BOBO

Jupp, a modeller guide where very fine, this is a great supplement. I want know, how works the retracting landing gear, where are exactly the cameras, how exactly do the cannon and they work and so on. I want to know where exactly are the differences between the various versions, with detailed drawing and pictures. This example is only my vision for a good Hornet modeller guide

Sorry for my mistake English, please! I have read this thread often. Also too I had offered two sites as a source of kit producer. Unfortunately, without success, without a response. I shut down one website again. The other site is currently protected in Germany national property - like a book. This site has an ISSN number received since 1999 and is today a well-visited historian website. (JG300.de) The ignorance and incompetence of some manufacturers is very depressing. The new model "DH 103" since 14 days lying on my table. The book by Tony Buttler, David Marin Derry Kollins I think that's good, but not perfect for modllers. I miss technically relevant description / pictures and diagrams / drawings to ANY type of Hornet (F / PR) (a la Airframe & Miniature) Did I overread something about? I have found a striking error on Trumpeter model. This is very annoying! The propellers of the Hornet works in opposite directions (contra-rotating). But the kit-propellers works in one same rotating! And the elevator does not like me, the geometry and surface structure of F.1 version is somehow wrong .

next steps: Propeller and canopies are ready, Canopy templates was hand made. The templates from MONTEX are not applicable. For these old canopies from Hasegawa no template are available. Some additionally corrections are ready (overpainted number in the near from yellow "1"), some camouflage color areas under the exhaust, First dirt and exhaust area on fuselage side and underneath(no foto at the moment) are ready. Landing gear I have begin to built

I am building this model since last November. And ... It is only a short-run kit - with a lot of work, poor fit and unexpected surprises. I am interested me for the Japanese Air Force WW.II since more than 30 years ago. And this model kit is hightlight for me: "MUST HAVE" Only from MONTEX (Poland) airbrush masks are available for the canopy and the squadron sign. Today I have the model finished. The decals were inaccurate and perhaps wrong ("WHAT IF?") Otherwise only 2 photocopies of this aircraft I found in my books about JNA/JAA of WWII. white: additionally plastic sheet ..... Profiländerung: see next foto and text! Only with much force i can generate a correct geometry of this model. I glued into the wing a white plastic tube. then I can only correct so the profile height: (Profiländerung!) Only maintenance details and "do not step" are decals, all other is airbrush/ brush work.

Who can tell me exactly which Spitfire version has these wing reinforcement streaks. I have only a guess as reason: Only Spitfire version (LF) has these strips for a low flying attacks? Or not? It annoys me very much to remove these strips on Tamiya-Mk.V kits .

All decals for this version are from my collection 1:48 residues

Now the question:How I can make the small color strips? It's simple ... I use colors from producer MODEL MASTER. These colors drying very quickly. Now I use the same template for RLM71. I oversprayed all color RLM70. I remove then with a smal brush and thinner a small stripe of RML71. It's quick and clean!

RLM70 upperside with my airbrush template I have made a small mistake: RLM70 on the wing must oversprayed again now with RLM71!

The construction of the model is carried out quickly in a weekend. The best thing about the old kit is the very good canopy parts. And only a little putty I have used. Well, now I began with airbrush works: RLM65 underside RLM02 and a grey-color (RLM02+65) on uppderside (basic camouflage 1940)

In the last years I have built many models Bf 109 in scale 48. This is now my first speed-building. I found by clean up my office a Hasegawa kit. It is very old - from the 88ger years of the last century. So I decided to quick assemble this kit and make a extraordinary eyecatcher camouflage. In the collection "Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutsche Luftwaffe" Volume two I found this template for my kit. The JG53 is known for exceptionally camouflage in this time. Here ist my kit template: I reconstructed with help of images from other machines in this fighter squadron in exactly this period, the complete camouflage. This is my result in sclae 48: And this result is also too my airbrush template for my kit. This Bf 109E-4 has had a basic camouflage from 1940 in RLM65/02/71, modified with RLM70 and a mixing from RLM02 and 65 for wing upperside and fintail. This is a good eye catcher!

My next projekt will be a Spitfire Mk.Ia from war production and a Spitfire Mk.Ib/ IIb. From these types (Mk.Ib/ IIb) I found some rare foto copies in british books (see here!)

Yes, it was used on WZ o C, see the circle of top foto. I have found more fotos, with these extraordinary part on tails And the MK.III Prototyp has also too these part on the tail.

2013 I have been interested for captured French aircraft. With my frequent visits in foto area WWII in eBay I found the following photo as a template for my model. This template shows us three different camouflages / colors basic colors: french camouflage Vichy-markings and yellow tails Germans overpainted french marking on fuselage and wings with German markings I have used Tamiyas D.520 in scale 1/48. It is very simple to built and all part very good compatible. Within 8 houres you can built a basic model. More works you will have with airbrush painting. Here you see all works with help of my foto gallery: My template for my new model (for my old website) Cocpit details Vichy-Markings ready! Vichy- and French camouflage with German overpainted markings are ready all model part ready for marriage parts are "married" the basic area for my model ready D.520 is rady for take off:

My template - copie found by eBay: This Bf 109 had but in itself. In issue #15026 Kagero "Battle of Britain Part III" I found on page 4 of impressive camouflage this "double angle" machine from Kommander Hauptmann Hubertus von Bonin ( I./ JG54, Eindhoven 1940) By chance I found on eBay to an auction of an image that went for € 398.- across the table. (see top) The same picture could be have for only 21.- € in the booklet "Luftwaffe Gallery II" by Mombeeck. The basic camouflage is ready for this kit, RLM71 over RLM02, some areas are overspayed with RML71: The basic camouflage now oversprayed with RLM02 (mixed with a touch of yellow-brown.) This work I have realised within 60 minutes, Decals from KAGERO booklet (bonus from this publication) and from "Error"master

The Spitfire WZ o C has a old version of rudder horn (see picture top, the circle around the fin). And here I don't understand the funktion, how does it work?

Hello Rob, This was a very nice kit - I like it! I have also too this project on my helling. But, - I have a little question to you. This is a Hasegawa kit. And do you know, that these kit is about 4mm (1: 1 = 19cm) too short. Do you have the fuselage lengthened behind the cabin? But again, I think this work very fine and my ask do not affect all positive responses here!

Thank you all for reply. I have also learned with my early Spitfire photo and literature research. We must have many patience to see small details and to explain it. Well, I built model kits since more than 45 years. But with every new model I find some new things with interesting historie or engineering designs. And all my models must have a photo historie - every model! My currently model project (70% ready) is the Spitefule (1/48 Trumpeter). It was under construction within two a half hours. During I built my new model, I've found many mistakes. Some I've improved, otherwise I so calmly. You can not build anything so perfect - especially not this Trumpeter model kit

Hello from Germany and at first sorry for my mistake English. My last English school lession is more than 40 years ago. I'm very interesting for the Spitfire for a long time. But good literature are very rare - certainly not in German. Only a horror shocker of the publisher "Waffenarsenal" of Nowarra, an incompetent photo collectors with lots of interesting photos and absolutely wrong text lines I had found from 80 years of the last century. And the standard series "in action" you can absolutly forget if you search any information about early Spirfire series! In the portal eBay.co.uk I found some books from the same time, but from Dr. A.Price. I do not know his skills. But his photo collections are well known to me. I have bought, inter alia, "Spitfire at War" 1,2 and 3 and received for little money a great photo collection. My destination was to build a Spitfire from the early pre-war time: a Spitfire with WZ o x markings from the press day presenting in Duxofrd on date 4.Mai 1939. The Airfix kit 05115 is not the best, but I wanted to use only this kit. The early pre-war Spitfires and first war produktion Mk.I-Series have many differences. And the Airfix Kit has had the best conditions! (I have both kits in my collection - the "alp-dream"nightmare from my wife ) I wrote about this theme "early Spitfire Mk.I/II" of my privatly website! Some imperfections and errors of the kit you can without major problems quickly eliminate. The best result I have got with additionally parts from Quickboost: 1. fuselage correction : 2. correction: a new "early" canopy 3. Montex airbrush mask: 4. Supplements wing underside: Hot air outlet of Arms, and I know in this moment, these are geometrically unbalanced 5. All changes for an early version plus this little Pitot-part Ready for take-off: Last, but not least: I have a question to all! The model needs a mass balance horn on the vertical tail. Can anyone tell me the function/ work from this part ? I hope of correction from many kit mistakes by newest Spitfire-kit from Airfix. Has everyone more informations from these?

Today in the morning I found a very interesting foto copie from a universally known Spitfire Mk.Ia. I have make some fotos from this also in Duxford 2013: And now the foto copy by eBay (currently find here!) And here is the eBay-copie with false serial number text line. It must be: P 9374! More pictures and text about early Spitfires you can found here! And here a other Source for the same Spitfire:

No member can help me? Well, but I can help all interesting members now! Images from these version are very rare. But decals are available for these versions again and again, which could lead to the conclusion that it would be easy to conjure such a model. Far from it! There are no right or models of a Mk.Ib Mk.IIb. (in scale 1/48) I have in my search found a few images that are not easy to identify. I must going partly into the serial number statistics to determine how this serial number was reached. (Source: Spitfire at war 1/2/3 Dr. Alfred Price 1978 ff.) In the classic work "Spitfire in action" # 1039 you will not find photos of this version. Model Art # 387, however, is almost perfect, but my Japanese is a little rusty. In the germans horror shocker of Nowarra: "Spitfire" from the publishing house "Waffenarsenal" are some photos found ... BUT ... completely with wrong text lines. It shows how one used to rotate with images and texts all -without expertise can also be a writer. Well, this is the wing layout from Version Ib/ IIb: First cannon test with 19.Squadron figthers: This one is a real Mk.Ib, (1941), which was used during the Battle of Britain. This machine has been upgraded to version Mk.V with a more powerful Merlin 45 engine and a modified gun system, Note the narrow bumps for the guns! (Ser.nr.: R6923) Spitfire Mk.IIb of 71st Squadron (1941). Note this is an upgraded Mk.I for Mk.II (notice the bump front of the engine!) And the old hole for a Mk.I and the underlying plate. A Spitfire Mk.IIb (P8332) from the 222.Squadron, a real version Mk.IIb from Castle Bromwich AC Factory, where actually built 170 pieces of this version (not converted) were. Spitfire Mk.Ib, (X4xxx) - this is a photo from the germans horror shocker of Heinz Nowarra. This is not a Mk.V, which is a Mk.Ib. This X4xxx serial numbers represent an order of 500 Mk.I types, with 484 of them were built as Mk.I, really converted to Mk.II 4 pieces and 25 pieces to Mk.V converted (very high numbers (X49xx) and a few to PR and Seafire types. Nice to see the MK.I starters hole and NOT bump Coffmann starter) the Mk.II version. The bottom roundels indicate an early Spitfire version, also too the hot air exhaust for weapons heating in the wings (early Spitfire versions) And now a good kit a version Mk.Ib / IIb, that makes me happy!

For my next model project I locking for a copies from Spitfire Mk.IIb underwing photo. I am only particularly interested in the gun bumps. These bumps are not the same of version Mk.Vb, it isn't? In my extensive reference library I have not found an underwing photo from this Mk.IIB Can everyone help me please?

Well, now I'm ready for rollout. Sorry for my delayed thread. I was a long-term sick leave. Today I have completed my model. Let me remember the landing gear problem and to the scale problem. It was not easy. The lanfding gear chassis is from Revell Bf 109G-10. The airbrush masks I have used are from company Montex - with a great result.

No, not british spirit This is absolutely very fine Terpentin replacment, freshly made ​​- not from a simple "home improvement store" (Baumarkt). From Home Improvement Store (HAGEBAU, OBI etc) it is only a mix from refreshed petrol, diesel and oil, this is bullsh..... All normaly not acrylic colors you can dilute with these FISCHAR product without problems. Also too I use this only for cleaning my airbrush and brushes.

Bon Appetit!