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Looks like a great kit Peter and nice progress so far. The moulded on seatbelts look really good once painted up.

Wow, I was sure that was a joke until I scrolled down the page. Great news, but if it takes as long as the Devastator I might have gone gaga by then.

Can definitely relate to the blackboard duster one! 😁

Made the first start on this yesterday by washing all the main resin parts in soapy water in case of any residual releasing agent. Aaannddd.... The first problem becomes apparent. The leading edge of the port wing has been broken in transit. However it looks a pretty clean break through the gear bay, so I'm hoping that it should be fixable using the 5-minute epoxy. Failing that the JetMads after sales service seems decent so I may contact them if it's not resolvable.

As everyone has said, have a great 2024 everyone. Here's to a better year all round. And, I'll reiterate all the thanks to all the mods for a great place to visit.

These were the two under the tree for me. The F4 was from my wife - she knew how much I enjoyed the F14 she gave me last year, so got me this one unprompted. Think I'll save it for after the Viggen - I feel I might need a nice simple build after it! The Mig was from the kids. I've always fancied doing a Fishbed and these Eduard kits seem to be regarded as the best out there.

Well, if you can't spoil yourself.....

Thanks for organising again Ernie. You seem to be determined to turn me into a resin modeller. That's a Viggen and an Attacker to do now!

Dettol, Germolene and Ralgex, the smells of my childhood!

Something from Border in 1/35 perchance?

I'd back up the comments about the black base, Tamiya lacquer is a far better option. Never had any issues masking on Xtreme Metals with kabuki type tapes but Montex vinyl masks ruined the NMF I did on my P47, leaving residue everywhere.

Looks like the Empire has given up on the Death Star idea and gone for the Deth Kat instead.

Very interesting watch. Hate to imagine the price tags though. Eyewatering!!

The engine looks superb with all the wiring on top, etc.

Great finish, especially with the cut-out panels for the engine.

I see the inspector is checking the quality of your work Carl!

I'd agree with Hubert and say the left hand box looks better to my eye, although both look more than decent.

Thanks fellas. Peter, the next build is planned to be the JetMads Viggen I won in the raffle last year, kindly donated by Ernie. I probably won't start it until after Christmas though as life looks pretty busy over the next few weeks with regulatory inspections at work, etc and I want to read and watch as many build reviews as I can just to get my head around the best sequence for doing things before I blunder into it. I've never built a (predominantly) resin kit before so I want to try and minimise the risk of 'operator error' before I start. 😉

Okay, calling this one done and it's in the cabinet. Decent kit and the fit was generally good other than the nose assembly which was a 'mare if you want to close it up. Milliput and lots of sanding to the rescue. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the outcome. Next up with some trepidation is the Viggen....

The anvil looks very convincing.....

I would leave it but I'm not bothered by the OCD. If you're comfortable with it, why risk damaging the work done so far.

Sad day yesterday as we had to say goodbye to Salty, the younger of our two Jack Russells. He was only 10 but had been struggling a bit recently and CT on Friday showed bladder cancer, so no other option unfortunately. He had a good last day - steak breakfast, a slow trundle round one of his favourite walks then a nice lie in the sunshine on the patio. I know it's for his benefit but it's still the bit of pet owning that I dread. Here he is catching a few rays about an hour before his final trip to the vets.

Ouch!! But unfortunately a definite ring of truth

Ditto to all of the above. Superb.

With my daughter at her Graduation earlier this year