Whilst tucking in to a toastie I thought I'd give you the lowdown on Bi-plane month. All is under way with the classic Airfix Tiger Moth kit kicking things off. The idea for the themed month came from the fact that I have four bi-plane kits stashed away waiting to be built. The moth is 70% built and I'm passed the stage of fixing the struts to the upper wing. It took me half an hour to get the buggers in place..
    Anyways, the moth video should be uploaded on the first of the month. Wish me luck averaging one kit a week.. I didn't realise I'd picled the shortest month

I've finally got round to buying some MicroSol from the internet. Up until now I've not used any special decal solution, but that's about to change. From now on I'll be using MicroSol whenever needed for the decalling process - well that is; as soon as it comes through the letterbox ;) The reason for the purchase is because I have about six 60s/70s Airfix kits with the original, awful decals which I'm nervous about using without MicroSol.

Until next time,

Ta ra.

How bad can a wing to fuselage fit be? Well if you pick up the newish kit from Airfix of the Mk.22 its possible to experience one that was never known to the plastic modeller. I had to remove about a mm of plastic from the fuselage to get it to fit and I had to clip bits of the bottom of the cockpit frame using nail-clippers just to get an average fit. Even then it was a fuss to keep the wings held in the correct position. Anyway a video will be coming up soon.

After a six month break I returned to the build with a new camera and more enthusiasm. The video should appear soon if everything goes according to plan. When I returned to the model I noticed some warping in the wings. I think I can vaguely remember having a spillage of glue when assembling them. The polycement works by melting two components together for a strong bond, I gather, so  maybe it has the power to warp the plastic as well. Up to this point that was the only problem with the build, however once I'd found the clear parts sprue, I noticed the windshield was missing. Been looking for the damn thing for ages now and still can't find it.. :( Might have to rip one of one of my other bolts just for the video.