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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.
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    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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    That's definitely an odd one there Scott. I haven't come across that issue before.
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    Looks good Scott. I'm getting close to engine install too.
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    I started on the Red Fox IP. First up, I painted the throttle assembly prior to applying any of the panels. Then I started by working my way around the cockpit. I'm using PVA glue to apply them as it gives me lots of time to get them in place.
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    Ron, sounds like a Miniart kit. Hope it goes together like one.
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    Nice choice John. It's a nice kit. The only fit problem I found was the engine bulkheads in the nacelles. The mounts for the landing gear need a quick trim to fit properly. The top one is stock and the lower one is the modded one. Then the bulkhead fit fine.
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    Welcome to the club Ron! Or, dog house rather. Nice looking kit too.
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