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It's great news for Lufwaffe fans and the detail looks fantastic. Cheers Dennis

That is a huge blow, I really do not know how I would cope with that, you have my deepest condolences and best wishes Dennis

Sad story (horrific really) but a great build Cheers Dennis

Wow that made me really jealous as due to Covid I have missed out on Telford for the first time since the 90's, we even used to fly back to the UK from Thailand just to attend the show. Thank you all for the photos and taking the time to post them. Cheers Dennis

This should be educational and as I have one in the stash a good guide. Cheers Dennis

Just young at heart Cheers Dennis

That looks very nasty, stay safe Cheers Dennis

What great pictures, thank you for posting them Cheers Dennis

That's a really nice build and finish, for such a largish aircraft it does look very aggressive. Cheers Dennis

That looks spot on for a desert Hurricane, nice job. Cheers Dennis

Thank goodness for that. Cheers Dennis

My latest modelling acquisition has nothing to do with kits but to me it is great change. My stash, as is many peoples is up in the loft, my house is a 1970's creation so I can just about kneel up in it. As I am not as nimble as I was, even with a new knee it got to be a bother getting up there so I decided on a change, a couple of years ago I had a new two story extension built with a garage for my motorbikes on the ground floor, having sold one bike I had more space so a cunning plan was formulated. My latest acquisition was a pair of eBay shelves, which took me a couple of days to assemble as they are modern wonders of engineering and require no bolts at all. So off to the loft I went and passed down my precious kits into my wife's waiting arms, these were then shuttled downstairs and installed into the new shelves and don't they look good. I have only moved my 1/32 scale kits though the 1/48 kits and the Military models stash are still up in the loft awaiting their fate. And here they are, I did miss some of the older 1/32 scale kits but it looks like they can come down too. Cheers Dennis

Never tried it but others have and it seems to work fine, the varnish is quite thick and requires some serious stirring though. Cheers Dennis

Looking forward to seeing that Cheers Dennis

I use Xtracolor's own thinner and the thinning ratio makes a big difference to how matt the finish is currently I am using a 2 to 1 mix thinners to varnish. Cheers Dennis

For some strange reason I have one of these kits and the RAF version, I think they were a special offer job. So I will follow with interest Cheers Dennis

All the best, enjoy Cheers Dennis

Good to hear that this will progress, the Stirling is (was) a mighty beast of an aircraft. Cheers Dennis

Thank you Martin it's truly amazing that it wasn't recycled, but I persevered and it's looking good now. Cheers Dennis

PCM Hawker Hurricane (fabric wing) Cheers Dennis

What a great build that is Jerry, I have the same kit and must get around to building it one day. Cheers Dennis

I always knew that my family had serious heart problems, my grandad died at 64 and my dad died at 65 so I always planned to retire early to have some "me time". I worked for Shell from the age of 16 until I retired and they were great employers, I always worked in oil refineries and in operations, first in the UK, then in Thailand and then in Australia. The last two jobs were a bit intense and took up a lot of time and effort so I made up my mind that I would grab early retirement when the time came, so rather than signing up for another stint in Australia I came home to the UK. The ruling was that if there was not a job at my grade open for me when I came home I could opt for voluntary severance, which I did, it was a nerve wracking time, I loved my job, loved working for the company, but knew that health wise carrying on with the stress was not an option. So after a years "gardening" leave, I left and have never looked back since, that was in 2005 (age 53), despite looking after myself health wise, eating sensibly and exercising daily I still had a heart attack in 2015 but rapidly recovered from it. I still cycle every day and the family keep me busy doing all sorts of jobs for them, we go on lots of holidays, I still ride my motorbike, build models and have really appreciated the 16 years I have enjoyed since leaving work. Highly recommended Cheers Dennis

Despite not using much in the way of aftermarket my two recent buys prompted me to splash out a bit, the Whirlwind because I have waited so long for one and want to do it justice, and the Helldiver because it looks like it will need some help. So I have been visiting Hannants site and these have found their way into my study. And just in case And while I was there I spotted this. Cheers Dennis

All the best Cheers Dennis

Thank you Martin, it's appreciated. Cheers Dennis