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What did you ahum...errr pay for it Chris? Cees

Well, that is good news then, any news on the Fokker DXXXI? Cees

What I have seen of this kit is very nice. Must try one myself soon. Would look nice next tot he Sea Fury, Tempest and Typhoon. Ceee

Hog along Tony. Cheers Cees

Fantastic work Tony, This was published in one of the magazine IIRC. Cees

Steve, You have made something to be proud of. You learn everytime. Cees

I made a dorsal canopy master using Miliput. Great stuff. I was advised to cover it in Mr Surfacer and it works great, evening out any irregularities. Thanks Huub. Now to try some crashmoulding. Does anyone have any experience in this? Cheers Cees

Good to see you doing a WIP Tony. Cheers Cees

Tony, you are a master wielding the hairy stick. I like your build very much. The Trumpter B-version has had a lot of negative publicity but you show that a decent model can be made. Must try that sometime too. Cheers Cees

Me too Tony, Funny to see that part of my finger in the picture seems to make the port engine spin. My photography skills (or lack thereof) are legendary. Cees

Hi Ralph, Nice to see a P40 build. Cees

Update, Marking out the canopy strips on canopy plan B. These strips show where to to place the interior details using rod and strip. If it fails canopy plan A will be used. Cheers Cees

Easily your best build Tom, Have you gotten the Stirling yet? Cees

Wow, that makes a change from the standard splinterpattern. Great work. Cees

Looking great. Cees

Good on ya Ralph, That's how it starts, just a small project and before you know it, you are hooked. Cheers Cees

Ralph, No you're not Cees

Update, Scratchbuilt rocketrails and mounting plate. Funny what you can do with several Evergreen strips, rods etc. I hope to use the aftermarket rockets but they are again very rough. Perhaps I should scratch these too Using some thick rod. The photoetch fins are very nice though. Cheers Cees

Looking very nice Tom. You can clearly see how the Merlin installation seems to be dwarfed by that massive firewall. After all the Halifax was designed with the Hercules in mind. The bureaucrats at the Air Ministry insisted that the Merlin be used. That's the reason for the less than ideal installation set up. If HP would have got his way the Hercules Halifax had been available in 1942. Ahh hindsight. Cheers Cees

So do I. That's why I like these old kits so much. Plenty of room to add something of your own. A bit of basic aftermarket would be nice though. Cees

Thanks, In fact I did that and it worked. But the quality of casting is a bit rough. And although I managed to fit them on the base plates they looked wrong. Turned out that they are intended (of course) for the MDC Typhoon. The rails als not fitted on stubs. So will scratchbuild my own. Cees

Some lovely scratchbuilding. Cheers Cees

That looks seriously nice. Good paintjob too. Thanks for posting. What do you intend to use for snow? Cees

Thanks Silver Wings Team, What a great release. I'm curious to see a review soon. Cheers Cees

Good honest review James. Cees