Although I am a fan of Tamiya kits, I have never been much of a fan of their decals. I have always had various difficulties with Tamiya decals until I finally decided to just go with an aftermarket source. Your and Rose's progress on your respective kits is wonderful to view, I doubt either one of you will be set back by a little decal glitch. Keep it coming mate.

Sorry, folks, I should have read the beginning of your post, now I see it's a Tamiya kit. In my experience there are two kinds of Tamiya decals, namely good and not so good. The good ones are really good and are produced by Cartograf, and this is normally displayed clearly on the box lid. The not so good ones are Tamiya's own, and are probably best avoided...

Well as promised, an update.
Rose`s Spitfire is nearing the home straight now.
Decals were a pain, hence no walkway stencils etc, I wish Tamiya had decent decals.
I know that they do go to Cartograph now.

All to be added is wheels , prop, and radio mast plus a coat of satin varnish.

The Gladiator is coming along, as the pics show, still a lot to do but getting there.

Other than that , not a lot to add.

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It`s an old old Aston Martin an Airfix kit, the kit is c**p but I use the bodywork for testing paints out when spraying.
I have recently been having a bit of bother with the air brush.
Could be time for a new one, see what Father Xmas brings?
And yes we do build together. A bit of bonding they say.

Just to report in that her Ladyship has finished her Spitfire.
After a carpet monster moment when the radio mast mast went a flying, a hunt through the spares found the nearest we could find and she stuck it on.

Pics have been taken but are being held on file until unveiling day.

Beautiful job, Lady Biggles! Looking forward to the reveal. Am I mistaken, or are those markings from the movie "Battle of Britain"?

I am not sure about the markings Jaime, they were liberated from the spares box, they looked about right so they went on.
I have still a lot to do on the Gladiator but hope to play catch up soon.
Nothing is worth rushing if you want a good job Seamus, and looking at your build it is going to be worth it.