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Gonna be a long weekend of European One masking

This is going nowhere, on my sacrificial Hunter to get a darker ‘grey’ I’m just misting the white over the black and it looks terrible. Different greys will look good but nothing like true to life. Think I might be back to European One 🤔

Thanks, a very good point! I’ve painted an abandoned Airfix Hunter black and gonna use it as a paint test bed, will report back my findings 😀

Tamiya A10 now primed. Thinking of doing this very unusual scheme but in real life the effect was achieved by painting black all over then applying ‘a controlled overspray of white’. Sounds like a fucking nightmare to replicate! Will give it a go and if it sucjs will revert to European One 👍

The armoured glass out of a Panavia Tornado windscreen weighs 10kgs, as I discovered today whilst cleaning my bulletproof coffee table!

Work on the Tamiya A10 continues! Lot of negative comments out there about this old kit but apart from some time consuming filling and sanding on the fuselage I’m really enjoying the build. Plus I’ve wanted it for nearly 40 years 🙃. Still deciding which scheme to go for.

Finished my 1/72 Airfix Helldiver. Few issues but a fairly enjoyable build.

And if we’re being honest, I do have further options 😬

Always wanted this when I was younger as I used to see them flying quite a bit. Now I can afford it the interwebs tell me it’s a crap kit but I don’t care. Got some decals for early A10s on the way and gonna have me some (inaccurate) fun 👍

Wehrmacht soldier with wooden box on back containing 3 messenger pigeons and text underneath says you have 3 unread messages.

Amused me!

Achiltibuie campsite

View from Suilven

Stunning Assynt hill loch trout

Roaring fire in a Scottish bothy

I was up in Scotland earlier this year and managed to squeeze in a visit to Assynt where I did a spot of hill loch fishing, mountain walking and bothy bothering. Naturally I have produced a self-indulgent and over long blog post. t.co/a8sQ4rp5fm

Progress with the Airfix Helldiver

US Navy Midnight blue is a great colour but I really need to work on my nail varnish technique # Helldiver

633 squadron ….just what was that SS woman about to do to Bergman before the mercy bombing? My imagination tries to fill the gaps and it’s not pretty.

Welcome to Airshowblog.com - Airshow Blog Going to an airshow isn't just about sitting on the crowd line watching the display or shooting the statics. Each one is a unique, never to be repeated life experience.

RIAT 2024 was, I think, my 13th Royal International Air Tattoo. I’ve done a long, self indulgent blog post about it here airshowblog.com?p=647 on my self indulgent website airshowblog.com. Blog posts are meant to be short and punchy…yeah whatever. Remember, airshows are not just about aeroplanes!

Christmas is a time to buy gifts. It just so happens these are a gift for me.

Unexpected bonus sighting today! One of our aircraft carriers HMS Prince of Wales at Pier Head, Liverpool Docks.

Two books. One is Bill Badger and the Pirates, the other is Hitler’s Furies - German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields.

Hmm decisions decisions, what shall tonight’s bedtime story be?

This is your reminder to get a library card. They have so many services and basically all of them are free.

Canadian CF-188 lifts off the runway at RIAT 2024, burners blazing and exhaust nozzles very close to runway

Just putting together my blog post on this year's RIAT and trawling through shots, happy with these CF-188 pics taken with the Sigma 150-600mm I hired for an hour or so via FRIAT, the extra reach came in handy. Those exhausts were mighty close to the tarmac!

🇬🇧👀 22-years-old British man Jake Reeves admitted on Friday that he carried out an arson attack on a London commercial property linked to 🇺🇦Ukraine, and that he had accepted pay from a foreign intelligence agency, in a case prosecutors have linked to Russia, — Reuters

You should just use your wife’s favourite make up brushes instead. Seems strange that no one has thought of this idea before? 🤔

Well, WW3 began in 2008 with Russia’s invasion of Georgia 🇬🇪, a turning point in global instability.

It marked the resurgence of imperialism, set the stage for Crimea 🇺🇦 and Ukraine 🇺🇦 , and reignited a battle between authoritarianism and democracy that divides the world today.

Child is watching his favourite old Japanese Godzilla movie. “Hey, what are you doing here, do you work here?”
“No, I’m just a Pteranodon enthusiast!”

Anyone know what the chuff is going on here? Airfix 1/48 Canberra. It was dipped in original Klear polish, then glued with PVA. After a period of time canopy has gone milky cloudy. Have tried re soaking in Klear and even strong ammonia. And any ideas how to get it totally clear again?!

This is such an epic book! The detail is phenomenal and so many photos I’ve never seen before. Absolutely worth every penny.

I created Fishing Tutorials to help people learn about fishing and catch more fish! Pike Fishing Float Rig Tutorial (simple)

Pike Fishing Float Rig Tutorial (simple) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NUhFXi2Gfo
(New video from Fishing Tutorials) #fishing #angling #fishinglife #catchandrelease #fishingdaily #coarsefishing

Far greater minds than mine will have considered the security implications of this announcement before making it but it strikes me that Ukraine’s allies should stop announcing every fekin thing they’re doing/not doing!

Can’t fault that logic 👍

Hugo Boss did the SS uniforms so why not Laura Ashley Afrika Corps tent 👌