dcrfan
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😦 What! In this day and age I must be able to report you to someone for torturing your tank with clamps. Rubber bands are much more humane 😉
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I note pre orders for new 1/72 Wasp are being accepted by jadlamracingmodels.com International boxing appears to include RNZAF markings.
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5 hours ago, stringbag said:
I'll bet at least one of them is a Scot.
Chris.
Is he the one who seems to be dancing a reel?
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7 hours ago, Pig of the Week said:
At least no ones saluting without a cap on...
What? Are we looking at the same figures ??😲
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As far as publicly known the next Avspecs Mosquito rebuild is for the UK. See https://www.key.aero/article/de-havilland-mosquito-coming-biggin-hill
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Have these British Northern Ireland figures been advised? https://www.syllysminimodels.nl/en_GB/a-86795689/1-35-the-troubles-british-troops-in-northern-ireland/f-gb01-the-corporal-casual-lean/
They also have Land Rover conversions
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'the train guys in Europe think the O scale is 1/43.5 (what?) but the tracks for that scale are in 1/48'.
It's actually worse than that. O scale can be 1/48 in the US, 1:43.5 in Britain and 1/45 in mainland Europe while the track gauge in all of those scales can vary. One of my layouts is 1/48 scale using Peco HOm 12mm gauge track to represent 2ft gauge line used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in WW2.
So aircraft, vehicles and boats all available in the same scale. Whats not to like?
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Have a look at my RNZAF Pacific airstrip build thread a https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/26916/wwii-airfield-diorama-south-pacific?page=1 In 1/48 scale I suggest crushed anything will be too coarse. Just adding some coarse texture gel to your selected base colour is more than sufficient.
I started out with white but have subsequently added some colour. I was able to visit the remaining taxiways at Torokina a few years ago for a few minutes which influenced my decisions.
A contemporary photo of coral before crushing.
My revised coral colour.
And the subtle texture of coarse gel.
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Personally I really like their 1/48 kits unfortunately they are getting difficult to purchase. HJL mentioned above only have a couple in stock. Too many in modellers stashes ☺️
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1938 so I'm assuming it is made from plywood, drone dope and canvas
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I need the photo for a wanted poster as just can't seem to find a 1/48th scale Cpl Jones anywhere! He must be practising his camouflage or he's locked in the chiller at his butchers shop.
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Kingsman great minds ........ My 1/48 Bedford OXA is nearly finished naturally based on an Airfix Bedford MWD. I'll post a photo later today.
And my 'HG copy of an Armadillo' is next planned build based on a 1/48 Tamiya Opel Blitz kit bash. Here is another slightly different version of a HG Armadillo with a nice ex aircraft Lewis gun mount.
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11 hours ago, noelh said:
Really well done. I also never heard of gunship/ bomber Beaver. I wouldn't want to fly it either. I imagine it was highly vulnerable to ground fire. Although I'd love to add some DHc2 time in my logbook.
The Airfix kit is still nice and the work you put into it really brings it up to date.
It really looks like the photo.
The US had a program that investigated small gunships like Beaver, Cessna 0-2 and Pilatus Porter with weapons like a side firing 20 mm gatling gun. There is a detailed magazine article and online report, neither of which I can find at the moment.
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9 hours ago, Farmer matt said:
If it helps to have a dimension, wheelbase was 15ft 6 1/2inches.
Fuel tank on offside as ex-Tilling vehicles were used.
Matt
Thanks discovered that last night. Regent model ST standing for 'short type'. I also made an unexpected discovery that the rear tyres had a slightly smaller diameter than the front but the difference in 1/48 scale is so small (1.5 mm) that i will ignore it as the rear wheels are mainly behind armour.
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Thank you. I'll try and find a copy of Tankette index. I was a member for several years but don't remember those articles. Probably before my time. Then to find some one with the right stone tablets🤫
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You gotta be kidding 🙄
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SMOKE! Pure energy just being warmed up.
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19 minutes ago, Bozothenutter said:
I thought 1/48 was actually growing?
No its still only 1/48th scale 🤣 The following is growing but I think the kits are actually getting pretty rare.
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Singapore Air Force Museum, October 2023
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I'm gutted .... no Skyvan