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  1. I used matt cote on a model the other week, it was airbrushed on, well thinned. Although it appeared to be touch dry within a few minutes it remained sticky and it was several days before it was fully cured. peebeep
  2. When our kids were little our childminders had a greyhound. Laziest dog I ever met, but so well tempered I never had any qualms about her being with my kids. I think you will find your hound a very good companion. If we were thinking about getting another dog (we have cats at the moment), a retired greyhound would be top of the list. peebeep
  3. Don't use it on a flat finish, unless you're deliberately looking to get a stained effect. peebeep
  4. If you want a Concorde badly enough, then it is buildable. My build was spread over some time, in order to have breaks away from it and to gather up wherewithal. You will need a bucket of filler. The fin profile is easy enough to fix. I thought about fixing the nose gear location, but it is not something that is readily noticeable. I took about 9-10mm off the height of the nose leg, otherwise the sit doesn't look right, at least to my eye it doesn't. I fixed the nose in the up position, initially because the linkage mechanism parts were so fragile it was not possible to get them off the sprue
  5. I went to Wembley last night for the Steelers/Vikings game, first time I've watched NFL at a stadium and thoroughly enjoyed it. From being way behind the Steelers almost engineered overtime at the last gasp, but the Vikings held on. If London were to get a franchise I'd definitely think about getting a season ticket. peebeep
  6. I have a Canon Powershot SX500IS. It has image stabilisation, an excellent display and a stonking zoom. The camera functionality is the same as some of the Canon DSLR's. A friend who works in camera sales rates them highly and I'd recommend it to anybody wanting a decent camera without going down the DSLR road. peebeep
  7. That is a Dunlop Mk II spade grip as fitted to a number of late war and post war RAF fighters, although I don't believe it is usually associated with the Mosquito. The radar is the Mk X set as captioned. I'm wondering if this is possibly a mock up cockpit used for instruction? The restored NF30 (RK952) is fitted with the fighter stick usually associated with Mosquito fighter variants. Link peebeep
  8. Bomber versions were fitted with a yoke, fighters a simple stick. I wouldn't expect the NF30 to be any different. Here is a view of a FBVI under restorations: peebeep
  9. Why would Revell reissue the Matchbox tooling, when they have their own more recently tooled kit on their catalogue? peebeep
  10. I have a compressed disc in the lower spine that gives me chronic lower back pain. I can a relate to the butt pain, as I get something similar. As well as discomfort down to my knee it may also extend below the knee. My work means I'm sat down a lot, which is no great help. Sometimes I get some temporary relief by rolling up a towel and placing it under my thigh when sat at the desk. A rolled towel can also be effective in reducing the amount of compression when laying down, by placing the towel under the small of your back as a lumbar support, although it does mean sleeping on your back all t
  11. Does iphoto re-size or re-sample the image? If it's re-sampling then the amount of pixels is reduced, which degrades the image quality. If it's re-sizing, then the image should still contain the same amount of pixels, so for best image quality re-sizing is preferred. Re-sizing or re-sampling dialogue boxes should contain a tick box that says 'maintain aspect ratio' or something similar. If this box is checked you can change one of the image dimensions and the other one will be altered proportionally. peebeep
  12. Almost certainly based on the Frog tooling. I have a Plastyk Hunter that is clearly based on the Frog tooling, although it is somewhat cleaned up and has engraved panel lines. It still has all the Frog shapes. If you want a 1/72 Lynx AH7 then your best starting point is with the Airfix, assuming you can find one. peebeep
  13. That needs clarification, Hornby may well have made losses (on what I would regard as ill judged Olympic themed products amongst other things), but Airfix itself is in rude health having increased turnover over the last twelve months. peebeep
  14. Airfix did a B(I)6, but the nose was not particularly accurate. The tooling was altered irrevocably to turn the kit into a B-57 when the company was being run by Palitoy. High Planes have done various Canberra kits with the 'goldfish bowl' canopy, but the trick is in tracking one down. Aeroclub did a complete vacform B2 fuselage to use with an Italeri B-57 kit. More recently John Adams did an injection moulded nose conversion, he might still have these for sale. Airwaves did a resin nose conversion, I haven't seen any of these for ages. The MPM/Italeri B2 has been a future release for abo
  15. It's a filter set up by one of the admins to provide a spammer alert. peebeep
  16. Very sorry to hear that Ross, like others here I know where you're at. Mum's are precious, never forgotten. peebeep
  17. Protar was acquired by Italeri and is still listed as active, but a lot of the kits are out of production. You will still come across them on ebay but increasing rarity is reflected in bidding. The more modern bikes can be found in Italeri and Revell boxes. peebeep
  18. Check out the bidding history. A jump from 46.00 to 98.00, then 287.00 with a retracted bid of 408.00. peebeep
  19. Before doing anything drastic I'd try brushing on some coarse micro filler primer (I use Mr Surfacer 500). Let it set, then sand it back a bit, repeat until you get a satisfactory surface. peebeep
  20. My first solo was livened up by some numbskull taking off from a private strip a short distance from the airfield where I was flying and flying upwind in our downwind leg. I had to take an evasive turn and ended up high on the approach. I suppose I should have gone around, but we'd done steep approaches in training and everything went OK. It's a very exhilarating moment, knowing that you are in charge and not able to hand over to somebody qualified. I can still remember the slight shock of the aircraft performing better without the additional weight. Due to various circumstances I never actual
  21. I had a quick test spray on one when Little Cars were selling them and was sufficiently impressed to think about buying one, but unfortunately Paul gave up on them. I don't think there's any issue over quality, but here in the UK other brands have the market sewn up. peebeep
  22. I'm sure your treatments will work well, especially as you have such a positive outlook. I forget when my old dad was diagnosed, it's years ago and he's now 93. peebeep
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