DonH

LOL, I was watching the video and thinking "blimey, Australian ground crew only wear swimming trunks." And then I saw why :-)

Nice pics, I am happy to view more if you want to post them.

I have tried MRP and don't like it. I still have some left and will continue to try it because it must be me not the paint, judging from other comments here. I do love the idea of straight from the bottle, I currently use Mr Color Levelling Thinners with Tamiya and Mr Color paints. I measure the quantity of paint and thinners using a syringe, so I can get pretty accurate mix to suit my technique. With MRP the pigment settles out quickly at the bottom fo the bottle and required a lot of work to get mixed again. With my Tamiya and Mr Color paints, this is much less of an issue and they are easily mixed using a stirrer. You can't touch up with a brush with MRP paints. I understand they have a different type of paint for this, but I can use the same Tamiya or Mr Color paint pot for both. I have not cracked the pressure setting on my airbrush for MRP, but my gut instinct is that I am still using too high a pressure and that MRP only needs the bare minimum to push it out of the airbrush. Last time I used MRP, I got small areas of paint lifting after masking. The paint had a long time to dry before masking, so it wasn't uncured, it just didn't stick. That was unexpected. MRP paint smells. I guess this is down to personal tolerances, ventilation, etc. To my eye, MRP paints look pretty accurate in the colours I am using (WWII RAF) but that is a minefield. My approach these days is to get the colour to look right to my eye because that is all that matters for my hobby. I can't get MRP paints (or Hataka) shipped to Singapore. That is a big disadvantage. In conclusion, ignore me because I seem to be an outlier. I am sticking with Tamiya and Mr Color because it is cheaper and I know how to use it much better than I do MRP paints.

As U2 would say, even better than the real thing...

Safe travels and hurry back, we are missing you already.

Well, this is going to be interesting and I suspect will cause a certain amount of discussion. I have no interest in building this kit, but your approach and conclusions will be good to follow. Have you considered lining up the #4 bulkhead along the centreline datum rather than at the bottom of the fuselage? That might make a difference to how much you decide to alter, perhaps.

Great build Eric. The slightly weathered finish looks perfect.

Wow, what a cool idea.

I'm gonna need more popcorn

Try Hearns Hobbies at Flinders Street station in Melbourne. I always drop in when I visit Oz but beware that you might find that it is expensive compared to what you are used to.

It's always a pleasure to watch the progress in this thread. The pictures soothe my eyeballs and I can just relax and drool. Great job, as always, Peter. Looking forward to the next instalment.

Yep, that captures the retro vibe nicely.

I have three. All WNW: 1) Fokker DVII OAW 2) Sopwith Snipe (Late) 3) Sopwith Camel Br1 They are all still in the box, some bits painted on the sprue. I have to face the fact that I am never going to finish them. Rigging and etc.

Nice scheme! Interesting fading on the nose cone.