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  1. I went through my copy of The Official Monogram US Navy and Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide Vol.3 1950-1959, and the markings for the modex and aircraft letter weren't addressed.
  2. Some more information. https://superrask.xyz/product_details/42267015.html
  3. The 307 and the D on the upper right wing are the same size, as the upper right wing is visible in the photo I was referring to in my original post. HobbyBoss has rendered this incorrectly too. There is another photo in the link I posted showing 301, 310, 312, and 317 from directly above which shows this to good effect. See link below. https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv47-55/188.htm
  4. Some help here. This is a great site. https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv47-55/index.html You will find a photo of 307D with its wings folded. Note the alignment between NAVY and 307 under the port wing. The NAVY is parallel to the leading edge of the wing while 307 appears to be parallel to the leading edge of the flap. They are not parallel to each other as depicted in the HobbyBoss instructions. I can't speak to the Superscale decal set. While the Bureau Number is visible under the port horizontal stabilizer, I don't know if its possible to magnify it sufficiently while keeping focus to actually determine the number. Added below, is a list (known or available at the time of publishing -1983) of available 1/48 decals from Detail and Scale Volume 15 F9F Panther. There's a typo somewhere, but both are within the range of F9F-2 production.
  5. It was discussed when Antti_K was doing his online build here. Below is what 71chally said about black triangles during that build. There wasn't a definitive answer as to what it actually was, though. Superb quality build, doing the mighty Javelin justice there! Weathering looks nice and subtle. Really good of you to show us all the additions. A black triangle is usually a NATO stencil for (from memory) top up point for the air-conditioning or screen fluid system. I wondered if it was that, but it is much larger on Javs, maybe because of the locations varying slightly? Javelin servicing notes should confirm what it is, if they are about!
  6. Going through photos, my initial observation is that it only appears to be on aircraft fitted with fuel tanks and not otherwise, but it wasn't there solely for that reason as there are photos of aircraft with tanks that don't have that black triangle. I just haven't come across a photo of a Javelin without tanks that also has the black triangle, so there must be another reason. Airfix didn't include a decal in their 1/48 kit which, of course, is proof of nothing. It could just be an oversight or they didn't know.
  7. That's gorgeous! A future project is a German F-104F in the same scheme with the incredible DACO decals.
  8. I agree with what appears to be a Blenheim Mk.V as the port wing landing light and pitot tube position appear correct. My concern is that the aircraft appears to have a single strut tail wheel. Any photo that I have ever seen of a Mk.V show it to have a reinforced tail wheel with shock absorber. This was due to the necessity of stronger undercarriage as a result of the Mk.Vs weight increase. If this is a Mk.V, did some aircraft leave the factory with the single strut tail wheel which were then later upgraded, or not? Thoughts, anyone?
  9. Were there any differences between the French F1Cs or F1Bs and the Iraq versions (EQ and BQ)? I know the Iraq jets went through various upgrades such as the ability to carry different weapons. How about ejection seats-MB Mk.4 and then upgraded to MB Mk.6? What's out there for decals in 1/48? Thank you.
  10. That's because the .50 cal isn't there. In the 1st photo the short 20mm cannon barrel might not visible from such a shallow angle, plus there is something sitting on the wing that might be obscuring it. And it is just out of frame to the right in the 2nd photo.
  11. Thank you, Antti. I knew I’d seen that somewhere before, and it addresses my query about the fuel tanks. I will now save that for future reference.
  12. As I understand it, Airfix didn't properly represent how the fuselage "bosom" tanks sat against the fuselage underside on their 1/48 kit. Photos appear to show a dark area where they sit against the fuselage underside, but I don't have a good enough photo to actually see what that is. Was there a rubber seal or something between the tank and the fuselage?
  13. My personal opinion is that artwork/profiles should be looked at as nothing more than artistic rendition. And I don't mean that as a pejorative.
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