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Moi aussi!

I’m sure this will be the first of many builds of this fine kit, following Kev!

Agreed 100% Kev. There is “artistry” of course in the kind of work that Peter et al do on their computer screens, some of the renders that he has sent me in the past make me drool with anticipation, but I mourn the loss of the traditional skills of people like Brian Fawcett (RIP) and Simon’s father at Silver Wings who to my mind are more akin to MichelAngelo. The King is dead, long live the King!

I can see that as a large print on my study wall, it absolutely encapsulates the feel of a frosty early morning op. across the Channel to attack Abbeville airfield or maybe a radar installation. Well done Antonis and Peter.

So sorry to hear that your Mum has passed Dave, Mums are very special and leave a huge hole in our lives for ever. The 32SIG stand was amazing, and a great tribute to you and your mates for putting an impressive display together. If this all helped as a temporary distraction from your worries, that alone made it worthwhile.

Great introduction Tomas, I think you have covered everything very thoroughly…..and in perfect English! Following my friend.

It doesn't seem long ago that we were speculating about the effect that 3D printing might have on our hobby, and then suddenly.....Wham! (as Roy Lichtenstein might say) it's upon us with the likes of Peter Castle at Airscale producing a full 3D printed BP Defiant, and of course other chaps on the forum have done likewise on an individual basis. Peter, with his latest kit, the Typhoon however has opted to go for injection moulded fuselage halves and wings, with 3D comprising the rest of the model such as the undercarriage and especially the cockpit. As he said to me on Sunday, IM is not capable of producing the detail and crispness that’s achievable with 3D printing, adding that other companies are following a similar route. So is there room, is there a market, a niche, a reason for good old fashioned resin? Even figures these days are being produced digitally, the blokes at Modelu for instance were telling me that they construct their models using photographs and scanning. I enjoy resin kits such as Silver Wings biplanes, but is the writing on the wall? Your thoughts are welcomed.

Well....I wonder who THAT could be? Funnily enough I was recounting our conversation with my missus this morning over breakfast, she was surprisingly sanguine about it, though, as I delved into my Spitfire book to investigate the F21 she added that the only time it p****s her off is when I don't finish jobs started three years ago! But that's normal behaviour isn't it? PS I have instructed my lawyers to sue you for £1000,000,000 for defamation of my hitherto spotless character!

Judging by the DBMK stand and their models on display there Rog, you can rest assured about the quality of what they produce. I don’t know what their instruction booklet is like, no examples have emerged yet as far as I’m aware.

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Yet more good news for Spitfire fans and 1/32 scale in general: Apparently they are also planning on doing the single prop version which I understand was the norm?

That’s great news, welcome Gunnar…. I thought your 109 prints were sublime, very high quality, and Tomas…good news too from you and Paul! Model on!

Oh f******g rivets! MDC’s resin Typhoon has zero, none, nada, zilch! Did it stop me building two, with one more in the stash which WILL be built….No! Does it spoil my enjoyment when I look at them in the display cabinet….No! Does DBMK’s treatment of rivets in their Sea Fury detract from the beauty of the kit….No! But then…..I have never been a rivet counter.

Those days will soon flash past, and who knows what will be on offer for us to get excited about then!

This year has shown to me that one day isn’t long enough to take it all in, so I guess I need to a) rejoin the IPMS and b) invest in a whole weekend next time. It would also make bringing up a model or two for the table more worthwhile/feasible. As would a Saturday night get together over a pint be worthwhile!