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  1. Surprising they didn't at least re issue it for this year. It seems they've re released the GR.1 version under their vintage classics range.
  2. Tamiya XF54 is actually pretty good for Dark Sea Grey.
  3. Keep it in a sealed container in the fridge, lasts for ages.
  4. There was a prominent weld seam where the rear bustle section of the turret attaches. This modification was to accommodate the weight and recoil of the 105mm gun. Academy managed to copy the texture of the museum tank they used as a basis for the their kit, unfortunately it wasn't so much the cast texture as the layers of peeling paint! This is pretty obvious in places on the turret and the hull, so it definitely makes sense to add cast texture to cover up the slightly odd paint texture academy replicated.
  5. Aircraft components that are more complex and maybe repairable in their own right will have their own serial numbers, especially if they have servicings attached to the individual components (ie a time or flying hours based servicing carried out off the aircraft). Something like a pitot, no. It will have a part number only. Not many components have the aircraft tail number on them, unless for some reason they are specifically matched to that aircraft (ie a removable panel might be an example).
  6. Some rather fanciful loads there. The only one cleared for flight was the modified four station PMBR. I wouldn't be copying any of the others, they are definitely a case of 14SQN armourers getting carried away with borrowed 75SQN training stores for the benefit of the photos! Apart from drop tanks, the only other stores carried were the four station version of the PMBR, and the 6 shot rocket pod. The normal PMBR configuration was 6 stations, but the two centre stations were too low to the ground on the Strikemaster so a few PMBRs were modified by removing the two centreline stations. No Mk 80 series bombs, no TER loads of rocket pods, and no 19 shot rocket launchers. This was just for the photos.
  7. If anything, the inspiration for the painting of the RNZAF Strikemaster armed with SNEB may have come from a series of BAC publicity shots taken at the Farnborough air show of a future RNZAF Strikemaster (pre delivery, note UK Civil Reg) that the company had put on static display surrounded by a selection of various weapons in typical air show fashion. Those weapons weren't specifically RNZAF, but were the usual marketing type effort by the manufacturer. Here's a link to it: https://www.airhistory.net/photo/337343/G-AZYN/NZ6365 Similar photo taken at the Paris Airshow as well, but different airframe: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/picture.php?/Strike_Master_NZ6375_Paris_31st_May_1975/category/nz-strikemaster
  8. I wouldn't stress the lack of SNEB rocket pods for the Kiwi version, the RNZAF never had them, and the box top was a bit of artistic licence. RNZAF Strikemasters used LAU5002 6 shot launchers, along with USN Practice Multiple Bomb Racks (PMBRs).
  9. Simply amazing model. The finish is astonishing. Not sure that flight line could be licensed for that much HE, that's a lot of 1.1, and those safety distances look a bit close to the rest of base!
  10. I notice it is worse at the wing root, this looks like it's caused by turbulence in the atomized paint in the corner, where instead of lying down nice and smooth, the paint mixes with partly dried over spray as it all swirls around at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical planes.
  11. Yes it has a pointier profile with a light in the front.
  12. The nose modification isn't too hard to scratch build, nor is the antenna on the tail.
  13. I believe I do have the Tamiya paint mix for the roundel colours somewhere in my references.
  14. As far as I can tell most Mossie decals sets don't appear to have the underwing roundels. I've found the Xtradecal roundel sets both locally and from Hannants, now I know the correct size and type it's been a lot easier to know what I'm even looking at when it comes to other decal options. I still might try the masking option with the Montex masks, that will be a whole new skill to try, and I was going to use those for my 1/32 Spitfire IXc, so probably a good idea to try it out on a cheaper show acquisition before risking a disaster on one of my holy grail kits. Has anyone got any experience with using the Montex masks for roundels and other markings? Any hints would be appreciated!
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