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Yes, in general I look to darken areas that join to other areas and lighten the flat/curved planes in between. If I class a stage as "modulation" this is probably what I'm doing although it can also happen during "weathering".

Thank you. It's a very nice kit, good luck with your build.

Not a problem, the final finish of any kit is very subjective, I don't expect my style to be liked by everyone.

Good to know. Hopefully there will be a new kit of this aircraft soon.

I was all for the bigger scales when I was young, so my stash contains some large items, but now I'm happier with the smaller scales even though they are a bit tougher on the eyes.

Thanks. Problem of working through a 90's stash is 90's decals that sometimes let you down but they looked ok in the end.

Thanks. The newer 2018 tooling looks to be more detailed but this version is a decent representation of a Spitfire.

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The kit is not the most detailed but I was pleased when I found it in my stash. I'd forgotten I'd bought it and the King George V, which I keep intending to build but get sidetracked onto something else. I agree they do need the etched brass but it makes for a tricky and expensive build so I keep it to a minimum.

this kit was a significant improvement in moulding quality for Airfix at that time but it still has its issues

@@DarkStarProjects-hw2hn yes. Very much in keeping with it’s reputation.

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It's can be difficult to get started. You want to do a kit justice but sometimes you feel you need more experience. I'm not happy with mine now, I think I could do a better job but at the time I did the best I could. It's a learning process so I tend to think "just build it" and I'll learn something now and I can always do another one later.

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I agree, I look forward to their future releases.

Having watched some Revell builds it looks like the end result in both cases is similar. Both kits lack main engine detail. The Revell version, compared to mine, does seem to be more accurate around the service module however I understand the most recent Airfix release has improved this area. I had this particular Airfix version in my stash, bought from Woolworths for £10 20+ years ago. If buying again I'd look for whichever was on special offer, unless Airfix released one in any of the 1970's boxes and I'd be all over that.

​@@DarkStarProjects-hw2hn The Revell is about £35 so I recon it's a deal at that price. It seems they do a 1/96th scale version for £130 too, it's rather large lol. I can't find a supplier of the Airfix one? Thanks of the reply :)

In general it's ok. Probably not up to modern standards but nothing provided any real difficulty.

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I also built the kit back in the day. No idea what happened to it. It would look great with a gantry but feels like a lot of work.

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Thanks the kit has some nice detail.

Yes it was, I can recall the later missions...15 onwards.

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Thanks for the info...one for next time.

Good to know. Thanks.

I'm sure they will. It has a few fit issues, or at least I did, and the cockpit is a bit sparse but the panel line detail is crisp and up to modern standards.

I was very tempted by the Swiss decals. From some angles it is just a great looking aircraft. Thanks.

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Glad you enjoyed it

I agree, it has some nice detail out of the box.

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Thanks the Hawker Hunter is a great looking aircraft.

I'm sure it will be released again...you would build a shiny foil covered version no doubt :-)

@@DarkStarProjects-hw2hn oh indeed, I would try, but not sure it would work at this scale.

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Thanks 👍 I filled the air intake internal section, the area in front of the instrument panel and the area behind the ejection sheet with small metal shot pieces. I dropped the model slightly when I was gluing these and now it rattles if you shake it. I chose the Firestreaks because the seeker head is a unique shape and a terrific little moulding which seemed a shame not to use. The instructions didn't disallow the combination but do suggest that Red Top is probably the expected choice.

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Thanks, I like the weathered look.

Thanks, the Mosquito is a great aircraft to build.

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Glad you liked it

I use Tamiya XF paints. Initially it was olive drab xf-62 but I felt it needed "greening" up so used olive green xf-58 to provide the variation.

Thanks, I find doing a black wash over a grey basecoat gives good variation and then you can tweak the finish with the airbrush.

Yeah it is

Thanks you've got some good looking models in your collection.

I did have more than normal wing and fuselage seams to fix. Fortunately I think modern fillers and sanding products make fixing them easier now than when this kit was released.

Annoyingly I did starboard green originally and then double checked the instructions and decided I was incorrect...still I discovered that if you put clear red over clear green you do get a partially clear brown.

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