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Augie
i think more

Clifford Keesler
Wow, that is a lot then.

Augie
death by stencil.. and I've not even started on the otherside yet.

David Taylor
Bigger plane,bigger stencil sheet.

Roland Gunslinger
There are worse ways to die

Augie
lol true enough, just always surprises me how many they have..

Slavo Hazucha
The decals set on really nicely - and they appear to be quite of good quality - you can read one while waiting for the next to get wet

Augie
Thanks Slavo,

They are really nice decals, they soak in about 15 seconds and go down with just a dab of sol needed.
Once they done, looking forward to getting some dirt on her, she's far too clean

Augie
Hi Roland, everything is going fine and I'm healing nicely..

Pic 31.. yea thats the right part totally not the right shape.. I'm actually almost at the point of binning this pile of shit as I am just so fed up with parts that just dont fit.. I can get a ICM one cheap enough and then can claim the wings back from this back to the donor kit..

Augie
Ok I called it.. this one is going in file 13.. and I've ordered ICM's as a replacement.
Not total waste, learned to avoid kitty hawk kits.

Jens
Hello Augie, found late and yet to see the usual disaster of Kitty Hawk, my sympathy, I've already tried / made several kits from them it was never fun / I still have MiG 25, but from ICM and there I will stay, only the UM version, that will also be Kitty Hawk and an orgy of spatulas and parts construction, thanks for the report and the pictures

Augie
Hi Jens,

Thanks, it was a worth while attempt. I am glad I had got the kit cheap else at £79 I would have been very annoyed. Hope the pics will help others too

James C
That's disappointing, but sometimes it's just best to walk away, rather than to continue trying to push shit up-hill.

David Taylor
Seems to be a theme with Kittyhawk kits,ill fitting.Always fancied the twin Jag but have been put off.

Daniel
MiG-25 PT/SD Foxbat

Augie
Thanks guys. I think if it had'nt been for such shit wing design and then poor fit on top.. far to expensive for what it is when you can get ICM one for half the price

Lucio P.
me too! horrible decals!

Augie
Oh ok, not tried them yet

Maciej Bellos
Following!

Slavo Hazucha
It´s done then

Cool idea to carry over the grey-green RAF pattern to desert colors. In december I watch a documentary/panel on the TSR-2 on youtube - bursting with nostalgia, so it´s really nice to see one built here and not as a prototype but "the real thing" - in such a very nice way!

Augie
Hi Slavo,

Yeah she's done, for such a large kit.. its fairly basic but you can add some details as needed.
Fits typical for a pre-bankruptcy airfix kit, you can tell they were rushed out the door.

I got the idea from the Red Flag buccaneer scheme they did, where they just painted over the Slate & Slime with desert colours, the rest is just my own ideas given the size of the airframe compared to canberra's. So the Forward under fueslage pylons are from Hasegawa's weapon set along with the pods.

Wing pylons are left over F-105 resin pylons from a F-105 build and weapons are from the spares box.

IFR Probe is from tornado but fits perfect. Decals are a mix of Tornado decals from multiple sources.

Glad she came out nicely, not up to most peoples standards, but keeps me sane lol.

Roland Gunslinger
Nice build I like the desert colors. Now i want build my RAF Tornado

Augie
Lol Thanks Roland, glad you like. Was nice to go off and just do what I wanted with it. Its a big bugger I'll say that for it.

Donald Dickson II
Very cool! Came out great!

Augie
Thanks Don

James C
That's a great result Augie

Augie
Thanks James was a surprise when she came out bigger than a Canberra.

Clifford Keesler
They are almost impossible to find anymore. Have always liked the look of it, and wanted to build one. It seems aftermarket parts a readily aviable but not the kit. Yours is awesome Augie.

Clifford Keesler
Hey Donald, after I finish the Jag, I think I am going to take you up on a challange you made to me a while ago. I think I am going to tackle one of my Monogram/Revell F-15C's.

Augie
Thanks Clifford, they do pop up on ebay once in a while, last I saw went for £40

Augie
Been finishing up the build.. gloss coat... decals...

Clifford Keesler
Looking awesome.

Augie
Thanks Clifford, I'm doing some weathering now, usual with a bird of this size, takes a while

David Taylor
Ticks all the boxes.

Augie
Thanks David.

I'll be doing a little bit of back story for her in the description.. but of fun an all that.

Maciej Bellos
Following!

Roland Gunslinger
Nice quick build !?

Augie
Thanks roland, it was.. kinda just fell together and I didnt go over board, nice relaxing build hehe

Roland Gunslinger
„Frankenstein" LOL, i thought so too, but i didn't dare to write ...

Erik Leijdens
Great work Augie!

Augie
LOl Like the description Don, yeah guess she was with wings from another hehe

thanks Erik

Slavo Hazucha
I'm sure the Canberra with this type of canopy will become a style icon some day... Looks like hardly anything else out there... Lovely paintjob, I certainly would not dare to get such a consistent orange coat on and would hide my failure behind wear and shading effect Great detail with the open "entrance"

Augie
Lol thanks slavo, the orange was easy.. it was an older humbrol so it covers so well

Donald Dickson II
Frankenstein ONLY as in parts from another plane. NOT in how it looks.

Augie
Hehe its ok Don, I know thats what you meant better yet.. Frankenberry a mixc of Frankenstien and Cranberry which was their nicknames.

Donald Dickson II
There ya go! LOL

Nathan Dempsey
That's a beautiful result Augie! A real eye catcher!

Mike Kryza
Well done... as always...

James C
Nice work Augie

Augie
Thanks Guys

Łukasz Gliński
It definitely deserves some "finished" pics

Augie
Tis why it has some

playtime 222
Is it just me getting a Matchbox multi-colour kit vibe?

Augie
Thanks Playtime does kinda have that vibe