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Iain

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    Cotswolds, UK
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    Flying (Private Pilot's Licence - Chipmunk share owner and occasional Bulldog ballast), Models, occasional magazine contributor, photography, Lotus Cars, 80's motorcycles and this interweb thingy...

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  1. In response I think we have to state something like "other clubs are also available", or something like that, these days... In other news, I love the smell of MRP Paint in the afternoon. Iain
  2. Time for some 'sticker' design... Needed to create the Dart Aircraft Company logo - in silver - to go either side of the nose as a decal. This would have been too fine for a stencil. A suitable oblique image of the logo was dragged into CorelDRAW and used to draw up the logo as a piece of vector art. This was then transferred to the positively ancient laptop (20 years old?) running Windows XP - anything newer is not supported by the ALPS Printer software! The ALPS MD-1000 I've had for a long time. For those that haven't come across them, they are a thermal wax printer that can print directly onto decal paper. But the *real* plus is that they can print white, gold and, in this case, silver! Being so old it's a bit of a lottery - and a bit fiddly to get everything working together - but at lunch time today I managed to run off the following - both the Dart Logos - and some 'Air League of the British Empire' stickers for the rudder: So - next up a coat of Gloss over the airframe and we can add them. Back soon! Iain
  3. Let me see where I've put the Combat kit Paul - it *might* be available. The Schmitt kit I started a looong time ago - but I suspect I may have 'file thirteened' the fuselage/wings... Iain
  4. Indeed Lee. The Combat version is a copy of the Modelbau Schmitt kit - I have both. Iain
  5. Interesting - I've been going through this over and over in my head since I've got into 3D printing and design, with the opportunities to do almost anything you desire. I'd like to think my P-8A Poseidon project demonstrates that larger aircraft are doable in 1:32 (my standard scale). A Comet would be a wonderful project. My top 3 would probably be: 1. de Havilland Chipmunk (as I own a share in one) 2. Scottish Aviation Bulldog (as friends own them - and I have spent a fair amount of time in them as a result) 3. Handley Page Victor - for it's amazing 'Thunderbirds' shape I have some others on my list - but you did say 3, so I'll behave! It's good to dream... Iain
  6. Steve, you're an absolute gent, I salute you! Iain
  7. That sounds like it was a brilliant outcome in that case Thierry! I wonder if it was one of the 'cement' type glues used - and it had some organic content? Worth knowing - I've used Caustic Soda for about 40 years - no issues with any glues coming apart - but I've always tended to use pure solvents as bonding agents... Iain
  8. That's interesting Thierry - I've not had that - any particular brands? But I tend to use PlasticWeld/MEK/Tamiya solvents in the main... Iain
  9. As has been said - depends on the type of paint. Oven cleaner - or caustic soda - for enamels. Just bear in mind that caustic soda based solutions will elicit an exothermic reaction, that can cause plastic deformation if the solution is too strong - don't ask me how I know... 99% Isopropyl Alcohol (or Windex etc.) for alcohol/water based acrylics. Kitchen paper soaked in the IPA laid over surface - then wipe away. Iain
  10. It's a fair trek up from Edinburgh John - probably worth hiring a car because there's some stunning scenery and places to visit en-route - and the area around Banff is a lovely area to visit. We have some family links to the general area (including nearby Findlater Castle - now a ruin) - so have visited a few times over the years. Not a lot to see really at what was RAF Banff - but there is a memorial nearby on the A98. Heading along the coast towards Inverness you also have the current RAF Lossiemouth (Typhoons and Poseidons), and former RAF Kinloss. Some great distilleries if you're that way inclined, as well as the battlefield site at Culloden Moor. As above, @Scotsman will be able to provide a far better insight to the local area than me though... Iain
  11. Hi John, Many thanks for replying - much appreciated. All good. Iain
  12. Sounds like I'll have to get a copy... Thanks for the insight Paul! Iain
  13. Hi Piero - really sorry to read your last post on this. I've just gone through the thread as I was looking for a Review of the Trumpeter MiG-29A - and your findings/corrections have been *really* useful! What was the ending - a final flight from the 5th floor - or have you put it to one side? Such beautiful work - a real shame about the decals... Iain
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