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Medicman71 wrote: I have paints for IDF aircraft but no kit for them yet.

lol - I'm the opposite - I have the kits but no paints yet. I'm going to pick up some Hataka sets when I get paid next.

Duke Maddog wrote:Sounds good Stuart. Maybe you can set up a dedicated Thread for one and I'll get started on mine.

Medic, since you are halfway there, see if you can get a kit and join us. It should be fun; we'll leave the light on for you.

Will do Duke!

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... =44&t=3576

Just to show I'm actually doing something - I've painted up the cockpit and have secured it into half of the fuselage.

I've got to finish painting the seat as I forgot to do it and I've managed to break the control stick three times so that needs fixing.



Not a bad little kit this, but after working in larger scales for a while I'm finding a 1/72 WWII build a bit on the small side. I'm sure I'll adjust. I think this kit will look good when done.

The Airfix small P-51D is indeed a marvellous small kit!
Like most of Airfix modern smallies.. Very good fits and all.

And ah ja, the build is looking good also!

- Kari

Woohoo! I actually finished a build!!!!!

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... 000#p73000

Another post another project...

Well not really, but sometimes it feels that way. I've been working off and on on the Tiger hobbies F-5C that I started a while back...

This is where I was...



And this is where I am now...



OK so it doesn't look like much progress, but I've been working on this one slowly and enjoying the process along the way. So far I've sorted out the seams around the fuselage. As this is a sort run kit the fit wasn't the best, not the worst maybe but still needed some filler and a fair bit of rescribing.

I've also fitted the intakes and the bottom fuselage part. the fit of these parts was horrible and there was at least a 1mm gap in places. I've slowly filled it with stretched sprue, liquid cement and a LOT of sanding. There were a few niggles here and there that I've given a dab of filler.



I've also had to fill and sand the top of the coming, but it looks OK now. Ignore the non-standard cockpit painting.



I've also had an issue with some panels at the rear, but I need to take some more pictures.

Cheers and thanks for checking in.

Progress is progress even if it means only to remove the masking tape!

- Kari

Nice progress there Stuart. Any progress is good.

I like your beard too. Sort of reminds me of Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics