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Andy Ball
@David: I remember the smell in the Sanderson Arcade so well, my mum knew the lady who worked there as she worked pretty much opposite the store. The new m/shop is long overdue for the town!

charlie whitten
how did you do that my mind is blowen right out of the cockpit i happen to love the spit more than other aircraft and the detail in that thing is definitly on my top 10 detailed spitfire i love the flight control wireing

Munkyslut
I loved looking at this again, it's just beautiful work 👍

Guillaume Blanchet
Wow that a fantastic build!! Great attention to details. I like the wiring.

Lochsa River
Great stuff....one question....how did you get that shadow effect on the walls? Is that with paint or was it done with a wash or a combination. It looks so realistic.

Guy Rump
Lovely job Andy! 👍

Gary Kitchen
Great finish Andy. 👍

Mark K
Very nice indeed!

charlie whitten
lovly i resently made this kit and i had a lot of truble with the cris cross patturn so good on you for makeing it look good and to reashoure me that i painted the right places

Robert Podkoński
What more can I say here - really good work, Andy, congrats! I must also say that weathering is perfectly adequate, IMHO.

Thomas Kolb
It looks very realistic, I particularly like the wooden effect in the ceiling beams. 😉 Anyway, I guess you are busy with this stuff and not going to do plastic for a while. Good luck!

Lex Jassies
That looks like a lot af work, but you made a good start 😋 wish you lots of work fun 👍

Andy Ball
@Thomas: yes this is an addition to a kitchen refit that has grown and grown and consumes money. The beams have disappeared under insulation and plaster board so it will be quite a clean interior. Hopefully done by Christmas holidays

Andy Ball
@Lex: thanks I was hoping to be able to finished by now, but work gets in the way! 🙁

Spanjaard
looks like a very nice place soon 🙂

Andy Ball
Thanks and most welcome Cuajete, Mark, Mark K. Glad to have you on for the ride!

Thomas Kolb
Following!

Andy Ball
Thanks Thomas, glad to have you along for the show

Juergen Klinglhuber
watching too

Andy Ball
cheers Juergen, as soon as I am able I will start this and the many other builds!....

Andy Ball
What. Have. I. Done. ?

Oleg Smilyk
Excellent Hurry, Andy, like weathering and detailing!

Andy Ball
Thanks Oleg! Enjoying your builds too!

Micky
Nice work Andy!

Cuajete
Very nice job, Andy... Congrats!

Andy Ball
@Micky and @Cuajete: I'm honoured you took a peek...it's a lovely kit, if a little over-complicated in this scale, but I don't think you'll find a finer specimen in 72nd.

Andy Ball
I know nothing of Brengun as a manufacturer- but fancy this Czech's limited run kit with its PE and detailed cockpit- reminds me of the Arma Hobby Hurricane

Erik Leijdens
Great subject Andy! It is about time some brand comes with a quality YF-16 etc! Great work on ours 👍

Andy Ball
Thanks for looking-on Erik! I see you like your prototypes, personally I remember liking the demonstrator camo colour scheme!

Cuajete
Looking so good, Andy.
Next time, you can put the yellowed decals on window for several days or weeks, depending on whether there is a lot of direct sun or a bit.
Well done. Congrats!

Andy Ball
Cheers Cuajete!
Unfortunately I didn't know that "top tip" in 1983! And living in the UK they would be on a window sill for years 😉
so I intend to leave them, in all their yellowed glory, as a "homage" to my prehistoric skills!

Cuajete
Oh... sorry, Andy. I thought it was a restoration. However it was a good job for those years, 👍.
Cheers!

Andy Ball
Can I ask a favour of my Scalemates community?, if anyone has a Caracal or Vingtor set in 1/72nd for this scheme I'd appreciate a PM? Essentially I'd like to replace the old decals with newer ones. Thanks a lot!!

Łukasz Gliński
Wow, pic #1 shows how lucky you are, A.! 😄 We're all jealous, aren't we folks? 😉

Robert Podkoński
Jealous? Me?...ok, you've got me, Łukasz 😉

Gary Kitchen
Count me in too.

Palo M
I should start the Victor in my stash before buying the Vulcan. (Yeah, right, as if)

Guy Rump
Following with interest 👍

Andy Ball
This arrived directly from Airfix this morning. Big box. Big bird. Sprues are individually wrapped which seems a new Airfix trend?

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome back A., long time no see 👍

Andy Ball
Hi Ł, I'm good thank-you....building an extension on the house, so the model studio is out of action....but I will be upgrading it to be more suited to our colder and damp nights later...I hope all's well with you too?, have you had your vaccines?...still working on 1:24th Spit, the two 72nd Lancs and trying to finish the 48th 'Vb.....

Łukasz Gliński
It's ok, thx. Got the bug and got jabbed, so there's no more I can do I assume 😉 Busy year you have over there, we're only struggling with a heatwave, so my attic is out of order for a while. Have to look at your Lanx in the meantime 👍

Andy Ball
My wife's treated me for my birthday. Hoping to connect to my H&S infinity asap and have a blow! Anyone out there have any feedback on this compressor/tank combo?

Andy Ball
Got to say, compared to the pump (made in China) that I did have, this is a terrific tool! The air comes out smoothly (it feels), and it's much less noisy and vibrations lower

wilky
I was wondering why I received a notification for a message that I'm not allowed to see

Andy Ball
These take ages to soak off, and are a little jittery on the future-coated interior.

Andy Ball
Had it a couple of years, proving its worth, just the operator needs to up his game.

Andy Ball
Cracking upgrade, watch those fantasy print shop decals though....beautifully rendered and gossamer thin! I'll post some pictures soon of completed instrument panel on Airfix's 1/24th Spitfire 1a

Gary Kitchen
Saying that I heard that rainfall to date in October ( the wettest on record) was enough to fill Loch Ness! Not sure if that has been scientifically verified though.

Łukasz Gliński
@Gary: has the estimation included the Nessie?😉 Sorry for OT, Mr.A😉

Guillaume Blanchet
My 2 cents on the water in the compressor issue. Mine dosent have a purge valve so I try to keep it in a dry place. Usually Inside the house close to a heating source. I also let it purge itself when strating it up fo9r a few minutes. But if there is too much humidity in the air the water will accumulate again in the compressor. At that point, I usually purge it again when necessary for 2 minute and always spray away from the model to check if there is water before directing the paint stream toward my model.

Good luck with your studio improvement.

Gary Kitchen
Andy good to see you're active again although focussing in on the big Spits it looks like. How fairs the Lanc?

Andy Ball
Hi Gary, yes the Lancs are on the workbench too, just a little to the right....they're being painted when I get to the Spit's Dk.Green/Earth - goal to finish all by summer!

Andy Ball
Disappearing down the rabbit hole away from "ootb" to "throw everything at it" 🙂

Slavo Hazucha
The dark background & real sunlight work magic - @Neuling I recall another photographer using the sun as the finished models best friend😉

The metal tones look superb in that setup & the Engines too, definitely an aftermarket part that delivers 👍 - in respectively skilled hands, of course...

Neuling
👍

Andy Ball
Thank you all for those concluding remarks, Guillaume, Slavo and Neuling I loved this kit- unusual and impressive- I know others have commented on its accuracy and I see with justification why. It still commands a presence on the modeller's shelf and am sure would draw attention at any club or fare.

Alexander Grivonev
This looks oddly familiar 😄
Did you add some detail inside the canopy? Seems like it.

Andy Ball
@Alexander G - just a bit of detailing- actually plagiarised from your sources!

Andy Ball
Don't know if anyone's done a review versus the venerable Tamiya?

David Jelínek
Hello Andy, i read some review here:

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2021/03/in-boxed-148th-scale-avro-lancaster-b.html

Andy Ball
Thanks David, I think this new one may have taken the subject up a notch.

Andy Ball
A quick opening of the box and initial look reminds me of their Wellington- with great interior and a legs up or down option too.

Łukasz Gliński
Looking forward to seeing you building it 👍

Andy Ball
Hey Łukasz, sure!!, I'll schedule for 2025 at this rate!!

hammer
Thank you for posting. ????

hammer
???? was supposed to be a thumbs up.

Andy Ball
Thank you hammer! Appreciate you having a look! Hope to catch your build soon?, best wishes.

Andy Ball
On order from 'fix themselves...hope to get one of the first batches off the molds....

Sparky Rogers
I see they've corrected the Blue Steel fin in the box art. It was shown folded which is wrong with the landing gear up. Really bugged me