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    Best 1/72 V-1/Fi-103

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Jure Miljevic said:

    Hello

    At least one of Fujimi Spitfire Mk.XIV kits (I have the one with painting of Dutch squadron aircraft as a box art) includes V-1, the same goes for the old Matchbox Ar 234. Apart from Frog Spitfire I have all above mentioned kits and among them Dragon's and Fujimi's V-1s look the best to me. Of course, there were certain differences during V-1 production run (cannot tell which, as I am away from my sources at the moment) so perhpas some of the older V-1 kits come closer to one or the other version. Cheers

    Jure

    That's actually the Frog kit, whose mould is owned by Revell (and hence made an appearance in a Matchbox when they were licensee for the trademark).

    Best 1/72 Super Jolly Green Giant?

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    12 hours ago, ElectroSoldier said:

    Airfix did the HH-53C and CH-53G, there are also Israeli markings in the HH-53C kit I think. Or there was a boxing with those decals I cant remember which off hand.

    I think Testors did a rebox of the Fujimi kit but cant be sure as I dont own it.

    Then Italeri did the HH-53C, MH-53J CH-53E, MH-53E.
    Revell reboxed the Italeri CH-53E and MH-53J

    Both Airfix boxings have identical plastic IIRC, with only decals differing. I think you are correct re the Israeli decals in the C boxing, and the G had US "A"(?) markings included IIRC.

    Testors is/was a long time collaborator with Italeri too, so it probably depends on when the Testors boxing was released whether it may have been Italeri.

    I am rather certain Revell also did a G boxing from the Italeri tooling (#4420), which apparently went out their programme in 1997, as I bought one from their annual stock clearance sale then.

    Eduard Bf 109 G-10

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted · Edited by tempestfan
    A wonderful autocorrect feature had turned my "AS's" into something else :-)

    On 11/27/2022 at 9:37 AM, dov said:

    Hallo

     

    Don't fall into despair.

    The G-10 is a series that actually didn't really exist as a variant. It was a link from the G-14 to the K-series.

    The 10 series has so many differences within the 10 series that I can say with certainty that there are no true 10 series, but umpteen different ones.

    Nobody can verify that anymore.

    The book by Harald Helmut Vogt, Messerschmitt 109 Einsatzmaschinen, Das Nachschlagebuch, book actually says everything about it.

     

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    It is in German.

    All books on the subject are fables and stories.

    Specially Allied books and booklets.

    The number of copies is not equivalend to the facts told!

    No, the topic is unfathomable.

    I have read 1000 posts worldwide on the subject, only stories and fairy tales.

    Also the picture in the previous post, I can only frown at that.

     

    Happy modelling

     

    P.S.: Ask me, I will tell you!

    So you claim that Jochen Prien and Peter Rodeike are "Stümper" not knowing what they talk about? Starker Tobak. No one knows it all, and I do have strong reservations against anyone claiming so for himself. Excepting me, of course 🙂

    By the same logic, you would have to claim there are no G-6s as a series, as there are standard 605s, AS's, low tail, high tail from wood, high tail from metal, and a bazillion of other differences.

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    Hurricane L2047.... more "accurate" research from Xtradecal... *sigh*

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    Posted

    20 hours ago, Troy Smith said:

     

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    I have never been and will never be good in interpreting photos, but what causes the "wrap around leading edge" effect on the centre plane? The rear edge looks too uniform to be worn off white distemper (or similar), and the front quarter lower wing looks too dark (to me) to be Sky or Silver, which may have been the delivery colour.

     

    I also find the colour demarcation on the nose of some machines in this thread interesting; looks a bit like early US painted Airacobras (admittedly only a bit). Is this style tied to a specific plant?

    P-51D Mustang info needed, Canadian, Polish or RAF

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    On 11/22/2022 at 8:49 PM, Paul J said:

    I have e that issue of Polish Wings. Very good and useful publication.

    You made me google Skrzydlata Polska P-51. I ended up with a seller in Belgium. Lots of great books with heavy discounts. You know how the story goes 🙂

     

    If I am not mistaken, all K/IVa's were from Dallas. I'd expect all or at least most of them to have the "Dallas hood".

     

     

    Revell 1/32 P-51D - not the current one

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    On 11/25/2022 at 8:37 PM, Work In Progress said:

    They did, derived from this kit https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-h-274-miss-america-p-51d-mustang-racer--194353

    It wasn't very good, and you don't see them often.

    The earlier 1/32 Monogram kit dating back to 1961 (sometimes opaque plastic, sometimes the see-through "Phantom Mustang") was better IMO.

    But there is no doubt that the 1972 Hasegawa kit was by far the best 1/32 option available in its era, and remains perfectly buildable today if you drop in a resin cockpit and do a bit of refinement here and there

    Indeed - I am pretty sure it used the standard B wings without the enlarged leg fairings, and it was unimpressive on all other aspects. Revell was never shy to rebox crap, but for this one I am unaware of any later boxing than the Smithsonian. Not even by Bünde. RIP, mould - probably now with Atlantis.

    Helicopter Kits

    in Aircraft Modern

    Posted

    1 hour ago, exdraken said:

    I guess you have heard about the Special Hobby Ah-1 Vietnam Cobra that was just released!

    Probably currently the most state of the art helo lit out there... at least in 1/48....

    There is even a deluxe version with resin accessories... :whistle:

    Ah well, but doesn't size matter? The good old Revell is 32nd - which is 50% larger than 48th 😉 And kidding aside, I think this still is a gorgeous kit, with all of its wonderful rivets. Helos NEED rivets.

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    Helicopter Kits

    in Aircraft Modern

    Posted

    I am aware you are attracted by some all singing/dancing kit, but if you don't mind some fun, the venerable Revell AH-1G may be something for you (yes, I am aware it may be considered the opposite of all singing/dancing, but maybe just the songs have changed in the past 50-odd years). Dress her up with the ammo sponsons and a 20 on each inner pylon - I am sure there is (at least was) resin around for that purpose.  

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    Academy 1/72 F-8 Crusader windshield / canopy problem

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    21 hours ago, Juan_M said:


    On early models the surface between the edge of the canopy and the air intake's bulge is almost flat; but in the E there is a bulge to integrate with the circular base of the radome.
    Heller has reproduced that bulge perfectly (or almost), but Academy and Hasegawa have reproduced it as an early model: no bulge. This, of course, makes the windshield much wider than it should be.
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    In short, it is a subtle detail that cannot be 'seen' in plans, only in photos (and not always) or by having access to a real aircraft. Heller possibly had an F-8 on hand, but Academy and Hasewaga did not.

     

    Nice observation re that fairing! Just had a look at the Monogram, it's also portrayed there, though with less of a sharp break. I had a short look at various pics at the Vought site, but they are small size/low res. If I could find my Fairford pics from the 90s, I'd have a look there (as I certainly did a number of shots of the FN there). Indeed, Heller probably had kind support by the Aéronavale when designing their kit.

    Best 1/72 Super Jolly Green Giant?

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    On 2/7/2022 at 10:50 PM, Moggy said:

    ...The Harland & Wolf rivets can easily be reduced or deleted by judicious sanding, replacing them with panel lines or (much more labour intensive) countersunk rivets.

     

    The Italeri is neither a good kit nor an accurate representation of the original. The first edition had a main rotor rotating in the wrong direction... 🤮

     

    While the Airfix rivets are a bit Tyneside admittedly, I am pretty sure the 53 had rather prominent raised rivets (at least the legacy versions) as many helos including Sea King and Puma did; and that there were quite a few overlapping panels. While countersunk may look better to some, they are no more accurate IMHO. And the Airfix rivets are (IIRC) a lot less pronounced than on some of their worst offenders, including the Islander and 109E.

     

    I think the Italeri designers attempted to replicate the rivet pattern with their patchwork quilt panel lines; arguably, the Airfix approach looks much better, not being in scale notwithstanding.

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    F4U-4 blueprints

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    Posted · Edited by tempestfan

    The Vought heritage site used to have drawings on it (of somewhat variable quality) including a set on the F4U (IIRC of a reputed draughtsman whose name escapes me) but I can't find them...? Other -4 sets I am aware of are by Alf Granger (printed in Wingspan and Squadron's Aerodata USN carrier a/c) and Aero Detail.

     

    Edit: Sometimes scrolling down helps 🙂  There is this Illustrated Parts Breakdown  and this GA drawing.

    US NAVY Phantoms

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    18 hours ago, Over The Ponder said:

    Tommy Thompson, who owns/manages the 'tailspintopics' blog linked to above, has also written an excellent book focused on the F4H-1 called "Birth Of A Legend" (ISBN 978-0-9993884-5-7).  It's available from him via his blog.  It has hundreds of pix and drawings of the F4H-1.  Fascinating history and a great read.

     

    CC

    That's precisely the one I was referring to - Ginter Naval Fighters #108. @Tailspin Turtle, I am always for letting the money go where it belongs instead of one of the big platforms, but unfortunately it's 50 bucks at his site. Add to this s&h, import VAT and the carrier's "mishandling fee" for doing the customs it will probably end up north of 80 € - which is double that of what I paid for mine. If he does transatlantic shipping in the first place...

    Fw190 DB603 prototypes with chin intake

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    Posted

    4 hours ago, SafetyDad said:

     

     

     

     

     

    and a Fw190D-9 for comparison

     

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    That bedsheet sadly is missing from my copy... 😞 Are the basic drawings the same as in the Aero Detail (IIRC also by Mr Nohara)?

    2 hours ago, Graham Boak said:

    Thanks, I haven't seen that publication, but these drawings are modern reworks of the originals and lack the dimensions quoted elsewhere.  There is more along those lines in the sources I quoted above.  Though I don't think I've seen the V-32 with its bigger wing - I feel that this with its extended fuselage is close to what would/could have been a production C.  Is there a plan view or a quoted span for this wing - there were a number of different suggestions in the texts and if one of them was specific to the V-32 I don't recall it?  I hope to get the Hermann book in a week's time which may give more - though I'm much less than fluent in German I can make a stab at understanding and notated drawings speak to everyone.

    If you'd like anything specific translated, drop a PM after arrival.

    US NAVY Phantoms

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    While the Fujimi and Hase kits in 72nd are much more refined, there were also mid 60s kits of the B by Airfix and Revell, with both being reasonably accurate for a B (but not the later versions they later had add-ons for). Both kits were in production literally for decades, in particular the Airfix, so should be rather easy and cheap to find - not so sure regarding the Fujimi in the "easy" aspect. It may make sense to use a cheaper older kit in light of the required chopping, in particular if you do it from scratch. As @Giorgio N said, the -1s were a rather diverse breed. IIRC, the radome diameter and length grew considerably, with the final ones looking quite similar to the B, apart from the "flush" canopy.

    In particular if you are going the scratch route, potentially helpful could be a slim booklet I bought at the Aviation Book Shop in 1991 (those were the days :-)), but it covers only the early stages and is probably unobtainable these days. No idea if the planned further volumes were released? The Aeromodeller range had some drawings that did not look that bad (reprinted in one of the Aircraft Archive Post War Jets volumes). But if you want THE reference on the -1, get the Ginter book by the wonderful gentlemen Tommy Thomason @Tailspin Turtle. It wasn't cheap when I bought it and has now a significant "ouch" factor (at least the offer I just had a look at), but it is the only publication I am aware of that systematically and comprehensively traces development of the early Toom.

    F-4C/D Phantom II decals

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    33 minutes ago, Diego said:

    Unfortunately not really...the picture is too green. In reality, the yellow primer looks like on this F-22 photo:

     

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    Otherwise, Verde Vómito would have done a great job 😉

    @GiampieroSilvestri - I just had a look if I have HDL 48-25, as I bought the entire remaining decal stock off a Hamburg shop when it closed down, including loads of HDL - but unfortunately the 48ers do not go higher than #20. Probably the shop never ordered any newer sheets "because we have so many of the older ones". That's the spirit 😉

    @Diego: I guess you do not need any of your older sheets for documentary purposes? Long time no see, by the way 😉 I still get shivers when I remember our Dortmund trip with the team - was that in 1999?

    Potez 631 camouflage scheme question

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    @fightersweep - oh well, life has been rather busy in the past 3 years in particular... Well, I bet there are some on a certain collecting forum that would be interested in your Heller kits, in particular as many of the black boxes are rather scarce and have gorgeous Bergèse artwork. Well, I branched into Heller, too, back in my active collecting days...

     

    To get back to the Potez, a quick google brought up this thread which is not particularly relevant to your question, but may be of help re interior colours. And it confirms that there must have been something in Replic not later than February 2002...

    Potez 631 camouflage scheme question

    in Aircraft WWII

    Posted

    2 hours ago, fightersweep said:

     I seem to be having a bit of a French thing going on at the moment with a stash of Heller and Azur kits lined up to be built. 

     

    Cheers!

    Steve

    Tsts... you should be building Airfix kits from T6 boxes 😉 Which makes me wonder how your collection has developed in this respect? Long time no see, somewhere else...

    I had a look in some ancient Polish booklet which covers Polish units in Armée de l'Air and RAF service, as I thought it might have a diagram of a 631 in it, but regrettably not. I ***think*** Replic had a big feature article on the 631, but that must have been some 20 years ago. I'd have a look if you told me where the box(es) with the Replics is/are...

     

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