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[fredk]

Hey Fred really sorry but due to my daughter being born yesterday it looks like all modelling has gone out the window for the next few weeks at least so mine will be another DNF.

This is most understandable and a very valid happy excuse. No aplogees necessary

[JohnRatzenberger]

Kipling is almost done.
The P-12's will run right to the wire I'm sure - might need the 5th -- I'm really stepping along carefully to preserve the 2-color and make them fit for the SMW table.

[MarkyM607]

Might be pushing it, the yellow is done. However due to the underside of the Halifax being black, at least on the wings, I use three colours, one to hide the black, one to base the yellow on and the yellow. Took two coats of yellow too. I'll push on, it should be fairly simple from now on fingers crossed.

[rob_van_riel]

I'm running out of days with the Tornado:

Wednesday: wrap up build, primer, black
Thursday: Brown
Friday: Green
Saturday: blocked
Sunday: Decals, things under wings
DNF zone: dullcote, canopy touch up

Looks like this might be a good time to start begging for one or two extra days, to avoid having to rush the chemicals

Fred?

[NON VI SED ARTE]

I will not start the jeep in the LRDG kit, been focusing on the truck.

Time to hurry up to finish.

[rob_van_riel]

Whoa! I just noticed this GB runs until the 4th, which is Saterday. No Sunday? There go my carefully laid plans

[DavidWomby]

My fingers are crossed on this one - just have decals and anti-dazzle panel to do but I am waiting for some fresh decals paper that I have ordered!

David

[shangos70]

Not a prayer of being finished. Had a ghost seam on the wingtip tank to deal with that has held me up.Just not feeling the love at all at the moment. I can get the underside painted tonight possibly but It wont be anywhere near by the weekend. Sorry.

[jssel]

I had posted on my build thread about a local Woolworth store here in Michigan that handled Matchbox kits. One of the features included was a silk screen squadron patch taped on the box. They never matched the subject and may not have been accurate. Was this something only found over here or was it a practice by Matchbox for awhile? I remember the F104 and A4m having it.

[rob_van_riel]

I had posted on my build thread about a local Woolworth store here in Michigan that handled Matchbox kits. One of the features included was a silk screen squadron patch taped on the box. They never matched the subject and may not have been accurate. Was this something only found over here or was it a practice by Matchbox for awhile? I remember the F104 and A4m having it.

I don't recall seeing any of them over here (Netherlands). This may or may not mean anything, since this kind of marketing doesn't stick to my memory all that well; to my mind, the patches would have been part of the packaging, not the contents..

[JohnRatzenberger]

I had posted on my build thread about a local Woolworth store here in Michigan that handled Matchbox kits. One of the features included was a silk screen squadron patch taped on the box. They never matched the subject and may not have been accurate. Was this something only found over here or was it a practice by Matchbox for awhile? I remember the F104 and A4m having it.

I got one like that, but it was from an eBay seller in Arkansas IIRC but maybe there is a personal connection.
The patch was equally irrelevant and not collectible. It's the first and only Matchbox kit I've gotten like that.

[MarkyM607]

Don't remember anything like this myself. They did do twin-packs of kits for a while, and maybe paints with them but no patches.

[jssel]

Must have been a marketing ploy for the colonies

[ShaunW]

Must have been a marketing ploy for the colonies

Yes old chap, on occasions we have to stop the natives getting restless don't you know?

[fredk]

It looks to me a few could do with some extra time.
How does shifting the end time to end of Monday 6th sound?
An extra 48 hours.
No time to waste