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Nice. The weathering is just right.

That's a lot less than I thought. Don't think it would handle the dual-carriageway drive to work very well though.

So, what's the going rate for a real life Ferret? Thinking it might solve a few parking problems at work.....

Making some headway now with this. Primer is on so paintwork up next. I love the Mr Surfacer Aqueous primer, it doesn't smell and it sprays better than the lacquer version, or it certainly does for me.

Thanks for the pics Ernie, some real cool builds. As you say the Ju-52 is a stunner. I'd agree with Peter that the Tamiya F-14 is great if you want everything closed but that AMK does look stunning with the Black Dog add-ons.

Thanks for the update Ernie. Sounds like a long road ahead but please pass on all our thoughts and best wishes.

Gosh, that's a blast from the past, that horrible pale blue Airfix plastic colour. Reminds me of the 3-colour Matchbox kits of my youth!

Looking good Kriss. Really unusual subject again.

Thanks Peter, feeling a lot happier about this now that's out of the way.

Thanks Kevin. Got the canopy on and managed to finagle the windscreen into place with some trimming and a bit of filler. Next up is getting the wings on. Looks like a little filler may be needed there on the top side but the bottom is spot on.

Good to hear some positive news, hope it keeps coming. Fried chicken sounds a damn sight better than the hospital food here.....

Don't know if/when Tamiya updated their decal supplier but the kit decals on the the F-14A I did recently were excellent and way better than any Tamiya ones I've used previously. The quality and ease of use certainly made me wonder if they were from Cartograph.

Thanks Peter. I decided to try and crack on with it just even as an exercise in improving my skills with Milliput, so here's where we're at. Needs a bit more finessing and finishing off but I'm fairly happy with how it has come out. Think I'm still going to have issues getting the windscreen and canopy to fit well but that's a battle for another day.

Contemplating chucking this on the SOD and cracking on with the Viggen. Although fit is generally good, the nose construction is just horrid. As usual by planning for it to be left open to display the radar it makes shutting it a damn nightmare. Gaps everywhere which I've partly filled with Evergreen card and then I plan to roll out the Milliput. Finish is going to be okay at best so even if I do finish it I've decided to dump the planned desert cammo and just do the 2 tone grey just to speed through it to get it done.

Thanks for the update Ernie. Hope the surgery goes well and to plan. Please pass on our best wishes to Harv and his family.

That's high summer here Harv... if we're lucky!

Thanks Peter. I still think some of the ships were more worthy winners but I'm not the judge.

That looks great Carl. The quality of the conversion looks very nice. The single piece nose might improve the Tamiya kit as I found getting the nose panels to fit neatly gave me fits.

Some lovely builds. That Italian paint job makes my head hurt just looking at it.

Looking very sharp Rob. Nice choice of driver as well. Arnoux was always one of my favourites as he had a bit of that Gallic flair.

Happy birthday Carl. Hope the present wasn't anything that could harm the dog. One of ours once ate all the chocolate coins our daughter had bought for Christmas presents but thankfully threw most of it back up again.

I've just started the Hobby Boss A6E in 48 scale and it's a really nice kit and fit is good so far.

Just arrived courtesy of Uncle Ernie... First impression is surprise at just how small the box is given it's a fairly big airframe for a single seater. Then you open the lid and see how beautifully it's all packed. I've only looked at a few parts in detail as I know if I take them all out I've got no chance of ever getting them all back in. 😄 It does look stunning though. Gonna have to watch and read a lot of build reviews before I dare tackle this. Looking forward to it though.

All the revisions definitely pay off Rob, looks stunning.

Would probably help as I didn't do it on mine as it was the first NMF I'd done and wasn't sure about the best option. I think the problem was mainly the reaction with the Extreme Metals so hopefully because you've gone OD it won't be an issue.