - they are rather good sir, thank you for sharing them.

Excellently finished and very effectively weathered - the poor chap looks thoroughly fed up with his lot in life !

Different and well executed - I'm sure its "second cousin once removed on its mother's side" will be found inhabiting some part of the Star Trek universe in the 22nd century...!

Well that's the reference pictures covered, now looking forward to seeing the finished model. Another example of the unique, excellent and inspirational work which continues to appear on BM!

Excellent work which brings back happy memories of following the BTCC during the Super Tourer era - one of my friend's father had a connection with one of the teams so we were sometimes fortunate enough to get some "behind the scenes" access at some of the events - I'd forgotten all about the Codemaster's game until you mentioned it! I treated myself to the Audi when it was released so I've bookmarked your build so I can refer to it when my kit finds its way to the top of the to-build pile.

Not sure if it was an "is it me?" moment did anyone else find that they had to leave the covers on the magazines this year when they performed the annual ritual of filing them in the binder?

And in the far distant future learned scholars and/or internet conspiracy theorists will spend many hours staring at it whilst they try to decode the messages which the ancestors have concealed within it ! An interesting, different and probably very effective camouflage scheme @Mike

Interesting work - with the natural metal base coat it's starting to look like something which Elon Musk would send to Mars (or beyond).

That John, is a museum class replica.

No - rest assured that the possibility of a working light hadn't even considered crossing my mind

Curious to see what it's going to look like with a coat of paint on. One suggestion if I may: could you fit a lighting array on the front of the body to illuminate the hands and their working area?

An opportunity for a complete late night TV series (to be repeated at regular intervals) on an obscure Freeview/satellite channel. It actually looks a lot like the storage yard of a local garage !!

As operated by the world's kit manufacturers and retailers to make sure we keep buying more and more of their products ?

I think you may be right. I've had a look at my references and have found a picture of a USAF F-4E and it looks like the TER is attached to the pylon with two lugs and is supported by the sway braces which creates a very narrow gap between the body of the TER and the bottom of the pylon. Hope this helps.

It might be a Modular Airborne FireFighting System carried by some US Air Force and ANG C-130s to allow them to operate as airborne firefighting tankers.

Correct - it the airframe was delivered to the Fleet Air Arm on 17 October 1985.

I won't guarantee it's a definitive list but the Modeldecal sheets which include options for the Harrier and Sea Harrier are: Harrier GR Mk.3 Sheet 46 - 233 OCU Sheet 74 - 1, 3, 4, 20 Squadrons and 233 OCU Sheet 78 - 3 and 4 Squadrons ("Matchcoat" grey and green overall test schemes) Sheet 80 - 1453 Flight (Falklands) Sheet 94 - 4 Squadron "special tail" scheme Sea Harrier FRS Mk.1 Sheet 65 - 899 NAS - EDSG and White scheme Sheet 66 - Operation Corporate/Falklands Campaign Sheet 67 - Operation Corporate/Falklands Campaign Sheet 70 - 800 NAS, 801 NAS and 899 NAS post Falklands schemes Sheet 71 - 809 NAS Falklands scheme Sheet 75 - 809 NAS (Aircraft Names)

Hi Stratto Agreed, the Esci/Italeri first generation Harriers are excellent kits which sit comfortably alongside more modern kits, they do need a little bit of work to correct a couple of errors and omissions but there are a large number of builds on Britmodeller which should give you some inspiration. Alongside the kits, can I also point you towards Modeldecal's decal sheets as a source of alternative markings, although they have been out of production for some years I think Hannants may have some in stock and you should be able to find them on Ebay. Hope this helps.

A very neat build Tom which is going to absorb a lot of Gunship Grey paint. That's not a dining table, it's the production line for the "Probert Large Aircraft Corporation"....

That's very neat scratch-building Wiesiek, the welding torch looks very effective.

Thanks Rob - greatly appreciated

Have to agree with my learn'd colleagues - a well finished model and excellent photography, the second (night time) shot is first rate.