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Uh, patch a pair of jeans? I was banned from trying to fix my jeans at my old clothing factory after breaking too many needles. The sewers offered to fix them for me instead. Probably for the better.

Hopefully this will help a bit. The MLU tail is the left pic. The C tail is on the right. Both are from Jake Melampy's books on the Vipers. The big changes are the top of the vertical tail.

Really great looking interior Rob. The seat too looks fantastic. Carl

Tamiya makes some cake decorating models so just one more niche category. As long as no one mistakes for the real thing.

Thanks folks! I just finished the fuselage bands and insignia. The paints not yet dry but here's what she looks like now.

Thanks @DocRob and @GazzaS! I dug through my decal collection and found a set of Montex masks for a BF-110 with a shark mouth so I decided to give them a whirl. I needed to tweak them slightly to make them fit the Triebflugel's nose but it was pretty minor. And with the masks off. It's going to be colourful that's for sure.

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@harv, KASL makes one for the MLU. It's a complete tailplabe so could be another option.

I'll take some when I cook on Sunday.

I use - 3 tablespoons salt - 2 tablespoons brown sugar - 2 tablespoons maple syrup - 2 tablespoons Chivas - 2 1/2 cups of water I put the meat into a large Ziploc and squeeze as much air out so don't need as much brine. I used to make a couple litres and drop it in a huge cooler but this is much more efficient. I let it brine for at least 24 hours but usually 48. I've used it on brisket, pork, and turkey so far.

I was just reading on Cybermodeler that Kitlinx has Xtracolor paints. I looked it up and they've got the Green in stock. https://www.kitlinx.com/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=XOX001&title=RAF-Dark-Green

I worked a couple years in the local butcher shop. Man, seeing half a side come in was just a crazy amount of meat. No way it would fit in our freezer that's for sure. I think I could do a whole lamb though. That would be just as tasty too. I broke down and grabbed a whole pork shoulder. Got it in a brine and will throw it on the grill Sunday.

You guys are making me hungry. Going to to have to dig out the BBQ now thanks to all this talk of cow. Carl

I got the green onto the fuselage today. First I attached the canopy, masked it and sprayed the inside colour. Then I did the primary colour coat. I forgot to post a pic of the engine burners that I did yesterday so here it is. Quick test fit to see how the camo works together.

I got the wings painted last night. I started with the light grey/blue. I then added the green to the outer edges. Then the burner can sections were masked off and I sprayed those in AK titanium.

Nice find Gaz! When I was building my UH-1C, I found pics of some where the M-134 miniguns had the barrels chromed. They certainly knew how to decorate their choppers. Carl

I'll try to get to a post office later today or tomorrow. Carl

In case others are interested, I thought I'd post these pics here. Doing a closer comparison of the various superchargers Tamiya had moulded for their kits, the one in the Mosquito looks to be the closest to the HK kit. I quickly pieced together one of the HK Merlins. Here's the Tamiya supercharger from the same angle: HK oil tank: Tamiya: For fun, here's the Eduard Merlin. This is just the block, one cylinder bank and supercharger. Comparing some of the other Eduard bits, it would also be a good choice for the Lanc.

Fran, it's been a a great kit so far. The fit has been great and same with the engineering.

Here's the lower camo colour done.

Thanks folks! It's been a bit crazy at work so I haven't had as much time at the bench. I finally had some free time so started on the paint. I filled in a couple small seams and sanded them back. I decided to give Jeroen's shading technique a try on the bare plastic. After all if it doesn't work out who's going to say it's inaccurate? The shape of the fuselage really makes me want to put a shark mouth on it. We'll see if I can find something suitable. Carl

You're off to a great start Ernie. I like the idea of Ryan's Raiders myself. They had the wraparound camo right? Carl

I dug through my spares. I have a full engine sprue. Here's the core sprue. For the supercharger, Tamiya has three different variants (four actually as the Mustang has yet another but I need that one) The Spitfire VIII and IX have this one: The Spitfire XVI is this one: The Mosquito is this one: Here's the main engine sprue compared to the HK Lanc one. It's definitely more detailed. Let me know if you want the engine. For the superchargers,

Ian, Let me see what I have. Usually you need the engine block and supercharger when doing a closed cowl on the Spitfire but I did convert one to a XIV so those parts may be around. Carl

Looks good Harv. Definitely looking like a Tempest! Just need to add the yellow leading edge stripes so they don't mistake it for a 190. Carl