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Nice! Right yesterday i bought this kit 😃

Patrik, many thanks for info. With postage to Poland the price from the Schipol shop came to 120 euro....

The 25 Squadron was equipped with Blenheims Mk I F in DK/DE scheme in 1939-40. So searching for all black ZK marked Comper in photos from that period is not useful But then 25 Sq turned to Beaufighters and I think they were first all black machines they have. I was looking at the photos of machines of 25 Squadron hoping to see somewhere in the background the Swift but failed. The squadron was moving from one air base to another so perhaps googling with names of airbases will be more efficient that with airplanes of 25 Squadron... Maybe on some panorama view it will be standing somewhere. I went also through the Air Britain index of photos and no success as well... Regards J-W

Very interesting! So far I've heard on Swift in Spanish Civil War and in Italo-Abissynian War but the all black WW2 machine looks even more tempting... There you have an almost complete description however still it is only "almost"... I have hope to hear about success... Will be searching as well... Regards J-W

It might be interesting for European BM members - here it is for 101 euro. https://www.aviationmegastore.com/en/modelling/douglas-dolphin-rd3-raaf-restock-hobartville-models-hhk72008-199392.html plus post. How it will be directly from producer?

Thak you. I know, lot of things should be modified t oget F.5 from any of F.6 The comparison with FW is very adequate. Still it as doable. Perhaps it is more straighforward that trying to do a nice model from old Kora F.5 kit... Or to do it out of scratch. Of course, I can forget for some time on Caproni Vizzola and take on the desk the first one kit from the stash Regards J-W

Does anybody know any rumor if the SBS is about to follow F6s with earlier variants like F5? I am considering a purchase of the early F6M aiming to do a conversion to F5, but when I look at the added fuselage end and other small detail I have feeling, assumption and even maybe a hope that they left themselves open doors for future preparation of an earlier Caproni Vizzola variants like F5 and even F4. On the other hand I know that resin kits are vanishing from the market. If you do not buy, you will never get second chance... So I have to decide - buy or wait? Therefore I will appreciate any rumor or info... Regards J-W

Great looking little bird! You said it is painted with Humbrol - which exactly paints have you used? Especially I like shade of your brown. Regards J-W

How long? In Polish Squadrom 305 it was a year

I think that in light what was said above one can conclude, that Hobby-2000 used the name He 111 D in the sense of retro-assigned modified sub variant of He 111- P. In general sometimes military machines has plenty of names or codes just to confuse the enemy intelligence - look at the He 100/113 case for instance Regards J-W

Impressing! I am really deeply impressed how fast and with high quality this work goes on! Especially when it involves such multiplied scratch conversions. Congrats! Jerzy-Wojtek

Nice! I did similar conversion some 20 years ago so it is something special for me....

I have similar recall, I trying to find out in memory where it was said? Perhaps even here, on BM, when the Hobby 2000 kit appeared... Have a look here

I have this kit so I know what was your starting point and see what you've got. So it is definitely a great success! To be frank, I decided to use mine as donor of parts... . Namely I am planning the Petlakov Pe-2 variant with radial engines - so this is a destination of mine kit by Cooperativa... Regards J-W

P.S> What I have found more: 300 Squadron did not used Mk II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._300_Polish_Bomber_Squadron 301 Squadron did not used Mk II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._301_Polish_Bomber_Squadron 304 Squadron looks neither to operate Mk II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._304_Polish_Bomber_Squadron Then, of Polish bombers squadrons on RAF only the 305 Squadron was equipped with Mk IIs for one year - July 1941-August 1942 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._305_Polish_Bomber_Squadron So much later, unfortunately, to period you are interesting in... Regards J-W