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At EUR 104 a pop that better be a good Skyhawk!!!! https://the48ers.com/a-4m-skyhawk-light-attack-aircraft.html

FWIW, it appears that MN Modelar just had another major re-stock of most of the KH 1/32 and 1/35 kits; https://www.mn-modelar.com/znacka/kitty-hawk?=1,1&pg=2

Not sure what to make of it, but MN Modelar has very recently received a re-stock of most KH 1/35 helos, 1/32 Sabre as well as some of the 1/48 kits, including the Twogar, Seasprite, Flankers and Etendard IV. Just FYI

Preorder at LuckyModel with the same price tag as the F-35A release: https://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=TA 61125

AFAIK the issue is that - depending on your individual settings - you may not be able to view images from a non-secure environment in your browser (http vs. https). Right-click on each "spacer.png" icon and select "Open in new tab". This should allow you to view the pictures in individual tabs.

Steve, You're absolutely right: Only the block 15 aircraft carry targeting pods in RDAF service. IIRC, the block 10 birds lack the station 5B attachment points on the right-hand side of the intake. Not sure if that's a common fleet thing or a Danish thing only, though.

Interesting picture!! Source: https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1688190151527202817/photo/1

Have a look here: https://www.hataka-hobby.com/en_US/n/list

To my eye that looks like a 3D printed fuselage part rather than an injection moulded piece. I'm guessing it's used during development to fix obvious errors? Looking at the their SU-33 fuselage details I have little doubt that Minibase will nail this one once we see the final product.

Here are som references for you..... 🙂

Exdraken, Thanks again. Pantherhawk, I'd very much appreciate further details on said book if it's not too much trouble. Re. the very blue-ish grey showing in most scanned pictures, I've got a feeling that it could be due to the slide film used at the time. But that's just my personal opinion. Exdraken, Thanks! 🙂 Des, Thanks anyway for your input.

exdraken, I'd highly appreciate if you could look up the colour suggestions. I need something to start from other that old photos, 🙂 And yes, the Academy kit is a beast - much worse than the Kinetic. I fully appreciate that the latter is the best bid for a 1/48 Mirage IIIE - no doubt about that, but it's still a pain in the b... in regards to fit, instructions a.s.o. Decals, however, look superb as always from Kinetic. 🙂

Hi all I'm currently preparing the absolutely horrendous Kinetic Mirage IIIE for the paint job and will be aiming for a mid-80's scheme of a Spanish bird using the decals supplied with the kit. As far as I can tell, the Spanish Mirages wore the same colours as the French versions but I can't seem to find any reliable sources regarding the exact shades. Kinetic gives Humbrol 87 and 30. Some sources also calls for FS34056-ish and 36480-ish while others suggest RAF Dark Green-ish and Dark Sea Grey-ish. I'll be aiming for a rather weathered and sun-bleached look which gives me some leeway to work with, yet I'd still like to get it as accurate as possible. So does anyone among the BM-crew happen to know the official colour call outs for the Spanish birds? Thanks

I'd suggest Tamiya Paint Remover. https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/87183/index.htm