GusMac

I'll echo what Danny said as thanks to Ernie I will now also have my first WNW kit, the Ship's Camel. Slight trepidation about the rigging but nothing ventured, etc

Absolutely stunning!

Thanks guys. It was a fun build and I know the kit has its flaws but it looks close enough for me.

Hope you had a good one Gaz.

Hi Ernie I also offered a set of Sky's decals F-4 Kurnass. These can be entered as a separate prize.

Thanks Harv

That is nice for an OOB cockpit. I've prevaricated often about trying a helo and the Hind or Fly Wessex has often crossed my mind but size is the sticking point. However this is definitely convincing me to try dipping a toe in...

Thanks Mike

Yeah, reviews seem generally positive but the intake trunks seems to be the main thing. Although I've seen it pointed out that with the small intakes and large shock cones there isn't much chance of seeing much in there anyway.

The Airfix website can be used to request spare parts but they tend to be quite slow and expensive (about £3-4 per part). You do also occasionally find people selling split kits on eBay.

Have a great festive season Mike.

Looking very good Cees. Would be impressive in 32nd scale but even more so in 1/48th.

Merry Christmas to all. Have a good and safe one. Nollaig Chridheil as the gaels say.

Yep, Merry Christmas to you too Danny and to everyone else who hangs out here.

Looks great Dale. Love the seat cushions.

You have the second highest per capita carbon emissions in the world so I hardly think your government is pandering to the green lobby, try the big coal lobby.

Hi Ernie Feel free to post it on Facebook as I'll never see it! I'm afraid I've never got into the whole (anti)social media thing despite my wife and kids using it all the time to keep in touch when they're away at Uni. Thanks for compliments as well, means a lot when it comes from people who's skills you admire, like many on here. My main take away from this is not to panic if things look 'odd' at stages of the build. I did a lot of fading with white and buff oils to make the green look sun bleached but it all 'disappeared' when I applied the gloss coat. I was sorely tempted to redo it but thankfully didn't 'cos when I applied the flat coat at the end it all reappeared.

Looks great. Always think the A4 looks a bit 'weird' as a two seater. If you're looking for a great jet kit then as 1to1 says you can't beat Tamiya for a pleasant build. Their F16s are nice to build and great looking.

Thanks Cees. Might give the ouzo a miss, worst hangover I ever had was after a night out at a Greek restaurant. Guinness, retsina and ouzo wasn't a good mix!

Thanks guys. Hubert, that's why I love this site as people are very open with their techniques and trials and errors, so you can try stuff and pick and mix other's ideas. I find many of the books and online videos about painting and weathering are very prescriptive and 'push' certain ideas and looks like the tartan appearance you mention. Rob, hopefully sometime around June or July we might the 2 days of summer a year we get here and I can get some outdoor photos for you! It was actually a beautiful, sunny but frosty day here yesterday but the sun is so low in the sky during the 6 hours or so of daylight that we get that our garden is barely ever out of shadow.

Thanks Rob. It was certainly fun trying to push it far enough without going over the top.

Evening all, some pics of the recently finished Greek SLUF. And a couple without the flash to try and better demonstrate some of the 'dirtiness' which gets a bit lost with the flash. In addition to the basic kit I used Aires cockpit, Zacto seamless intake, AMS wheels, Videoaviation Mk82s and Brassin MERs. Markings were painted on using Montex masks and Eduard cockpit masks. Paintwork was predominantly Ammo acrylics (mainly the Argentinian Falklands set for the main colours) and Tamiya and Gunze for detail painting. Weathering was again mainly Ammo - oilbrushers, panel line washes, filters, etc. Gloss coat and matt coat were both Tamiya as I tried the AK matt varnish and failed miserably, It just beaded up all over the gloss coat so I cut my losses and went back to something I know always works although it isn't quite as 'flat' as I was wanting. Overall, I'm fairly happy with the result. There are a few things that will niggle as they didn't quite turn out how I'd envisaged but I've tried quite a few new techniques and pushed my skill set forward. It looks close enough to a SLUF for me despite the well known flaws in the kit. It does go together pretty well though with minimal seam work required. As always comments, critiques, suggestions welcomed. Cheers, Gus

Okay, I'm calling this done. Apologies for the lack of updates but bench time has been sporadic and my photographic skills depress me so I just pressed on with the weathering, etc. I'll post more photos over in the finished builds section. Cheers, Gus

Yeah, does look like a Morris Minor grafted onto a Scammell or some such!

Gelukkige verjaardag Jeroen!