Geoff Arnold

The DHFS do not operate the Griffin or Squirrel any more and haven't for over two years they ate an independent company and nothing to do with the MOD.

Hi All In the early 1960's BOAC & BEA used the runway at RAF Manson which at that time for circuit training with Viscounts, Vanguards, VC10 and Tridents. Manston was at that time also used as a master diversion's and emergency landing's and had runway foam laying equipment for both Military and Civil use for undercarriage malfunctions, Geoff Arnold

On the new Hasagawa kit No 2306 of the F35b the side profile shows the weapon.s fitted to the wing,s and a centre line pod. Can anybody tell me what it is ( Buddy pod or Recce pod ) as I have not seen this before. Thx Geoff Arnold

Hi Viscount There is a difference in the two colours the best golden yellow I have come across is from a company Called RAIL MATCH and is called Warning Panel Yellow and is the same colour match to BS381c 356 and is the colour spec that was used on all RAF Rescue Helicopters. Geoff Arnold World Helicopter SIG Leader IPMS

Hi All Twenty five years or so (when I worked in a hobby shop) in the Hasagawa catalogue they pictured some of there love liner with British Airways colour scheme and BA threaten legal action against Hasagawa as they had the copyright on the colour scheme. this is the probable reason that only Japanese colours are made.

Hi Peter Have a look through www.raf.in.combat you will see two photos of 789 one of them in camouflage green top surface it was relegated to a decoy aircraft after retirement after WFU. Geoff Arnold

The B/W photo of the of the Hunter with the crushed nose could also belong to 43 (Fighting Cocks) Squadron as the background it could have been photo taken in either Aden / Libya as 43 served in the desert. Geoff Arnold

As I own a copy of the Putnam's Gloster Aircraft since 1911 published in 1987 by Derick N James (ISBN 085118070) and in his text he states that the fuselage length was for the NF 11/13 48ft 6in NF 12 49ft 11in and NF 14 51ft 4in As this is a published account of the history of Gloster aircraft I would say that the book and Derick's are correct

Hi all For anyone that wants to build this SB17G it is available in 72nd scale by Academy.

Hi All May I make a point about the first two photo's the Shackleton is a mark 3 as it has a nose wheel undercarriage leg and in the second photo has wig tip tanks

Hi Everyone Just to correct Kev's quote above, The Hunters were all in the Camo when they arrived at 4 FTS and paint during there next scheduled maintenance at Valley and all of them were painted in the then currant training colours of Post Office Red and Light Aircraft Gray not Aluminium and White. At this time, I was working in the next hangar to them at Valley attached to CFS(H) detachment in 1971/2 the spray bay was in the corner of the CFS(H) hangar.

Hi Pete Thank you Pete I have found the decals on Fantasy Printshop site and will order them tomorrow. Thx again Geoff Arnold

Hi Can any member of the forum Help me find a set of 72nd scale decals (any manufacture) in full colour help me. I'm trying to find a full colour set of decals for VA 34 Blue Blasters A6e Intruder when embarked on the USS John F Kennedy in the late seventies. Geoff Arnold

Hi All Has anyone out their got any information about the release date for this model. I have tried contacting Kinetic to inquire through the email address but have not had no reply. Has Kinetic ceased trading as all I get from the web page is site unavailable. Geoff Arnold

In message #4, Graham Boak stated the two books published by Harleyfords were written by Bruce Robertson Not Peter Lewis the titles were Aircraft Camouflage and Markings 1907-1954 ISBN-0-9168-6355-5 This book contains colour plates of fighter bars and squadron crests in black and white as well as colour plates of national markings Aircraft Markings of the World 1912-1967 no ISBN number in the book but this book has a US Library of Congress No 67-27310 both of these book contain a lot of information in black and white and colour. Geoff Arnold Shropshire UK

Hi Chris After your last, I went to my model store room and found a new KC97 to look at in more detail the only difference in the fuselage is there are no windows and no other lumps and bumps however there are a small number of square window that you would be able to fill before you start the model and use the window decal's on the flying colours sheet for the right window configuration Just as a last thought give the decal a cote of liquid decal film before you use them as they are very thin and brake up easy the full tail decals are a pain to put on the model. Geoff Arnold

Hi Chris As an avid model maker I obtain the academy Stratocruser (Boeing 377) and if you have this kit I would not use this as the offering as the basis of your forthcoming BOAC model. if you have the flying colours decals (FC 72003) don't fit over the window on the fuselage. if I had to do this again I would use as the KC 97 as the starter for your project. Geoff Aronld Telford IPMS

Him Ray I have just looked at the British Standards paint reference charts Dark Earth is BS381c 350 and Light Stone is BS381c 361 at one time Hannants did them in the Xtracolour range and still might do them Geoff Arnold Telford IPMS

Hi all I'm just about to start decal ling my T 3 after reading all your problems of decal settlement, I'm thinking of cutting the leading edge strip down the centre with a new scalpel blade this might work, have any of you tried this approach I was also thinking of painting a thin strip of matt orange as this would look like a weathered leading edge. Geoff Arnold

Hi The Heller and Airfix kits are the same moulds so you should have no problems using them on this model Geoff Arnold

Hi Romeo The decals in picture 1 are for 8 / 23(R) Sqdn the training arm of 8 Sqdn Geoff Arnold

Hi Wilks Great work on your Canberra's I have the S&M models and the AMP T11 did you have and problems with the butt fitting of all of the major parts it seems to me that a knock on and of the joint (or even knocking them off the shelf when dusting) could be costly did you reinforce the the joints in any way or are the joints ok by just gluing them together Geoff Arnold

Hi all Nearly three years ago Kinetic Models stated that they were to release a 72nd Globemaster 3 Has anyone out there heard and more about the release date they originally stated late 2017 Geoff Arnold Shropshire UK

Hi Neil and all According to the late Dick Ward on his Modeldecal sheet 97 for the Green Harrier GR9 Green BS381c 241 and BS 4800-12B-25 Lichen Green. I also understand from info gained from a RAF Painter friend, these colours were used for the trial Harrier GR3a in 1984 both the trials were at the RAF BoB show at Finningley that year. later Hannants produced in their Xtracolor range lichen green number 024. Geoff Arnold

Hi Phil ans All Just found a Matchbox Phantom in my stash and I have measured the EMI pod and it is 110 mm long 15 mm in both height and wide So it looks as if Airfix has the right sized pod