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I really love it!

when I imagine what I build, and the way I like to make it look, if I build a ship, this is the way I think on that build!
congratulations, fantastic job.

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That's pretty awesome iggie and what a terrific subject too. Makes me want to break out a ship kit 8-)
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Beautifully, patiently constructed and weathered!

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That is jaw droppingly good iggie! Very nice work indeed!
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Thanks chaps!
I have to admit that I am missing it being on the bench already, and I suspect it won't be long before another 1/350th subject makes an appearance; possibly a flat top!
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Terrific build iggie, truly looks the dogs danglies
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Love it, really nice looking build. All that rigging would do my nut in! :lol:
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Thanks Billy & OT :grin:

Following on from Danton, the next entry onto the bench is the Revell Heinkel He-70 'Blitz', which is part of the One for the Books GB currently underway; my entry is a late starter, but might just scrape in before the deadline expires :grin:

I started a couple of evenings back, so this is the progress up to last night; the kit is a re-box of the ICM tooling and to be honest although better than the older Revell tool, it has a distinct whiff of the limited run about it. Locator pins are tiny where present, the instructions are a little vague as is the fit of a number of parts. That said, it apparently looks more accurate, although I wouldn't have a clue about that!

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You've made a great start on that iggie!
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I like the look of the He-70 but I see what you mean about the kit having a limited run appearance, even in photos the plastic has that look about it. There's a fair bit of fettling required by the looks of things but it's all in a day's work to a modeller of your calibre :grin:
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I'm rapidly becoming increasingly disenchanted with this build; the parts fit is mediocre at best and the locating points for the undercarriage nonexistent :shock:
However, it has been sprayed all over with AK Interactive Metallic Aluminium, then decals on....this is where I got ahead of myself and forgot to paint the black around the nose. I have now done this but had to cut in around the lightning flash decal... :oops: :roll: . The undercarriage is assembled (it's rare I build anything wheels up apart from ships :grin: ) and needs paint.

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This build is presenting you with some challenges Iggie but it looks good from here if that's any consolation!
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Looks a lot like the wing of a Spitfire,I wonder if thats where R J Mitchell got it from. :razz: BTW nice work so far.
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celt wrote:Looks a lot like the wing of a Spitfire,I wonder if thats where R J Mitchell got it from. :razz: BTW nice work so far.

Funny you should say that celt. I've thought the same thing for a number of years now, ever since I built the Matchbox He-70.

Speaking of which, I'm surprised that Matchbox isn't the origin of this kit but, according to Scalemates, this one is from ICM...which isn't encouraging as I have the ICM version in the stash. :roll:
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There are two versions of this kit available from Revell; this one which is the 2008 ICM tool and the older Matchbox boxing which Revell re-boxed in 2005. I had both but elected to build the ICM version and sold the other......
Kinda wish it had been the other way around now!
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