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  1. BOBO
    After a long consultation with my friend I decided to change dark green color of oil tank in front of engine and the spinners . Model and original image are now well.
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    Since long times a Bf 109G-14 from UM (ICM-copy?) kit was in my kit collection. It is not a super kit. I have build this ICM kit some times ago as Bf 109F-4 (JG-3) I know that many kit error are waiting for me. The clear kit parts would be rather sandblasted. Therefore some spare parts must help from my rest parts box. As always I use some photo templates for my new project. (source: flicker/ bf109.de) A conversion set in scale 1/48 was never available. So I need to create an enlarged bulge itself. It was not easy. It takes a lot of patience and tranquility. But I think with green putty and a little courage you can do a good job. The engine of these kit is to great!. I build the engine only for a diarama project. The firt airbrsuh color: mixing of RML65 and RLM76 (AGAMA/ XTRACOLOR) Decals I used from ERRORmaster and from Hobbycraft HC1522 (yellow 7 white outlined) The kit just married: all major part groups are glued! First national decal part is on the tail ruder. Her is the oil tank in green, later I chnaged this, but I think it can be a mistake? Ready for Take off One problem I must to think again accurate. The color of the oil tank behing the propeller can be in green or not. (see top photos again)
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    Anyone who buys a aircraft kit in Germany has often a little problem. The decals of swastikas are overpainted, cut up or destroyed . In Germany exist the §§86 witch prohibit the sale and storage of such labels. Also claim list of American planes are affected. For this reason I have made this often themselves. Requires a good vector editing software, a good printer (inkjet / laser) AND a good level of knowledge of Corel Draw - this is my vector program. If you want more information for handle this work, let me know, I can give here a instruction. This is the claim scrore list for a P-51D in Scale 1/48 (P-51-D Nose Art)
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    a mottled Propeller spinner on German A/C ? You can find some examples in WWW - but not easy. It is my personaly interpretation. This was an overpainted a/c. And often it was made at the war front. Even known in single-engine night figthers.
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    Hello Neil:... a landing light - interesting interpretation from you . It is a simple dent on the top!
  6. BOBO
    REVELL (1997) and 1:48
  7. BOBO
    Yes it is so, underwing goes the inner exhaust, because upperwing air intake is on this position ! I have not a third hand to make a underwing picture - to great danger for breaking the antennas mast and wire.
  8. BOBO
    My model is ready to inspection. Some important word are be nessasary: This is an old kit from 1997. Today we can find model in better quality. Well, it was important for me to build nevertheless these model. I have used an interesting picture template for my model: I started this projekt in september last year. And now all can see this modell is ready.
  9. BOBO
    I finisched antenna and canon installation today in the mroning. And ... I will change the color of wheel hub in black! The MK108 left gun barel I have extended, the resin part was only to short. Now wait some remaining parts (front and side panel of canopy and a little bow cover) Same color change (white red white FUG220), some a/c stencils on the fuselage and upper wing and then it can be a roll out?
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    Yes, these is what I mean - sorry. Has everyone a picture from RAAF-Version? 2:50pm: And I found this one picture in "Spitfire at War" #1 from A. Price, Spitfire HF.Mk.VIIIC, with only 4 machine cannons and WITHOUT 2x2 machine guns in outer stations
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    A Mk.VIII with two cannons in every wing side and with the same wing layout like Mk.VC or Mk.IXC early - with greater cannon bump ....
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    Sorry, my ask was incorrect my mistake English. I mean - a Spitfire Mk.VIII with C -wing and two guns like a Mk.Vc - this is better.
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    A liitle ask with greate results for my model: Has ever exists a Spitfire Mk.VIII-version with C-wing? If this really so, there can everyone show me some photos? Is this a/c a Mk.VIII with C-wing or not?
  14. BOBO
    Now left, the corrected landing gear is ready to inspection. Not easy, but finished. The Revel landing gear part not easy to bulit because many brakepoint are exist, because some part are only glued butt. ... it is a old model!
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    Well, the new landing gear construction be ready for installation. A liitle bit color and cement and my mistake is changed.
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    Wow - a little mistake on landing gear - small cause with big effect. When I lift the tail, propeller has only a small gap to the ground. I have made this mistake. So I cut the landing gear without any emotion and now I do my best for a correction. Sorry, but the construction plan is no helper in this moment
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    The nights are long and I still have very little time. Therefore, it is slow. The wheels are finished, the spinners have been changed in color. Next steps follow later.
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    In WWW I found a eBay-picture from Westland Whirlwind (Serial P7005) crash landing. I search the serial number P7005 (H O SF) and found a little loss list: Whirlwind P6966 unearthed by Steve Vizard in 1970's ? Whirlwind P6967 scrapped on 4th November 1944 ? Whirlwind P6968 Wearing code H-HE 1941 Whirlwind P6969 First fatality due to E/A P/O Graham 1940 V-HE Whirlwind P6970 Lost in sweep 6th November 1941 ? Whirlwind P6971 Scrapped 14th July 1944 ? Whirlwind P6972 Scrapped September 1944 ? Whirlwind P6973 Scrapped October 25th 1942 ? Whirlwind P6974 Struck off October 22nd 1943 Z-HE Whirlwind P6975 Crashed December 27th 1940 L-HE Whirlwind P6976 Crashed May 11th 1943 X-HE Whirlwind P6977 Lost in Action November 11th 1942 ? Whirlwind P6978 Crashed December 27th 1940 ? Whirlwind P6979 Hit by Flak October 24th 1943 G-HEWhirlwind P6980 Hit Sea December 12th 1940 ? Whirlwind P6981 Crash land August 1st 1943 ? Whirlwind P6982 Scrapped September 30th 1944 S-SF Whirlwind P6983 Scrapped July 14th 1944 H-HE & P-SF Whirlwind P6984 Write off January 29th 1941 H-HE Whirlwind P6985 Write off March 24th 1941 1942 J-HE Whirlwind P6986 ? Whirlwind P6987 Hit by Flak December 7th 1942 Jersey? Whirlwind P6988 Write off March 14th 1941 ? Whirlwind P6989 Hit by Do-215 April1st 1941 J-HE Whirlwind P6990 Write off November 19th 1943? Whirlwind P6991 Scrapped February 9th 1943 R-HE Whirlwind P6992 ? L-HE Whirlwind P6993 Write off 22nd June 1943 S-HE C-HE A-SF Whirlwind P6994 Shipped to U.S.A June 5th1942 overall Dk Blue RAF rndls Whirlwind P6995 Hit by Flak April 17th 1943 ? Whirlwind P6996 Crashed September 15th 1941 ? Whirlwind P6997 Scrapped September 30th 1944 ? Whirlwind P6998 Crash land December 22nd1942 ? Lympne Whirlwind P6999 Mid Air Crash October 9th 1941 ? Whirlwind P7000 Hit by Flak June 15th 1943 ? Whirlwind P7001 Shot Down September 10th 1941 Whirlwind P7002 Ditched April 4th 1943 W-SF Whirlwind P7003 Crashed September 21st 1942 ? Whirlwind P7004 Struck off October 5th1942 ? Whirlwind P7005 Missing E/A? March 2nd 1943 ? Whirlwind P7006 Crashed May 29th 1941 ? Whirlwind P7007 Scrapped September 30th 1944? Whirlwind P7008 Structural crash April 30th 1941 ? Has anyone more infos about this P7005 and more about the crash landing?
  19. BOBO
    Today i Installed a new loop antenne on the canopy and the majority MK108 parts in model weapons bug. And a matching model base plate for this model has exist.
  20. BOBO
    Sorry for a delayed answer. I have change the decals with help of coorection decals from Dutch Decals No 4 Dutch Indies Presentation Spitfires. in 2015 I was with my little conversion in Telford. And .... I got the price for the best aircraft with polish decoration. Here is the currently stand of my model:
  21. BOBO
    Well, now I have install FuG antenna of Flensburg-Gerät (left and right), navigations lights. And too I installed canopy parts and found this part is a little bit too large. Is is so - and is not changeable. Many litle parts wait now of my work. I must find a good day with calm hand for MK108 canons, last conopy parts, wheels, FuG 220 antennas. Some color areas I must modified in the next.
  22. BOBO
    Yesterday and today was a good day of modeling for me. At first I built the new pitot tube. It made with plastic tube and copper wire. The pitot tube was moved inwards and mounted downstream. Then I have the canopy mounted with back machine gun. The antenna wires were built in extruded plastic tubes (max. 0.05 mm) threaded through the antenna mast and fixed. Likewise, I have the pilot's seat refined with belts (self made - not etched) I color the antenna wires with black permanently marker. The result is a fine black matallic color!
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    Yes I think also too, this was a These forum here give us some good sources to built correct models or/ and you hope for an honest evaluation of your work - well? And so I missing here some more background inforrmations from you. These kit from Hobby Boss is not easy to built. Some basic dimensions are incorrect, the engine cover is completely wrong, the propeller rotates in the wrong direction. These "little things" should be corrected so that is a model similar model. on right: wrong engine cover Hobby-Boss Fuselage + new engine cover (Revell) + TAM propeller and spinner = better dimension! 24,5cm (fuselage parts) + 3cm (engine cover) + 1cm (spinner) = 28,5cm * scale 48 = 13.68m + some length correction with motor and exhaust colletors - it is best built a original model. Length: 13.95 m (45 ft 9 in) ... an interesting photo copie from engine cover!
  24. BOBO
    Today I was brave. The color RLM 76 was within 1 hour on the model.The day fighter painting is now brightened
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    I have an important question. Many photos of restored aircraft Beaufigther NF I have found, but a question remains off. Who can give me exactly show based of drawings / photos, how to open the rear cabin of radar operator place.
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