Paul's Foxy Mermaid.....**FINISHED**

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These are even more awkward, given the way Matchbox chose to do the struts - the tops are connect by a bar and fit (badly) into slots in the undersides of the upper wings, while the lower end pins are free to fit into holes in the upper surfaces of the lower wings. I might just skip them - life's too short, and so is time....
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Starting to make some headway:


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Nice headway Paul.
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Cheers, Jeff.
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Airframe basically complete and first Alumnium coat sprayed on today:

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Looking good.
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Coming on nicely
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Cheers, guys - the end is in sight!
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you been doin yoga again?
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lol!
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Sorry for the lack of updates, but I've been busy building a ship! Anyway, this one is almost done - I just need to complete the canopies and add the gun.

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Oh, that's pretty !! Hope it survives the trip.
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More of a Silver Fox!
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Cheers, guys!

I'm calling this one finished. Not 100% accurate, and I was in two minds about adding the red fin - in the end, I didn't have the information required for certainty, so this is close enough....


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Many thanks to John R for the decals - I appreciate it! :beer:
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Very nice indeed; an elegant build of an elegant aircraft.

There's been an awful lot of silver paint used in this GB don't'cha think?
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