Thanks Jurasikfrank.....its just the shock of colour,......been used to this just being grey

I've mentioned tonnes of times how worried I've been about painting this, I know only too well how easy it is to ruin a model

Thanks Q, I'm on full steam ahead, want to get as much as I can done before BSC, and it looks like I'm in for an even more busier period than last year in my work from march right up to the summer.

OK, I did a little work to the 'Koolshade' effect on the side of the cockpit using the original idea I'd had way back at the start of the thread:

http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/SMF/index.php/topic,4312.msg85654.html#msg85654

......but as soon as I had finished & painted I got a parcel in the post from Haystack Hair, it was his PE set with a metal version of the grill:

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I think I'll rip my material one off and attach his,.....here's mine as it is:

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I painted the underside.....mmmm....nice 'n clean

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Thanks for looking

John