Bernard, you are so right - that Airfix cat deserves his retirement. But you know, in this one instance he wasn't so far from the mark. Have a look at this.

Rivets EVERYWHERE.

So, I cut off and drilled out the exhaust outlets and sanded down the worst excesses of excessive plastic. There’s something just pleasing about the shape and balance of this I just love.

And I promise, I really promise, this is going to a short build... (did I say that out loud?)

Smooth, baby.

I have no idea what it is. I’m just very happy to see that you are even considering a sprinkling of your magic here! I reckon someone will tell you, but I’m going to have a looksee myself just because I like the idea of it being a solvable conundrum!

You see, Paul, that’s the thing about iModeler. Posing a question here is like asking the time in a clock factory. Thanks for that! Now to sniff out a bloodhound...

Those instructions are definitely from ‘The Wandsworth Book of The Dead’ (I guess Airfix were probably still based there when this kit was built).

I’m sure I sat kits on those stands. Although they rocked around and never quite fitted when I dealt with them!

Great to see this back in action. I think this dose of fill and sand therapy will be perfect. It’s a brilliant choice for this GB and I am chuffed it’s taking shape. Thanks for rebooting!

After filling and sanding, I spent half an hour this afternoon with Rosie...

...the riveter, that is. Great little tool; has four attachments for 1/24, 1/32, 1/48 & 1/72. Just interchange them on the exacto knife and you can rivet your little heart away.

So we now have the hunk of sh...plastic actually looking like something now...

Peter, I have a bit of an affinity for misfits. Hence the title of the build log. We all know the Spitfire is a beautiful thing, and get the historical significance of the Harrier, but I wanted to contribute something to this Group Build that championed the diversity of the RAF. I think she's lovely in her own special way.

Rosie is a great little tool; yes, it is an indentor (I know that's not a word, but you know what I mean), but when you think of scale perspective (especially at the smaller scales) it works really well. This model is a great example of that; although the kit rivets are actually raised, when viewed alongside the 'Rosie' rivets you just can't tell the difference.