chris57
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The saddest part of this, at least to myself is that the post office released a set of stamps today commemorating the 100th anniversary of the RAF. In addition to the six stamps in the presentation pack there are four further stamps also featuring the Red Arrows. Fate can be so unkind. Perhaps the post office will make a contribution to the RAF Benevolent fund if their not already doing so.
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David Sorry if I'm somewhat puzzled but I can't understand this type of thread. You obviously bought it for a good reason, do you think it's worth the cockpit set or are you throwing good money after bad?. If some of the panel lines are recessed then you won't have to rescribe those(bonus). At the end of the day it's your thoughts on the merits of the kit that count, as long as it's enjoyable. Best Chris
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13 hours ago, canberra kid said:
What were the DB wheels like? I can't remember now.
John
Actually John I'm beginning to doubt myself now. Inluded in my box is the T17 conversion(DB61). The B2 conversion(DB63) only mentions the white metal front u/c & wheels. The resin main wheels only have 4 nut locations, nothing like the Aeroclub items. Strange. Just had a look at the S&M B2 and the wheels look like the DB offering!!
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I've got the original DB conversion for the B2 in the stash and that includes a full set of wheels. The Aeroclub B2 conversion I have doesn't. Just saying.
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Sorry to come back into this thread, having been warned off by the mods for fanning the flames, but the thread had nothing to do with comparing the Fujimi and Airfix offerings as I read it. It seemed to be a comparison of a photograph of the real thing with the nose shape of Fujimi's 30 year old offering, which in view of the information available then seems a very reasonable kit. I'd better shut up now before I earn a 60 day holiday.
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35 minutes ago, junglierating said:
Here we go the fans of the rivets are out.....
....we couldnt even get 50 for a real aircraft the other day....still the hobby /pastime is meant to be fun so i will just shut up and watch the party....did think the first phot was a bit stretched though.
Got to agree, when I saw this thread last night I thought the rivet counters have emerged already, not enough in their lives to think about!!. Still on the bright side think of all those cheap Fujimi Phantoms coming out of stashes.
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I picked up Canberra's from Mel at Banstead and enquired about the Hastings. Apparently there is a problem with the canopy casting which needs resolving, so no fresh supplies at the moment. Chris
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Cheers Mark I meant to ask her when I saw her at the Nationals.
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My memories failing me but what happened to Jens Herc bits, she did engines to correct the Italeri c-130 to the J variant?.
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11 hours ago, rickshaw said:
I remember flying in the 'bou as a passenger when I was a digger in the Army way back in the late 1970s. I remember returning from an exercise where the pilot and crew were flying an all white aircraft with the big letters "UN" on the side - they had just returned from Kashmir where the RAAF had a commitment to the peacekeeping force at the time. The pilot flew us like he flew in Kashmir. He loaded us on, we went down the runway and he literally bounced us into the air to get us up quicker. He took off, went about ten feet into the air and let it down suddenly, leaving our stomachs behind when we hit and left the runway the second time. Most amazing experience, better than any rollercoaster that I've been on. You could feel the wings bend when we made contact. Anyway, up we went!
Your model looks good but a bit "green" - not faded as it would have been in the Australian sun very quickly after leaving the painting bay. I did a V-22 in this scheme for a What-if. It was remarked upon by someone who was working on the V-22 design office and he asked if he could show pictures of it to his colleagues. I suggested he might like to use them in a sales effort.
Very good rendition, just out of interest for future reference what paint colours have you used?. Chris
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Nothing about the Casa 101 they mentioned at the Nationals, and the Gloster F9/37 with the Taurus engines I wonder if they'll include the Peregrine engines as well or do a separate kit later "a la" Magna?
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Funnily enough I have a nose conversion done by Reyhex for this variant as a T19 of 85 Sqn at Binbrook circa 1968. Apparently tip tanks were not used on this version.
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If you have no luck at Scalemates stick your request in the forum Wants section. That's one of it's purposes. hth cheers Chris
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Looks very similar to the Leading Edge effort, I'll have to obtain one and compare.
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43 minutes ago, Nigel Bunker said:
AKAN do an acyrlic version of this colour.
Yes it's reference 73166, Coastal Craft may still have this in stock although they are giving up the range, and were discounting them at the Nats. It can be found in set 47335( 100 anniversary of the Russian Air Force).
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Hi Paul, greetings I'm the other side of the Hogs Back at Fernberger. I'm a member of IPMS Farnborough, several of the members have VC10 association so I'm sure you'd be welcome. Chris
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5 hours ago, Colin @ Freightdog Models said:
Hi Chris, I got the RC-135U masters (and the other KC-135 derived sets in the Maintrack range) from Whirlybird last year to be reworked, just hoping that Italeri re-issue a suitable C-135 base kit soon.
Colin
Hi Colin I have a RC-135U in the stash and have used it to make myself a couple of Rivet joint versions. Are you going to make new cheek radar "a la" Spectre Resins as per Lockheed Martin?. cheers Chris
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2 hours ago, Homebee said:
Interesting to see the list of 135 items on Scalemates including Maintracks conversion but no mention of Peters RC-135U(72-42) conversion. I just wondered why?
Just found the expansion button
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2 hours ago, Jabba said:
I am now totally pigged off with this scheme. After applying a final coat of Hu121, I reached for the decal sheet as I am going to photocopy it today so that I can match up some of the scheme with the markings where they cross over such as the nose No and the fully written RAAF on the fuselage. To my horror I found that the colours on this do not now match with what I have painted, the badge on the tail should match this colour and it is nowhere near. Yes I know that some people who have replied to some of my questions will be saying told you so, and so I should. I am sure that someone has mentioned the tail emblem but I cannot find who. So what I am now going to do is add the darker Tan/Brown which the original question was all about as I do not want to paint the whole model again and then try and find a match for the lighter Tan when I have done this. I think having looked at model already in this colour the paint I used in the first place will not be that bad after all. As Andy F117 has already said I should have trusted what other people were saying rather than what I was seeing.
Hi mate I've got four of those Humbrol colour charts and none of them look quite the same. I thought H62( matt leather) might be a contender for what your looking for. I've got a part pot of Authentic colour HM 21(leather), was that the colour you said was discontinued?. Give me a phone as I've still got a lot of paints from that collection. cheers Chris
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I don't know! Why can't you just do grey on Gray( for our colonial cuzzins) like the rest of us.
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1 hour ago, charlie_c67 said:
Don't the Asian air arms SIG do some?
I joined the SIG last September and the leader mentioned this possibility but I've heard no more from him. I did go to their Web site and I'm sure they're still planned. Chris
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On 1/14/2018 at 5:39 AM, kotey said:
Decal from box - Zvezda will show in next few days - its design just finished and coordinated, its will be comprehensive decal form modern Russia operation helicopters, three marking scheme. But a little later Begemot will release big decal for Mi-24P, as did it before for Mi-24V/VP - it will be something about 30-40-50 markings, i'm work about it just now.
Andrey I hope there's a good selection of African, Asian & South American markings in this sheet, otherwise we'd better have a second sheet to cover the gaps.
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On 1/15/2018 at 11:59 AM, RODH2 said:
Just throwing it out there......I'm not seeing much discrepancy in rear fuselage length between the Zvezda sprue shots above, and the much maligned 1/48th Monogram offering. Does anyone have any thoughts on that?? (Off topic, I know, but it's something I have pondered on for awhile). Perhaps the fin leading edge angle is marginally different.....!?
I'm not sure I understand your post. You don't see much difference in length between the 1/72 offering and the 1/48 kit. Do you want to run that past me again?
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16:30 heading SW following the M3, Four Lynx on their finale tour. Way to go
....we couldnt even get 50 for a real aircraft the other day
....still the hobby /pastime is meant to be fun so i will just shut up and watch the party
....did think the first phot was a bit stretched though.
Vista Fairey Fulmar.
in Carriers Ahoy! GB
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Re the other kits by Vista, I've got an Attacker FB2 in the stash by them.