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  1. AJohnson
    Nice to see another take on “Endeavour”. I have the Caldercraft one awaiting its turn and each time a see a build log I get a guilty pang! Really good planking! 👍
  2. AJohnson
    That bridge looks super, the ‘canvas’ railing protection screen is very nicely done! 👏
  3. AJohnson
    How about a half built dusty CC one! 🤣 sorry…..
  4. AJohnson
    Welcome to MSW Gill
  5. AJohnson
    Cockpit completed. Added Tamiya tape seatbelts, with spare PE. off-cuts for buckles etc. Also added flare canisters and fire extinguisher, made from spare styrene rod, tape and paper and yes when closed up hardly any of it will show! 😆 On the underside, the fuselage fuel tank added, this will also not be easily seen once the bombs and racks go in, but we know its there! Next up glue the fuselage together and sand/fill, won't bore you all with that update, but will show the tails assemblies going on and the bomb-bay bulge fix that will be needed to make this into a B.XVI Mossie and not a TT.35 Mossie! Thanks for the likes and comments guys! 😁
  6. AJohnson
    Nice finish! Very smooth anti fouling coat. 👍
  7. AJohnson
    Short update to show progress so far on the interior. I've not had as much time as hoped this last couple of weeks, but got down to a little cockpit detailing today and spraying loads of things green. Need to add some seatbelts and the centreline fuel tank before I can close up the the two halves. I might add the flare cartridges and fire extinguisher just in front and below the Navigators seat, but not much more, as with the framed canopy in place, not a great deal of detail is going to be visible at this scale.
  8. AJohnson
    Hey Brian, Doing coils is a pain, I've tried a few techniques and came across this one somewhere on MSW using little chips/counters that you "sandwich" the coils around a pin. I use wet thread using a diluted PVA solution, so (hopefully) the coils stay together, trapping the end down the centre hole and then wrapping the thread around the centre pin. Letting all dry before separating. Made a board so I can do six at a time, hope this might be of help also.
  9. AJohnson
    A very striking pair, well done!
  10. AJohnson
    Looking very good, keep plugging away when you can EG 👍
  11. AJohnson
    Excellent progress, looking smart!
  12. AJohnson
    Well prior to MSW, the only ones I did were the “Vintage Car” series you cut out from the back of Weetabix boxes as a kid but that was a long time ago!
  13. AJohnson
    I’m not on sure ground here, but I have read somewhere that the larger spruce “gates” I think they are called, are down to manufacturers using alloy instead of steel moulds that wear quicker so they need to use lower pressures to prolong production runs. Therefore they need bigger gates/connections to the part mould sections for the lower pressure plastic to get into. Could be talking a load of old Croc there, but I have that from somewhere. I will do an update soon but there seems to be loads more pin ejector marks in the parts also, maybe this is also a by-product of this lower pressure mould technique?
  14. AJohnson
    I wouldn’t miss seeing another of @ccoyles converts become irredeemably lost for ever. 🤣👍 Card modelling makes resisting the Borg look a piece of cake! ”Resistance is futile”
  15. AJohnson
    Great job 👏 I hope it doesn’t get relegated to the top shelf too soon! Deserves to be in the limelight until you need the space!
  16. AJohnson
    Airfix did an A-26 also, but it was not released often and I have never seen one, but I can’t imagine it being any different in quality to the B-26 you are grappling with now.
  17. AJohnson
    Agreed a very nice finish, who knew an old Airfix could scrub up so well! 👏
  18. AJohnson
    Bar stool pulled up, beer 🍺 pouring!
  19. AJohnson
    Very nice 👏 Blink and we nearly missed that one! Although I did spot it in the background of some of your U-boat pictures. As they are the same scale you could do a diorama of the U-boat rescuing a ditched Fokker! 🤣
  20. AJohnson
    Plenty of water there Brian, now do you need a Pickup or a Canoe to get about from your place? I can see a white van there, but it looks like you had a deluge not long before that lovely picture was taken!
  21. AJohnson
    You won't survive in Skye long without Scotch in your blood! 🥃
  22. AJohnson
    Oh you tease Brian! I saw your update on the "At a glance" thread and expected "pages" of updates here! 😆 She is looking good, love to see your updates here on your log when you have time my friend! 👍
  23. AJohnson
    Evening all, I've not had too much time on this yet, hope this coming week might fix that, on holiday/vacation! 🙂 I've just been dry fitting the main parts and all seems good so far. The only minor bug bear with this kit (and to be fair most recent Airfix kits) is the massive sprue connections to the parts. They dwarf some of the parts! Also the designers have got some sprue connections on to the trailing edges of the wings or control surfaces, you have to be real careful snipping them free and cleaning up. But all done and only two very small holes to fix on the wing leading edges with a bit of putty. Just for variety I painted and decaled the control panel. I'm going to have to take it steady, now I have had a good old snoop about the parts and instructions, I think this could easily go together in a few sessions and be done before you know it! Most of the parts are "interior green" or alloy/silverish, so plenty of pre assembly before painting can be done.
  24. AJohnson
    Did the de-bonder leave any marks? Looking good! 👍
  25. AJohnson
    That’s the issue isn’t it, with so many more “deserving” kits out there and limited time to do them, a balance must be found in time/result/enjoyment equation. Glad you preserved so far with it. Hole punch and string at the ready! 😉

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