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  1. the correct answer is stock number 4728 they do make another Olive Drab , but it is ANA 613 and only for World War II aircraft.
  2. I think it is excellent! especially considering the 'problems' with the kit.
  3. according to P-47 Thunderbolt In Detail and Scale by Bert Kinzey the P-47D-22RE was the first to have the HS prop added at the factory. D-25's and D-27's also had them it seems that Curtiss symmetric 'Paddleblade' props were on the D-23RA and the D-26RA after that it gets very convoluted.... you will need the USAAF serial number to determining the sub-model to determine the prop fitted at the factory. then there is the possibility of a field re-fit... right now you probably need some aspirin for that headache...
  4. I suspected as much... usually what I do with it is make a resin copy of the upper engine cover for the Yak-7b (2 12.7 mm MG) and replace the cover for the single gun (Yak-7DI and Yak-9) to produce a late-production Yak-7b with cut-down rear fuselage and improved vision canopy. with some modifications you and make a Yak-7b ,Yak-7DI or early Yak-9 depending on what you want. if you have made up your mind on what plane to do I can help with 'corrections'
  5. I have not seen the ARK "Yak-7DI" kit. is it a re-issue if the ICM kit? if so it is a combination of Yak-7 and Yak-9 (the Yak-7DI was a single-plane prototype and there was no production of the type) the Yak-9 (early) had some changes from the Yak-7DI prototype. do you have a link where I can see this kit?
  6. according to: "Douglas Havoc and Boston the DB-7/A-20 series" by Scott Thompson Crowood Aviation Series ISBN 1 86126 670 7 on pages 164-164 all machines from A-20G-5-DO (USAAF 42-53785) till the end of production were finished in ANA 603 Neutral/Sea Gray-ANA 612 Medium Green -ANA 613 Olive Drab. according to the USAAF serial number on the decal sheet 'La France Libre' is 43-9224 and that is an A-20G-25-DO.
  7. I'm afraid I don't know anything about cell phone cameras , I hate those damn things ! (I use a 35mm film SLR camera with built in light meter and 3 75-Watt GE 'Reveal' bulbs and filters 80A and 82A for correction)
  8. If your immediate need is for the Yak-3 then my recommendation for the cockpit color and inside of the canopy frames is to paint them ALG-5 pale green -a difficult color to mix. the most accurate measurement is Munsell 3.0G/8.0/5.0 or you can see it on-screen here: http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Research/colour-samples.php instrument panel : black as for the wheel bays,struts,doors and wheels - paint them AMT-7 Light Blue it is almost a 'default' method to paint these parts according to the under-surface color of the aircraft. (of course, exceptions do occur) questions like this come up all
  9. overall I though it was very nice ! (and now for the polite critique) it looks like the 'GB' on the left side does not follow the same line as the 'J' or is this a trick of the photo? may I ask how you are photographing your model? (Yes , I know the critique was for the model...) I think a few slight changes could help improve the images a great deal.
  10. I am interested in the Arii Oscar. probably could go for the Arii Corsair , too.
  11. what a co-incidence ! I also have 'Kwitcherbitchin' in my stash. My research indicates it was a D-27 ,which according to in Detail and Scale these aircraft were fitted with the Hamilton Standard Hydramatic "paddle-blade" propeller at the factory.
  12. you can find the basic color palette here : http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Research/colour-samples.php
  13. early production Il-2's were of all-metal construction. as need for ever increasing numbers of these machines were needed the use of aluminum had to be 'rationed' demanding that the outer wings and aft fuselage be made of wood. metal wings can be seen on machines having the external aileron mass balances (a.k.a. anti-flutter booms) an internally cantilevered system was employed on the wooden wings making these unnecessary. so if the machine you wish to model has these external balances it has metal wings , if it does not then it is made of wood. as for the 'arrow' wing it was available in
  14. Marcel Lafavre's Yak-9D used a scheme of AMT-4/6/7 as can be seen here on this Yak-7b. this scheme was used on both the Yak-7b and Yak-9D http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Camouflage/yak7/yak7B-w09-1.gif http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Camouflage/yak7/yak7B-w09-2.gif http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Camouflage/yak7/yak7B-w09-3.gif his Yak-9T used the AMT-7/11/12 scheme that was introduced to new machines in March 1944. http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Camouflage/yak9/YAK9t-w66-1.gif http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Camouflage/yak9/YAK9t-w66-2.gif http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Camouflage/yak9/YAK9t-w66-3.gif photos of both
  15. (just love this emoticon) if it's not too late there are also two other options : A-14 Stahl grey primer AE-10 Wood Use Aehrolak (Soviet Air Force Fighter Colours page 117) http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Research/colour-samples.php
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