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  1. I also tend to believe the sheet metal of the oil tanks is not painted red or red doped fabric, as the tone does not match the red of the roundels in the photos. Perhaps the oil tanks were painted with Cerrux grey primer, which in b&w photos I have seen does look very similar in tone to what is in the photos. Why would the oil tanks need to be covered by doped fabric in the first place? That being said, I can't wait to see your finished conversion, especially in 1/32 scale! Perhaps @Troy Smith, the resident Hurricane authority, might be able to shed some light on the subject! Mike
  2. Over to you, @Antti_K can you help the poster? Mike
  3. What the others have said- wonderful attention to detail and flawless execution. The Gladiator was such a handsome airplane, and you have done it justice! Mike
  4. Not my scale, but what a beautiful classic biplane and what an incredible model! Museum quality in all respects! Mike
  5. What the 'other' Mike @Sky Keg said goes double for me! Very realistic weathering and fading of the finish. Such a god kit, and so much better than the old Frog release, I am surprised we haven't seem more built. All around outstanding modeling! Mike
  6. Wow- very nice early Lightning! I noticed you got the neutral grey struts and wheel bays that were applied to many P-38's- nice detail! As stated by the others, I am looking forward to seeing the next one in the series! Mike
  7. Yowzah! I have only ever seen two of these built, and yours is the best. One of Hasegawa's early releases, and pretty crude, although pretty accurate in shape and dimension. Beautiful model. One was extensively tested in the U.S. after the war, but had significant engine/supercharger issues, as Jaoan didn't have the metals needed for their operation. A shame it was scrapped, as it was a beautiful airplane. Well done! Mike A real shame Hasegawa did not see fit to do a new-tool, as they did with many of their older IJA/IJN multi engine kits, but to be honest, the G8N was a pretty esoteric subject to begin with.
  8. Beautiful upgrade of the Hasegawa kit- life is definitely better the second time around. Everything you did was worth the hard work, as you have a Vigilante of which you can be proud. A beautiful and very fast jet that did yeoman service in the SEA. Guessing maybe attaching the Hasegawa forward fuselage to the Trumpeter kit might have gotten you there, but at great expense. Wish Trumpeter did better research, as they could have given us a state of the art kit! Well done! Mike
  9. That's a fine fish, Roger! The best build of this kit I have seen so far, and I think the TSS colors and finish are very realistic. Sure gives the rest of us something to shoot for- I just wish you hadn't set the bar so high! (I bet painting those yellow bands on the bomb was no fun!) Mike
  10. What the others have said- very nice representation of a late war Gustav with the mismatched panels and the patchy undersurface wing panels., with some being painted, primed, or left in bare metal. Very nice work, and please stay safe! Mike
  11. Damn- if this is your first RFI post, I shudder to think what your next one is going to look like! Incredible model and figures, and the rubber on those tires looks real! What paint did you use to do them? BTW, welcome to Britmodeller, and keep 'em coming! Mike
  12. Or, like the old box scale Lindberg B-17G kit, trying to keep all the turrets and cockpit tub in place so the fuselage halves could be mated. (Old-times will know what I am talking about!)
  13. Stumbled upon this one just now- don't think I have seen it posted before, but if it has been, I can remove it. Very interesting to see how the sub assemblies came together, as well as how fast. No wonder we won the air war, as the U.S. built more combat aircraft than the combined production of the enemy. They could build a B-17 a lot faster than I did my last 1/72 one! IIRC, there was a famous photo taken at the Seattle plant that showed sixteen B-17G's that amounted to one day's production. We could never come close to that in a month or even a year nowadays! I hope you enjoy the film, via You Tube.. Mike Here's the sixteen B-17's completed in one day:
  14. As stated in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, "No matter where you go- there you are!" Just happened to be trolling through the ship builds, for no good reason, and I found your outstanding container ship build. I had NO idea you did floating thingies! Not your Vulcan BMk 2 or Su-24M RFI, but an exceptional model in every respect. Hoping this finds you and yours safe and well, Andy, and may you still fit into your dress battle pants! Mike
  15. Here's one: https://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/builds/airfix/build_airfix_3085.shtml Here's another: https://www.internetmodeler.com/scalemodels/galaviation/Operation-Sun-Run-RF-101C-Voodoos.php AFM references: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195999/operation-sun-run/ history of the flight: https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/operation-sun-run/ @RidgeRunner, my good friend, has a slight affection for the One Oh Wonder, and IIRC has done a Sun Run Voo Doo in 1/72; he might have better references than I; I hope these links will be helpful! Mike
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