Antoine

Nothing specific to say about the build. So it's primer time! A friend of mine send me a few pics. So here we go for an Honduran CRV(T)!

Racal is an arty radar, IIRW? On the APC version?

I didn't even check for an aftermarket set of tracks... Thanks, I'll see later if I really need one. Or two, as I have also a Scimitar somewhere.

By the way, while I was looking for picture of the real thing, I came upon those two. At first I thought it was the same family of vehicle, but I must be wrong. Yet the story behind will maybe ring a bell to some of you. It was July 1995, and I was about to leave Sarajevo to go back to France after a five month deployment. Situation was tense, and the airport was closed, with every flight canceled, as militias were targeting aircrafts on final, so we had to leave Bosnia by road to Croatia, where we could take a flight to France via Split airport. This was done in three sequences, first leaving Sarajevo under armour (in a VAB), to get to a point about 30km away on the road to Croatia, where we could spend the night. Then early the next day second sequence to Split with a truck convoy, and third sequence the day after from Split to Paris in a FAF DC-8. At the same time, a NATO Quick Reaction Force was entering Bosnia via the same road to deploy around Sarajevo, to bring the Serbs back to the negociations. To help in their deployment, radio relay were established all along the road by the British Army, and one of them was set up right on the spot where we were to spend the night. This is how I spent my last night in Bosnia, drinking tea in the Warrior (?) with the Brits! I believe that there was also some single malt at some point, but I can't be afirmative.... So, what are those vehicles????

Hi Keith, any drawbacks I should know about? I've heard that the tracks were a little bit on the short side, making them too tight once in place! John, nice to see you too! I've been away far too long, I really miss BM!

Hi there! It's been already quite some time that I keep telling myself to start posting again some WIP of mine on BM. Last time I did it was about ten years ago I believe! The release a few years ago by STAR Decals of two sheets on CVR (T) Scorpions & Scimitar makes me dig out the Scorpion's box from the stash a few month ago, as I thought it would be perfect to restart armour modelling. But well, I had to wait till last week before I kick myself enough to open the box and start cutting sprues! But then it took about two days to build it! It could have been even one day if I only took some time to study and plan... But there it is. I don't know much about the real vehicle, and even less about the kit, but it looks nice, with a good details level. The main problem to me being the plastic quality, which remind me about chewing gum!

Hi John, nice to read from you! Wingy things, indeed, I would even reduce it to Single Engine Piston Wingy things, as it seems that I'm not able to produce any twin engine, or jet fighter so far. And I won't speak about any 1/35 armoured vehicle.... But I'm still trying!

Thanks a lot, guys, to all of you. Iain, I'm sorry but I'd get it somewhere on the net like 15 years ago, a small eShop selling only that kind of thing. Absolutely no chance to find it again. I'll check if there's something written somewhere, you never know.

Like the French Aéronavale, the Comando de la Aviacion Naval Argentina (Argentine's FAA) was a late user of the Corsair, operating 25(?) F4U-5 in all versions (-5, -5N, -5NL & -5P) from 1955 to 1966. Here's my interpretation of one of them, using Hasegawa's plastic, together with Aztec decals.. And for those among you that want to read a bit more about them..

Hi Georges, Here you go!

Hi there! Forgot to show you this one, in fact the first of 2024 before the Skyraider. As it seems that winter isn't coming this year, I was able to come back early to the workshop, yet its already two whole months since the last from 2023! When I'm in need of something to pump up the Mojo, Japanese army/navy fighters comes in handy! This is Tamiya's N1K1-Ja (I didn't even know that Hasegawa had one, too.....), a nice little kit, well detailed, with, it seems, only a small error in the shape of the air intake up front. I couldn't figure exactly what was wrong, so I left it like that.. As I'm not really happy with the result, I might get another box, to have another try. One of these days!

Thanks Mike, Useful review, as always. I'll wait for the block 30 and above, to expend my small collection of South American Jugs, but I needed to know what was exaclty the difference between Advanced and Basic kit. Got to make a decision now on the box I'll buy... or buy both!

Thanks Georges! Indeed, the unit was disbanded in 1968, as the president feared itt could be used by Ky in à coup (sorry for this one!). I've written a small presentation in French, got to traanslate it.

Thanks a lot, guys! As for the decals, this is my fault, and my fault only. I've managed to misplace the prop, and had to dismount the engine. But he did not surrender without a fight, and I nearly scew up the decals...

Hi there! Here's my latest, 2nd for 2024. Skyraider A-1H (former AD-6) from the 83rd Special Operation Group middle 60's, South Vietnam Republic.