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My DC-4 ended up with to little weight in the nose so it wold tip over very easy. I added wheel chocks to avoid it.

That scheme is for the Attack AJ 37 The black equipment is before the AJS modification and the white after the mod.

One thing that I think you really need if it isn't included in the kit is the SKA24 Long Range Camera https://www.rebell.com/details/aircraft-details.html?land=338&manufacturer=754&p=2&scale=302

I am glad that you didn't opt for a shiny aluminium finish. I think this is it "greyish" SAAB finish. The worn black on the nose is a nice touch to.

This is good news. So maybe in seven years there will be one in 1/72 as well.

I didn't look that closely. I just looked at the sides. Tamiya has the cab and cargo bed separate while they was a single piece on the other kit.

According to Scalemates they are not the same. Looking at the instructions at Scalemates of booth kits confirm this.

I have now started on B-Deck. I'm currently wasting lot of time comparing pictures with deck plans to find were windows was and how they looked.

With a scheme like that I hesitated to get that kit. But even though the ship is really ugly and wears an ugly livery I did get one. I think it could look nice with lights inside. So I will follow this to get some hints for building mine

Thanks. As I gave it away (not my scale) I'm thinking of replicate it in 1/72 instead.

I still would like to find some drawings but looking at pictures the fairings look parallel and much wider than the angled ones

ABA wanted the wing engines mounted parallel instead of angled as the standard mount was on the Ju52. When ABA was discussing this with Junkers a group from South African Airways also was there and decided to order planes with the same engine mounts. The delivery time couldn't be filled with this modifications so the three first planes to ABA was delivered with the standard Junkers wings and engines but with a P&W Wasp centre engine. Later the planes was back at Junkers for a swap of wings. The fourth plane had the modifications from the start and the nose look different to the other three. So I guess that South Africa Airways did have wasp engines and that it wasn't a field modification. I built the delivery version of the ABA plane in 1/48 scale: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235150377-a-civilian-ju52-in-148-scale/ https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235150379-ab-aerotransport-ju52-in-148-scale/ But I would like to find out the individes of South African planes

AFV Club made a Mk.I. Would that be a good start?

I think that it is a very nice build but please get rid of that horrible backdrop. The cutting mat is disturbing and draw focus away from the model.

At C4-open last autumn I saw a box art that gave me inspiration for a small project. A trip among the traders resulted in an old Heller kit that will be perfect for this. I also found a Hasegawa kit and as the models were cheap so why not. I always liked the night fighter variant but never built one. My first finished model this year. It was built straight out of the box for a change. But what happened to the Heller kit kit then, the one who started this? It became a racer. It was my purchase of Clear Prop's DH88 that inspired me.