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I tried that on a Revell 1/72 P-38 about 150 years ago, and it did look good, although the choice of Humbrol gloss clear as an adhesive was a complete disaster. What would you suggest to use as a fixative? cheers greg v.

Dave I bought this kit in 1984 (I think) on a family trip to Italy, and it has sat half-built in a box since then, steadily losing parts and falling apart. At some point in the early 90's I had a mate who worked in a machine shop lathe me a new spinner out of aluminum (which takes the kit blades, and which I polished) from a drawing I made by hand based on a Mk II profile from the "in action" book; this was to replace the Spitfire unit supplied in the kit, which I have never liked, even though it would be correct for the aircraft I am intending to represent. I also robbed some fishtail exhausts (I like the way they look better than the kit ones) from my brother's half built Airfix Spitfire (more on that project later...), and I would like to finally finish her up as Hawker's example which they bought back from the RAF, G-AFKX. The cowlings are all sealed up, so no worries about engine detailing for me! While all the profiles I have seen show G-AFKX with the fabric wings, some research I did showed that she did later receive the metal ones...so I'm thinking polished wings & cowlings with nice silver doped fabric surfaces. The civil reg. is shown in both blue and black in the aforementioned profiles, but I think that the Hawker house colour of blue would be nice, along with a small smattering of stencils and just a hint of weathering (exhausts only I think). These I can easily draw up to scale in a vector program and have cut as stencils. Now I just have to figure out if I go with rub & buff over gloss black or bare-metal foil, but the silver dope is a no-brainer (spray bomb thanks!). cheers! greg v.

thanks Dave! I'm going for a scheme that requires some simple markings that I can have made as stencils in vinyl, so no worries there. Do you think the Airfix instrument panel would look better with the clear kit part replaced by a layer of clear sheet with actual instrument decals behind it? Or would I be better off just detailing the cast-in instrument faces with a brush and dropping some crystal clear or white glue on them? cheers greg v.

hello all wondering if you guys could give me some "short cuts" on sources for some details on my 1/24 Airfix Hurricane interior. I'm not looking to do anyhting over-the-top, just dress up what's there. I was thinking of some instrument decals, a belt set, but is there anything else I should consider? I see that Eduard does a nice-looking belt set for early WWII RAF aircraft. any assistance appreciated! cheers greg v.

definitely planning on having it "all buttoned up", as I hate ill-fitting removable access panels, and quite frankly I'm just not skilled enough to pull off en engine properly. I had thought of using the Eduard instruments/bezels/harnesses etc., and I was wondering if their placard set for the 109-G series would work as well? They must be fairly close? At any rate, I'm doing it up in full late-war Swiss markings, so the interiors were somewhat different anyways. Any thoughts on any aftermarket exhausts that would work? cheers greg v. P.S. what was the problem with the 1/24 190?

hello all thanks for the responses, seems like the Airfix kit is the way to go. Seeing as how I'd like to do an E-3, this is doubly so. I was not aware that anybody made an aftermarket PE set; does Fotocut have a website? I did find a review/preview of it though: http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=...ent&id=1075 Has anybody had any practical experience with this set? Any other comments on weak areas/required fixes with either of these kits most appreciated. cheers greg v.

hello all looking to build a 1/24 109E, and I was wondering how the Bandai & Airfix kits stack up against eachother, as well as how the kits are individually. I did build the Airfix kit about twenty years ago, and I remember it being not too bad, but I've never see the Bandai offering in the flesh. I did just take a look at my Bandai George, and while it is slightly rudimentary the detail did seem very nice overall, despite the sink marks. How are they accuracy-wise etc.? Any kit reviews kicking around? Any info appreciated!

Good idea, although I am still waiting to hear back from them from my December 6 request for Spitfire parts.... Perhaps I sent it to the wrong place? I did get a confirmation e-mail back from them, but haven't heard anything since. cheers greg v.

hello all I have an old Airfix 1/24 Hurricane that I got 75% built back in the 80's, and I'd like to finish it up. The cockpit is a mess, but I can scratch most of what's missing, but what I am really after is a replacement for the kit leading-edge landing lights. They are very prominent and what I have looks just awful. Any thoughts? Should I track down some replacements from the Trumpeter kit, or ??? As well, what else is available in the aftermarket for this scale of Hurricane? Any info appreciated cheers greg v.

Beautiful build, glad to see that there is finally an injected kit of this aircraft in this scale. In my opinion the kit does look a bit "stubby", if the drawings here http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/arti...d/p39/index.htm are anything to go by. My first guess is that the rudder is too short in chord and slightly wrong in shape, along with the tail proper. However, my take is that it is the "sit" of the aircraft on its gear that is making it look odd. Seems that the nose should be higher and the mains should be lower. I'm sure that a layout of the kit parts against a decent set of drawings will hold the truth though. Again, nice build! cheers greg v.