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Once again, an old kit reboxed, but I’m a sucker for a bargain. £14 I think this cost me. Unlike expensive kits, there is no pressure to “get it right” so I relaxed into it and had fun. New for me on this was scratch building engine cables and photo etch seatbelt. And it was my first attempt at painting strips which was good practice before I did the Seafang. The base is made from an old kitchen draw face which I routed out and glued sticks down , stained and sanded. (Yes I know British carriers had metal decks, but it looks good).
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Completed these two kits last month; Airfix Martlet IV and the Hasegawa Martlet V, when I look at them together I can only think Laurel & Hardy. I like both kits regardless of faults in accuracy. The Hasegawa has a scratch built gear bay since I could not find any Truedetail resin sets. Sooo.... I've just realized that the outboard machine gun ports are on the V which is incorrect, those guns were removed, the access panels aren't on the upper wing nor chutes on the lower. Can't recall if the instructions said fill them in or whether I'd drilled them out by mistake? Oh well.. Airfix IV Hasegawa
