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Hi all, a fairly busy 2016 model wise. Most of the builds have been for magazines but a few of my own, mainly for our Bomber Command SIG crept in. I've actually finished a few more but these have yet to appear in print so will be tied over to next year. Many sincere thanks to all those who commented on them, it's very much appreciated and valued. Have a great time over the festivities..... Melchie First out of the traps for 2016 was the wonderful AMK MiG-31BM Foxhound kit. A real joy to build.... Then Hasegawa's 1/48th red tailed J35 F-1 Draken SBS's lovely little 1/72nd resin DH Comet racer finished in that wonderful Brunswick green for a change, First ship model for 20 odd years, Trumpeters diminutive 1/700th Dreadnought 1907 fit, certainly wont be the last. Great fun, more already in the pipeline.... Next were a few test shots of the new Airfix releases which included the updated B5N1 version of the Kate torpedo bomber. The latest version of the Airfix Whitley GRVII/V finished in wartime BOAC colours, And the new 1/72nd Martlet VI, great little kit, nice quick build.... Then a few for the Bomber Command SIG table, firstly an Airfix Whitley Mk V cross kitted with the excellent DB Productions Whitley Tiger set to produce a Mk III, nice easy conversion job, (personally I prefer the look of the Tiger version).... Built in time for the 2016 Telford show Monogram's old 1/48th B-24J model converted to a Liberator Mk VI (RCM) of 223 squadron Bomber Support squadron, 100 group RAF Bomber Command....a LOT of work but ultimately well worth it. And finally the Airfix test shot of their magnificent Victor B2 (Blue Steel) finished in factory fresh early camouflage colour scheme of the Wittering Wing, (Central servicing period) circa 1965. A great model with some very clever engineering solutions that blasts the old Matchbox kit out of the water. I already have two more in the stash for our SIG table.... It's been a fun year, hopefully the same again next year but with a lot more sci-fi, rocketry and ships...thanks for looking, Andy