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    What we would like to see

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    All in 1:48 scale. Echo the F-94, T-6 (current one not the Harvard) and single-seat F-101, with 81st TFW (Bentwaters) markings of course. Also an out-of-the-box F-86A wouldn't go amiss.

    But I would forego all these for a decent state-of-the-art F11F Tiger!!!

    WW2 props with lots of rigging?

    in Props

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    He-51 (in use during WWII as a fighter-trainer)

    Avia B.534 (ditto)

    Fury (ditto)

    Hart trainer (ditto)

    Gladiator (still used operationally by 247 Sqn at Plymouth during the Battle of Britain, and for meteorological reconnaissance up to 1944)

    Stearman

    Modeling Superstitions

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    Avec moi, it seems to be French subjects. On an Italeri Mirage III I accidentally spilt a pot of liquid poly, the resultant mess could not be re-worked; a Trumpeter Dauphin and a Revell Falcon 10, both intended as French subjects, both went wrong in various ways, as did a Seafire XV for which I had - and still have - some interesting Aeronavale markings. It's not just modelling; the first time I went to France en holiday, my tuyeau d'echappment* fell off in Ste Mere Eglise, the second time I sustained a flat tyre 5 minutes off the boat in Le Havre.

    I have an Eduard Mirage IIIC about to be started, so wish me well. I'm more relaxed about the other Italeri Mirage I have, as I'm intending to do that as a US F-21A Kfir, so I don't think that counts.

    * I learnt that term the hard way, so feel free to look it up in your French dictionary. :worship:

    Your Product gets Int'l Attention (Wrong Kind)

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    I live in England not far from the Welsh border, and I can vouch for the fact that the rain was heavy!!! The West of the UK tends to be somewhat wetter than the East, as the weather systems move NE from the Atlantic, pick up all that Atlantic mositure, then deposit it on the land ...

    Incidentally, and only a little bit OT, there was a lovely line on the TV News last night about the Ryder Cup: "Great weather for ducks, but not for birdies." :boohoo:

    Eduard masks

    in Tools 'n' Tips

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    Has anyone used these masks before? Is the cost of buying one of these masks justifiable with the time saved cutting pieces of tape? In both cases, it seems that one still has to position the mask or pieces of tape correctly to achieve the correct masking.

    Am I missing the point of these masks?

    I used to think they were a luxury, and sat there cutting little bits of tape whilst smugly thinking "Some modellers can be persuaded to pay for anything." Then I tried a set - instant conversion of the unbeliever! I use them if I can on anything with more than a few frames, examples being P-40, Ju-87, Lancaster. I wouldn't bother for an F-16 or a P-51D, but where there are more than a few frames I do think the time and effort saved more than compensates for the cost. Fit in my experience is near perfect, provided you use them on the recommended kit. In a perfect world, of course, all kits of the same subject would have exactly the same dimensions and shapes, but we all know that's not so!

    Cheers,

    Iwo Jima based P-51D's

    in Props

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    When I did "Tiny Gay Baba" and "Lil Butch" for AMD in the early 1990s, there was very little information, and what there was was conflicting on colors. The later printings of the sheets are, I believe, correct. The stripes and chevrons on Lil Butch are most definitely yellow and black, that I know.

    J

    Molesworth (mentioned in my post above) also confirms that Lil Butch's stripes were yellow and black. I didn't realise it was your work on the sheet Jennings - my respect sir.

    Iwo Jima based P-51D's

    in Props

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    Thanks Ham.

    I'm not sure when I bought the sheet - it was some years ago, pre-2003 when I started cataloguing the stash in earnest because I was worried about losing track and "double-buying". as you say, it may have been updated over time, I'm just glad to have found out the relevant info. Carl Molesworth's "Very Long Range Mustang Units ..." (Osprey "Elite Units" series) has been a great help too - thoroughly recommended if you can still get hold of it.

    I'm a bit of a Mustang fan, all the models in-shot on the table are mine, except the dazzle-painted P-47 poking it's wing in on the left. I have a natural bias towards the 8th, but occasionally venture into other AFs, and I must do at least one Iwo Jima example.

    Cheers,

    :cheers:

    O/T- wierd question

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    Had a demo once. They did not like it because I would not "do as I was told" - for example I refused point-blank to allow them to vacuum the mattress on the bed to "demonstrate how dirty it is". I also worked out that for the price they were asking I could buy a brand-new ordinary and perfectly good vacuum cleaner every year for about twenty years.

    Interesting to observe the sales techniques used though, and they did shampoo the carpet in the lounge.

    @Big Nick: "... It looked like a relic from 1950 at a 2050 price ...": my thoughts exactly sir.

    Iwo Jima based P-51D's

    in Props

    Posted · Edited by MikeC

    Just found this thread, because guess what, I'm about to start painting "Tiny Gay Baba" in 1:48 scale. I have the 1:48 version of that sheet (48-012) which does show TGB's bands as yellow. However, I notice that on the 1:72 sheet, the trim for "Li'l Butch" is blue and black, whereas on the bigger sheet it's yellow and black - I believe the latter is correct.

    BTW, I made "Lady Marion" from that sheet some years ago. Front and centre on this shot from the Farnborough model show 2006. IMG_1909.jpg

    Changes of Mind

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by MikeC

    I must confess to a fascination for what I think of as "Soviet Heavy Metal", best exemplified by the Su-7/17/22 Fitter series. I also happen to think the MiG-21 is one of the nicest-looking jets ever produced, ever since the Airfix kit first came out in the late 60s (iirc) when I was a boy. I tend to put Czech or Slovak markings on mine because I have a fascination for that country and its history.

    As for the Hind, I have to agree that it's one cool ship, and I count myself fortunate that I'm only 30 miles plus the price of admission from a real one, so can get up close and personal with same easily - it's quite awesome in the metal! http://helicoptermuseum.co.uk/eastern.htm 5th one down

    To drag this back on-topic, I have to confess that thinking about it I have built very few Japanese subjects in my 40+ years of modelling - Airfix Zero, Val and Dinah and Frog Rita is pretty much it. It's not consciously for the reasons set out above, but maybe subconsciously there's something that contributes to this - the conscious thought is that my usual fare of US, Brit and Czech (mainly) stuff has so many fascinating subjects, and so little time.

    As a possible bit of inspiration for Angels49, I offer one of mine - Kopro Fitter 1:48, Slovak AF.

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