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I may have some plans from various John Lambert articles on British Subs from I think it was military modeling. Willing to scan and share - PM me or email me traumadoc2 AT gmail.com Tim

Warpaint series 57, by Alan Hall page 27 for the Coastal command White / Grey scheme Profile publications no 58, by Philip Moyes

Very well done - yes it is a diorama - it tells a story!

Hi Freddie To my understanding the temperate sea scheme (dark sea grey/slate grey) with matt white fuselage and gloss white undersides came into use in July '42 so the chances are this would be applicable unless the unit was serving in the Mediterranean -then dark earth/midstone with sky undersides would apply. Some aircraft kept the fighter colours (dark earth / dark green) See: https://www.hrmtech.com/SIG/coastal_cam.asp As per Wikipedia 203 Sqn was allocated to North Africa and the Med, so the dark earth / midstone / azure blue blue scheme may apply (same used by SAAF aircraft): "Shortly before the start of the war the squadron was re-equipped with Short Singapore III, long-range maritime patrol flying boat.[7] and in 1940 with Bristol Blenheim, a twin-engined monoplane light bomber. The squadron flew patrols over the Red Sea from Basra. At the end of 1941 the squadron operated Bristol Blenheim IV, undertaking reconnaissance over the Mediterranean from various bases in Western Egypt, flying patrols from the Libyan coast out as far as Crete. In 1942 the squadron re-equipped with Martin Baltimore, an American twin-engined light attack bomber, also used as a reconnaissance aircraft and was involved in operations in Syria." They were based from RAF Ismailia (landng ground 206) which was in the desert. Also see: https://raf203squadron.wordpress.com/ Hope this helps you Regards Tim H

Hi Nenad Look up the "UK Tank Markings Site" - there is usually something helpful there. http://www.uk-tank-markings.co.uk Tim

Furthermore the "tea" seems to be in the Kirstenbosch gardens at around 11-30 and that Anson around 16 min would have flown from either HMS Wingfield or SAAF base that is now Ysterplaat. Nice to see they toured the world.

At 9-55 and around 15 min some nice views of Cape Town and Table Mountain as they entered Simonstown naval dockyard!

There is a famous color photo [not colorized] of Smuts next to his NMF Loadstar in the desert and the roundels were definitely centered orange (a dark orange at that) Tim

Indeed - the one transferred to SA Naval Forces is moored (or was when I lived in Cape Town) in the Waterfront as a museum ship! Have been away from CT for 15yrs now, so that may have changed.

Nothing wrong with a first attempt - refine for next time! The tank is well done and the base looks good. The two walking soldiers with the ammo box just need to be more upright, but the story is visible - no need to be negative about this job. Well done!

Lookin g really cool with all the details Tim

Looking very cool there!

Excellent! Tim

Sorry - not sure why the images are not showing - Here are the links directly:

Found the old Scale Models from the 70's with the plans to scratch build the Commer Q2 15cwt RAF van - not the easiest for the first time scratchbuilder but it is a vehicle I have always found admirable. I know there is white metal one from Flightpath, but way too pricey for me and with the rand pound exchange at almost 20-1 out of my budget!

Well done! Tim

Humbrol 90 was supposed to be the closest to "sky" or duck-egg blue. The sky grey is best represented by Humbrol 140 or 127 or Tamiya XF19. Hope this helps. Tim

Hi Phil1960 I know they were used by the SA 6th Armd Div in that theatre - lots of pics in William Marshall's books on the SA in Italy. Tim H

<Link removed - sorry> Please see the post here - I cannot get the image insert function to work and I do not have my pictures on a URL, only on the laptop. Enjoy Tim H

Great dio - tells the story perfectly

So everyone, Do any of these producers do the same in 72nd at a reasonable price? Tim

Good start. Maybe angle the Jeep slightly away from the tank and then as Crayons said, add some vegetation and possibly a walking soldier. Tim

Great job - nice details Tim

Looking good there Tim

Very cool Tim