I like the idea that Jack uses, some horse hair or similar especially if you could curl the ends slightly. And I don`t mean a perm Rick.

Somebody mentioned the photo etch prop blurs on the thread on Jack's diorama and I found them on eBay cheap and since I have absolutely no idea out to use them I bought some.. Once more into the unknown 🙂

"Prop Blurs" are a wonderful product but not exactly perfect. The problem is they are made of a solid material. I would use them as a template to cut the spinning prop pattern out of clear plastic then paint it with clear colors such as Tamiya "Smoke". Doing it this way gives a wonderful translucence/realism to the spinning prop effect.

Getting the landing gear into the wheel wells took some doing.
First cut all the rib detail out of the ells

Second cut the wheels in half, and remove most of what will be the upper half, shave down the gear strut and cut the axel back to a nub.

Trim the strut covers till they fit. Still need to do some filling & shimming but that's the main work done.

While I've been waiting on the clear coats to dry on my Stuka and Hurricane, I've managed to get the pilot painted and installed into the cockpit.
Big thank you to Vic Russell for letting me piece the pilot together from his ICM 1/72d RAF aircrew set. Apparently he was a size 1/72 "husky" as it took quit a bit of surgery on both him and the seat to get him to fit.
So here he is after painting. I used whatever paints looked right, with a little dark wash and highlighting.

Here he is shoehorned into the cockpit.

And the final dry fitting to make sure everything would still mated correctly, and while not in the picture the canopy does fit.

Bandits at 11 O'clock! Roger leader, what do we do till then...taka...taka...taka

It probably would have helped if I had planned to add a pilot from the git go.
Wing Cdr Glasson is also missing most of his butt, as well as portions his thighs, shoulders and back having crashed in the notorious Fairely Fruitbat. Despite all these handicaps he scored 3.785 victories during the BoB before being promoted to the Air Staff. He is the grandfather of the Headmistress at Port Wynn Primary School, Mrs Louisa (Glasson) Martin.
Ain't PBS a wonderful thing..

Hi Rick, great build. But the pic of the pilot without feed, hurts (yes, i know it s plasik)
Can t wait to see him roaring on the deck over your bench 🙂