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will sort out some photos - I've nearly finished the build so will post that as well - probably a bit too late for WIP !! I don't normally show anyone my builds but have been thinking about that over the past few days, I really like looking at what others post, it seems selfish not to contribute as well. As for Hannants warehouse, I have thought about going but not yet done so - it's about an hour and a half from me I'm guessing. I've been to the London shop a couple of times whilst visiting the RAF museum.

If you plan on doing the night fighter scheme the kit doesn't provide stencils for this aircraft. I bought a set of H-Model Decals stencils for night fighters from Hannants - well worth the money as you get enough for 2 night fighters (printed in red) and 1 day scheme (printed in black). I used them tonight and they worked well and make a real difference to the look of the model. neil

assume these will be A's ?? It would certainly be nice to see something other than a grey colour scheme as you say.

I'm building the 1/32 Revell hurricane and will do Z3971 in it's night fighter black scheme. Searching the net for photos of the actual plane and I'm trying to work out if they painted everything black, wheels, gear, bay, etc. It's difficult to tell but I've found one picture and it does look like the wheels and gear are black. The drawing Revell uses in the instructions looks like the wheels are black but the bay is silver but this is not mentioned. Are there any hurricane experts out there who know the answer ?? I'm also starting to think about weathering, I've not weathered an aircraft finished in (what I assume is matt) black, again any tips on this would be welcome - looking at black and white photos doesn't help. The kit by the way is cracking, the cockpit is beautiful and well engineered. I struggled a bit attaching wings and fuselarge in a couple of areas which I assume was my poor build quality. Lessons learnt for the next build (sea hurricane next please !!). thanks in advance neil

I'm just building their vampire at the moment. Typical short run kit, lots of time needed to check the fit but it's a 1/32 vampire and I'd rather they produced it (and the Helldiver in my stash) than they didn't. Really looking forward to the Kate and Val, my wallet is open and ready !

Hi Maru, can't add anything more than what others have said before me. It's always been a pleasure interacting with you on the other forum. Modern life is a funny thing, people type things on forums that they wouldn't even think about saying in real life face to face. There is a lot of aggression and unwillingness to see others point of view unfortunately. As Mr PanzerWomble points out - it is just bits of plastic, glue and paint, we're not dealing with life and death ! Looking forward to continued interaction with you here !! neil

I'm joining in watching this one, I love a spitfire. I've built about 6 of these over the past few years all out of the box except decals and belts and one that I converted to an early PR mark. Personally I think they are good kits, I've not had any build or fit issues and at the end of the build you most certainly have an unmistakable spitfire. Cockpit-wise mine are always closed up and once done you can't see much detail so what comes with the kit I'm happy with. Have fun with it, there are some interesting paint schemes and decal options for early spits if you fancy something different.

wow, that's some skill, it looks amazing

it's horses for courses but I'd make sure the topside is perfect and used an old lolly pop stick and some thick glue to fix the underside - once up on it's wheels put it on a low shelf and nobody will see under there and you'll forget after a few years Despite the problems faced you are making it look good, clearly your modelling skills are easily up to the task in hand. Mine are not at that level but I'm still going to give this kit a go based on what you've done. I suspect that at the end of the build you will feel a certain amount of satisfaction that it's made you work hard for the great results - something you would not have got if it was closer to shake and bake !! Keep going, you are inspiring me to do mine.

looking good, you are making me want to crack mine open and start building !! neil

Hi Mike, it's Stow Maries WW1 airfield museum in Essex. They also have an Albatros and an Avro 504 on site. For anyone with interest in WW1 aircraft it is worth a visit as the site is virtually unchanged since the RAF left it after the end of the war. It's not massive but it is unique I think as unlike other ex-WW1 airfields this has not been developed and stands as it did the day they left - albeit with a 100 years of wear ! https://www.stowmaries.org.uk/ cheers neil

hope this helps, close up of the real thing taken this afternoon. neil

what a great build, shame about the White Spirits but sounds like you have a workable plan B !! I had the pleasure of watching the real aircraft fly today at Stow Maries WW1 Aerodrome along with several other aircraft including an Albatross. Once in the air you realise how fragile looking the aircraft is compared to the Albatross.

I wasn't sure I should post this but decided I should. I guess the events in Ukraine have been obvious to all of us. I got really excited about joining this group build, building my already in the stash Mig 29 in Ukrainian colours. I rarely post pictures of my models and felt this would be a good thing to do to show I support the Ukrainians. Over the past few months I've been looking at the announcements of new kits coming out this year including those from Ukrainian producers, planning what I will buy. I spent time tonight properly looking the news including the refugees heading over the boarder from Ukraine into Poland and other countries. I'm retired and live on a pension, I have a limited budget of £100 a month to spend on hobby interests. Watching the news tonight, which has not been that different to other nights over the past week or so since the awful and unfathomable declaration of war by the Russian leaders made me sit back and rethink what I was doing. I now wont be joining this group build and plan instead to stop spending my money for the foreseeable future on my hobbies and will spend my hobby money on the items being asked for by those supporting the refugees on the front line, basic hygiene and first aid supplies. I'm not saying anyone else should do the same or that I'm doing the right thing, it just felt right to say what I planned to now do.

thanks, it did make a difference once looked at with both colours on the model. I'm happy with it after all this great feedback.

that kit looks amazing - I nearly feel off the chair when I noticed the price though, that's divorce territory !!!

it's a conversation about modelling and bikes - that's all that matters, never a problem. Thanks for the tip on the sanding, will give it a go. This is only my 2nd model using an airbrush, I've modelled for just 45 years the old fashion way - paintbrush or rattle can !

thanks Steve. Is the customer motorcycle stuff on your footer yours ?? If so, as a bike owner (all Italian) and rider can I say they look brilliant !

thanks The Dude - appreciate the pictures. I think once mine has been weathered a bit it will tone down nicely. I have just taken the masking off and it looks a lot better when looking at both colours. This is the first time I have used vallejo paints and the paint lifted in a couple of places when taking the tamiya masking tape off so will need to work out how to avoid that in future. I have the 1/32 HE111 in my stash, your pictures make me think about doing that next !

brilliant, thank you.

Hi all, I bought the revell JU88 when it first came out and spent ages on my first ever PE set at the same time. That feels like it must have been 10 years ago or so ? Anyway, I lost the will to carry on after the interior was complete and it has sat on one of those shelves that we all have until a few weeks ago. This will be my first ever WW2 german build (excluding those done in my youth during the late 60's early 70's). I've just sprayed the upper surfaces with RML71 dark green and I think I was expecting something greener - the colour to my eyes seems to be more olive than I was expecting. The paint was vallejo 71.015 dark green. I would appreciate any feedback, if the colour tone is correct then fine but if not I'd rather change it. Any feedback on the colour would be greatly received. Stay safe neil

I got mine last week, looks really nice and great value for money looking at what's in the box. I've been building mostly jets recently but this has got my interest up for a WW2 build.

I'd like the single seater but if that's not around would be happy with the 2 seater.

I still can't wait to buy one though. I can understand people not being happy if the kit is inaccurate and accuracy is important to them (or indeed a factor in value for money) however true accuracy isn't high on my list of requirements so I'm looking forward to getting this kit. Just can't find these kits in the UK which is frustrating ?? For me you can't beat the looks of a delta wing jet and there are so many more that could be released in 1/32 but that's most unlikely.

Hope you are all doing ok in these strange times. Two quick questions that I've been pondering - lockdown gives you time to think about things ! I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on the Kitty Hawk Mirage 2000 but it's still not available in UK shops, any views on why and when it will be ?? Also watched some great videos today of F22's, they are a really good looking plane to my eyes, why haven't they been released in 1/32 (ignoring the testors kit) ?? Thanks for your thoughts, I'm back to more pondering neil