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I could be persuaded to buy this version, it would sit well alongside Sidney Cotton’s Electra of a decade earlier…..ahem, Jim Barry!

I wonder if the scallop edge has more to do with form than function. The whole design has an Art Deco feel about it so perhaps the designers were indulging in a touch of whimsy!

Me neither too……but I just want my Hurricane!

Won’t happen in a thousand years Michael! I’d be more likely to build a farm tractor.

Shiny thing! The line between the blue and metal panels isn’t quite right but it’s going to be difficult to correct so I think I’m going to live with it! The tailplane section is metal so I have used BMF but sprayed it with a semi-matt varnish to dull it down slightly.

Thanks Ray.

Luke..... keep the kit available to Joe Public as a straightforward IM one is my advice. AM 3D parts will take care of themselves downstream.

With pleasure Ray.

Ah Denis, unfaithful to Hawker only till the Kotare Hurricane is available, plus the distinct possibility of a bubble top Typhoon when the Wizard is whizzed. Thank you for your appreciation. I have had a yen to do K5054 for years Rich, I’m glad I finally knuckled down to it and the result is OK I think.

It certainly is, and I could see the possibility of building one if it’s the type Sidney Cotton used pre-war for his unofficial PRU activities over Germany.

I thought it was “happy birdy to sheep…….”! Never mind, just ignore this old fool! It’s always a wonderful feeling when the postie knocks with a new kit, and for it to happen today Guy makes it extra special! Well done chum.

Bloomin’ wonderful work there Andy, what a great looking Tiffy.

Hope you have a great day my friend, whatever you have planned.

Unfortunately I have zero interest in helicopters. We have them buzzing around from Yeovilton and Middle Wallop all the time but not worth a glance I’m afraid.

Thanks Joachim, all’s going well…..so far! Thank you Mal, it’s fun no pressure modelling…..the way to go! I was hoping there might be a Westland’s archive or somesuch at Yeovil that I could pop down and see to seek any other info about the Wizard, but it seems not. There is a Westland museum apparently at Weston super Mare but I think that’s mainly choppers. I’m hoping to foil the rest of the nose today but I also have to plan for the blue painted upper section but a cunning plan is starting to take shape!

As you know Rob, the kit certainly is, I’m the support cast! Thanks Mike, it’s a delight and a privilege to build Tim’s wonderfully wicked Wizard. As indeed are Tim’s “mouldings” (is that the right word for 3D printed parts? ) so I’m just colouring them in!

Bit of paint + bit of foil = bit of progress: A bit of touch up needed on a roundel or two, but coming along. Post edit: I realised the rudder colours are the wrong way round for the 1920s Wizard! Now corrected.

I was talking to a non-modelling friend about this only yesterday. It appears to me that the “nuts and bolts” side of 3D printing is becoming simpler to do, that printers and resins are more user friendly? Or is my optimism misplaced? There is of course still the software to have to learn, I guess that’s the starting point but I think/hope there’s some light at the end of the tunnel!

Not keen to go that way.

Sadly I can no longer see your work Kent, the blasted Imgur situation!

I’m reluctant to bin my CM Anson and Cornell vacs., I WILL finish them one day!

Blimey, that’s old school and some! We’ve had a couple of these beasts over our house recently, bloody noisy!

I’m hoping for a fairly quick build Rob, like possibly end of the month! Any pics of your progress?

A Wizard update: I'll be adding some HGW Sopwith Snipe seatbelts shortly. The IP makeover was worthwhile because at the moment (sans wing) it's easily visible. Like the Airscale Typhoon, everything about this kit is SO precise in its fitment. It's a delight when the part slots into place, and if it doesn't then you know that there is a bit of clean up needed somewhere, most probably a tiny "pip" from a support arm that hasn't been fully trimmed. Before I glue the front and aft fuselage parts together I aim to do a lot of painting, probably even roundels and serial numbers plus the empennage because it's so much easier to handle. I'm thinking of foiling the front part though that does cause complications downstream with masks for the upper blue section. I also have to decided what I'm going to do about scratchbuilding a small windscreen, not too much of a difficulty.

Really excellent dio, aeroplane and figures though I think I’d add a bit of sand dust on the plane. Super detailed and thoughtful build.