Spitfire

Well after a family tragedy getting back to normal I have returned to the Re2005, it was time for paint, not one of the exotic Italian scheme but plain Green, it sounds more exotic as Verde Oliva Scuro 2. For this I used Xtracolor X109, FS14052, Marine Corps Green, and this was the result. Weathering will be very light as these aircraft were new and did not last long in service. Cheers Dennis

Nice one Peter, it certainly captures that beautiful Spitfire shape. Cheers Dennis

Gosh that's a blast from the past, nicely built as well, I remember building mine as a USN Wildcat and as you say it was a no bother build. Cheers Dennis

Very nice, love that late colour and markings. Cheers Dennis

Looks great, love the smoke rings (kit decals ?) Cheers Dennis

Looking very fine, keep up the good work. Cheers Dennis

Nice one John, I like the looks of the P-39 and have always wanted to build a Soviet one as they got the most out of the type. Cheers Dennis

Hi Peter Kotare might be right with the colour, look at this article, will do some more digging as I have one of these kits. https://www.hyperscale.com/2023/reviews/kits/kotarek32001reviewbg_1.htm Cheers Dennis

Thank you guys and yes it was about time, I've just got the display cabinet and all the book shelves to sort out now up here, then downstairs and cleaning the display cabinets down there. The Cromwell is one of my favourites, I was half way through a Bronco A13 when the tracks got the better of me, I have not touched armour since, I was really keen on modelling BEF vehicles at the time as well. Cheers Dennis

Nothing new it was just that the dust in my study was really annoying me so it was time to bite the bullet, on top of my display cabinets are my "refugee" models, either old or too big for the display cabinets and they get pretty dusty. So armed with a bucket of soapy water, a cloth, cotton buds and a paintbrush I set to. Plus of course CA was on hand for the inevitable repairs. Before And after And restored to their perches after cleaning, the Heinkel was fun to clean, it's big. Now on to the shelves and book cases Cheers Dennis

Great work John, I thing the Mustang does reslly suit the RAF paint and markings, I built the ancient Revell kit many years ago in that guise and was very pleased with the result. Cheers Dennis

Top Notch do a great job, I have used them quite a lot, they even made custom masks for my Eagle Squadron Spitfire. Cheers Dennis

Impressive, certainly breaks up the monotone Olive Drab nicely. Cheers Dennis

Dead clever, really superb work. Cheers Dennis

Well it's horrible out there so will post a few more photos from yesterday. This display was most impressive. And yours truly at the Airfix area

As usual went to Telford and had a great day, saw some great and imaginative model displays but sadly bought nothing which meant I could just look around. Here are some photos to give you an idea of the event. There was a lot of these built up on display tables, most impressive. The competition area, this is a small section of it. Some of the ones that took my eye. More later Cheers Dennis

Sounds familier, I had a torn meniscus in the right knee and ended up with a replacement knee, to get it working properly required physio and a lot of exercise, at home, it took me over a year to get it working right, But I can walk for miles now and I still cycle 8 miles a day as my "penance" for being retired. Cheers Dennis

I am so envious of the way you can build kits so fast and accurate and switch horses in mid stream while I just plod away, keep it up ! Cheers Dennis

Thanks Peter, luckily my left hand was the worst, the two middle fingers would lock up (trigger finger), the thumb joint is shot and the hand used to cramp a lot but the injections have lessened the problems, The hand does not cramp anymore, the middle fingers are behaving but the thumb is still a problem. On the right hand the thumb is improved enough for me to use it properly. As to masking the Re2005 lately I have been using paint masks on my builds (lazy) but I have reverted to the Blu Tac method which I think gives a better demarcation, it is what I have traditionally used in the past, it's time consuming but I like the result is gives. I may use the store bought camouflage masks as templates for the Blu Tac version of masking on future builds. Cheers Dennis

Plodding away, white masked, ready for the green, after cortisone injections in my hands they are working a bit better with less pain. Masking the undersides The Blu Tac method for a soft demarcation. Paint soon. Cheers Dennis

Fanyastic work it will be nice to see a Stirling in all it's glory, the first of the RAF four engined heavies, it's a shame it has been so neglected by kit manufacturers. Cheers Dennis

The joys of resin kit building, nice bit of problem solving there, strangely it all seems to work out in the end. Cheers Dennis

Windshields, I always attach them first, then fill and smooth joints, mask and paint them with the rest of the airframe, sliding or hinged/folding canopies are done separately, masked and mounted with a big blob of Blu Tac and then painted. With the latter I use masking tape and sponge to protect the cockpit internels. If folding/hinged canopies are a good fit I sometimes paint them attached to the airframe. Cheers Dennis

Really sad news, it always is as pets do become members of the family so losing one not matter what their age is a hard blow. We lost our two cats and we could not bear to take on another, we adopted both of them when we lived in Australian from pet homes and fetched them back to the UK where they had great and long lives, one 15 and the other 18 years old. Dennis

Nice to see one built, and built well, I'm just rersearching and gathering materials for my build of the same kit. Cheers Dernnis