Andrew's Falcon Martin-Baker MB-5 *Finished*

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Very close to finishing now, with matt varnish sprayed on.
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Just got to do a wee bit of paintwork and add the prop and canopy.
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Nearly done!
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Zoom! What a shame this beastie didn't get into service....
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PaulBradley wrote:Zoom! What a shame this beastie didn't get into service....
Yes. I think they overdeveloped the Spitfire and should have gone with this instead.
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I think I will leave this one as it is. I'd hate to ruin it now!
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Nice work there,but always think of it has an angular Mustang
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Good job. Looks like a real hot rod of an aircraft.
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Very nice, Andrew.
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We'll done it looks brilliant, I always think the MB5 was the best looking a/c to come out of the MB stable.
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fearless frankie wrote:Nice work there,but always think of it has an angular Mustang
It looks much more brute force than the Mustang though!

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first time I've seen one of these built up. Nice job Andrew.
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Turned out nice again, Andrew (and I'm not talking about the weather). Very nice.
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Wonderful model Andrew.

And that explains the propeller too :grin:
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Nice one, Andrew.
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Thanks everyone. That was very enjoyable and not too difficult, thanks to the nice thick plastic.

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