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Harry Lime

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  1. JagRigger, I'm having a D'oh moment here as I completely forgot that option on that decal sheet. Especially since I had it out a few weeks ago to look over in anticipation of the Italeri re-release of their S-55/H-19 kit. Pete, nice image, but I should've said the yellow ones in the SAR role. Mark, much appreciated. From the image I have of XP346 being towed back along the roads to Akrotiri, I'd say it was 'Spades'. Since your records say XD184 was 'Clubs' that would just about confirm it. Thank you very much for the replies so far, all very helpful! Mark.
  2. Can't believe I've missed this until now! Utterly stunning, really superb finish made all the more so by being brush painted. Mark.
  3. Folks, I have run into a bit of a brick wall when trying to find images of 84 Squadron's Westland Whirlwind HAR.10's in Cyprus during 1979 and I'm hoping that someone here on Britmodeller can help me out! The usual image sources (ABPics, Airliners.net, Flickr etc.) haven't got any and the 84 Sqn Association website has a couple of dits but no clear images. I've trawled through my library to no avail as well. Anything that shows the serial number and the playing card symbol would be a great help to completing my 1/72 'Front Line 1979' project. If you'd rather not share images here, please PM me for my email and they will go no further than my hard drive. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can offer! Mark.
  4. Probably Dark Green as that is what that area of the camo scheme would be painted from the factory. When repainted in Mid Stone for the desert camo, it is the Dark Green areas that are redone. You can see this on some aircraft that have a 'box' around the serial number where it was simply masked over rather than having to re-apply the serial number. Mark.
  5. A really superb effort! The weathering is particularly pleasing to my eye, spot on. Mark.
  6. A superb looking trio of subjects you don't normally see! Fantastic work. Mark.
  7. Simply stunning! The weathering is just perfect. Mark.
  8. It may be the case that there are photos of them, just in company archives rather than in the public domain. @canberra kid might be able to turn something up, he has certainly come up with some cracking images/AP details for other types! The DB Harriers by comparison would be considered the 'shiny new tech' of the day and would be well publicised so would make sense that they are well photographed and that those images are out in the public domain. Mark.
  9. More than happy with this! I have an Airfix one in the stash which I occasionally take out, see how much work is needed to refine it and then promptly return it to the stash. Mark.
  10. Air Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100 to XZ999 doesn't show XM698 with the CFS either, only lists it with the Ministry of Technology. All the XM691 to XM698 serials are listed with various makers and ministries and don't have any unit service listed. XM704 is the first Gnat with CFS according to Air Britain. Mark.
  11. The problem is Xtradecal's research, it has a poor rep these days. Click here for an IWM image of AH893 in flight with two others. Using the zoom function, I'm not seeing anything other than regular straight exhaust pipes, even allowing for the quite heavy shadowing around them. Mark.
  12. @JOHN ELLIS, another 'Thank You' for your efforts here as well! Mark.
  13. One of the best Harrier's I've ever seen on Britmodeller, utterly superb! Mark.
  14. Simply superb! A really tidy looking rendition of an eye-catching scheme. Mark.
  15. Click here for a link to an explanation of RAF rank pennants. Mark.
  16. Absolutely stunning! Without doubt one of the best dioramas I have seen. Mark.
  17. Not currently in production, so second hand is your only option. Unfortunately they seem to go for silly money when one does appear on a well known auction site.... Mark.
  18. Your first avenue would be to ask around the family. If he still had his log books, they may have passed into someone's possession when he died. It wasn't just pilots who had log books in the RAF, most aircrew roles had them (e.g. Air Gunners). If they aren't available, have a look here for information on obtaining military service records, but you might need his family or a near relative to do it on your behalf. Once you've established what unit he was with and when they were at Wick, just a simple case of checking the unit history to see what they were flying at the time. Hopefully if any log books survive with the family, that info should also be contained within. Regards, Mark.
  19. Given how vastly superior the Airfix kit is compared to the Matchbox/Revell, I'd hang fire and wait until they've made their 2023 range announcement. You never know, the K2 version may be in the line-up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed coz I missed out on the K2 last time and am not prepared to pay the eye-watering prices for the vanishingly scarce ones that come up for sale now and then. Mark.
  20. That is utterly stunning. Beautifully built and weathered to perfection it is absolute class! Mark.
  21. Dennis, Very early Lancasters did carry Medium Sea Grey codes (there are some 207 Sqn images showing this along with type A1 roundels etc.), however it would be very unlikely for a 1945 Land to be carrying them. From a very quick look at some images of QB-P thrown up by Google, I'd suggest that someone has mis-interpreted some of them as being grey codes instead of the specified dull red. Other angles with the light not directly on them appear to show they should indeed be red. Sorry for not providing links, but this is a quick reply before heading off to work! Mark.
  22. Superb rendition of a Matchbox classic, absolutely spot on. Mark.
  23. George, Going at this from another angle, the NF13 was a tropicalised version of the NF11 and was flown by 39 Sqn and 219 Sqn from Kabrit in Egypt's Suez Canal Zone from March 1953. 219 Sqn disbanded at Kabrit in September 1954 but 39 moved to Luqa in January 1955. Having checked all the other squadrons listed by Jefford as operating the Meteor NF11, none were based in Malta. Mark.
  24. RAF Squadrons - A Comprehensive Record etc. by Wing Commander Jefford lists 19 Sqn with the Meteor F8 from April 1951 through to Jan 1957, with Hunters coming on board from Oct 1956. Fighter Squadron (a history of 19 Sqn) by Derek Palmer makes only a very brief mention of 4 aircraft trying to get to Malta for a very short detachment but failing to get beyond Istres dues to weather issues in March 1953. A very quick skim over the other Meteor F8 years and I can't see Malta featuring much if at all. Certainly there is no mention of them ever being equipped with the NF11. Hope this helps a little, Mark.
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