JOCKNEY Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 This is a placeholder till I complete some of the builds in virtually every other GB that running at the moment ! The aircraft and kit need no introduction from me, it was pride of place on my bedroom ceiling with Jerrys attacking from one side and Japs from the other, suspended with fishing line and drawing pins. I wonder if Mrs Jockney would be amenable to allowing this one to go on our bedroom ceiling.... Heres the kits, love the box art, good luck everyone Picture from Scalemates Cheers Pat 19 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 for me, lots of it, and courage to you Pat tackling this kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Watch out Pat if you hang it from the ceiling its fair game for dusting! That's what my mum used to say! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Airfix at the top of their game. A real Classic. I'll be following this one very closely Pat. Good luck. Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avereda Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Ahhh, “The Kit You Weren’t Allowed As A Kid” as I came to know it. Deemed as a wild extravagance by my (Yorkshire) parents. I’m in. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 A true Airfix classic Pat, and you weren't alone in hanging yours from the ceiling and having it attacked by enemy fighters, though I don't think we would get away with it now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 A firm favourite of mine too Pat, so thanks for bringing it to the party. I built mine in a small caravan (Sprite 400), whilst on holiday somewhere in the UK. It was raining at the time. The glue fumes probably cheered us up . Cheers 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 A smashing choice pat, i hope it goes smoothly for you Glynn 2 hours ago, CliffB said: A firm favourite of mine too Pat, so thanks for bringing it to the party. I built mine in a small caravan (Sprite 400), whilst on holiday somewhere in the UK. It was raining at the time. The glue fumes probably cheered us up . Cheers Ooh cliff you just spurred a flashback, 1976 ,a red hot summer on holiday at california sands caravan park in great yarmouth, and building an airfix angel interceptor at the table before bed 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) Best Airfix Box art ever. The kit was one of my favourites - loads of guns and moving parts. Great choice 👍 Edited April 20, 2020 by GREG DESTEC Spelling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Good luck Pat. This looks like a good build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 My Dad spawned a whole generation of family modellers and this was a kit my cousin Richard built when he was about 13. Rich still talks about my Dad inspecting it when finished and recalls his quite brutal and honest comments that made him cry. Thankfully Rich still builds models to this day and I’m sure Dad would be proud of his work should he still be with us today. So all the best Pat, make us proud and bing this great kit home... Dave (who’s thinking about joining for nostalgia’s sake!). 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: My 8< 8< cousin 8< 8< Rich (8< means of course scissors or cutting...) That could explain many a tricky thing about you Aussie Britmodellers... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Just now, vppelt68 said: (8< means of course scissors or cutting...) That could explain many a tricky thing about you Aussie Britmodellers... No, not that Rich V.P... we’re not all related you know, just those good folk that come from Tasmania! 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Rabbit Leader said: No, not that Rich V.P... we’re not all related you know, just those good folk that come from Tasmania! I believe all countries have their own Tasmanias 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 My parents weren't from Yorkshire, but I am secretly jealous of anyone who is entering a kit above Airfix series 3 in this GB... (I wanted the Lancaster, another contender for Best Boxart Ever) Regards, Adrian 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Excellent choice Pat looking forward to this one too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Totally on board with this, great choice! I remember building this aged about 10. Felt really clever because I used green insulation tape for the green stripes 😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Alan P said: Totally on board with this, great choice! I remember building this aged about 10. Felt really clever because I used green insulation tape for the green stripes 😂 As an Electrical Engineer myself, i think thats inspired ! cheers Pat 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 On 19/04/2020 at 20:52, JOCKNEY said: I wonder if Mrs Jockney would be amenable to allowing this one to go on our bedroom ceiling.... You would be a very lucky man if she was Pat. When I asked Mrs N, she started packing my suitcase. Good luck with your build of this classic buddy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I do remember getting this kit, must have been a present because I couldn't usually afford anything over Series 1. I remember the half tone painting instructions being completely baffling- and my dad's paint box didn't have any purple. Love the box art too, but there's going to be a very expensive noise in a fraction of a second when the 190 hits the tail 🙂 John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventora3300 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) Well done, Pat, an inspired choice. I'm looking forward to this one as it's a kit I still have never built. The box art is fantastic! Best of luck. Mike. Edited May 27, 2020 by Ventora3300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davek72 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I think I remember making this one afternoon with a mate who’s dads had just bought it for him. We made a complete mess of it. Looking forward to you making a much better job of it than me and Donald did.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Cracking choice Pat, and with the best artwork ever put onto any kit! A kit that I never built as a kid, but have built 3 times as an adult - enjoy, I always did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 If I was do one kit in this GB and I had it in the stash it would be this. I think the first kit I tried to paint in the "genuine" colours. I loved it. I can't remember what happened to it - that was a long time ago. Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dean Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Mine used to hang from my ceiling too, but all too frequently, upon returning home from school, my mum would greet me with "one of your aeroplanes as come down" and I'd dash upstairs, hoping against hope that it wasn't the B-17 (again). Invariably, it was. Once it was a real basket job, and I never ever found the rear gunner. I think the cat got him. It was the first time I had mixed paints too: blue and red to get the purple control surfaces. Well chuffed. Do us proud Pat, and built us all a cracker! Mike. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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