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  1. Revisited when I found a Standard missile in my stash. And a more recent Killer to go with this Hunter.
  2. Definitely not a copy of the Hasegawa AH-64. I just compared instructions for both, and they're completely different.
  3. As have Airfix - in their VF1 Wolfpack boxing, And Matchbox - as depicted here. Neither are brilliant kits - but you might get lucky asking for leftover decals.
  4. This may not be entirely representative - as I don't build with open cockpits etc, but here's my way of transporting my 1/72 Phantoms anywhere. That's a rack made from a breakfast cereal box, inside a printer paper box. I did have to raise the lid a bit for Phantoms! For WW2 bombers like Lancasters or B-17s the paper box is modified as the rack - leaving the wingtips exposed. For a 1/48 Phantom I built a jig in a paper box lid. This held the model securely with no weight on its undercarriage.
  5. A-4E Aggressor aircraft were without hump. As others have pointed out, you will need photo refs to get details like RF probe and nose steering pump right, but most kits have all the bits for either version.
  6. Good luck for the future Mark - I wish you well. Thanks for running this GB, you enthusiasm was inspirational. I hope that the future works out and enables you to return one day, Thanks, Tim
  7. First the complimentary reply: Lovely looking model, and great size comparison with the B-52 - very well done. Now the ironic reply: Spruce Goose - Howard Hughes' baby. One of his other babies being TWA - Pan Am's biggest rival! Great boxart!
  8. Yes - well that box that my models are sat on did! I built my grey and white U2s in 2007. I built my Black/Silver U2D in 1987 - that box didn't have NASA decals, so check if you can.
  9. For the U2 there's Dragon Lady by Chris Pocock - a right riveting read and plenty of reference photos. I used the cover for my copy was used to colourmatch the TR-1A pilot's suit.
  10. There are a few pictures in Vietnam Air War Debrief. Farm Gate looks like a standard solid nose, 8 gun Invader without turrets. If the Revell/Monogram kit can be built without turrets, it looks like just check aerials and apply different markings . Farm Gate aircraft suffered fatigue problems and were all grounded. On Mark B-26 Counter Invaders were developed and introduced afterwards.
  11. Not really - the parts breakdown is very different in that area. The gills are actually on the fuselage parts. Only then would you find if the fuselage sections are similar. Easier to find the kit for the version that you want to build. Here's an Airfix TBM-3 that I finished last week Airfix from 2004 Here's are My Academy TBF-1s. First a TBF-1 in Atlantic scheme. This one has the early cowl gun represented with a decal. Then a TBF-1C. These and TBM-3s had a 50cal in each wing I've got another Academy kit to build as a FAA aircraft. Something else that anyone with the Aca
  12. I just perused the Airlife book Century Fighters. No Voodoo slats shown in there either.
  13. I've broken out the instruction folders this time. Italeri: Upper fuselage joint just behind cockpit, lower fuselage joint just ahead of main gear. That upper joint was a bear to eliminate. Academy: Separate nose just ahead of the cockpit. As others have pointed out - this kit has recessed panel lines. Monogram: Separate nose ahead of the cockpit. Raised surface detail. The only one with crew (astronaut) figures.
  14. So would I - just wasn't available the day I found that one at a bargain price! However I do have this Airfix P-61B as well. The Dragon kit is massively superior.
  15. Italeri is the only kit offering the trainer option. However a fuselage joint just behind the cockpit mitigates badly for the fit criteria. Academy - went together well, but I'm doubtful about the fuselage section. Monogram. I'm going to have to check the instructions for all 3 looking for mid-fuselage joints - but I think this is probably the best fit. Oh and I've built this Hasegawa model as well.
  16. As B17 Guy said - they were added to vent the area around the Tokyo tanks. As an added complication, they were retro fitted to earlier B-17s as well - so photo references are required for complete accuracy. I do remember filling them in on one B-17 model - quite possibly this one.
  17. You don't mention scale - but Academy make that P-38 in 1/48th already. http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AC2215 The box has 3 other options so someone will have spares that you're looking for.
  18. I've also got 4 Concordes - all completed now Thats this Airfix in the earliest BA livery. This Revell with the nose up. This Revell with the nose drooped. And finally this M&S release Revell - in Whirlybird, what could have happened BOAC decals
  19. 15 English Electric Lightning + another unbuilt in the stash. Just about the spread of squadrons, camo schemes, and model types - plus a few whifs. 11 Phantoms - looking for a 72nd Fuji F-4K at the right price. 11 Mustangs. 9 Thunderbolts + 2 more in the stash. 9 BAe Hawks (2 are T45 Goshawks) + 3 more in the stash. 8 Boeing Flying Fortresses + 3 more in the stash. 8 BAe Sea Harriers + 2 more in the stash. 6 Harriers (RAF, USMC and a P1127) + 5 more in the stash 7 F-16s + 2 more unbuilt. 7 Meteors. 7 Skyraiders 6 Boston/Havocs - includes a P70 nightfighter. 6 Lockheed Lightnings +
  20. This is how the Xtrakit Meteor T7 builds up. This one is unmodified OOB.
  21. This is a Novo example, bought in 1992 (but ancient then) and built as quickly as possible. Everything about it was disgusting - even the flash! My Novo kit had no decals . . . . . . . so I used leftovers from this Airfix Javelin: Which was a much more enjoyable build.
  22. Here's my Hasegawa F-11F Tiger in Blue Angels livery. I'm sure you know that the blue changed during the team's history. Great collection on the way there.
  23. Count the exhaust stubs on the plastic please. Academy did a P-51 with a 14 cylinder Merlin - and that's what your boxart shows. Best of luck with the build.
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