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Thank you Nigel because of Covid not been able to get to a Tesco to check.

I am a loyal subscriber over many years and have no complaints about the magazine. Apparently the February issue is available at Tesco supermarkets with the Airfix 2021 catalogue enclosed. I have ordered a copy of the new catalogue online with a £4 discount enclosed with the February issue RRP £8.99p. My question why didn't Airfix World enclose the catalogue to subscribers ? some of us are staying home due to Covid therefore keeping away from supermarkets and newsagents.

I will build mine as a TT.V 233OCU, RAF Pembrey where my father flew them including NV778 from 1953-55.

Valiant Wings Publishing Airframe & Miniature No.3 Fw190D & 152, also Airframe & Miniature No.7 Fw190 Both Second Editions .

Superb , what a nice change from Spitfires,Me109s,etc .

Viewing the forum no problem but 503 showing on the small tab on desktop which you click to open the forum. Went back into the forum desktop tab has now cleared !

This topic is covered well in the new Valiant Wings Airframe & Miniature book No.16 The Hawker Hurricane pages 224-226.

Wishing you a Happy Christmas and hope you are keeping well ? Still miss your posts as we need more inspiration in these uncertain times.

Done !

James Farrar navigator was a poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Farrar if he had survived the war would have gone onto greater poetry works.

I got one this morning ,came out and went back to the forum ok.

The Javelin has been repainted once since arriving at Duxford . It sat outside on the old hangar/theatre base that was blown up in the Battle of Britain film for quite sometime and the paintwork faded. I cannot give a date but must be around 1985 approx.

Antti, no you are right I maybe totally wrong. I was thinking of the electrical ones on twin engined Piper aircraft . Looks like the Javelin had ducted hot air , but why leave patchy areas . I know the 8th Air Force removed all B-17 de icer rubber boots from their airframe risk of flying off and causing damage. It could be that on the Javelin its just black paint that eroded with the weather and high speed flight. Any ex Gloster employees or RAF groundcrew that can help ?

The MK.8 & 9 had air intake anti-icing systems. The black intake band would be a rubbery coating that was heated by electrical wires to disperse any ice build up and prevent entering the engines. This system was not cleared of temporary restrictions until almost two years after the Mk.8 was introduced to service in 1958.

Thanks everybody for your responses much appreciated.

Can anybody advise which is the best or most accurate P-47D Razorback in 1/72 scale please.

Valiant Wings Airframe & Minature No.12 The Supermarine Spitfire Merlin variants Volume No.1 also the Griffon variants Vol 2 is excellent.

The Works are selling the Haynes manual on the Lynx for £7 ! I cannot vouch for any plans inside but generally very good books.

Looks great i have this to build so thanks for the tips.

Beautiful finish.

If its close to the wing root its a signal discharger. Recommend Valiant Wings technical guide The BP Defiant best reference book.

Is G-BIVH still at Heathrow ? I flew on her to SFO in 2005.

The Works having a sale seen the BBMF Ops Manual, Wessex,Avro Lancaster, Spirit of St Louis, D-Day,Great War Tank ,German 88mm Flak Gun Haynes Manuals for £4 each. I ordered online the Haynes Manuals Wellington,B-29 and SE.5A for £7 each only £2.99 pp arrived two days later.

Hope you are ok in lock down Fritag. Your build is an inspiration not just to Hawk builders but all in the modeling fraternity. No matter how small your progress we are all waiting for you to carry on and miss your input.

The Lancaster manual is on special offer now at £5 a steal.