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  1. Never mind a new kit as welcome as it would be. I would be happy if they just scaled these up to 1/32. (And correctly size them for the Tamiya kit) Nick
  2. Lovely diorama Gary. Well done. I hope the repairs are not too serious. To my old eyes the photos look just fine. Cheers Nick
  3. Wow Sean, this is turning out to be a super build. You must have been a hydraulic engineer in your previous life. Cheers Nick
  4. Thanks Alain as you know these kits are the proverbial " shake and bake " kits. Easy and no problems. Cheers Nick
  5. Fantastic build Marcel. The weathering really looks good. I just have a small point. I am not sure a bomb and AIM-9 could be carried on the same side until the extension for the LAU-7 was introduced. The photos I have seen of the earlier F-4B's shows one AIM-9 end two bombs on each TER. I might be mistaken but just check it. Cheers Nick
  6. Hi Max, thanks for the compliment. I actually wanted to do one more, a Hasegawa 1/32 Me 109. But my two sons had other plans. Both decided to move house in January and since I am retired I was tasked to help with the moves and to fix all things that needed attention. As you most likely know the Millennials can't do DIY. I was promised some stuff from the local hobby shop but I think their memory is as poor as their DIY skills. Hi Alain It turned out ok. The time pressure was a small problem but the group build time cut off is a two edged sword. On the one side one cannot spend the time you feel you need to spend. On the other side the model does get finished and not end up as a shelf queen. The model itself is a bit difficult. Some features streets ahead of the old Hasegawa kit and others a pain, such as the windscreen being too narrow. The Murphy also played his part and lots of little things had to be fixed or redone. I also had a bit of trouble with the paint as I mentioned but in the end it is finished. Cheers Nick
  7. Finished, and just in time!!!! One of the most frustrating builds in a long time. Cheers Nick
  8. This one is done as well. Cheers Nick
  9. I am calling this one done. A few quick photos with the iPhone. I will post RFI in a few weeks time as I have a two year old shadowing me all over, especially in my modelling room. Cheers Nick
  10. Thanks Max and Alain All the painting done. Now only for decals. The Silhouette worked great for the markings and surprisingly well for the dashed lines on the wings. Cheers Nick
  11. Eventually got some paint onto this one. Maybe I can still make the deadline. Cheers Nick
  12. This one is RL Cheers Nick
  13. Thanks for all the advice. The thing that worries me is the surface of the kit was not smooth but with very small pebbles, so these were sanded smooth with micro mesh. This should at lest have removed the mould release agents. Some more trouble in paradise. The A-4H only had an angle of attack vane on the port side but Trumpeter has put one on the starboard side as well. My fault for not spotting this mistake earlier. Now it needs removal and touching ip. So Trumpeter has dropped the ball again just short of the try line. Here Tamiya (in Green) shows how not to drop the ball short of the try line. Cheers Nick
  14. Hi John Thanks for posting. It is incredible how computers and flight sims have evolved. Back in the day I remember flying a combat sim which fitted on a 3 1/2 inch floppy drive and a computer with 640K memory, no hard drive and thinking its great fun. I wonder how many members still remember the Sinclair Spectrum and Commodore 64 computers. BTW if you want to visit a great scenic airport in the sim (or in person ) here is one. Cheers Nick
  15. Ready to close the fuselage after painting the cockpit. I looked at the etched seat belts from the local hobby store but in 1/32 I find lead or foil belts are a bit more 3D. So etched buckles and foil and tape belts. Cheers Nick
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