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Merlin
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Posted: Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 08:29 AM UTC
Brandydoguk has submitted pics of his finished Beaufighter in a superb desert diorama. As usual, Martin has done a wonderful job - combining aircraft-building and figure-painting skills to great effect!

Notes:
The kit is Tamiya 1/48 Beaufighter Mk VI. The standing figure is by Hecker & Goros, the crouching one is fron ICM. The ground equipment is from ICM and Revell. The base is a picture frame covered with wall filler, painted and bits of plants from the garden glued on to it.

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Thanks!
LogansDad
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Posted: Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 08:42 AM UTC
Hey, I recognize that dio- but Martin must've changed the head on the kneeling figure. In the photo I saw he looked like Tony Blair! :-)

j/k, Martin! Beautiful job as usual! That Beau is one heck of a brute. Gotta love them Big 'ol Radials.

TreadHead
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Posted: Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 04:09 PM UTC
Howdy Merlin,

Many thx for sharing brandydoguk's Beau with us.

I've always really liked the Beaufighter. Probably because I'm such a fan of the Mosquito. The Beau always looked like a Mosquito on steriods to me.....

Tread.
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Posted: Friday, July 09, 2004 - 07:45 AM UTC
Wonderful job, Martin I too love the Beau and, like Tread, think they look like a Mossi on steroids. Loverrrrly dio.
Mal
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