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Right, wrong or indifferent, I dip my canopy mask into soapy water and position where I want it before pressing it into place. Therefore, tweezers or No. 11 blade, I dip that in soapy water too so mask will release from them. Bo

Yeah, I've noticed the terms are used by Airfix with their 48th releases and they DO appear to be the same. I thought the blown canopy and three bladed prop COULD have been the difference; but, Airfix calls their 3 blade prop a Mk. I????? Bo

Well, I'm sure this has been discussed here but Search didn't yield those discussions. Bo

If AZ makes the best AH-1G in any scale .......... ???? Bo

The Company currently makes the BEST AH-1G in any scale!! Bo

And, very basic toyish!! I asked a model company to do one and got reply, "in work at this very moment"!! Bo

There are numerous decals sheets, for the first Attack Helicopter from the Vietnam era, awaiting plastic!! Ur wait may soon be over!! About darn time someone makes a true G Model Cobra!! YEA!! Bo

IIRC, the main color is PRU Blue from Testors Model Master Acrylic Line. Spinner is same except Gloss Sea Blue. Painted out roundels flat Sea Blue. Red is Tamiya. All are acrylics. Bo

Except the yellow is over sprayed on the nose wheel tire AND the National Areo Museum restoration didn’t paint it yellow either!!! Appears to be temporary and applied in hast.

The question is “why” was the nose gear yellow?? Guessing it had a purpose? Bo

The 'over-spray' on the tire, in both color and B/W photos, suggest it was hastily applied and NOT during the Mfgr/assembly process. Now what's NOT seen may be interesting as well. IF and I say IF, painting was used to guide aircraft over bomb pit, was the MAIN gear painted in a similar fashion??? Or was the bomb loading procedure done such that ONLY the nose gear was focus point???? Those that were there at the time are getting fewer with each passing year!! Bo

The Nose gear and wheel hub looks yellow to me. What shade??? I just used yellow. Bo EDIT: This photo was taken when Enola Gay was Operational and guessing it's on Tinian?? Not during restoration. BR

In any of your research, did anyone find out WHY the Nose Gear and Wheel Hub was painted ?Jeep? Yellow? I have a color photo taken days after the mission of Enola Gay and nose gear and wheel hub was spray painted some yellow color. Overspray of yellow is on tire and can also be seen in Black/White photo show above. Guessing Yellow was added to nose gear to aid in backing over bomb pit???? Just guessing. I painted my 48th Enola Gay with that yellow nose gear. Also #82 on rear fuselage is NOT directly on opposite side of fuselage??? Door opening??? Bo

Here's my recently finished Airfix 48th scale. Okay kit and looks the part when complete.

Just guessing Italeri is using plastic from ....... ??? Don't recall Italeri ever having a Mk. I. Any of you know who's plastic is in this kit?? Airfix? Tamiya? Thanks in advance, Bo