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I recently got myself a Firefly I from Chematic (old Frog) and while I enjoy adding some detail (I learn something new every step!) I have stumbled on some contradictory photos for the next step. Some photos clearly indicate a landing light in the port wing (inside of the guns) but these are typically planes that are still in British livery, with some orange triangles to indicate Dutch crew. However, I want to build one as it appeared during the Politionele Acties ("Policing Actions") in the former Dutch East Indies. I cannot find a clear shot of the landing light area of the wing, except for a blurry pic that seems to indicate that the light isn't there (that photo being a thumbnail that leads to a dead link..). Can anyone shed some light (heh) as to if these lights were possibly removed at some point? Maybe during non-carrier actions? TIA, Luka
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I have finally got my butt in to gear and done some more work on the AZ Models 1/48 Firefly Mk 1. This is going to get done in FAA colours as my last one (Grand Phoenix kit) was done in RCN colours. The plastic in this kit, whilst the same plastic, is nowhere as good as the GP kit. The panel lines require scribing in a number of locations as the casting was poor and plastic filled them. There are sink holes in various places including just in front of the tail that required filling. The panel lines are also trenches reminiscent of Matchbox and it is a pain to rescribe panel lines THAT wide! For some reason the resin in the cockpit doesn't seem to fit as well as the GP kit either. The wings fit poorly to the fuselage and will need a fair amount of filler to make it good. When fitting the wings they need to have a fair amount of trimming to make them fit the gap in the fuselage. I also used superglue at the rear of the underside of the wing where it joins the fuselage so it had some strength to the joint. Here are the gaps at the wing roots: Here is the link to my Grand Phoenix kit of the Firefly Mk 1: http://www.aussiemodeller.com.au/pages/Gallery/Aircraft_E-H/Harvey_FireflyMk1.html
