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My father built model airplanes and as a little boy I was inspired to build them too. I do remember that he was against building jets because, in his mind, they were all about creating havoc, death, etc...nothing beautiful about them, he felt, nothing romantic. So be it. I mean, what have any military aircraft been about? That was his philosophy and I must admit it poisoned me ever since. No longer! So I have built another jet, my 4th so far and certainly not my last. I have had more fun with these jets than a barrel full of monkeys and I cannot wait for the NATO/Warsaw Pact GB this summer... This is OOB completely. I used Vallejo Air Chrome for the overall colour and I think it works better that the aluminum for this. Very little pin washing since I imagine these birds were kept pretty clean while on duty in Thornaby. The decals were excellent and sucked down well with some softener and fix. It is a tail-sitter so I crammed as much lead as I could in the nose and it still sat. I mashed up some more into little bits and tossed them in the cockpit where they promptly disappeared. That did it. About 3 grams all told. I could have puttied a little more on the booms and the wingtips, but I didn't. Next time I will. There was already a fair amount of filling needed along the wing roots and the cockpit nacelle. I have a little over a week before the next GB begins. I think I can squeeze in another build before the Nieuport 10's come out... I present Revell's DH. Vampire F.3 in 1/72nd scale, 608 Squadron, Thornaby, 1951. --John
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