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  1. Trenton guy
    Has anyone seen any photographic evidence that supports the shade of blue used in the unit striping decals?I would like to use them but that greenish shade of blue just doesn’t look right to me. Don’t think I have ever seen it on a USAF aircraft. US insignia blue or even true blue would seem more likely and probably look better too.
  2. Trenton guy
    Doesn’t it have fins? I can’t see then. The instructions don’t cover the mk7 very well.
  3. Trenton guy
    This is like a water torture. When can I touch it?
  4. Trenton guy
    The selection does seem a little sparse for Trumpeter, but what else did the early Intruder carry.
  5. Trenton guy
    I really like Eduard, but you do have to wonder what was the point of announcing an announcement and then not announcing it. Eduard don’t seem to think an explanation is needed. Perhaps they just felt a strong need to be talked about. We are on page 10 of posts and still talking.
  6. Trenton guy
    The Russian F-32? With features borrowed from the X-35?
  7. Trenton guy
    Minicraft did release a Constellation, a DC-6B, and an Electra but not from the molds I saw at Donington. The test shots shown at Donington were gorgeous kits. The ones released a couple of years later we’re dogs and most certainly not Academy tooled as the test shots appeared to be. What became of them is one of a modelling life’s great mysteries.
  8. Trenton guy
    Don’t you think the tools always were Academy’s. Still looking for the 1/1444 Constellation, DC-6B, and Electra that Minicraft showed at Donnington all those years ago. Maybe they are now free since Minicraft has gone.
  9. Trenton guy
    The very professional packaging reminds me of X Scale.
  10. Trenton guy
    Problem solved. Thanks to everyone. Thought that was a funny word for the 1940’s. I think a boson is a subatomic particle unknown in the 1940’s. Bosun is much better. Thanks again. Britmodeller knows all!
  11. Trenton guy
    I just acquired the new AIMS conversion set for Hurricane PR variants. It includes decals as well as resin and comprehensive instructions. Three interesting schemes are for machines finished in “Bonson Blue”. A student of RAF colours since the Robertson book, I have never heard of Bonson Blue. The otherwise complete instructions don’t offer a clue. The included color profiles for the 3 schemes appear totally black. Anyone have any idea what Bonson Blue is and any clues as to it’s shade?
  12. Trenton guy
    So close I can taste it. On backorder at the big H since March, 2018. Would have starved by now if I waited but still will be grateful when it comes- “ faster than the sun”.
  13. Trenton guy
    You can still get EE kits from eBay sellers in China —- if you really want to. If molds were underway (in Ukraine where EE molds were made) it may yet appear.
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    Resin. Resin? I meant.
  16. Trenton guy
    Bummer! The retreat from 1/72 scale has become a rout,
  17. Trenton guy
    Rebel Hobby of Sweden has whole sets of 1/72 resin Swedish ground support vehicles, mostly from the Draken era but some earlier. just search on Rebel Hobby.
  18. Trenton guy
    Any way you look at it, the Airfix kit was pretty bad. Sadly the Revel one is very hard to come by. Just finished a 105 B using the Revell kit and a couple of Hasegawa parts. Boy does it shimmy on it’s landing gear. Next time the Aerocraft brass U/c is a must. Trumpeter kit is very nice but also has serious nose issues.
  19. Trenton guy
    So they don’t know the scale of their own kits or they are re-using box art. Hope springs eternal.
  20. Trenton guy
    Not necessarily, Academy has it’s own modern and.very nice tool of the B-52H. Hoping it is a development of that. Additionally, I don’t recall Academy ever using the Crown tools. Minicraft used them plenty and there is a long ago link between Academy and Minicraft. The Minicraft (Crown) B-52H leaves a lot to be desired compared to the Academy one. Here’s hoping.
  21. Trenton guy
    Lot of really great announcements but no kits as yet (unclear to me if these are the folks that issued the 1/72 Venom). Let’s hope they have the financial depth to follow through with this very ambitious program, larger by far than Airfix this year.
  22. Trenton guy
    The Tamiya Italeri kit is Warbird Series 87 and the real Tamiya kit is Warbird 92. They appear right next to one another on eBay. Watch that click!!!
  23. Trenton guy
    Beware. I ordered one on line and it turned out to be the Italeri kit. Apparently already reboxed by Tamiya. With two versions available, be careful which you order.
  24. Trenton guy
    Official name of the color was Haze Grey. Tamiya sells it in a rattle can. Colorcoats has it in more reliable enamels.
  25. Trenton guy
    1) Instructions are minimal. Some references are needed. 2)I have Mysore and North Dakota with printed hulls, no warping. Surprisingly, Pensacola came yesterday. Looks like a cast resin hull, everything else 3D printed. The resin one looks warp free as well. The 3D parts are the finest I have seen. Pensacola’s floatplanes have to be seen to be believed.
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