Graham T

It's an updated reisuue with I believe a new upper fuselage to represent in service examples & weapons. Expecting mine in the post today.

Never tried it myself but I understand that tissue paper, formed to rough shape them "painted" with dilluted PVA (white glue) & then painted the required colour when dry works a treat.

Before I spray & make a complete cock-up, Revell instructions say white but I seem to recall someone saying that on UK machines the legs, bays etc. were Light Aircraft Grey. Any confirmation one way or t'other?

I think I see what you're driving at. If using tube glue, you'd put it on the ajoining faces. If using liquid glue, I fit the fuselage sides together & then simply brush the cement along the joint. As to spraying on or off the sprue, large structural pieces such as wings, fuselage, tailplanes, nacelles etc. are best sprayed once assembled, filled, sanded etc.

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=8CF80102

Weren't the RAF Recce Mustangs employed at low level where PRU Blue would have been pointless (applied to the high level Spits & Mosquitos)?

You're quite right......but please, stop calling him surely.

Pfffffffffft, they got that wrong. The box shows a T1A. On this basis, I think I'll pass!

Class!

That's a beauty! The MkVIII is my favourite.

Could be a "goodie" or a "badie". I've built their Wyvern which I found to be pretty good, the Gannet not so & I think there's a thread on here that points out a few flaws with their Scimitar. Expect a price in the £25+ bracket.

Wouldn't some still have the old back/white undersides? I suspect repainting may not have been top of the list of priorities at the time!

Rightly so, nice work!

I thought the Pope did that in the woods & the bears had a balcony?

I think the seat was off set to ensure seperation of the pilot's & nav's seats on ejection & avoid collision.

It's a while since I built one of these but I don't remember it as being a "bad" kit. However, the engine & it's removeable cowling arrangement is a bit "toy-like" so I'd recommend simply sealing it all up (unless you're into super detailing & can really do it justice).

The most noticeable external difference is the larger wing slipper tanks used by the Mk50, also ordinance which is different. The Mk 50 also had a twin rocket RATOG pack installed in the lower rear fuselage. Although this facility was only ever used for demonstartion purposes it might be as well to incorporate the necessary panel outlines for true accuracy. Here's a good site that may help & should provide all you need to know: http://www.blackburn-buccaneer.co.uk/ If you are building in 1/48, the Airfix kits supplies parts, decals etc. HTH

Razor saw? I think the "putting it in the freezer" trick only works for normal plastic cement.

Great vid. Seen it before - FAF in Djibouti IIRC. (By the way, edit your post to put a gap before the link otherwise it won't work directly).

Complicated business this, but if IRC, comparatively few RAF Sabres were actually delivered with the hard (unslatted) but all those that weren't were retrofitted as such during their comparatively short lives. Nice model by the way.

Yes exactly the same kit, Revell simply provide decals for a GR9 in addition to the GR7 (no visible external difference between the marks)

Right got my Italeri F1 & I recall that, in addition to the Neomega cockpit, there are other improvements available for this kit. Any pointers?

You've got two CMR Buccs? And they keep saying the Forces are under paid?

Regarding the bulged hatch, I have the Crowood book & it just says that this was introduced to improve escape facilities for the nav "and became standard on the FAW2" which could mean that it was built into all at the construction stage or that it was an add-on upgrade to those that didn't have it from new.

It looks in those pics as if it was the pitot tube that kept the randome off the ground!