PhilHoff

Hello, According to Georg Hoch's book "Farbgebung und Kennzeichen der Schweizer Militäraviatik 1914-1950", hellblau (light blue) K+W 1 / 602344 is the equivalent of RLM 65, while dunkelgrün (dark green) K+W 2 / 602342 is equivalent to RLM 70. The Swiss called the equivalent of RLM 70 dunkelgrün and the equivalent of RLM 71 hellgrün, while the Germans used schwarzgrün for RLM 70 and dunkelgrün for RLM 71, just to add a bit of confusion... K+W is the official abbreviation for Eidgenössiche Konstruktionswerkstätte ( Swiss Federal Construction Workshop) in Thun. Georg Hoch explains also that 602344 hellblau evolved during the war : in 1939, it was the exact equivalent of RLM 65, while it was more equivalent to RLM 76 from 1941 onwards. Postwar, most D-3802 were painted overall hellblau (equivalent to RLM 76) with dunkelgrün stripes on the the fuselage and top of the wings and usually had a matt blue (603233) anti-glare panel on the nose. Of course, signalrot 603322 (red) and weiss 603323 (white) are the colours for the swiss identification markings and the famous and colourful "neutrality markings" (Neutralitätsschutz-Anstrich) that appeared in september 1944 and were retained on the wings for some time after the war. As for interior, the colours given by Georg Hoch for the D-3800/3801 are hellblau 602344 for the cockpit and matt-schwarz (matt black) 602415 for the instrument panel, I'd go with these colours for the D-3802. I'd go also with hellblau for the wheel wells. Hope this helps Philippe

Hello, Just to clear any misunderstanding, as far as I know, the position of the drop tanks didn't vary, and Tamiya got it right. When the drop tanks and rockets were carried together, only the two outboards rocket carriers coud be used, as shown on the Aviaeology decal instructions. Just to say you can spare yourself the ruler and vernier and simply use Tamiya's pre-drilled holes. Hope this helps Philippe

Older boxings of Revell's 1/32 P-38 had pale blue-grey plastic parts. I'd go with this one. From: https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/78368-revell-132-lockheed-p-38j-lightning/ Or : https://arizonaplasticmodels.com/shop/ols/products/234100553-1970-revell-1-32-lockheed-p-38j-lightning-scale-model-kit-h-280 Philippe

Hello, Some informations on the reference F-106 website : https://www.f-106deltadart.com/weapons_20mm_cannon.htm HTH Philippe

Hello, I'd say it looks a lot like an Asia Minor scheme: tan special FS 20400, brown special FS 30140, green FS 34079 and grey FS 36622. As applied to iranian F-5, F-4 and F-14 (as delivered). HTH Philippe

Hello, There are nice pictures of these VF-51 Tomcats, including detail shots, on this page : http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-CV-63-Kitty-Hawk.html Have fun with this nice Academy kit. Philippe

Hello, Yes, McKnight Hurricane had the skelton art on both sides : https://calgarymosquitosociety.com/feature16/feature16.htm Philippe

Hello, According to this document: http://www.vmarsmanuals.co.uk/archive/1227_GEE_MK.II.pdf, the Indicator unit type 62 (behind the pilot seat) was 9'' x 12'' x 18''. The receiver R.1355 was 9'' x 8'' x 18''. Philippe

Hello, As for the umbrella mounting points,as far as I know, these were a feature of tropicalised G not F. I never saw a picture of an F with them. Philippe

Hello, It seems that your instructions are downloadable from there: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-04703-hawker-hunter-fga9-mk58--114500 Philippe

Hello, There are two pictures of A3-49 in this scheme in the Mason and Mottram book http://mmpbooks.biz/shop2/?target=product&product_id=17670 But Revell decals appear to be not too faithful, the stars on the Southern Cross are positioned differently on A3-49 and the yellow on the Squadron markings should be a bit more orange. Actually, it was a 77 SQN aircraft repainted for the parade to mark 3 SQN reformation on Hornets in august 1986, and this livery was very short-lived. Philippe

Hello, 479th Fighter Group Mustangs didn't have coloured noses. Some examples on Little Friends website: http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/galleries/479th-fighter-squadron/ Philippe

Hello, The serial number on the tail is the USAAC/USAAF serial number, minus the first digit of the fiscal year. In your case, the complete serial number is 41-7617. With this serial number and a little ggogling, I found this: http://www.ww.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=165322 And that: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/3232711621/ That makes your airplane a P-38F-1-LO, of the 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group. Crashed during landing at Goxhill,England on August 19,1942. Philippe

Hello, As 71chally guessed, those are parts of a 1/72 Dujin kit of the N-20 Aiguillon. Look here: http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=182&t=2916 Philippe

Hello There are the Montex masks for the Tamiya Spitfire: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MXMM32105 HTH Philippe