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Go for a Dak. You'll need paddle prop blade, not the pointy ones Monogram Spooky kit has them, no idea what's in the Trumpeter kit.

Shipmates Looking for some serial numbers for UH-1D Slicks and UH-1B/C Taipans used in Vietnam by the 135th and RANHFV. Google has lots of happy snaps but very few clear enough to read a number. Cheers

The port hole and the cover are interchangeable, both are simply rivetted in. One would think the port holes were about as useful as a pocket on a single, the sheet metal plate was either fitted on the production line or fitted as a mod kit on the aircraft that had escaped.

I own a Landrover I'm good at fixing things.

Not me, We only have the bits of one.

Ours is as original as sin, never been repainted since she left service.

Sky on the dsg/ sky versions Its a removable structure that's part of the ECU build up. Metallic colouring is part of the engine proper.

Addams family more like.

Question without notice MiLud Is it a set of transparencies from the 1/48 kit you desire?

Hasegawa 1/32 A-4F converted to an A-4G N-13 154903 882 of VF 805 Squadron Royal Australian Navy Hasegawa OA-4M 154306 of H&MS32 USMC

Its possible to mount ordinance when the wings are folded. I'd suggest the wings were power spread and folded, doing it with the hand pump is a mugs game

Gotta love the Grunts walking around aeroplanes lighting up a dart.

Sea Fury has a single spring loaded hook that retracts back into the fuselage when not in use. It is mounted on the centre line just forward of the main gear well.

The intakes in the Trumpeter kit are somewhat undernourished and look completely pants. AMS made a replacement set but they seem to have gone out of production so I'm looking for an alternate. Suggestions? Ta

Your a very clear minded thinker.

While that is a fetching young lady, sadly my heart is already sworn to another trainer.

I've a pdf copy of the trainer vol 1 if its useful

The Gannet has woeful accuracy issues with the rear fuselage. The CMK kit and the blatant pirated copy Trumpeter did is far superior.

Obviously I'm biased towards the mighty 31 Bravo but I'll definitely be having a crack at a couple of these.

You havent sold me one yet, you know, cause we've got the only big bit of a Ronnie Lincoln an all. 😈

We demand a 1/48th scale twin tailed war angel with bits to do a 21,22 & 53 Or death!

Very nice.

Superb

Most of our aircraft on the first tour (there were 2) were Royal Navy loaners and not aircraft that would return to Australia. And not all of them had stripes. The only real choice you'd have is the done to death VX.730 (The real one, not the ring in the AWM has) or find a set of Barracuda studio's Sea Fury part 1 has a couple of RAN options. Very nicely made set, it has our VW.647 / 127 / K on it. Unfortunately it has a massive pooch with the portrayal of VW.623/ 135/K of 808 Squadron in Korea. VW.623 still survives in the RANFAA Museum and was the very first warbird I ever worked on. We did a lot of research on it and when the Korean shenanigans was on 623 was at Bankstown airport from a massive face plant on Sydney's flight deck during the Korean workups. She was on 805 not 808 and her side number was 108. Dunno how Roy messed that one up. Best reference is Stewart Wilsons Sea Fury, Firefly and Sea Venom in RAN Service.