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I look at these sorts of things and they seem great however i tend to ask myself, what would i have used it for in my last 3 builds ? thats usually enough for me to wait :) I did this with a micro lathe, really wanted one with all the options it would give me but in truth i dont need one :)...

Wheels, we have wheels :-) and the stand being on the centre line is not under to much stress A seat footrests and levers and about 3ft of wiring and i do believe this will have been a successful save/restoration. Only part missing was a small seat mount. Unfortunately by the time i had...

That's really cool. Wiki says :) Status in active service

No problem, radio operators were trained to climb out on the wing with a can of gas and refuel , they would do the same to put fires out as well :-) No it just makes me smile that our Lancaster, 5 spitfires and 2 hurricanes of the battle of Britain Memorial flight are still commissioned and...

its odd top see the press over here talk about ...GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, which weighs around 13.5 tonnes. Our Lancaster's were dropping 10.ton grand slams 80 years ago. Unfortunately out Lancaster is having a service at the moment so you guys are on your own :) We do still...

Yes you are right , its basically a mix of lead and tin. better known as solder with a low enough melting point to not damage silicon moulds.

Its a problem with a lot of scale builds. You see it with the italeri cars. 0nce you reduce a small part in real life by 90% its going to reach a point where its to weak to even support itself. I remember the wing vertical struts on the WnW Bristol fighter were really on their limit Because the...

I think this is the sort of kit watchmakers and brain surgeons do when they find their day to day job a bit easy :) The little screws in the bottom of the forks are self tap but they tend to start then twist the whole metal part off as the metal is so soft. The screws are 1.4mm and i drilled...

Adding that texture makes a world of difference (y) .

Most of the ancillary parts wont support their own weight so i lay the model on a pile of micro fibre cloths The Crocker i built wouldn't even stay up right on its side stand as it just bent under the weight. These are very much display models and not designed to be picked up or handled at all :-)

The more you add, the more difficult it is to pick these up :-)

WnW SE5a

Not sure this really works in the pictures but it looked good to the naked eye WnW Pup

The advantage of white metal casting seems to be much finer detail and of course strength in thinner parts so sometimes better scaling of small parts. These models are very precise. The springs in the seat could have been a nightmare but they are the right length to the micro and fit...

Looking good Paul, Its a well thought out kit from Airfix, i just couldn't hook up with it and actually preferred the early 1970s version but then i always regard the Mk1 as the definitive spitfire. :-)

I will let you into another secret Bob..... there is no air in those tyres 🤯 :-)

So in the end i cheated.... I did manage to complete a chain The problem then was the rollers between the side plates had expanded so it no longer fitted the sprockets. I decieded to carry on and then found the chain is to wide to fit inside the U section chain guard. So Plan B A lot of...

ha ha thanks Martin, you are too kind :-)

At the risk of boring you all silly :-) I have enough chain to do the underside run and i am 2inch short of a complete chain. There would be a second chain from crank to gearbox but that would be another 4 inches : :ph: The bit of chain i have is the result of a spare chain kit i brought for...

That's the gearbox , there will be a chain to gear box from the rear wheel and a another from the box to the crank Thanks but i am a fraud...this is an all metal kit :-)