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I think your NMF finish looks tremendous. You've clearly picked up some further skill on this build. I'm sure you'll get lots of appreciative remarks at the show. Cheers, Michael

Extremely well done, and congratulations. Cheers, Michael

Great to see more progress on this, and I'm also feeling a little bit vindicated in that the poor result of the exhausts on mine was not only down to my ineptitude and impatience. You are not alone in describing some of Italeri's build choices as being "strange". That would not be my word for it . I ran into the same issue with the brass exhaust shroud as you have done when fitted with the AiP exhausts. I was "locked in" at that point so I finished up filing out the centre part of the shroud. It took a bit of filing too and I would not go down this route again. That Quickboost prop and spinner looks great. I think a better choice than mine too. Incidentally, I fitted the gun cowl in three pieces and the removable panels needed a little widening with 0.5mm stock strip plastic. Even if you don't split it, it's still too narrow and is one of the few parts on this kit that doesn't fit well. Keep plugging away, John. I'm sure your model is going to look tremendous when done. Cheers, Michael

Nice work on the paint, Guy. I might have to give lacquers a try as the finish looks very good. Cheers, Michael

This looks great. I like your mods too. I did something very similar with my MiG-3 some years back. Your work will give the model a big lift. Cheers, Michael

Great work, John. Your method of attaching the engine/firewall assembly to the fuselage rather than the wing as per the instructions looks interesting. It may well have solved the problems I encountered with the exhausts on mine. However, seeing the way you've test fitted the AiP exhausts still looks concerning as the rear exhaust will send all it's contents into the fuselage. I realise it's not their final fitment, but in your picture they look to be too big which is what I thought of mine once they were in place. My present thinking is that I will use the kit parts on my C.205 and attach them to the engine before final fitment. However, that may change as your build progresses. Looking forward to more progress. Cheers, Michael

This is great news. I've never done a rag wing Hurri, so definitely getting one of these. Great to see they will offer some options in this box too, so I may buy two. Hopefully there will be a good selection of markings to suit as well. I do hope they do more boxings of later marques too. Kotare's range is starting to get interesting . Cheers, Michael

Great job on the conversion and a nice tribute to the Malta Spitfires. Cheers, Michael

Nice work and good to see a different presentation of the old Hurri. Cheers, Michael

Interesting comparison, and more scientific than my Mk.1 eyeball. It looks like the Quickboost option is the better way to go from this. I may need new glasses . Cheers, Michael

I like your thinking . Cheers, Michael

You do realise that there's only one answer here. You'll just have to go back and get those kits, and perhaps a cheese or two more as well. Cheers, Michael

Looks very good. Definitely worth the effort you went to combining different kits. Cheers, Michael

Nice to see this one back on your work bench, John. Your tail wheel looks good so far and it was a good call to separate the wheel yoke and leg. I broke mine during later construction and it would have been an easier fix if I'd done what you've done here. I may well do the same as you when I get to my C.205. Regarding the spinner, both the Quickboost and kit efforts are wrong. The kit part is too long and traffic cone shaped, and on both the hole in the spinner tip is too big. I used the AiP part which needs to be handled very carefully. It's thin. Having spent a lot of time looking at pictures, I also think the shape is better than the other two as well. The real thing has a slight curve in it's profile around the prop blade root and that curve continues with a flatter radius to it's tip. Cheers, Michael

Looking good so far. Love the colours you've used and the fiddly masking was worth the effort. Cheers, Michael

Happy birthday, Richard. Hope it's a good one. Cheers, Michael

Wonderful work, as ever John. The WIP was a joy to follow and will be referenced repeatedly by me later. Cheers, Michael

Looks very good, and very well weathered too. Cheers, Michael

Great suggestions. I'd love to see a very early 109 or P.63 done. Cheers, Michael

ICM have three Hs.126's slated for release later this year, so I think the car door Typhoon is a better bet. But how about considering a Bf.109B or C?? And no one has done an LSP P-63 either, Cheers, Michael

Great looking Camel Cheers, Michael

Cheers, Michael

A Kotare Hurricane would be a great choice, especially if they were to offer each variant. There isn't a really nice Hurricane on the LSP market today. Another suggestion would be any P-40 from E to N variants. New Zealand had a lot of these in their air force. But I think they may need to vary their range a little more. How about a Vampire or P-80 as their first jet?? Cheers, Michael

I heard the same thing. My first thought was "now he tells me..... ". Cheers, Michael

An unusual looking plane, and very well built too. The display is great too. Cheers, Michael