GusMac

Cool pics. Love the idea that little screw holds the entire nose on!

Wow, very impressive and excellent scratch work. 👍

It's not without it's foibles as a kit but I'd definitely recommend building it Martin. It makes an impressive addition to the display when it's done.

Could be Steve, can't find clear answer anywhere but I don't care anyway. Whole point of this build was to try rust techniques and it'll go straight in the display case, so I'm the only one who'll see it. I'm claiming artistic licence... 😁

Nice steady progress harv. I really like the subject but not sure I could be bothered with all the work this kit needs. 👍

So am I harv! My worry is there's still plenty of time to cock it up, so slowly does it.

First steps with rust! Ammo Scratches Effects and faded French Blue over the rusty base colours. Still lots to do with chipping, oils, dry brushing, etc but pretty happy with it as a base to work on. Just the rest of the chassis and bits to go....

Looks great Mark. Says something about masking the Viggen that riveting is a 'better' alternative! 😃

Looking really good. Glad to see someone else who keeps their best clothes for modelling! 😁 I'm sure my wife would love to throw out half of the clothes in my cupboard.

Phil, I think the phrase is 'got their ass handed to them'! Unfortunately I think the Ashes will go completely the other way.

No pics but just got two of the simplest but most useful things I've bought in a long time and only for £7.50 total...... Paint cup lids for my H&S Evolution! No more worries about tipping paint or clear on the model as you move it around during painting. Why didn't I buy these years ago?!?

Not sure I've got the maths correct but looks about £420.

Looking forward to this Kai. Interesting to see how the kit goes. Seen some mixed reviews but not sure how unbiased some are, Italeri seem to generate as much hate as Trumpeter from some people! However, as we know the Mirage III wasn't a picnic anyway! 😃

Nice comparison Mark. Somehow I expected the Viggen to be bigger than the Mirage but actually very similar.

There's a garage up there that does those conversions Carl. They also do some very cool campervan conversions based on VW chassis. Not entirely sure how you're meant to get that down some of the back roads around there though! 😄

Thanks Rob. That is quite an attractive scheme, certainly along the lines of what I was thinking about.

First kit I did when I returned to modelling was the Trumpeter P-47D bubbletop which I 'painted' with rattlecan Tamiya AS-12. I'd like to try it again as a proper NMF now I have an airbrush and slightly more skills. Preferably I'll use masks for the insignia and codes but I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for decals for the nose art?

Ah, sorry Gaz, picked you up wrong there. Stick by my point about the colour range though.

Looks great Tom. Never heard of that museum but will bear it in mind next time we're down visiting the relatives in Portsmouth. Sounds like a good excuse to escape for some peace!

Next stalled build to be resurrected.... Hobby Boss M911 CHET. Got the rust primer then put aside while I watched enough online tutorials to pluck up courage to try the real rusty finish I want to achieve. So, here goes....

Wouldn't disagree that Tamiya is the most robust finish I've worked with, although on the short experience to date the AK Real Colours seem similar. I just wish Tamiya would improve their range of colours as I suck as consistently mixing paints.

Looks great Kai. The figures are very convincing. Less convinced how useful that piddly little trolley would be against an aviation kerosene fire though.... 😄

Some nice steals there Carl. Judging by your pic in the other thread of the thinners, etc it looks a well stocked place. Unfortunately nothing like that in my neck of the woods. 😥 Probably saves me a fortune though!

Thanks Gaz. Seen those paints mentioned but no real idea about them. Certainly give nice results

Nice metal effects on the tail end. Does build into an impressive beast.