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AdrianMF's sloooow 2018


AdrianMF

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Hello All,

 

Well it's been a slow year. All 1/72, seven in total, five (pre-1980) Airfix.

 

The MPM Bristol Blenheim IV. I liked it. I'm calling it finished even though I never got around to putting on the fuel dump pipes or the ejector chutes on the under-belly guns!

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I now have finished all the 1/72 Blenheims: old+new Airfix, Frog, MPM:

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Next up, the Dragon Model works Bristol 188. A vac form kit and it was -errr- a bit challenging:

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...starting from here:

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I received a much-needed KUTA with the Airfix Golden Age GB. First off, a Westland Whirlwind (second edition), which I didn't have time to weather before having to go away, and never got back to it. Ironically, it's the airframe that features in a photo showing ridiculously heavy wear and tear!

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Weathered or not, it was good to get something through the production line!

 

Next up was the Airfix B-25J Mitchell (old mould of course!):

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A cheeky Airfix P-51B for the Blitzbuild:

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Again, light on the weathering, but my 24 hours were up!

 

Back to the Airfix Golden Age, didn't expect to build an Airfix Mig-21 but it was going cheap in the Hannants second hand section at Hendon:

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It looks a bit lumpy close to, but then the real one wasn't  that smooth either!

 

And finally for the AGAGB, the B-26 Marauder:

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And in addition to the shelf of shame, I'm not going to finish the current Beaufort in 2018, but there may be a Frog Beaufighter to limp across the line before the year's out...

 

Thanks for looking,

Adrian

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Hi Adrian and Happy New Year! That's a great looking seven for the year. They are all superb but there are two standout builds for me - your vac-form kit and the B-26. I am certain I will never attempt a vac-form, so I was really impressed with your 188 - especially when I saw how it started life! The B-26 with it weathering and olive drabbed stripes is also fantastic. Very well done. :clap2:

Kind regards,

Stix

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