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Absolutely fantastic work Denis! The finish of your undersides is superb, looking forward to more updates. Regards Andy

Really nice work Max, she's not going far without those propsjust yet though. A sandbagged dispersal will look very cool! Regards. Andy

Absolutely phenomenol finish Rick, I really like the difference in finish of all the different parts. It looks like a real one!!! Regards Andy

Definitely not, 1/35 is the wrong scale and it's interesting that the aftermarket generally seems to agree! Regards. Andy

It's a steep asking price, if you look on Hannants it would appear to be all resin except for the engine,landing gear and much of the cockpit but don't worry you can get 3D printed engine and cockpit fromHpH to improve these areas! Regards. Andy

Super interesting build Max, Inthinknyou will be just fine with your sprue glue as long as you let it set for long enough. You may well fing you will need a couple of applications if it shrinks over a week or so. Regards. Andy

Looking mighty fine Max, lovely smooth paintwork. Regards.Andy

Wouldn't say that's cheating Peter, immaculate work and you have definitely mastered 3D printing by the looks of it! Regards. Andy

I've heard back from John today as I messaged him about one of these sets and his reply was message me again at the end of April as he is getting ready for a modelling show and his hands are still really bad. Regards. Andy

It's been a while since I worked on this one so after nearly 5 years it's time to start again . I'd been wondering how to approach this build and after studying many pictures decided to open p the cockpit rear bulkhead so more can be seen inside. So this is what I had done initially And this is what I've ended up with today A bit rough around the edges but happy and will definitely open things up. Regards. Andy

This is excellent news indeed! Good to see John back and I nearly sold my A-1 kit recently, so glad I didn't. Regards. Andy

Definitely looking like a Spitfire now Just a little filing and sanding here and there followed by a trip to the paint shop@ Regards. Andy

Beautiful paint work, such a cool scheme and perfect executed! Regards. Andy

Pretty sure it's a scaled down Hobby Boss kit with all of the terrible shape issue's to go with it, 35th scale aircraft are not my bag anyway and would never ever buy one! Regards. Andy

Thank you and very kind of you regarding the decals!, The Exito Decals are printed by Cartograph so fingers crossed they will be fine. I've used their other 32nd scale 109 set and all was well but let's see! Regards. Andy

Getting close isn't it John, just need to get the rest of the panels cleaned up and fitted. Regards. Andy

Really nice work as always Duke and excellent subject choice! Regards. Andy

They are so good aren't they! Brush paint really nicely as well. I do like Gunze Aluminium for bare metal areas as opposed to the Vallejo colours though. Regards. Andy

Bever used tge AK Extreme Metals John but swear ny their Real Colors range! The Vallejo Metal paints are just superb and spray so nicely but equally brush paint just as well. Regards. Andy

Thank you Mike, time to make a start on getting the smaller bits and pieces painted ready now. I've always liked the early Spitfire's Dennis with the oversized roundels etc, also like the mid/ late Spitfire's with the massive oversized serials on the fuselage sides. Regards. Andy

So plenty more done today with first of all the cockpit getting closed up inside the fuselage halves I then turned my attention back to the wing and fitted the modified ailerons and then the Tamiya wingtips followed by the reshaped HB oilcooler before mating it to the fuselage Starting to come together now and it's definitely much better fitting the wing fillets to the fuselage halves rather than the wing as per the instructions and also sand th lower rear cockpit tub heavily once together to aid the wing fit. Regards. Andy

Thank you Dennis, it's a lovely kit and you will enjoy when you start your copy. Thank you Iian and you are not wrong, 2 layers of pretty thick and pretty hard brass and quite a lot of it was removed so it would fit the Kotare cockpit! Regards. Andy

Thank you, this is my second Kotare Spitfire and getting the hang a bit now as there are a few areas where fit is an issue. Regards. Andy Thanks for checking in guys, it's a nice kit but tricky in a couple of areas on the fit front. Took about an hour to assemble the belts and them fitted them to the seat and let the glue dry overnight followed by a black/ brown oil wash and a flat varnish, hope that helps. Regards. Andy

Thank you, this is my second Kotare Spitfire and getting the hang a bit now as there are a few areas where fit is an issue. Regards. Andy Thanks for checking in guys, it's a nice kit but tricky in a couple of areas on the fit front. T

Thanks Kev, all of the masking has paid off and the usual thing of hours of masking for 5 minutes spraying is true here and really liking this colour scheme. Regards. Andy