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  1. AJohnson
    Congratulations on your prizes, looks a very well supported event which is nice to see.
  2. AJohnson
    That takes me back, the coloured sprues for those that couldn’t afford the paints! Yep, that one hit every branch when it fell out of the Tree Ugly Tree! But I’ll be following for old times sake! 👍
  3. AJohnson
    Especially in the “Non-ship” part of MSW, bit more of a chilled 😎 vibe around here. I think you are putting in a load of effort visualising your build Mike and I for one are enjoying seeing the development. 😁
  4. AJohnson
    Here's my take on a Malta Vb, (1/48 Airfix, new mould), with European theatre sky underside, not the Azure blue. Similar to those pictures Andy.
  5. AJohnson
    Great start Mike, looking forward to seeing the Finnish scheme for this, something different.
  6. AJohnson
    My vote is for the second green, just based on the pictures with the greys, but they look totally different when next to the brown! ?
  7. AJohnson
    Those look very neat Edward 👍
  8. AJohnson
    Very neat looking seats Craig, you have set the bar high for when I finally get around to mine! Good luck with the show next weekend, let us know how you get on.
  9. AJohnson
    This is so subjective, my gut is still with the lighter blue/grey but it is marginal. Andy your kit, go with what looks good to you in the flesh. Even good digital pics are a facsimile of the real thing. Either way you will make a great job of the camo. I’m not sure if you have laid another trap for the “squeaky ones”, is that the sound of a chainsaw I hear? 🤔🤣
  10. AJohnson
    I agree with @Egilman the Grey I think was more on the blue side, now that stated, that is entirely based on seeing restored examples in the flesh and historic colour photographs, but they commonly have a bluish tinge. Just my 2p, so I’d plumb for the right one. Also out in the field paint very quickly oxidises and fades/bleaches, which is why many of the contemporary field photographs do look paler and perhaps bluer. The left one is too “warm” a grey for me. Sorry not helping! 🤣
  11. AJohnson
    Welcome to MSW Michael from North Yorkshire That is a great model, especially at that scale!
  12. AJohnson
    Looking good! 😁 I'll have to live through you on the build at the moment, but when rooms look like this, I can't see the Admiral being happy if I joined you just yet! On the plus side it is woodwork! 😆
  13. AJohnson
    Looking really good David, very neat and agree an zoom in on your splice would be good, it looks great.
  14. AJohnson
    It is slowly coming back to UK shores, the new 1/24 Spitfire IXc is made in the UK after many years of the kits being made in France then Asia. Humbrol paints have been re-shored for some time, just a shame the quality and longevity of them is so poor (the enamels I am on about). I have some old enamels that are decades old (no exaggeration) and the are fine with a good stir, the new Humbrol paints you are lucky if they last more than two years once opened.
  15. AJohnson
    That is dedication to re-scribe all the raised panel lines, but I has paid off, great looking model.
  16. AJohnson
    Hi Craig, yeah Airfix only provide Humbrol Colour numbers, simply because they are the same company (both brands belong to Hornby Plc now). So you can see why they promote their own paints, but as Andy says there are plenty of conversion www sites out there that compare the wider international brands and standards like FS etc. I am slowly moving over to the Colourcoats range by Sovereign Paints as the quality of their enamels and colour accuracy is much better than Humbrol imho. I received my batch of Dark Sea grey this week from them. 😁
  17. AJohnson
    That bucket is a fine model in its own right, very nice. I hope you do a Nisha some time I will definitely follow you on that build! 😁
  18. AJohnson
    Good idea, Dave, I like a bit of ingenuity! 👏
  19. AJohnson
    What Mike said, truly outstanding craftsmanship! 🤯😱
  20. AJohnson
    So do I! 🤣 They all live in the garage! 😢
  21. AJohnson
    Oh yes! 😱 You need buckets of sand and cement to fill the gaps in that baby! 😆 Unless you are a huge Jug fan just avoid, especially as they are not cheap kits either...💸
  22. AJohnson
    The new breed of 1/24 scale kits are a world away from the "Classic" 1970's ones. I have nearly built the Mossie, but it s a 🐷 to get right with the engines and undercarriages - so it is sitting getting dusty. The Hellcat was a doddle and almost fell together and the Typhoon was somewhere between the two; slightly misaligned parts that needed a good scrape to get rid of the flash and seams. I have the Spitfire IX, but not started it yet, looks more like the Hellcat in quality - I hope! 🤞 Anyway before you change your mind a few pictures and as Ken @Canute mentioned them my 1/24 "Jug" for comparison. (Now that was a 🐷 to build! 😆)
  23. AJohnson
    I have built the “Bubble top” 1/24 and have got the “Car door” version in stock in 1/24, beasts of a kit and a bit of a challenge to build. I’d post some pictures up but would be a bit guilty (again!) of thread hijacking….
  24. AJohnson
    Another lovely Diana underway, I'll be following along David. 🤓
  25. AJohnson
    I’m here Andy, love the “Tiffy”, an overlooked fighter but it evolved into a deadly ground attacker. Agree about the more recent 1/72 Airfix offerings, not the highest spec/detailed but good fun and usually straightforward to build. 😁

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