1/72 Rothmans Pitts S2A

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The old sewer rat strikes again, that one deserves a 5 Star if only for determination, not to mention a superb paint and decal job. Well done Tony. Cheers Derek

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Thanks derek ! cheers tony

[Guest]

Hi Tony,

What a great little build! Sorry the decals didn't work for you but that seems to be a problem with a lot of older Japanese kits. Nice to see you weren't phased by it. Bet you're proud of that one. You should be!

Dave A.

[Guest]

Just brilliant tony, what a great build on such a small scale, top marks.

[Guest]

Thanks a really nice looking little model. Well done Tony.

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Cheers everyone! Dave, the decals were just too stiff to bend round the curves ,plus they had to soak for about 20 mins before you could prise them off the backing paper -seriously!!! Thanks for a wicked little kit though. Cheers tony

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Hi Tony,

Wish I'd known about the decals. I've got a spare sheet you could have had. Trouble is you can't try 'em out. It's a bit like striking matches................ To be honest you've done such a neat job I don't reckon you needed the decals anyway. May have preserved your eyesight for a bit longer though........................!

Best wishes

Dave

ps Nice to see some racers in your to-do list.

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Cheers dave, if you want to see a few racers theres a couple in my gallery, click on the link under my avatar, cheers tony

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There's a whole lot of nice stuff in there. The 109 looks great as a racer! And you've made a nice job of the Caudron.

I've got the Williams Caudron to do sometime, also their GeeBee Z and Wedell Williams. Also in the pending tray (all in 1/48) is a Karaya Short Crusader, a conversion project for the Roto-Finish P-51, a Wiener Modellbau Gloster VI and a Heritage Mew Gull which is in far more pieces than the original kit as I attempt to make it look a bit like the original. Trouble is , I've only got one lifetime......................

Dave

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Cheers dave, if you want a great colour match and easy ,smooth paint job for the caudron , i'd recommend the hycote acrylic aerosol (rover pageant blue) cheers tony

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The old sewer rat strikes again, that one deserves a 5 Star if only for determination, not to mention a superb paint and decal job. Well done Tony. Cheers Derek

Hi Tony, apologies forgot to post the 5 Star. When are you doing another Ruskie? I am feeling the urge to do one, trying to resist the new Trumpeter 1/32 Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot A, not a pretty plane, but bet its fantastic to see. Cheers Derek

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Cheers derek! I think im going to be a bit occupied with the SIG build for a few months but ive got a 1/72 tupolev tu 22m2 backfire that keeps calling me from the stash, so i think that might be the next russki, Only thing is its massive , so where its going to go when its done ,i dont know!! Have a butchers at this , just to whet the appetite , The mighty backfire being thrashed at low level by some crazy russian pilot!!

mental eh? cheers tony

[Guest]

O God, that looks nice! Incredible precision made. Congratulations on your patience, model deserves praise.

Cheers!!

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Thankyou ivica! , cheers tony

[Guest]

A nice model there. I flew G-BADW at Coventry after it's Rothmans days, when it was white with the detailing in green - not a nice scheme. It's been in storage for years, but is just coming off a rebuild I'm told, but I've no idea of the new scheme.