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visit Cambridge / Oxford / or Bath the first two for the university architecture - you will see nothing like it anywhere (I mean anywhere) Cambridge is smaller, prettier and I think the Eagle pub in centre of town has a room out back dedicated to WWII airmen - lots of crew wrote their names in soot on the ceiling with candles etc, and they preserved it all with lacquer you can also go punting - done it lots in Cambridge round 'the backs' (backs of the colleges) Bath - stunning Georgian architecture and small enough city that you and family can get around it on foot home to a top rugby team as well (i am biased!) Scotland...hmmm - you've got all that scenery where you are and more go there if you like whisky or a bitter people that hate the English if you have time to spare happy to have a beer with you in my local - you can inspect the He111 prop blade that hangs on the wall... have a great trip!

looks beautiful Jeroen! what paints do you use again, and what colours for the upper wing roundels please?

because as Dave says, release in japan is delayed for whatever reason, rest of world gets them beforehand

hello and welcome to the forums and thank you for the information about your relative who flew these aircraft kind regards Nick

looks great Jeroen! how were the masks right next to the little bump on the wing? cheers Nick

my HK Mossie just arrived 'sans customs charges' courtesy of LuckyModel any updates Jeroen? :)

i love the finish - your stuff is always tops in that regard! PCM kits in UK are either unobtainable or unobtainably expensive, so this is really the first time i have seen one of these built well, painted well and photo'd well one question: what is the cowling flap part(s) like? the definition looks rather vague, as i can see where some wash 'held' and in other parts it presumably got wiped away because the parts were not moulded sharp enough? thanks for sharing your excellent work! Nick

beautiful as ever may i ask which mag?

there is a comparison pic of these, revell, Hassy and G-Factor all together over on LSP - the Eduard ones look *extremely* compressed compared with the other three any thoughts chaps?

although i am not a fan of these US Spits, i really like the finish you have achieved the dusty but not too over the top weathering looks just right to m eye thank you for sharing Nick

they seek him here...they seek him there... lol

wonderful! i must get to building these kits i have in mys stash

hey Steve hope all is well and that you can come back soon Nick

my point was the photos look exactly like the parts that i have handled in the past (and still have cowl ring and maybe other stuff in stash) but if they are sharper in person then fair enough

hey Jim i don't have the kit (yet!) but this would be one of the things i would look to correct more of a commercial suggestion to Eduard than anything else, as I am sure others will bring part out - just that Eduard have it ready to go, so might as well take advantage etc etc

looks tip top the cockpit is very sharply cast indeed cf the Eagle Editions Dora... gun cowling: will Eduard release this part on its own as a cheaper correction option for the Revell part, which I understand is not as good as it could be?

exceptional work and a joy to follow the build thank you Rick!

firstly, i have used all these sets i think apart from the props on my Dora build, and was very satisfied but if i am honest - and i may be flogged for saying so - the casting is indeed exactly the same standard as when these products came out many moons ago, and standards of the best in the industry have moved along since then now maybe the stuff is way sharper in real life than in the (admittedly excellent quality) pictures, but the casting does look a tad 'vague' compared with what Roy Sutherland and the AMUR Reaver (Russian dude 109 stuff) are producing i also find their stuff punishingly expensive in UK when compared to Roy's stuff of similar volume / complexity still, for things like the cowling and nose ring, they are the only game in town

too funny Rick! Dave, best we don't know too much more!

here you go... http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-masts-and-aerials.html/2

wonderful! an aircraft from this squadron is definitely on my 'to do' list, and i hope it will turn out even half as good as yours! thank you for sharing with us Nick

hi Mal the Spit looks beautiful one question: should it have the IFF antennae coming out of the fuselage? I thought these only started to be fitted at the end of September / early October, and so would not be seen on most BoB Spits? Aerials and antennae are a bit confusing I must admit many pictures are not clear enough thanks again for sharing! Nick

thanks Dave! is that thinned with Mr Levelling thinner? yeah i had a VERY strange occurrence with rattle can super clear gloss over mr hobby paints, over mr hobby surfacer 1500 - the gloss seemed to drag the anzer grey pain away from primer around raised surfaces eg rivets and such like the effect was actually pretty cool, but should in no way take place! i said to Jim i will try decanting into cup then airbrushing next time and see what happens - i have just spent $60 on buying loads of rattle can stuff from Seal Models anyway, back to your very cool 109!

i love the crispness of the propeller!

nice Dave what do you use as clear coat for decal base? as Jim will know, i have had some very unexpected (unwanted) results with Mr Hobby Super Clear on top of Mr Hobby paints can't believe i will have to - if you'll pardon the phrase - go 'Back to the Future'!