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Just in time for regionals. Give it a go Jerry!!

I hope this isn’t seen as a hijack, but could a Russian Spifire be made from the Airfix TR.9? https://www.hlj.com/1-72-scale-spitfire-mk-ix-uti-azms7208

Hello all, To honor my former neighbor (who piloted a USN F4H-1 Phantom to record-setting heights and speeds in 1962), I want to back-date the beautiful Tamiya F-4B (1/48) to a F4H-1. I know there is a Falcon vacuform and Brigade conversion set (made for Academy kit) to accomplish this conversion, but does there exist a conversion kit for the Tamiya kit? If not, does anyone know of a converted Tamiya kit, perhaps featured in a magazine article or online,, that I might look at and study for inspiration? Thank you all for your kind assistance and interest.

In my collection, I have the original Classic Airframes 1/48 Ro.37, (radial engine). Aesthetically speaking, what is the main difference between the Classic issue versus the Special Hobby issue? I see a new engine, maybe a more refined cowl(?); greater choice of decals, but is there anything else in the SH kit that might warrant purchase of the newer version? Note: I am not a skilled builder and my kits are “three footers” ie in contests, I cringe when judges get anywhere closer to my kit than three feet!! Thank you in advance for any assistance and interest.

I have a question on the TR.9: did any of the TR.9’s serve in the Royal Hellenic Air Force, and if so, were they modified with rockets and bomb racks for anti-guerilla missions? Thank you.

Your post got me excited about this kit. Is there a source of information about the T.9? Maybe a book with all the users?

Were any fingers lost during the preparation of wings? The prop blurs are very artistic.

Not to hijack the thread but is there a 1/48 Warwick conversion for the Trumpeter kit?

I don’t know… maybe someone will buy the HPH molds or at least, their references.

Hello all, I have a question as to the Grumman Goose in US Coast Guard service. Near the time of Pearl Harbor, what was the color scheme of Coast Guard Grumman Geese? Were they generally silver with yellow wings, or top sides blue. thanks

The Quinta cockpit details really standout. I like the finish and build a lot.

E Every day the banks are losing millions in fraud claims, scams and theft. The banks “eat” these charges rather than insisting that the consumer pay (as they are obligated to do). The subcontinental gent meant you no harm; he was only following his bank’s internal protocols and procedures for warning you of potential fraud. I would be the first to slap that man on the back. He’s simply making sure that you know the risk.

Hello folks. Sorry to resurrect this zombie thread, but has anyone heard any news or rumors concerning a Do-24 in 1/48 scale by Soecial Hobby (or anyone else)? Thank you.

This has inspired me to work on mine.

Resurrecting this zombie thread as I build my own HPH Il-28 (the real thing of course has caused a lot of trouble worldwide over three decade by “just showing up” without ever firing a shot in North Korea; Haiphong island, Egypt, Cuba, and Biafra). I have used this build and finish for inspiration for a while now, and the more I look at it, the more I appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into making a dull finish depicted here look “interesting” in a minimalist setting—I note the subtle washes, an open cockpit or crew hatches with splashes of color, the obscure variant with colored radomes, and diorama features such as the ladder and colorful wheel chocks. I especially admire the handmade canopies, and also the embellishments to the bombardier compartment in the nose (how did you achieve the tiny round embellishments to the nose canopy—decal?). The realism is completed by the understated “overall aluminum” finish which I believe might be Humbrol silver? In real life the various overcoats applied at the Ilyushin and Harbin factories leave a definite “cloudy” and flat aluminum finish, and hardly ever the “bare metal” look. (The communist idea of a aluminum finish in the fifties and sixties was an overall, noncorrosive “silverish” finish that had all the interest of an old aluminum cooking tray). I also like the antenna wire which is perfect for scale and effect. So I hope you do not mine me asking a couple of questions: 1) do you recall the Humbrol color and overcoat(?) used to achieve the flat aluminum finish? and 2) what type of “line” did you use to achieve the perfect scale effect of the antenna wire? Maybe stretched spue? Thank you Trimmer!

Hello all, I am building figures for an armor display and need late war Italian infantry helmeted figures (for a diorama featuring an army that used copies of Italian helmets). Is there a “head” set with the late war helmets? Or possibly a 1/35 “head” set for Swiss WW2 figures? Thank you.

As mentioned above, my Neptune arrived earlier this week. Here is my dilemma: the kit is too beautiful for assembly. She looks exquisite in the box, unassembled, smooth and svelte Better that it rest in silent, padded comfort, for the next 20 years or so, in a climate controlled room, rather than have my wretched, twisted linebacker fingers carve into her fragile curves with an Exacto knife, and with all the nuance of a butcher’s cleaver.

That was fast!!! Sent the money about two weeks ago. Was prepared to wait six weeks. It arrived in less than two weeks.

They will and they will get the length of the fuselage correct.

Hello. I read that the Cypriot National Guard inherited a couple of Damiler Dingos from the Royal Army in early years of its existence, (1961-1962) and the Dingos were used in the newly-formed Guard until the mid-sixties. Some other sources note that the Cypriots also acquired Ferrets around the same time, but give no specifics. I am trying to determine when (if?) the Cypriot National Guard acquired Ferrets, and there isn’t a lot of resource material available. I found an undated, color photo online of an operational Ferret in Cyprus but not sure if it’s part of the National Guard or the British Army, or possibly some other army operating as part of the UN Peacekeeping Force. I am cognizant that the Irish, Danish, and Canadian forces definately operated both the Ferret I and Ferret II in Cyprus. Is there any source or reference that states whether or not the Cypriot National Guard also utilized the Ferret, and the year of acquisition by the Guard? Thank you in advance for any suggestions or advice.

Good evening all, I am trying to replicate a 1/35 Land Rover II as seen in photos taken on the isle of Cyprus in 1963. I would convert it myself but it looks rather daunting given some basic design differences. Is there a 1/35 conversion kit that essentially “backdates” the Series III 1/35 kit by Italeri to an older version? Perhaps there is a cottage industry manufacturer that has produced conversion kits? Thank you in advance for any assistance.

YES!!!!

Hello lads, in researching the tense Mig confrontations with USAF and USN aircraft during the “Second Korean War” 1968-1970, I note that each source cites a different type of Mig used against the USN EC-121, (which was shot down by a missile attack) and the USAF F-106A’s at Osan Air Force base located in South Korea. Some indicate that MiG-17s were involved, while others cite the use of MiG-21PFMs. Still others state that Mig-21F-13’s were involved. I know that air intelligence knows what’s in the air by rate of climb on radar, and speed, but how do we know who’s correct? I do know that until 1985 or so, any North Korean jet was a “MiG” but I presume the USAF pilots are not beating their own chest, but appear to be certain they were dealing with the newest model PFM’s. Perhaps it was a mix of models?? Can anyone give me some guidance, on this issue? I don’t think the F-13s were as “smart” and fast as the PFM’s, and they certainly didn’t have the range of the PFM’s. Thank you for any insight into the types of planes used, especially the group that turned into USAF 106 pilot Brice Gordon in the summer of 1969.

Perfect!!!!!! Reds are muted. Whites are subdued. Looks like it’s been flying from a grass field. Truly well-thought-out and executed.

Beautiful work.