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Arma Hobby 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IID

Yet another little gem of a Kit From Arma Hobby. A pleasure to build with a fantastic scheme to paint her in. Primed with. Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black. Painted with. Colourcoats Interior Grey Green, Azure Blue, Middle Stone, Insignia [...]

Airfix 1/48 Fairey Gannet AS.4815 NAS Ark Royal 1958.

What a kit. It all just fits together. The wings are still just a dry fit. I need to give a massive shout out to Airfix and their customer service as they replaced my clear sprue after i'd cracked two of the canopies whilst polishing. I [...]

Eduard 1/48 Westland Lysander Mk.IIIARNAS Arbroath 1942.

Was this a bit of a trial - yes. Was it fun - Oh yes. The Port wing got broken off three times but I think I managed to salvage it. Primed with Mr. Hobby Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black. Painted with, Colourcoats Interior Grey Green, Dark [...]

Kinetic 1/48 CF-188A RCAF Demo Team 2017

This one languished around for quite a while before I got started with it. It was bought because I thought the scheme was fantastic but left alone because I feared messing up the decals. It needed to be built so I decided to get on with [...]

Airfix 1/72 Vickers Wellington GR Mk.VII

What a sweet kit this was to build. No issues regarding fit other than those I created myself. When you consider how much goes into the internals it's a credit to Airfix that it goes together so well. Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer [...]

Arma Hobby 1/72 Bell Airacobra P39Q.

Yet another exquisite kit from Arma Hobbies that was a joy to build OOB. No issues to note other than the ones I created for myself. As with all Arma kits careful placement will repay you in the end. Primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500 [...]

Airfix 1/48 Avro Anson Mk.I

This really is a kit of opposites. The cockpit internals and the overall fit is beautiful but the fit of the nacelles leaves a little to be desired. Nothing a spot of filler and plasticard can't fix but it was a surprise after the ease of [...]

ICM 1/32 Gloster Sea Gladiator MK.II

What a fantastic kit. Any issues and errors in the build were wholly down to me. I thoroughly enjoyed this one as my first ever 1/32 completion. Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black. Painted with, Colourcoats Interior Grey Green, [...]

Italeri 1/48 Westland Wessex HU.5

I had so much fun building this. Never having built a Helicopter before but the scheme caught my eye and so I decided the time was right to give it a go. Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey. Painted with Airfix Signal Red. Colourcoats RAF Blue [...]

Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hunter GA.11

Another belter of a kit from Airfix. The fit was superb and very little filler was needed. Primed with Tamiya Nato Black, Painted with Colourcoats Extra Dark Sea Grey and Light Aircraft Grey. Tamiya Nato Black, Rubber Black, White mixed a [...]