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  1. BlrwestSiR
    Looks like the decal dept scaled up a 1/350 sheet. Or maybe 1/700.
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    I think it scares a lot of folks. Completely out in the open and no hiding any mis,-steps.
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    Is it cracked? Or just a paint run? If it's only the paint, you can try using Tamiya lacquer thinner to remove it. Strip it back and then give it a polish with rubbing compound to remove the last of the residue and it should be good as new. I've done this a few times on canopy parts without any issues. But maybe test the plastic just in case.
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    Well, @DocRob's Arado 234 build made me want to do another one so I started looking around. Seems the Fly kit is quite a bit more than it was previously, almost double in fact what I paid for my first one. Then I found this one for sale for less than the original Fly kit. Sold!
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    Scott, if you get the chance check out the credits for the movie. There's more inflight footage as well as cat shots of various planes. The planes are fairly clean throughout the film with a bit of grime along the bellies. I'll be leaving mine mostly clean.
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    Neat! We're close enough to CWHM that they'll fly over the city in the summer. Nothing quite like 4 Merlins in close formation.
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    Fran, Eli said Sprue Brothers will carry them as well.
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    Look what's just been announced: Pic of the mock up.
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    Just saw this. Fantastic model Jarrod! I was really impressed by the wood effect on the tools. Keep it up and can't wait to see your next build. Carl
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    Purty
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    The forward fuselage is together. This time it was much easier without needing to worry about the NLG bay. The pilot is sitting on the Teknics seat I did earlier. His hands are on the throttle and stick with only a slight tweak to the stick angle. The RIO is on the kit seat. He fit better on that than the Teknics one so I'll have to figure out whether to tweak the fit of the Teknics seat or have both of them on the kit ones.
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    Congratulations! We're a long way off from our first grandchild. Hopefully one day.
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    Seam now filled with putty.
  14. BlrwestSiR
    Thanks Phil. I thought they were like a chisel but wasn't sure.
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    Sprue goo for the preliminary filling as well as strengthening of the joint.
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    That looks good. Nice fix on the windscreen and well worth the effort.
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    Fuselage is now one piece. Once dry I'll fill the join and do touch up paint work.
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    Here's the Red Fox set for the Tamiya F-14A A couple panels were a bit over sized but I managed to trim them down slightly. Do be careful if you try that as they are definitely stiffer and more brittle feeling compared to the Quinta or Kits-World ones.
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    Nope, they're 1/32. My guess the 1/33 is a typo. Eli is asking for suggestions for other subjects to do. He also said the release will be limited so grab it while you can.
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    Hannants has it listed for pre-order and it's been confirmed by Eli himself. https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/ZTZ32084?result-token=BB8N5
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    Amazing work Ron.
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    Phil, I'm curious about the broach. I've seen them listed but not sure what the use is? I suspect it's a lost in translation thing.
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    I just spewed potato salad reading that! Thankfully no one was sitting opposite me.
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    Fast work John. Glad to have pointed out the bulkhead issue before it causes any problems. For the cannon, there's only the CMK ones in resin. The Whirlwind had the recoil springs exposed so there's nothing else that matches. The closest would be ones for a Hurricane IIC or D but they're not an exact match.
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    Just got an email from Attitude Aviation (Bouchon Scale Models) and they're about to release a retractable tailwheel for the Airfix 1/24 Spitfire kit. Which means building a VII and VIII are now possible. https://www.buchonscalemodels.com/products/1-24-spitfire-retractable-tailwheel-resin-conversion He also mentioned there's more coming and has a picture of a Griffon Spitfire.
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