-
Content Count
655 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Community Reputation
1,698 ExcellentAbout Long
-
Rank
Advanced Member
- Birthday 04/24/1990
Personal Information
-
Location
Norfolk or London, UK
Recent Profile Visitors
669 profile views
-
Thanks chaps. It was mostly built in a couple of days(can't remember if it was a weekend), but ballsing the canopy up, and some of the paint peeling off, added a few more days. There's definitely fun in keeping it simple
-
Long started following Your 'magnum opus' kit waiting in the stash, A6m2b Zero - Airfix - 1/72, CanMilAir decals is back and 4 others
-
My sister got me this starter set for Christmas and I decided to build it as the Airfix gods intended, with the included paint. The kit pitot tube was huge, so I used a piece of brass instead. I also added a gunsight, which you can kind of see, and the aerial wire. The paint was very thick, so I thinned it with some Pledge and it went on fairly well; though it was very easy to damage. Unfortunately, by the time I'd messed up painting the canopy twice, it has dried out completely. I found a tin of Humbrol enamel from my childhood(20 years old and st
- 6 replies
-
- 12
-
-
Looks to be $2.50 Canadian.
-
green monster factor Make 'em jealous! What did you just get?
Long replied to Site Admin's topic in Modelling Chat
Well she's looking very pleased to see you. -
$6.50 Canadian, which is about £3.87. Pretty good!
-
There's these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195564089350 And these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155544370116 No idea if you'd get the serial number out of those though.
-
I've now looked through all the 1960 issues just in case it was in a later one. It wasn't.
-
Unfortunately there's text but no photo: This is the April 1960 issue.
-
Latest News from MJW Models (it's not good but we still have lots of bargains)
Long replied to MikeMx's topic in MJW Models
Just went for some masks in the end, that way I can't be told off for buying more kits -
Latest News from MJW Models (it's not good but we still have lots of bargains)
Long replied to MikeMx's topic in MJW Models
Oh it wasn't me that ordered it since it wouldn't let me add it to the cart. I'm still browsing -
Latest News from MJW Models (it's not good but we still have lots of bargains)
Long replied to MikeMx's topic in MJW Models
Sorry to hear things aren't going well. I thought I'd order a couple of things, but this FW-190 can't decide whether it's in stock or not. -
After some searching I found it was the Beagle Basset which I'd read about getting new clear parts: https://uk.airfix.com/community/blog-and-news/workbench/beagle-b206-basset-designed-take-world
-
I'm sure I read that somewhere too.
-
Oh that's a shame. You can't capillary action some superglue into the crack?
-
Mine is the 1/72 Airfix Nimrod I bought off @RWG686 the other year. Probably going to do it as XW666 'The Beast' Really want to do it justice though, so I'm honing my skills(I hope).