MikeR

All true, but it comes down to what references Trumpeter's design team use. So far they've been pretty consistent (to the extent of copying mistakes i.e. no planking on the forward deck house in their York and Exeter kits) in using the Morskie plans as a source for designing their kits, certainly for RN subjects. With a few exceptions, the WW2 period RN ships they've released have featured in the Profile Morskie series, either in physical book form or as a set of paid downloadable plans. Mike.

Trumpeter's Royal Navy releases do tend to mirror subjects done by Profile Morskie, so it's possible that Resolution might follow at some point. Royal Oak was No. 25 and Resolution No. 54 in the Morskie book series. Mike.

All very true, particularly if we factor in that the return rollers may well have been fitted during the vehicle's time in service, or even fitted with them when first built. IIRC, the bombing of the Alkett factory caused such major disruption to Stug production that many subcomponents generally associated with Alkett were most likely sent to MIAG for use. The cast mantlet being an example. Unless the chassis number is known, this Stug could easily be a MIAG produced one. Mike.

Interesting set of features on it. Admittedly I'm probably a bit out-of-date when it comes to things Stug III as the Zimmerman and Muller books are 15 years old now, but it looks like it's an Alkett built vehicle but with MIAG style return rollers. Mike.

Yes! Though in my case it would've been when the series was repeated in the 1980's.... Mike.

Good choice, the Tamiya E is a very nice kit. I had a go at Fury in her Western Approaches scheme all the way back in 2012. IIRC, I used the WEM etch for the kit plus a bit of scratchbuilding, though it was a few years ago!! Mike.

If you're after a good reference, try and get a hold of Robert F. Sumrall's "Sumner-Gearing-Class Destroyers" if you can get it for a good price. It's an absolute goldmine of info. Mike.

No problem at all! I have a Tamiya BT-42 plus the now OOP Platz Keizoku High School figure set in the stash. I'll have to get round to building them at some point! Mike.

Well, the Caunter was a three-tone scheme, Slate Grey (or just plain Slate), Silver Grey and Portland Stone in a sort of dazzle type pattern. Slate Grey is a greenish colour, Silver Grey isn't really grey. So there's little point in using historical colours as a basis. What you'll actually be needing for a St Gloriana Crusader would be plain grey with the wheels being a dull sand or ochre colour. Perhaps something like Tamiya XF 82 for the grey and XF 49 for the wheels. Mike.

As far as I'm aware, the only grey used on the Crusader was the Slate Grey of the Caunter Scheme. I think the Covenanter prototype may have been turned out in grey initially, but that was because it was built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company. I think the GuP animators chose grey for St. Gloriana's Crusaders purely for visual differentiation onscreen. Mike.

I've binned two in quick succession: a starter set Airfix Spitfire Mk I and an Italeri SEPECAT Jaguar. I think Hornby need to have a look at their 1/72 Spit Mk I tooling as I think it's in need of a good cleanup. The general fit seems to have deteriorated since I built one few years back. As for the Jag, I lost patience with all the problems that it threw at me. I pulled an Eduard Avia S-199 out of the stash as a Mojo-Restorer after those two! Mike.

Ooof. Mike.

Uh oh, I hope Flyhawk haven't fallen into the same trap as Tamiya did with their 70's kit and accidentally made it 1/720, rather than 1/700. Something to do with the overall length and how the hull length interacts with the flight deck length and the overhang at the stern, IIRC. Aoshima made the same mistake with their kit of the Wasp. Mike.

India kicked Portugal out of Goa in 1961. Mike.

FRROM organised the move of the 1/72 Fairey Battle moulds from Ukraine, didn't they? Since I believe it's been mentioned that SH's Mirage III/V was also tooled there, perhaps something similar has happened, or is planned? Obviously not a small task, under the circumstances. Can't get more French than the Mirage. Mike.