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  1. If I recall invasion stripes were 18” wide. (18x25.4)/48 =9.5 mm.
  2. Surely the best condiment for the bacon buttie is more bacon….
  3. Tyres look unthreaded not sure about the hubs though. Exhaust look round not fishtail in this example. Same type as Hurricane maybe? THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. © IWM (A 6955) IWM Non Commercial License
  4. The pilots of 5NFW seem to have worn American style flight suits with an extra pocket stitched to the lower leg and Mae West over the top. You could probably adapt this figure quite easily (or at least that’s what I am going to do in 1/48).. https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AIMS24F001
  5. Looking good there Roger. An aircraft only a Mother could love. Barracudas dropping SAP bombs operationally are, I believe, far more common than dropping torpedoes operationally…
  6. Great job there Stephen. If it is any consolation I had the same issue when trying to flex the canopy of the SH Fulmar.. So many of these problems would be solved by a vac formed canopy set..
  7. I have the 1/48 Hurricane IIb that I will be converting to a Sea Hurricane IIb by adding a spare Airfix Sea Hurricane keel and arrester gear. I have built a Sea Hurricane IIb before, a conversion of the Hasegawa kit but, this one looks like it may be a little easier. The Airfix keel looks like it should be a good fit..
  8. Roger - Neglecting the Air Branch, shame on you!!. Well at least you are back and with a Barracuda too. My Dad was training to service Barracudas (Seafires, Corsairs) in ‘45 as part of a Mobile Naval Air Base (MONAB) to support Operation Olympic, he really didn’t like them. Being small he was expected to remove the oil filters and crawl in under the engine as it was quicker than removing the lower cowlings.. Anyway, if you don’t mind, and I know it’s early but, can I take up a seat at the bar here and follow your build? I have the 1/48 version in the stash any info will be useful. BTW origami or no origami?
  9. Here you go Chris, longer shot showing the base (and the fact I haven't built the battery box under the base yet)..
  10. Thank you to @jean, @bigbadbadge and @georgeusa for your kind words. As I say, it was a quick (for me) build. It is a bit rough and ready but I guess not too bad. The camouflage was sprayed freehand thus the soft edges which are probably too soft. I’ll add a photo of the aircraft on its base for Chris as I have a bit of a house style going on. I am going to start a 1/72 Costal Command Liberator GRV next. Again an inflight model, again I am planning to motorise. This time, mainly out of the box…
  11. My first finish of the year. Just a quick simple OOB build to get my mojo back. I decided to do a wheels up model from the start, problem was I could not get a propellor effect I was happy with. Late in the day I retrospectively decided the best way to represent a spinning propellor is with a spinning propellor and motorised the model using a couple of old quadcopter drone motors powered by a 1,5v battery. Unfortunately because the wiring was not planned in from the start, it is a little untidy but I hope this does not detract too much. The aircraft represents Beaufighter MkVI V8881 FK*L of 219 Sqn RAF. On the night of 6th Sept '43 the aircraft was flown by Wing Commander Archie Boyd with Fl Alex Glegg as Navigator intercepted and shot down a He111. Model is the Tamiya 1/48 Bristol Beaufighter MkVI. The aircraft is painted using Colourcoats enamels. Markings are a mixture of box, generic and hand cut masks and painted Thanks for stopping by..
  12. Thanks for your kind words @georgeusa the Avenger is the Hobby Boss kit. With a few extras..
  13. All the canopies were, I think, moulded as single pieces. I just took a razor saw to them..
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