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Sensible decision I think Peter. I've only built one Tamiya Spitfire, the MkXVIe, and I know they have a stellar reputation but I was rather underwhelmed by the cowling fit and how fiddly the engineering was. I prefer my models closed up and I think I'd definitely go the Kotare route in future if they ever produce a mark I'm interested in - come on Griffon engine....

Ooh, I remember building that myself back in the early 80s and making an absolutely appalling job of painting the figures. I also remember my attempt at the desert pink coming out a bit too close to 'Pink Panther' or strawberry Angel Delight than what I was aiming for.😁

Thanks for the update about Cees and glad he's doing well. Always enjoyed his contributions on here.

Not quite as bad as the Alfas but none of the 70s/80s Italian cars liked our UK climate much. A friend of mine inherited his mum's Alfasud as his first car and the underbody was so shot you could just about see the road between your feet!

Pity about the fountain but hopefully the replacement goes more smoothly.

That's half doing the Ju-52 and the other half doing the SM79 Sparviero......

Nice start.

Seems a bit OTT for a kid's balance bike. What's wrong with a few old planks?

Yes, sorry just an attempt at humour. I realised it was still a work in progress and it is going to look great just like the street scene outside.

Seats look a little uncomfortable at the moment....

I'll back up Hubert, definitely not getting bored of this one.

Just keeps getting better and better.

Hope you have a wonderful day.

I salute anyone who can build an AModel kit. I tried a couple with my son a few years back and we ended up binning both as the fit was just appalling.

Bench time has been a rare commodity recently but got a bit more progress done. Weapons and pylons are assembled, as are the airbrakes, and everything has been painted. The green is rather lurid but it's correct and will be a nice contrast with the splinter cammo. Next up is weathering these then flat coating everything including the main airframe. Had to order more matt varnish, so that has also contributed to the lack of progress.

Looks great. Do you glue them individually with white glue or are they just set in place so far?

So carcinogenic, mutagenic and highly flammable just for starters. Sounds like something to be avoided to me. We used to use liquid scintillators at work which were based on either Xylene, Toluene or Benzene. We eventually decided none were worth the risk and ditched the tests that required them. Thankfully, the clinicians were happy to switch to a Carbon-13 alternative which just needed a mass spectrometer.

Use Linux. Just sayin' fellas.....

Nice work so far. I really like the original 500 unlike the modern abomination which is almost as bad as the modern BMW Mini.

But born and made in Glasgow.....

I'm a massive metal fan but I've just never rated this as an ACDC song. It just doesn't hit it for me for some reason. Give me anything from Powerage, Highway to Hell or Let There Be Rock before this. I think it's down to Chris Slade on the drums. He's a decent meat and potatoes drummer but just doesn't have the swing that Phil Rudd has with that distinctive 'back of the beat' rhythm. Motivation for me needs to be a bit heavier, so I tend towards 80s Thrash metal with Anthrax, Testament, Metallica and Exodus being regular listening. Another reason why my wife leaves me well alone in the modelling room, never mind the odours! That's the paints, not me I hope. 🤪

Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body!

So, so true...

Stealer's Wheel, can't beat it. Another brilliant song from the late, great Gerry Rafferty.

Ah, Stirling is a nice campus with views of the Wallace Monument, etc. Weather is looking better for the end of this week and onward, so hopefully you're in luck.