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I'd say that's pretty impressive for a first try in 30 years! The polyfilla effect for the render works great.

I don't know much about drums Dale but you obviously know quality as Sakae have always had a top end reputation. I thought they'd gone bust but looking online after your post I see they've been resurrected. Always good to see companies with that sort of history managing to stay afloat.

Nice work Kev. The ruined building looks great - did you scratch build it?

Thanks Rob for the info. Just as a matter of interest how do the AK paints smell when you spray them. I've heard a lot of good things about them and they do seem to have a good range of colours but my wife can't cope with anything too smelly. There's lots of interesting stuff out there on the psychological effects of different colours on mood, etc. Stuff about painting prison cells yellow or pink to reduce aggression and making areas where you don't want people to linger very vivid fluorescent orange. Not sure what this means for the turquoise cockpits? It's not even as though the Soviet cockpits had much glazing so the crews could stare out and avoid it.

Local version of this has the pigs livin' underneath! Is that the same in Texas?

Nice minimalist set up Dale. Love the shiny finish

These AMK kits do look sublime but I just can't get into 48th scale. I do wish they would scale them up. The AK paint makes a good match for the Soviet 'barf green' so must remember that. I have used the Citadel paint for that in the past but it goes 'off' in the jar very quickly. Nice start with this Rob.

That to me is the clip I would show to anyone who didn't understand the genius of Python

Saab Viggen = Jonah Lomu.... lots of power and a tiny bit of subtlety

Bit of oversharing there me thinks!

Lovely work again Cees. Given this is 48th scale the detail is outstanding.

Very sad and condolences to all. Tragic to lose their lives helping others so far from home. As Jeff says, something must have gone seriously wrong. C-130s are generally pretty much bombproof in terms of reliability.

There are advantages to living in the frozen north of Scotland sometimes. The most venomous things we have around here are bees, wasps, both summer only, and one of my wife's sisters!

Very sad. It's not been a good month so far with this following Neil Peart. Two brilliant polymaths both gone to brain diseases! Life throws up some real shitty ironies sometimes! Farewell Mr Creosote

'They' are out ta get ya Ernie!!

I'll be watching with interest Phil having just got this from Ernie in the raffle. Same as yourself, it's my first WNW kit so I'm looking forward to seeing how you tackle it.

Just arrived today courtesy Ernie and the Christmas Raffle. First WNW kit I've had and after a quick look I see why everyone raves about the quality. I think I'm going to practice rigging on my old paint mule before I risk butchering this!

Thanks Dale. I'll see what I can find and I may be back in touch.

Those really do look like something my son used to knock up with his Lego when he was little!

Thanks Dale, that's very useful.

Thanks guys.

Those sanding sticks look really interesting Dale. Is that the only range of sizes available or do they do different combinations? Thanks, Gus

Lookin' good Dale!

Some great colour reference photos there. Nice effect with the putty on the tank.

Weird experience last night!?! I have a Pinterest account which I rarely use but which I do use to store reference photos for builds. I went on last night and one of the recommendations as I'd been looking at Greek aircraft was a photo of my own build lifted from this site! Very disconcerting!!! The interweb can be a very odd place.