Paul's 1/48 Airfix De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2

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Paul's 1/48 Airfix De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2

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This is what i plan to build for this SIG :banana:

It'll be out the box bar a Eduard Mask set
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Big fan of Sea Vixens, looking forward to you working your magic.
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Going to be a good one.
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Some work on the Vixen

Got the cockpit built painted and weathered, with some moral support :cheers2:

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Cockpit glued n place and fuselage halves glued, its going to need some filling there and there and ill probably use some sprue glue.

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Looking good Paul it's a great kit will look stunning when your done for sure :th:
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Looking good, as does the whisky.
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Hi Paul, looking good. Have you got the airbrakes on yet? I built this kit a few years ago and found them a right sod to get in, I had to employ a lot of sanding and filling to get them to look decent. Apart from that it was a great build, looking forward to seeing more of yours.
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