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Looking very nice in it's all over grey Tom. The orange was a bit nasty.

The instrument panel looks great.

Nice start Alan. Given how little you see of the pit in these when they're closed up I think the belts look just great.

Victory for perseverance Danny! Nice one.

Glad to hear it went well Ron. Good luck for the other one. Gus

Very funny and unfortunately quite close to the truth. Have had to edit a few photos taken at weddings, etc when the kilts are out in force! A few beers and any thoughts about keeping the knees together go out the window!!

Just stunning work and completely mind-boggling!

Welcome Alan, nice to see another Scot on here. It's a great, friendly place so hope you enjoy it.

Is topless sunbathing allowed in Spain Rob??

Missed the fun again?! Thanks for keeping the riff raff out Ernie & co. Although there's always the old Groucho quote about 'would I want to be a member of club which'd accept me?' (to paraphrase) which comes to mind at times like this!!

Glad you got it sorted. The 'big deep breath and walk away' is often best. Look on the bright side you didn't glue yourself to it which is generally my default with superglue!

Great finish. Interesting vehicle as Rob says... looks a bit like a Panther turret on a Tiger chassis.

Aerodynamics of a house brick!

Very nice choice Maru. Never been near Gujarat but my cricket club had a professional back in the late 80s who came from Bharuch. He was a qualified chemical engineer and worked for one of the big fertiliser firms there while he tried to make it in state cricket. As a fast bowler that was pretty hard job in Ranji cricket back then.

Inspiring dedication Maru. I'm normally chewing my fingers by 1pm if I haven't eaten so I can't imagine how hard this is to do.

Good choice Rob. The Brassin one just looks a little wide to me.

Bit of an understatement John! Looks like Edward Scissorhands removed it from the moulds!!

They can be thinned right down without losing coverage as the pigment seems very fine. Most colours dry with a slight satin finish so I have on occasion put decals straight on top but I'd recommend a gloss coat. Tamiya X-22 works just fine bit you need to watch and not handle stuff too much until it's completely dry. As an aside Ammo now do a Clear primer in their One Shot range which actually works really nicely as a clear coat. It's not absolutely matt but looks pretty good on most aircraft for a worn look.

You'll like the Ammo paints Martin. They work great with Mr Levelling so I think X-20A should be just fine as well.

Okay guys, let's stick the seat on top of the fuel tank! That's a great safe place for it!!?!

Have a good one!!

Ah, I love a bit of Spike Milligan. My Dad was a huge Goons fan so I was indoctrinated early but as a kid in the 70s and early 80s I remember his TV shows such as Q8 which were just unlike anything else around bar maybe Kenny Everett. Each half hour show would be 10 minutes of dross, 10 minutes of funny stuff and then 10 minutes of absolute genius. You just had to tolerate the rubbish to get to the good bits - bit like Monty Python as well. His books are great as well - I can heartily recommend Puckoon if you like something distracting about the absurdities of life. I can't remember which of his military books it's in, but I always remember the story of his regiment's first casualties when they used petrol on the latrine pit as they'd run out of disinfectant!

Hi Iain Never built one but a friend of mine has built a few of their Cold War vehicles and his impression is very good. They're not cheap but the quality seems to reflect the price. There was also a recent build on another forum (not that one!) which looks good - http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=4547

That roughly 1% cut is a lot less than the standard 5% which used to be charged. Also, Paypal, all the card companies and Gift Aid have all taken larger chunks than this, so although it ain't right they are certainly not the worst offenders.

That seat doesn't look the comfiest but I suppose if it stops a bullet then a bit of a sore butt is a small price to pay!