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Hi Everyone, Another completion done in record time for me a little over a week! I had read some pretty negative reviews about this kit but found it a joy to build if taken slowly and double checking the fit of parts before any glue was applied. I did the fuselage first and then assembled the wing separately and left it to thoroughly dry before fitting it to the fuselage. I needed to remove some plastic from the inner faces but ended up with a really good fit just a smidge of filler used. I did need some filler around the canopy to blend it in but overall a really good fit. Once it was washed and thoroughly cleaned up a coat of Vallejo Gloss Black Primer was airbrushed on and then left for a good 24 hours to dry, this is very important otherwise disasters can occur! All the metallic shades were from the AK Extreme metals range Chrome, White Aluminium, Dark Aluminium and Gunmetal. Masking was done with Tesa Professional 4334 tape every bit as good as Tamiya but much cheaper given the rolls are 50 Mtrs long. Other paints used were Tamiya and Revell Aqua, A good coat of Alclad Aqua Gloss clear was then applied to seal it up before applying the decals which came from a Dutch Decal set and represent 700 Sqn Klu . They went down very well and conformed without any problems. Overall a most enjoyable build and I would happily build another if I could find one at a sensible price! Anyway on to the pics what are your thoughts and comments? Thats all for today folks!

If I get progressed enough with the Greek I will undertake this one too For this one I will build the target towing frame Martin

This is a recently (almost) finished build of a P-51 for the Netherlands East Indies Air Force. Model is Airfix, paint is AK true metal wax steel and aluminium. Not totally finished yet, I need to do some weathering..

I've been busy building the dual seat Starfighter and converting it to a dual seat dutch Starfighter. The kit is Kinetic, the decals are Dutch decal, and the paint Hataka. The metallic paint is AK true metal wax. Not finished yet; it needs weathering and some RBF tags.. The "diorama" will be a teacher already in the plane, and the scholar entering the plane by ladder.. And together with the single seat Starfighter I already built but also not yet finished.. Next builds I aim to be more exact..

Good morning, I'm really stepping out of my comfort zone here - I want to build this Dutch Fokker D.VII: https://nimh-beeldbank.defensie.nl/foto-s/detail/6116d8a4-c093-4341-97e5-8d725661d79f out of this kit: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/eduard-7407-fokker-dvii-oaw-weekend-edition--1346938 Now, unfortunately I know next to nothing about anything pre-WWII, and have very little references on them. The Eduard kit has several options for fuselages, engines, wheels, guns etc. - would anyone here happen to be able to advise on which specific parts to use for a 1930's Dutch example? Thanks in advance for any insights..! Cheeers, Andre

Meteor F.8 324 Sqn, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Leeuwarden 1954 Xtrakit 1/72 with Dutch Decals. Wing roundels were from the Revell Hunter F.6 kit Xtracolour High Speed Silver paint + Klear coats A companion to the Dutch F.4 which was finished years ago (Frog kit):

Of the four 1/48 Spits that I have on the bench at the moment, I would like to ask our favourite hive mind for some advice/confirmation on the colour scheme/equipment fit for Spitfire Mk.VB BL676 which was to become the first hooked Spitfire used for Carrier Landing trials before being converted to full Seafire specifications. I will be using the Dutch Decals Presentation Spitfires stickers and the On Target Model Alliance Seafires profile book for guidance. The On Target profile seems to be reasonably accurate as far as camouflage demarcations are concerned compared to the numerous photos of the airframe available from Google searching the serial number. I don't want to link copywrited photos here (and don't want a slapped wrist if I infringe other photographers' property) so have just included links to a number of easily found photos. If I can link them and I'm being too cautious can someone tell me what I should be doing/what info to include so as to keep in Mike's good books! Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Photo 6 Photo 7 Now a noticible difference that jumps out at me from the photos over the decal instructions/profiles is that both the windscreen and canopy framing appear to be in the complimentary camouflage colour rather than just the windscreen (very conspicuous in Photo 3). I'm assuming that the actual colours called out in the On Target profile, Mixed or Ocean Grey and Dark Green are correct as all photos I have seen (especially the earlier ones) have a high contrast between the two colours. Does the hive agree that the windshield/canopy framing should both be grey rather than the surrounding green? I am happy that the profile has correctly depicted the fuselage ID band (photo 7 shows it the clearest), as it has been overpainted in MSG on the underside (the decal instructions show it all round the fuselage). I am builing with a hook rather than the dummy one so have already overpainted the underside. The photos appear to show an aerial between between the antenna and the rudder post and I think I can make out IFF "cheesecutters" (is that the right term?) from the stabilator tips to the centre of the fuselage roundel. Also on photos 5, 6 and 7 there is clearly a FAA syle IFF aerial under the starboard outer wing. Photos 5 & 6 appear to be earlier photos as the hook has not yet been fitted (unless it could be easily be whipped off if not needed but I can't see that as credible). Would the IFF cheesecutters and FAA aerial be fitted at the same time? Lastly there are 4 patches on the airframe, an oval one on each side of the firewall and rectangular ones behind the cockpit but in front of the roundel. My best guess is that these are hoist points? In photos they appear quite light in colour. I can't see natural metal being left uncovered especially for a naval aircraft so what's the best guess for the colouring (and real purpose if they're not for hoisting) of these plates/patches. Thank you for your help and wisdom (which my time here shows me that the contributors to this site have in spade-loads). I promise an RFI as a thank you for all your anticipated input and can only apologise for the lack of WIP's of late as life outside the mancave has that annoying habit of getting right in the way. If I'm miles off the mark with any of my assumptions please let me know so I can take my beatings like a man now rather than in the RFI sections!!!