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Some progress made - I'm now pretty much ready to zip up the fuselage so here are some shots of the interior before it all gets hidden. Also one of the wheel bay, almost complete. That Eduard wheel bay really is a lovely little model in its own right!

Looking very nice Reini. James

Does anybody know if the 1/32 issue with the position of the engine nacelles was corrected in the 1/48 kits?

It appears to be an error in the Pima example. It has no engine and does not have original structure (not all, at least) under the cowl. According to Will, the downthrust angle measured by the scan is approximately 4 degrees, while their scan of Duxford's Mk.24 was approximately 2 degrees. Someone also provided him with a GA drawing of the XIX which confirmed 2 degrees. As far as I know, all Griffon Spitfires/Seafires had the 2 degree angle. The important point here, I think, is that they did their homework, came up with "something that makes you go 'Hmm'", and asked for more information. Thanks all who contributed to the discussion, bob

As they say... just take my money! Rich

I also bought the same kit. And this set really disappointed me. Firstly, this is essentially a downscale of a 48th scale model. Yes, some things have improved, such as wheels, or, say, glass lamps at the ends of the wings. But the overall geometry and details are very disappointing. Unfortunately, we have to admit the fact that the best models Friedrich in terms of geometry (72 and 48) are models from the zvezda. But in the 72nd it’s an easy kit, snap-snap, half of the boxes of which have a defective wing, with huge depressions in the plastic. The theoretical part, which is in Eduard's instructions, is also full of nonsense. For example propeller. There were only two possible propellers on the Friedrichs. Propeller with narrow blades, for F-2 and some F-4. And a propeller with wide blades, on the F-4, F-4z, and then THIS SAME propeller was installed on the Gustavs, except for the G-10. In this kit, this propeller is indicated as not used))). Those two propellers that are suggested to be used according to the instructions bear little resemblance to the correct ones. Bomb pylon is a fantasy with a free theme. The fuel tank pylon is very simplified, you will have to buy a resin part. And of course F-1 Mölders. It is impossible to build an F-1 from this set, out of the box. At a minimum, you need to converse the junction of the wing and fuselage. In F-1 it was the same as Emil’s. There is also an opinion based on the technical description of the F-2. The wings of this version 109 were puttied like the P-51, which means that the panel lines and riveting are superfluous. But of course, like many models from Eduard, this kit is assembled very well. If you don't worry about authenticity, these are excellent sets for relaxation and pleasure. Alex.

Welcome aboard, those two look pretty darn good for "practice" builds, I wasn't building anything that good when I started back (same story as almost everyone here I think). I like your experimenting with weathering on the 109, it looks nice and battered 😁. The balance between visible and subtle/realistic is a tricky one to get right, I tend to slide around either side of that line, especially for armoured vehicles. You'll find me in the ww2 twins builds at the moment but I don't stay in a single theme for too long (although ww2 warships is my favourite genre when I have time for it).

Cutting off beer supplies won't help Martian. CC already has a still rigged up in the corner. All you can hope to do now is install bigger blast doors to protect the populus.

I have been reading "The Hunting Submarine", a book about the T Class submarine HMS Tally Ho operating out of Ceylon in 1943-45. It states that these subs were in an "overall matt slime green" camouflage. Does anyone know if this was an official Admiralty color or a local mix? I am considering building the Starling Models HMS Tabard as Tally Ho. Doug

Thanks for this. Yes, I agree - the detail in these bike kits is remarkable.

Further Progress... I masked off the various colours and sprayed my usual Tamiya paints for standard RAF DFS. (I am also making a 1/72 Revell Spitfire IIa alongside to lengthen the airbrush time - I hate cleaning a brush after 2-3 miutes usage). After a a couple of day for drying and masking: The guns and Tail will go on later as they will only break off as I wrestle with fitting the canopy. The paint peeled from the radiators and intake, which was strange, probably not properly washed and prepared. I'll respray them later. And masked of for the walkway lines and the invasion stripes below the fuselage only. I'ts a later August aircraft. I am not sure about AP-D as the original Frog Kit, the Novo markings are unusable and I am doing an E wing and possibly / probably AP-D was a C wing. So I may do this (from the Osprey Griffon Aces book): Not no.7 which I understand is made up, but No.8 from 350 Squadron. Fg Off Binky Binks is now promoted to Sqn Ldr and will be a Belgic. I also only have limited sky codes which just about cover this aircraft.

Hello Everyone, This one is another previous build, but this one has a link to my non-model life as it is a replica of my actual car I found this in a model shop in Hove just before it closed down permanently and decided to do it as a replica of my actual car. Here are the photos. All the best, Rick

I need some assistance from the great Britmodeller collective (yes resistance is futile!). I saw a set of decals for the Avro Lancaster in Argentinian colours. At least I think I did. It was post WWII I think. Does anyone know if such a decal set exists and if so could you share any details (manufacture, where they might be found etc.). I hope they do exist and I'm not going completely gaga😁 Kind Regards Colin

Hello Everyone, Here is my version of one of my favourite cars. I mixed up the colour schemes for this one, using a Matt Black base colour with the blue decal stripes from the Silver version of this car. This would be my dream version even though I do wish I had done it as Gloss Black rather than Matt Black but it still looks amazing. I've loved this car ever since I saw the Knight Rider 2008 series and the Need For Speed movie. Here are the photos All the best, Rick

Another two-for-one with this post. These were both old Novo kits from around 1979 given to me by the same person who gave me the two Karas I posted earlier, with the same stipulation: build them, paint them and give one back. There were no problems with the fit of any of the pieces aside from the clear parts, and the decals were in surprisingly good condition. As per usual, I used AK Real Colors as the paint for both of them. This was the first time I've put invasion stripes on a plane, and I think the end result looks good, but I will make the black lines a bit thicker next time. I also should have put the stripes on the wings closer to the fuselage, but the underwing rocket launchers were a real pain to mask off, and I ended up cheating. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are a couple of Fairey Fireflys: a British-made carrier-borne fighter, sub destroyer and reconnaissance plane. One of these depicts a British Firefly in the Fleet Air Arm, sometime around the Overlord landings; the other was my attempt at replicating the RCAF version that the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum currently has in its collection. The Firefly began production in 1940 with its first flight in 1941, and its official deployment starting in 1943. It used the Rolls-Royce Griffon engine (used also by later Spitfires, Seafires and Tempests), and the two versions I did are equipped with cannons and underwing rocket projectiles. Although used in every theatre (notably seeing some action off the coast of Norway against the German battleship Tirpitz), the Firefly was mainly used in the Pacific against Japanese targets. It was also the first Allied plane to fly over Tokyo during the war. After the Second World War, the Firefly continued to be used by the Commonwealth nations, and was prolific during the Korean War.

I suspect it was an error? The kit is not even available yet on Special Hobby's own website and their latest newsletter says it won't be released until next month.

Hi Echen, sorry for the delay in responding.......and as regards the Panzer IV, nah mate, still in the unpainted condition above. Unfortunately my other half signed me up... (volunteered me that is....🙄 ) to help renovate a house and then build a bathroom in another property, so been snowed under since August last year. I'm going to be finished on this last project by the end of this month, painting etc. I'm then off until next year.....theres a lot of unfinished armour projects started last year that need finishing. But knowing me, I'll end up starting some new builds and never get to them.....let's hope not. All the best

Hello Everyone, Here are my two Tamiya motorcycles in 1/12 scale, a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R and a Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa (1st Generation). As I work with motorcycles during my day job, I really enjoyed building these two. The level of detail on these is amazing. Here are the photos. ZX-14R GSX1300R Hayabusa I would love to build some more Tamiya motorcycles if I get the chance to get my hands on them. All the best, Rick

Good evening Today I glued the wings and horizontal stabilizers on the fuselage Best regards Patrice

Thanks Adrian, it is the first Franken Spit that I have tried to make, and it now has paint on it!

Very nice. I've built 2 Tamiya bikes myself and I'm still shocked at how detailed they are.

Thanks Jeff, That was a long time ago I built this one, I would love to do another Titanic and see how much better I could make her now. I promise I will be getting back to the Type 45 destroyer build soon. Thanks Bjorn, I loved building this kit years ago and she has been in pride of place in my display cabinet since I got hold of it.

Thanks Keith, I always loved seeing 558 at airshows. I've got a fair number of pictures of her on my facebook (but unfortunately I lost the full resolution copies of them when my backup drive packed up). I really want to go up to the airport she's at and get up close and personal Cheers, Rick

You made a nice return to modelling with it. And no, I've never done an RMS Titanic either. I have the same kit on my building board but I have been cutting in it to build a 1/600 RMA Aquitania. I also have a 1/800 scale Titanic who got the same faith, Tha saw has been working on it to be able to build a MS Kungsholm in 1/600. I do have an unhurt 1/600 Titanic from Academy in the stash though.

Hello Everyone, This is another of my previous builds. This one was part of the F-14 Tomcat II Group Build in 2014 on this very forum. This is a Revell 1/144 F-14A Tomcat in VF142 Ghostriders from CVW-6 aboard USS America in 1976 decal scheme. The F-14 has been one of my favourite planes since I saw Top Gun and is one of the planes I always wished I had seen at an airshow. Here are the photos. I really want to build the larger F-14 Tomcat that has been released by Revell after Top Gun Maverick came out. I'm hoping to get the kit set with the F-18 Hornet as well this year. All the best, Rick