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Andrew's 1/48 Airfix Spitfire XVIII (A05140)
Top work andrew , cockpit and pilot are looking excellent . Rest of the kit looks really nice too , hopefully it carries on co operating , cheers tony- yak face
- Post #29
- Forum: Colins' 90 year of the Spitfire GB; Mar - May 2026
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Amy Johnsons de Havilland dh60g Gipsy Moth 1/72 completed
Heres the 1964 FROG tooling of Amy Johnsons record breaking de Havilland dh60 Gipsy Moth “Jason” A simple but basically accurate little kit just needing a bit of extra help . Build thread can be found here -...- yak face
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- Forum: Completed Aeroplanes
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FROG 1/72 de Havilland DH 60 g Gypsy Moth
Cheers pete , shes going to make a grand appearance on the completed thread- yak face
- Post #57
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Geoff’s 1/48 Eduard Spitfire Story - Spitfire Mk.I build.
Nice progress geoff , those exhausts are terrible , not like eduard at all .- yak face
- Post #35
- Forum: Colins' 90 year of the Spitfire GB; Mar - May 2026
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Going awol
Glad to hear youre on the up paul , the shed sounds like a great project to get stuck into. Keep looking in on us and when you get the stash back and the shed is green to go we’ll be seeing lots of builds from you , cheers tony -
FROG 1/72 de Havilland DH 60 g Gypsy Moth
With a big push this has now got over the line .I started this morning fitting the interplane struts then it was out with the bait elastic for the rigging .First theres a cross bracing between the two struts on each wing then the four cross braces each side were fitted. I had a bit of a job...- yak face
- Post #55
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tonys Italeri 1/48 Spitfire mk XVI - 90 anniversary GB
Thanks guys , it wasnt a straightforward job but I enjoyed it nevertheless . I know some people arent fans of the later spits but I think this mark looks great , really clean lines . Cheers tony- yak face
- Post #6
- Forum: Completed Group builds 2017 on
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Newbie Tamiya Panzer Kampfwagen II Ausf. Build
Great job damian , a classic old Tamiya that still makes a fantastic looking model . Lovely weathering and chipping too , just right , cheers tony- yak face
- Post #9
- Forum: Completed Armoured Vehicles
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Scale indicator, which way is correct? eg: / or :
I tend to use / rather than : , no real reason . On the kit boxes most makers use the slash , as far as I can tell only Airfix use the colon and then at certain periods they have used the slash too .- yak face
- Post #7
- Forum: General Modelling chat
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FROG 1/72 de Havilland DH 60 g Gypsy Moth
Moving along quite nicely now . The control cables for the rudder and elevators have been added using AK elastic rigging thread ,which was highlighted with silver after fitting to simulate a metal wire . The cabane struts have been fitted and the rigging wires on these and between the...- yak face
- Post #51
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Back to modeling after 40 years
Hi damian welcome to the forum , cheers tony- yak face
- Post #8
- Forum: Introduce yourself
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Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire IXe
Nice stripes joe , cheers tony- yak face
- Post #12
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tonys Italeri 1/48 Spitfire mk XVI - 90 anniversary GB
Heres the Italeri boxing of the Occidental Spitfire mk XVI . Finished in Belgian air force markings 1945. Build thread can be found here - Thread 'Tonys Italeri 1/48 Spitfire mk XVI' https://www.scalemodelling.co.uk/threads/tonys-italeri-1-48-spitfire-mk-xvi.1276258/ Thanks to Colin for...- yak face
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- Forum: Completed Group builds 2017 on
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FROG 1/72 de Havilland DH 60 g Gypsy Moth
Cheers guys. I was really chuffed with how they went on , they must have made them extra tough in those days!- yak face
- Post #50
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Ian M's 1/48 Airfix, mk. 46 Seafire the 90th anniversary GB
Lovely job Ian , it does look a very purposeful machine the fr46 , still unmistakeably got the spitfire family resemblance but a lot meaner looking , fabulous stuff ! , cheers tony- yak face
- Post #10
- Forum: Completed Group builds 2017 on
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Nice to meet you
Hi ringo welcome to the forum you’ll enjoy it here , cheers tony- yak face
- Post #22
- Forum: Introduce yourself
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FROG 1/72 de Havilland DH 60 g Gypsy Moth
Well the 50 odd year old decals performed brilliantly , they took a bit of soaking but were tough as old boots , not much carrier film and no yellowing . They have all been applied now just leaving them to fully dry then its going to get a sealing coat of varnish , not sure yet if its going to...- yak face
- Post #46
- Forum: Aeroplanes Under Construction
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Tonys Italeri 1/48 Spitfire mk XVI
All sorted now and calling this done . The last bits were added , very light exhaust staining applied and a little paint chipping . I’m happy with how it turned out given the really critical reviews it has , I expected it to be worse . Anyways heres a few pics to finish the thread , more...- yak face
- Post #51
- Forum: Colins' 90 year of the Spitfire GB; Mar - May 2026
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