anotherP51nut

Any news on the 1/32 scale versions? Thanks, Richard

So glad you both survived with no injuries or major damage! I know that curve well...did you notice the "ARRIVE ALIVE" graffiti sprayed on the overpass the background? Kind of eerie no?! Passed that bridge many times this weekend driving to the Museum to work on the airshow. So glad you had a good time here otherwise, and yes the CN Tower is pricey!! The OPP are some of the best police I've ever encountered anywhere in the world...very professional and understanding. Glad you were treated well all 'round. The show was amazing wasn't it? Great that you could make it, and hope you think about

There most certainly are! RCAF Mustangs, Western Canada RCAF Mustangs, Eastern Canada and Manitoba They include resin parts for the radio compass loop housing on the spine. Cheers, Richard

Another aspect of those numbers is the thousands of exiled service people who emigrated to other countries when they could not go home. They would reflect in the numbers of surviving vets, but wouldn't be part of the equation if you are calculating participation by their adopted country. My father is one of thousands of Poles who came to Canada after the war. He's thankfully still with us, and keeps in touch with his comrades. He endured so much, forced deportation from his home, to Siberia where many of his family died, and finally through Iran and Palestine to England where he joined the P

Just wondering if there was any news or updates on these sheets? Thanks, Richard

Well, that sounds like a completely unbiased and objective look at the situation. No agenda there. Richard

Actually, American citizens don't need a passport to enter Canada, but they do need one to get back home into the States. It has changed things though like you said, it used to be nice to go shopping/visiting in the States with just your drivers' license. Richard

That's true, I think the RAF received around 275 P-51Bs and about 620 or so P-51Cs... don't have my files here at work.

The Hamilton Airshow 2013 just gets bigger and better every week. They have announced that the replica Me262 "White 3" will be attending the show. This is one really impressive line-up this year folks!! Not enough Mustangs if you ask me, but there's still time... Hamilton Airshow 2013 Performers Richard

Adam is correct about the substantial changes that have to be made to convert the 1/24 Airfix kit to a Mk.IX or XVI. And if it was a low-back XVI, there is even more work necessary! There is a resin after-market conversion to a Mk.IX from Heritage Aviation which would go a long way to getting you there: Heritage Aviation 1/24 Spitfire IX conversion The Shacklady book can be an overwhelming source of info, but well worth it. Have fun, and if you need help ask here, there are a couple of people who know the Spitfire very well. Or try the Large Scale Planes website where a couple of modellers

That is funny, and perfect for your research. As for the other schemes, they're just two I've had a connection with. Be interesting to hear of the others you considered, especially with the choices available for the Mustang. If you had anything to do with the 1/72 Airfix Typhoon markings, again, excellent choices! Richard

That's wonderful, just one correction Jonathan. KH680 was a P-51K/Mustang IVa, which had an Aeroproducts prop. It should have an Aeroproducts logo on each blade, not the Hamilton Standard company logo. I think it's accepted that the "B" code on "Edmonton Special" had a yellow outline, and I think you've confirmed that for yourself with the graphics magic that you did. It is faint, but it does show, and I think the thickness of the character stroke also adds to the evidence. Good choice for markings, although this one would have made me happy (not very colourful but an interesting aircraft

I love this sort of minutiae that we modellers get into! Hard to explain to others though... At the same time, it's also interesting when someone comes along with a different approach that challenges your view of something that you always assumed to be a certain way. Photographic evidence also helps (or makes things worse!) I'll be interested to see what you come up with. Richard

That's very interesting. It's definitely there on the "Y2". We all know the dangers of trying to interpret colours from black and white photos, but that being said, there could be something there on the individual codes. Confirms the "B"...the stroke does seem thicker than the usual code letter style, which would be explained by the addition of a yellow outline. I don't see it so much on the "T", but maybe that's just me. Certainly food for thought! Oh for some Kodacolour... Richard

No optical illusion, that's Sky with a yellow outline. As you can see in that article on TheScale website, there are a number of variations in the way 442 marked their codes on the aircraft. Some of the natural metal ones were particularly interesting. On the camouflaged aircraft, some did have the yellow outline on the squadron identifier "Y2" (but not the individual aircraft code)like Y2-T , while as with Y2-C and others it was not applied...at least at the time these photos were taken. Richard