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The turrets are great. She’s really looking superb now. I can’t believe it’s card. alan

Thank you very much Andrew. It’s great to see the Gannet moving forward. That’s a terrific subject. Alan

Thank you very much EG Your detailed advice on track painting was extremely helpful. I learnt a lot. Manganese Steel sounds horrible to machine but I’m assuming that the sprocket wheels must be made of something similar otherwise the tracks would quickly wear the teeth off them. alan

Thank you very much Phil. Vespid have an interesting range of subjects so another one is tempting. alan

Thank you Chris. generally it was very enjoyable alan

Thank you very much Patrick. The photos were lifesavers at some points in the build. They were super helpful. Instructions don’t seem to be Vespids strong point. alan

Coming on really nicely. The ladder is a very nice touch. alan

Far too many distractions but Ive been getting bits done here and there. last two bits of PE were a puzzle. The instructions show P4 as mounted on the turret but not where. The helpful photos provided by Patrick once again came in very handy and confirmed that there is nothing similar on the real machine. Again P9 is supposed to be situated in front of the driver’s hatch but the photos show nothing there so these pieces have been omitted. That done the tank was ready for paint touch up and a gloss coat ready for the decals. The decals came off the backing paper nicely and laid down smoothly. spade was added and the towing cable. The kit supplies a length of braided wire for this but no indication of placement or length. Once again those photos …… Many thanks again @Baker The wire looked under scale and too springy to use easily so I substituted a piece of rigging cord painted light grey (galvanized I assume) and added the kit supplied eyes to each end. This was added to the front deck and suddenly it was obvious what some of the PE bits were for. ive used some diluted buff acrylic paint to simulate a light coat of road dust. I can’t imagine that peacetime tanks were encouraged to be scruffy. I enjoyed building this kit and actually found it to be easier but still well detailed compared to the Flyhawk kits. I’m very tempted to try another Vespid kit but I’m trying to hold to a moratorium on buying anything else until the pile is reduced. Many thanks for looking in, for the likes and very helpful support. Over to the little drummer boy now I think. alan

Looks stunning. The color is beautiful. Congratulations alan

Super work. Congratulations alan

Really great work Andy. That’s a beautiful Mosquito. alan

I’m back. Guests have departed for the traditional wet holiday weekend in Wales. So I’m picking up the Comet and moving forwards. The single links of the tracks were a bit fiddly but much better than the Flyhawk ones. It looks a lot neater too although I seemed to need less links than the instructions suggested. I used the information from @Egilman and @Baker to paint the tracks. Further reading online shows this to be a thoroughly confusing subject so I’m extremely grateful for the guidance. I painted the tracks black, followed up with British Army dark green and then dark brown. I then painted the cleats in buff to represent the abraded surfaces. A dilute black oil wash finished them for now. I think they compare pretty well with the new tanks in Patrick’s photo. i then added the deck and turret and started building up some details. The instructions are a bit vague in places so the photos kindly provided by Patrick are extremely useful to place some of the parts. The hatches allow you to pose them open so I chose to do that although there is no detail inside and it’s too dark inside anyway The photo etch is very soft and easy to cut and bend but very small. A few bits left to do but the most intricate, the sight on the turret is complete. Not many parts left on the sprues and then some touching up and weathering. The weathering is going to be very light. This is a post war Comet, a garrison vehicle so I plan to add some road dust and call it done. Thanks for looking in and for the likes and comments. alan

Looks very nice Mike alan

Looking very good Dan. The main gear is very nicely done. alan

An interesting project Mike alan

Thank you very much Phil alan

Thank you Mike, the printing was a struggle at times alan

Very nice Mike, The aircraft are great. alan

Thank you OC, the dog was a nice touch to the kit. I hope I can make him look good. alan

Great job on the spinners Dan. They look superb. alan

Mike I'm not sure if this works but here’s hoping. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/29491-flower-class-corvette-by-king-derelict-finished-bensworx-virtual-kit-148-a-log-for-the-less-gifted/#comment-840001 alan

Thank you very much Rob, a great compliment. I have some 1/350 kits but they are too big really for display, the limited size of my bench and my vision. I need to wear magnifying glasses for the work which limits my depth of field and with big kits I keep banging them about. I do have. 1/350 USS Wasp that I may make an exception for, I have some happy memories of that ship. with visitors from wet Wales , the sea being warm now and the beaches empty I don’t see much modeling for a couple of weeks. alan alan

The 3D printing was quite an adventure and it was a lot of learning but I enjoy seeing the finished model every time I’m in the study. Im also a huge fan of the Flowers. Ive a couple more 1/350 Mirage kits to build and I want to create another diorama with one of them. The Revell kit is very tempting though. alan

It’s really a good kit, nice details and generally well thought out. The track links are better than the Flyhawk ones but still rather fiddle. Im finding it works better if I add a couple of links at a time and then let them dry, otherwise the slightest nudge ends up disturbing the whole section in work. alan

That’s why my two are strictly indoor cats, that and they are long haired so they would be dragging half the undergrowth back into the house. Not to mention the wildlife might be more than a match for them, starting with the family of bobcats living behind the lake. alan