Charlie Hugo

Airfix Magazine Annual #7 F-15 Reporter conversion from Airfix P-61 by Bryan Philpott, including drawings

I don't mind the rivets but that apparent sink mark at the base of the rudder with the rivets running through will be very difficult to rectify and keep the rivet detail. Oh well resin replacement will solve that but should not of happened in the first place. And this is one of the moulded in the UK kits is it not?

Maybe it will shrink in the wash before release

7 new tools and at least 11 reboxings with new decals. As well as 6 variations on existing tooling. busy year it is from Airfix

Found this RAF Museum Hendon, seems like some sort of strengthening strip applied to hold door to support. Now whether that is during restoration or OEM fit is another question http://www.wildaviation.com/gallery3/index.php/Military-Museums/British-Museums/RAF-Hendon/2013/RAF-Museum-Hendon-2013-Me-262-CP5O5336

Unfortunately the extent Me262B-1 located in South Africa is missing the main wheel doors so I cannot confirm the accuracy of Revell's depiction Herewith a link to my walk around of the South African 262 http://www.wildaviation.com/gallery3/index.php/Walkarounds/wwii/Me262-Nightfighter

If my non existent memory is correct it may of been Frog that did them.

Here is another picture http://fjexpeditions.com/desert/history/GJMostert/slideshow.htm?105

Fokker DXXIII?

Not sure if this will help This is not my photo but was posted on a Facebook page about colourised South African WWII photos, SAAF 15 Squadron Bisley Colourised photo Source page https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=ww2 saaf colourised photographs

Oh how I wanted one of those as a young modeller back in the early '70's. My local hobby shop just never seemed to get them in stock, or if they did they never stayed on the shelves long enough to be seen. Then one day I managed to get one only to find that there was no canopy in the kit. No, I did not return it or even send off to Airfix for a replacement as how could I get IRC's to do so? Maybe I should find one for nostalgic reasons. Hmm, Airfix kits have changed a bit since then.

More than just the P-40 Some interesting anomalies though (description says 1/48th Stuka and boxart shows the 1/72nd scale version) Glue Kits arriving at Plastech – Due for launch this September! Newly arriving from Hornby – Three new glue kits including: P40 Curtiss P-40B Warhawk WWII Fighter, 1/48 scale Stuka German WWII Dive Bomber, 1/48 scale Victor Bomber, 1/72 scale Walrus Sea Plane, 1/72 scale and a new addition to the Quickbuild range – VW Split Screen Camper

There is a Do335 at Udvar Hazy, well it was there last year when I visited

for those who use facebook A friend of mine has just posted this late /40's early '50's scan of a private photo collection from Rhodesia air force Very interesting https://www.facebook.com/brian.peter.spurr/media_set?set=a.10152857174681901.1073741854.649881900&type=3&hc_location=ufi

From IPMS Stockholm http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/02/stuff_eng_interior_colours_us_part2.htm Northrop P-61 Black WidowFactory instructions for the P-61 stated that all exposed interior surfaces of the pilot, gunner and navigator compartments were to be finished in Northrop Cockpit Green, another factory-specific variant of Interior Green. Instrument panels were to be finished in flat black. Interior surfaces visible from the outside carried the same finish as the outside of the aircraft. Zinc Chromate Yellow was used as general finish of all unexposed interior surfaces of the P-61. Even the wheel wells were finished in this colour. Two exceptions were the inner surfaces of engine cowlings and the firewalls which were left unpainted.