MikeC

Michael Chilestone: based on the IPMS Avon stand, but if not there likely to be found around the USAAF WW2 SIG, Harrier SIG and PR SIG (exhibiting on all those).

I think Modeldecal covered this aircraft (or at least a COD Gannet) on one of its earlier sheets. I can't remember the number, if I come across it I'll post it here.

Well to put the opposite pov to Mr Chox: the first bit I always read in SAM is the "Tailpiece" column, and a bit of "human interest" (shed-painting or whatever) never went amiss. After all, it never ceases to amaze me how after a day of painting and wallpapering the house, I relax by painting and decalling a model aircraft! As for biased editorials, read any national dailies lately? You are, Sir, entitled to your opinion, but I fear model magazines without the odd bit of editorial "rambling" would be dull as the proverbial ditchwater. IMO a good mix of both is the key! Happy to debate thi

Lucio, I was born and brought up in the county of Suffolk, where the Eighth's B-17 groups were based. Your photography had me (who knows the countryside) practically convinced that I was looking at a photo of a real machine on dispersal. Nice one :)

Tony, After years of loyalty to Badger I bought an HP CS - the one with the larger gravity-feed built-in paint cup. I model 1:48 aircraft, and so far it's proved ideal. It can do wonderfully fine detail, free-hand RAF-type disruptive camouflage, and it holds enough paint to cover a reasonable area: the largest model sprayed with it to date is a 1:48 EA-6B. I was concerned as to whether the large paint cup would prove difficult to manage - it isn't, the brush is wonderfully balanced and controllable. I use acrylics with it, it takes them in its stride. Clean-up is easy too. Also bought

MrsC and I will be there on the IPMS Avon stand, and I'll also have models with the USAAF WWII, Harrier and Recce SIGs. See you there.

I'll concur with Bob above: RE320 wore the Medium Sea Grey/Black scheme, and served with 100 Sqn at RAF Wittering, and on detachment to Kenya for Mau-Mau ops. Imho one of the nicer post-war RAF colour schemes.

For a simpler build, AMT also have "Geronimo" as one of the decal options in the box.

I was looking through Nowarra's book again last night, and on a page 174 there's a photo, captioned as aG-10/U4 that clearly shows the larger, more subtle bulges, that we now know. On the other hand, the GA drawing of a G-10 on P142 illustrates G-6-type cannon bulges. Seems the evidence was there, but we all missed it.

Gents, Many thanks. May even start them tonight - I'm trying to decide between two Czech machines (AF and Police) or one Czech and one Luftwaffe; if I go for the latter, shall I do the Czech one as Police or Air Force??? Decisions Decisions! Thanks again

I've not built a 109 for many many years, but recently bought a couple of Hasegawa G-10s to add to my increasing Czech collection. Anyway, in my dim 'n' distant youth I built a lot in 1/72, and had a few books, notably Nowarra's "Story of a Famous Fighter" (Harleyford). All these references showed the G-10 as having the same sort of bulges over the cannon as the G-6 and others. Now I see that the Hasegawa G-10s have much larger bulges that do not appear so prominent as the contours change more gradually. This is backed up by references I have seen recently. The question is: when did all t

At least one more than you thought. :blink:

I saw this model in the plastic at the Avon Show on 20 Aug (19th Aug next year, mark diaries now!) and it is impressive. :huh: Look forward to the article, particularly if he mentions the elapsed time it took to build.

Three weeks ago I'd have said "Get a Badger Anthem", then I bought an Iwata Eclipse CS - it's a quantum improvement - easier to clean, but before the cleaning, better results.

It cleans out some of the paint that accumulates - by changing the flow I imagine it creates disruption in the internal airflow and dislodges some paint that would otherwise stick fast. It's part of my regular end-of-session cleaning routine. Try it sometime, you'd be amazed at what comes out. Word of advice - for obvious reasons use a closed paint jar/cup or whatever. HTH

Larry, Thanks, but no message received so far, could you please retransmit.

A plea for help, having exhausted Google et al: does anyone know of any published and available photos that may show the F-3 Havoc, camera installation. I know that it was in the rear bomb bay, but lack info on whether there were any ports, or whether the bomb doors had to be opened to photgraph anything. This seems quite plausible, as the use was night PR, and the forward bomb-bay contained photo-flashes. In case you were wondering, I'm about to start on AMT's A-20J, with the markings for "Starize" using this sheet http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=ESP48204. It will make a nice comp

Rusty, I'll see your Rhinebeck, NY, and raise you the Shuttleworth collection at Old Warden. Nothing like watching a Gladiator land whilst the Hind is warming up literally in front of you. I only lived 10 miles away until I moved here!

New Revell Canadair Sabre 6 (F-86F-40). Three decal options - two German for which you have to cut the -40 wingtips off and replace with resin ones provided, and a USAF -40. Seems to be the Hasegawa kit for not much more than half the price. :unsure:

I find that putting in an after-market ejection seat works wonders for the look of a jet's cockpit - the rest can be simple "impressionism" with dry-brushed dials etc reasonably simply done. Before someone says the obvious, I know that this is not the jet forum*, but the principle applies: something (in a jet the bang-seat) focusses the attention, the impression of the rest is enhanced. *Anyway, Tucano, Wyvern, and Dornier 335 are but three prop-driven aircraft with ejection seats!

I've got one of those too - about £5.00 iirc in the UK. The wood's so nice I've covered it in clear frisket, when that gets too covered in paint it'll be easily replaced.

Thanks Phantom Phreak, that's a new sheet I think, it was on the Hannants news sheet this week, but I hadn't spotted it had a Liberty Wing bird. Mind you, that's France, I really want to do a Lakenheath-based one, given that I grew up in the area. Even our own Hannants/Xtradecal, who have covered the F-4D, F-111 and F-15E of the same wing, have afaik neglected the Hun. Thanks again

They flew F-100s for some time in France and then from Lakenheath. I suppose the only way to be sure that a decal sheet covering this TFW is released is to finish mine using spare decals. They flew in both "colourful" and camouflage finishes, so please, someone out there, take pity.

Incidentally, following up that site, I came across this in the New Releases section of the same Airfix website: "70 th Anniversary of the Spitfire – 1:48 scale * New gift set (Airfix code 08679) scheduled for summer 06 * A commemorative set to celebrate the 70 th anniversary of the first Spitfire. This set contains three Spitfires, including a NEW Mk I version, only available in this set, all in 1:48 scale. " A new Mk I in 1:48, I'm up for that. As for the other two, it has to be perm any two from Vb, Vc/Seafire, new IX (certainty?), 22/24 and Seafire 4x. My money's on the IX

It claims to be a IXc, but unless I'm mistaken those cannon covers are for an e-wing; I assume (or at least hope) that there are also c-wing bits in the kit. Sounds like there'll be anything from an early IX to a XVI. Put me down for few.