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Amazing work again Chris, looks really neat.

Ah, “sleep” you say, plotting their next dastardly deed to snag one of your builds I think. Watch them like a Hawk; remember 1/72 tanks are the same size as a Mouse. 🐭

Yeah I think you have the culprit, looks a proper “Bond Villian”, but does that make you Ernst Blofeld?! 😆

That has come out very well Alan, I have some small ww2 ship models with loads of P.E. and I keep looking in the boxes and putting them away again! 😆 You might have inspired me to take the plunge with one! And as for that missing mast, isn’t that just so typical, we have all been there! 🤣

Congratulations on finishing. A great looking model.

Hi Phil, I have just come across this log and glad I have as I have the same to build for my HMS Sparkler, your looks really good

Hi Dan, Good to see a log update, so please yes continue with them 😁, I know how you feel when you mention looking at the Masters at work on other logs; particularly the Demi-gods that inhabit the Scratch build part of MSW! . But for us lesser mortals I think ours logs are much more of a "support network" and can be a bit of fun as well. You DoK is looking very good, I'm slowly getting around to thinking I should re-start one of my ship builds one day...

It is so annoying when parts disappear! It happens nearly every build I do, I use little tubs with lids to store small and completed parts in, but still stuff goes missing! Indeed Murphy's law will prevail, you will find it one day when Iron Duke has been finished! 😆 Your Duke does look very good, so intricate!

What a beautiful model you have made Mike!

Hi Dave, Did this build stop? I'm not throwing stones because I live in a glass house with two paused builds in it! 😆 Hope you can do updates one day as your build was looking good! 👍

Update time. The interior is done, just need to glue the fuselage together and hide it all! 😆 I didn't spend too long on this with it being black, so used the kit decals for the instruments, picked a few instruments out in various white, yellow or red highlights and a gentle bit of weathering. I did find a set of P.E. seatbelts in the spares box, so pressed them into use, with a re-paint from canvas to blue. Thanks for looking in and the likes.

Hi Mike it is going together very well so far, the Walrus you have a log of is also on my list of Airfix 1/48s, along with their Anson & Blenheim! Did you finish you Walrus?

Really nice finish and an interesting subject.

Great finishing touches David, looking forward to seeing the ensign hoisted!

Yes I think scaled up most kit panel lines you could comfortable lose your keys in! I think an acknowledgment that there is some "artistry" in the inclusion and treatment of panel lines in kits that is down to personal taste and not necessarily realism. But whatever you enjoy doing is the thing. 😁

I did go back and check my build notes and why I added them, WH364 (85 Squadron) did have them, the airframe still survives; probably why Airfix chose it as an option. Picture for reference (prior to its museum days. )

Welcome to MSW Jon! Really nice looking model!

Brilliant, thank you. EG!

I'm not 100% sure, somewhere in the back of my mind I recall reading they were some kind of visual aid; hence the yellow colour, but not sure why? Certainly not wing fences for reducing turbulence and I don't think anything to do with communication(radio.) My go to on MSW is @Egilman who is the font of all knowledge for things with wings! 😁

Very impressive Alan, as OC says it is really coming together well.

Time for a little update on progress so far and a decision on the version I will do. The first page of instruction is all to do with the cockpit and other stations for the crew. Nothing difficult and most of the parts come from one sprue, so no hunting around the box for parts! One thing you need to allow for is plenty of weight to make the model sit on it's tricycle undercarriage. Airfix provide two little tubs for you to add weights into, one each beneath the first two seats. I might try and add a bit more, just to be sure. Most internal parts are black, so I assembled much of it before spraying. Once this is all dry I will add the few remaining parts, decals and some scratch seatbelts. I'm not going mad as I'm modelling this with the wings folded (for shelf space) and also the black interior will hide much of the detail anyway. A bit of shading, maybe a wash and pick out a few items on the control panels should do. Also I have decided to model XA335, an AS.1 from 847 Naval Squadron based in Cyprus in 1957. This sports some faded "Operation Musketeer" stripes whilst on duty hunting for supply boats on anti-EOKA missions at that time, these being removed on the aircraft's return to the UK. (See the last picture of the actual aircraft in Cyprus). It also means a reduced weapons fit, well actually none, just empty rocket rails and I will probably close-up the bomb bay, especially if I need somewhere to hide additional weight! 😁 Thanks for looking in and the likes.

Exceptional finish Dan, meticulous work.

Thank you, yes I did experiment with running a fine drafting pencil in the panels lines as I hoped the graphite would still look “metallic”, didn’t think dark washes would be quite right. The metallic finish was “okay” but not entirely happy with it.

Is that treatment with the paint pens you got recently?

Thanks Rob, a Gannet log has been started! Thanks you, it certainly is and ought to be better known for the work it did. Thanks Alan, I wanted to show of all the "bits and bobs" so glad it came out alright. Complicated looking perhaps, but Airfix done a great job in making the assembly fairly straight forward, the only compromise (for a Mk.1) being the connecting tabs that hold the wings together are visible through the wing-root windows. - easily overlooked, though and later versions those were solid so no problem Thanks Dan, Gannet log has been started!...