Nightfighter Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 11 hours ago, Silenoz said: maybe... Your question made me do a search in my stash and there I've found a N version: and this one happens to be depicted in the comic Angel wings... mhhh I feel another project in the assembly line Obviously wouldn't be able to do it with my kit but it's a nice scheme anyway so be a good project for you.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nightfighter Posted December 15, 2016 Author Share Posted December 15, 2016 Ok what about this? What's the closest mark to the E? Obviously the N etc has a totally different cockpit window but is there a different mark in the scheme I want that's very close to an E? One that I could do without much modification? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 6 hours ago, Nightfighter said: Ok what about this? What's the closest mark to the E? Obviously the N etc has a totally different cockpit window but is there a different mark in the scheme I want that's very close to an E? One that I could do without much modification? I think the two "closest" variants to the E would be the early F and the early K. Both had the short fuselage as found on the E (horizontal tail lined up with fin/rudder). Later Fs and Ks had the lengthened fuselage—which would be a major modification—as did all subsequent variants. A short fuselage F would involve at least a whole new forward fuselage with deeper chin intake fairing and without the dorsal intake since it was powered by a Merlin engine. A short fuselage K would involve at least a new fin with a rounded fairing from the rear fuselage, as well as a broader chord rudder. Bottom line, an E really only builds conveniently as an E without cross-kitting or surgery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nightfighter Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) 19 hours ago, seawinder said: I think the two "closest" variants to the E would be the early F and the early K. Both had the short fuselage as found on the E (horizontal tail lined up with fin/rudder). Later Fs and Ks had the lengthened fuselage—which would be a major modification—as did all subsequent variants. A short fuselage F would involve at least a whole new forward fuselage with deeper chin intake fairing and without the dorsal intake since it was powered by a Merlin engine. A short fuselage K would involve at least a new fin with a rounded fairing from the rear fuselage, as well as a broader chord rudder. Bottom line, an E really only builds conveniently as an E without cross-kitting or surgery. Cheers for that. Sigh......looks like I can forget an authentic WW2 scheme with the red nose. There is however a scheme that's very tempting......... http://www.adf-serials.com.au/newsletter/news0804.shtml the 2nd, 6th and 7th aircraft (with the red roundels on white stars). I take it those are genuine documented schemes? Edited December 17, 2016 by Nightfighter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I don't have enough expertise to challenge it, but the article appears to be well researched and reliable. How about an Aleutian Tiger? Yellow nose, red bordered insignia, white stripes, and of course the tiger: about as colorful as you're likely to find. BarracudaCals has it in 1/32 on their sheet no. 32006. Here's the link to the page at Barracuda: http://barracudacals.com/proddetail.php?prod=BC32006 As you'll see, there's also a rather plain OD/NG bird, "TARHEEL," from the 49th FG, which has that cool green dragon on the forward starboard side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nightfighter Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 7 hours ago, seawinder said: I don't have enough expertise to challenge it, but the article appears to be well researched and reliable. How about an Aleutian Tiger? Yellow nose, red bordered insignia, white stripes, and of course the tiger: about as colorful as you're likely to find. BarracudaCals has it in 1/32 on their sheet no. 32006. Here's the link to the page at Barracuda: http://barracudacals.com/proddetail.php?prod=BC32006 As you'll see, there's also a rather plain OD/NG bird, "TARHEEL," from the 49th FG, which has that cool green dragon on the forward starboard side. Well those are nice schemes so thanks for that. Funnily enough this reviewer of Hasegawa's kit paints half the nose red for Tarheel. http://replicainscale.blogspot.co.uk/2010_10_01_archive.html whether that's accurate or not I don't know but it's interesting what he says. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Tarheel was George Preddy's plane while he served in the SW Pacific. I recall he obtained one victory there, most likely in this aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nightfighter Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 5 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said: Tarheel was George Preddy's plane while he served in the SW Pacific. I recall he obtained one victory there, most likely in this aircraft. Good picture here and the spinner tip does possibly look like a different colour....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Nice photo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dancho Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I thought Robert Scott painted the spinner on "Old Exterminator" different colors over time so that the Japanese would think it wasn't just one plane. So how many different colors did he have? OD, gray, white, blue....red maybe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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