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  1. Stéphane started following Hunter informations and decals, Indonesia confrontation/Borneo , Spitfire Mk.Vb, 229 Squadron, RAF, Malta 1942 , Hurricane Mk.I - RAF 242 Sq. and 3 others
  2. Stéphane
    Hello gang, first of all, best wishes for the new year and lotsa completed builds in 2024. Here is my take on a Malta Spitfire, I'm not pretending I have all the answers about that subject, just my interpretation. This is the the Tamiya 1/48 kit, painted with AK real colors and Gunze acryls. Plane is from the RAF 229 Squadron , in Ta-Kali, Malta, 1942. I worked from well known, B&W picture and tried to render what I saw on picture. Base camo scheme is DarkEarth/Middstone over Azure blue (from the AK real color range) while Middstone was over painted with extradark sea grey (Gunze range). I hope you'll like her, feel free to comment Best, Stef (#6)
  3. Stéphane
    Thanks a lot James, glad you like her. Yes Hasegawa kit is building quite good considering its age. Kinetic is a bit more detailed and especially provides armament and wing pylons and tanks, which the Haseg don't. I still to build one of my kinetics, but it will cetainly happen before the end o f this year, I'm addicted to 104 :)
  4. Stéphane
    Hello, First build of the year (began in 22 , the Airfix , 1/48, Hurricane Mk.I in the markings of RAF 242 Sq. Gunze acrils paints and Aeromaster decals. Hope you'll like her, Best Stef (#6)
  5. Stéphane
    and the continuation ...
  6. Stéphane
    Hello guys, Second build for this year, the Hasegawa 1/48 F-104G in the markings of the Belgian AF 349 Sq. Paints are Gunze and AK real colors acryls, while decals are from an Eduard reboxing of the Hasegawa kits. This build is a gift for a fellow belgian modeller. Post split as there's qui te a lot images Hope you'll like her.
  7. Stéphane
    Hello, Sorry for the late answer, life is a bit tricky these days. I think I used Gunze acryl #22, listed as primary grey, a gloss color. HTH, Best, Stéphane
  8. Stéphane
    Thanks a lot Selwyn, I'll get one, then. Best, Stef (#6)
  9. Stéphane
    Hello guys, A question for the happy owners of the last Airfix kit, the new tooling Vampire F3. Would you know if, as in the Hunter or Hurricane kit for instance, optional parts to make an FB5 are already provided in the F3 kit ? From what I gathered, wingtips are squared (instead of rounded F3) and have a longer stroke landing gear. Possibly additional armour around engine, although I wasn't able to say wether it made an external fuselage shape difference ? Being french I have project to make a FB5 in french markings Else I'll be waiting for the proper version to be released , Thank sin advance for any info you may have. Best, Stef (#6)
  10. Stéphane
    Thanks Yes, it makes for a colorful build. There are several schemes and the weathering and chipping level is really rendering the subject interesting .
  11. Stéphane
    Grazie mille, Gianpiero
  12. Stéphane
    Hello guys, Here's my last completed build, the vintage Smer 1/48 Lim-6R, a polish licence build MiG-17, by PZL Mielec. The R is for this type having an additional camera bay under fuselage, for tactical recon missions. The kit was first released in 1977 and it's showing its age : heavy plastic, sparse details and trench-like panel lines that even Matchbox wouldn't blush from . I've been recycling a Tamiya MiG 15 cockpit tube and added a Quickboost resin seat, as well as the excellent brass guns and pitot from the Master range. Paints are various mixes out of Gunze acryl. Hope you'll like her and as usual, comments an critics are most welcome. the complete build article can be found on my blog : ---- Hangar 6
  13. Stéphane
    It was mostly for Akrotiri based aircrafts, other based in Israel or on aircraft carriers had the Yellow/black stripes. beside, it was not all planes some based in Akrotiri had B/Y stripes. It is once again, a matter of references and search :).
  14. Stéphane
    Interesting, thanks for that link. I'm more in the RAF part of things, though, but I wasn't aware of the netherland involvment. Although if I've had been using my brain a bit, that makes sense, since Indonesia is former colony of yours ;). for the time frame, say 1963-1966.
  15. Stéphane
    Hello guys, Thanks a bunch for the kind words, much appreciated 😀
  16. Stéphane
    Hello guys, I'm looking for informations and references about Hunter squadrons during the Indonesia confrontation, and possibly decals offers about that subject. At least I seem to find info that mostly Hunter FGA9 were used but I'm keen to dig about that subject. Bottom line is, I have the Airfix kit for version F2/F4, but parts for F6 and FGA9 are included, so I would like to find some otions. thnks in advance for your inputs, Best, Stef (#6)
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