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Well, last year was a bit of a disappointment from the modelling completions point of view. One! I ask you, was I really even trying? There were several other models started but none reached completion in the calendar year. However I did buy the new Airfix Mark XIV a couple of its weeks after it came out, and built it within a month or so. I just didn't get around to photographing the plane before. Its come out very nicely, a sensible prop (which works) and robust undercarriage mountings, nice decals with just a reasonable number of stencils, and no real complexity. It was well received in the club and got a couple of certificates. Once I'd glossed over the decals, I decided I rather liked the glossy warbird look, so I chose not to satin varnish. I'd have a couple of criticisms about the kit, though I'd happily build another, if only I didn't have so many Spits waiting in the queue / stash! The trailing edges are rather thick as two edges meet; the fuel tank armour - to scale it would be only need a thin layer of tape to achieve at 1/48, I found it hard to get the part to fit consistently with even overlap and there are also gaps which i used some sheet card to fill. The exhausts seem too thick to fit under the cowling blisters afterwards, if set into the fuselage correctly (as per instructions) - its support needs a lot of trimming to fit (this is a similar problem I have had with Eduard VIII, IX and XVI, as its easy to pop the top cowling off those too when adding the exhausts). Cheers Will