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Finally got this started today, with three days to go I guess that means it will be built in the finest Matchbox tradition, i.e. as quickly as possible! It also seems appropriate that as the GB draws to a close I am entering with the banner model :cheers:

Starting point this afternoon with its 25 year old sibling looking on

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About an hour later...

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About another hour later...:salute:

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And at close of play tonight, primered and with the underside light blue coat done.

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Cheers :)

Progress after night two

Yellow applied to wing tips completes the underside base coat

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And the base top coat of black green applied

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The instructions don't call for a splinter finish (possibly because I think the example in the RAF Museum was used as a reference which from memory wasn't splintered) so I haven't done one. Also, the plan is to finish this in one of the winter schemes which will cover most of the green anyway

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Decalled up now and sealed ready for a white overcoat to go on tonight:

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Who-knows-how-old kit decals used with no problems, plus Aeromaster swastikas.

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Well its still October 1st here in New Zealand, but due to not being able to make models anymore the way I did when I was seven, I'm not quite going to make the deadline on this one! :thumbsup:

Just some final assembly and weathering to do and its done though:

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Not terrible for three nights work though! The scheme may be totally spurious, but it is something I wanted to try, and accuracy isn't a prime consideration on this build :cheers:

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Thanks guys :cheers:

I've got a feeling the Academy kit might be a teensy bit more detailed than this one!

Finished as of last night:

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One of my faster builds, four and a half evenings! I think that might be a record for me :rofl:

More pics in the showcase thread :wave:

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