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Hi Guys, I was wrapping up the George and doing some work on a customer build when I spotted a Frank lurking in the stash. It shouted at me "Oi! What about me?" and I heard the call and took the box out. I had forgotten the Frank kit from Hasegawa that I had started a couple of years ago and opening the box I found the cockpit almost complete, painted but not finally assembled. I remembered that the Eduard etched seat had picked up some crud when I was spraying it and decided to call it a day. I found id used probably 90% of the Eduard set and most of the painting wasn't too bad. So I found the original paint and decided to have a quick squirt with the airbrush, laying on some Mission Models Grey Primer then Mr Hobby Nakajima Interior Green. It didn't take long and soon I had the cockpit assembled and inserted into the fuselage halves. Then I was actually quite shocked to find I had actually run a Rosie over the airframe at some point! It got even better when I looked at the wings to find them assembled AND had also been visited by Rosie! And the engine was assembled and painted, the prop assembled but not painted. Why on earth had I not finished this kit? So here's yesterday's work, from opening the box to getting the wings on. Starting point: A fine collection of plastic! The seat primed and painted, the IP with MMP Flat then MMP Gloss on the dials: Belt up! Rivetting experience: Tub assembled: The state of play: Today it's going to get a clean and a coat of MMP Grey Primer which is rapidly becoming my favourite. Once it's on it doesn't come off, as I found out with the George. Regards, Bruce Crosby

Hi Guys, Another Hasegawa from 2017's mad model build, the Focke Factory. This time it's White 15, a more or less standard D9. I've forgotten things like manufacturer, unit, pilot, it was while ago now! Mods to the basic kit were: Thin down the seat (a must!), HGW belts, Yahu IP, CMK control column, QuickBoost guns and exhausts, E-Z Line for the aerial, home made brass tube Pitot, plastic rod and lead wire brake lines, added actuator to the cooling flaps. And Henri Daehne prop, mustn't forget that little work of art! Decals again from Eagle Cal, interior paint was Gunze, Tamiya and Vallejo, exterior was a mix of Gunze Mr Color (lacquer) and Mr Paint. It was going to be MMP but it didn't turn up from the USA in time and I got a little impatient! Note the radiator cowling is a different colour. Radiator changed perhaps? So let's jump in, literally! Cooling flap actuators. Regards, Bruce Crosby