The lure of the box art draws Beany once again...

The Heller Spitfire XVI Single Kit Group Build
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The lure of the box art draws Beany once again...

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My excuse for not participating was lack of owning this kit, but having been to a little model show last weekend, that problem was soon rectified.
I am not normally a fan of NMF finished, but the lovely weathering depicted in this version of the box art called to me immediately (especially as it will help disguise the crappy attempt I will make at the NMF anyway :ha: ). It will be a quick OOB build, and obviously have to be wheels up in flight as per the box art.

My thanks to Martin for finding and procuring the kit for me at Telford when I failed to spot a single example when I had a look around the various traders and he found eight for sale just on one stall!

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On opening the box I discovery there were two sets of instructions and decals, but just the one kit. The emerald green codes are clearly unusable :sick: thus making the NMF choice all the easier.

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It is a very nice scheme. :lol:
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Go for it, Al!

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So what are you going to use to make all those little trees....?



:ha:
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PaulBradley wrote:So what are you going to use to make all those little trees....?



:ha:
A paint brush and some paint - I'll just paint them on a backboard this time - the easy way out!
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