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  1. fubar57
    Good stuff. The civilian Islander pilot that flew me into a logging camp always flew from the left seat. Was it different in military usage?
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    agree with the above
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    Very cool project. In the early '80s, I used to fly in a non-turbo version into a B.C. west coast logging camp
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    Never heard of this kit and looking forward to the rest of the build. I can vouch for Vallejo Metallics, however....as most people have found out....they are a bit more fragile. The thing I've found is to take your time with them. Once I have sprayed a colour on, I leave the model alone for a minimum of 24hrs. When the time comes for masking, detack the bejaysus out of the tape. Spray on the next colour and then remove the masking tape....gently. Doing it this way, on three models, I may have had about 22mm of paint removed and no bleed under. The paint removed is actually less than when I use Tamiya acrylics. Hope this helps George
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    There's a photo of the dispenser mounted beside a flight refuelling pod in the book "Buccaneer" by Tim Laming. Unfortunately all the caption says is "Flight refuelling "buddy" pod and flash ejector pod." Another unfortunate thing is the photo only shows the centre of the aircraft.
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    Great stuff guys. Always learning
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    Better shots. Before I got a light box, I bought three sheets of 24" x 36" poster board from Walmart for less than $3 each in Light Blue, Light Grey and Black. Since the box, I bought three more and cut to size to fit in the box Here's something I put together on another forum to show the difference between the background colours https://imodeler.com/2020/06/photographing-models/
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    Microscale has 5 B-17 sheets http://www.microscale.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=AC72&Per_Page=14&Sort_By=newest&Store_Code=MD&Offset=0
  9. fubar57
    Very nice. I think your upper camo colours are close to bang on
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    Thread lurker joining in. Good to see you've joined the scale of those realizing that they now need glasses. Looking forward to the rest of the build. Way back on Page 2 you mentioned detail brushes and no on stepped up. I use Citadel brushes for detail and washes, specifically the top three I also use some of their washes; mostly Agrax Earthshade, Seraphim Sepia and Devlan Mud. Another is Citadel Black Ink. This is also acrylic and I use it for radial engine washes.I like it as it produces an oily appearance over Tamiya X-32 Titanium Silver. This stuff is super free flowing, touch just the tip of the brush into the ink and one can do almost two 1:48 cylinders
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    Quick ID for the RAF
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    Beauty. Never seen a “Reveal Hidden Contents” button before. This is because why?
  13. fubar57
    That looks awesome
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    Looking at the official paint chart of the 188 and using the top photo right wing and forward fuselage; the entire nacelle should be 71 and most of the forward fuselage is 70 but in my eyes, the same. The area behind the nacelle and the outer wing should be in 70 and the area between them in 71 but again, to me, look the same. Aft of the fuselage, according to the paint diagram, the first two stripes would be in 70, the third in 71, around the HK, 70 and around the balkenkreuze and "BE", 71. Once again, to me, the same. I know interpreting B&W is difficult but that's my take, the stripes are one colour
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    The other side https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Ju-88/KG6/pages/Junkers-Ju-188A-2.KG6-(3E+HK)-abandoned-Brussels-1944-01.html
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    Profile of the above aircraft in Pt.2 of the series definitely agrees with Poster # 2 ( I know about profiles). The stripes on the fuselage are definitely darker than whats seen on the port wing
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    Not to get this any closer but this is a caption of the aircraft from this book, "Ju 188 Ju 388 Pt.1" Monografie Lotnicze by Robert Michulec "One of the unofficial painting patterns for Ju 188 A-2, 3E+HK, composed of RLM 76 paint stains on the top and side RLM 22 paint coats. The Ju 188 was used as a bomber in 1945. Notable is the unfinished camouflage on the left wing. The code was most likely gray 77"
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    Great video. Love the P-39 landing
  19. fubar57
    Interesting to see the landing light shield on the warbird
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    Just went through the book, "No. 352 (Y) R.A.F. Squadron" by Tino Jelavic and on the Spitfires that were in close-up, definitely no yellow leading edge stripes
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    No idea what happened, please ignore.......oh look.....a squirrel
  22. fubar57
    I stand to be corrected here, (usually am) but the aircraft depicted as Johnsons's making a beer run, isn't. I think the late Edgar Brooks mentioned this as myth as Johnson's Spitfire was still in England at the time
  23. fubar57
    There's a profile of your bird in Warpaint Series No. 51, "Lockheed Neptune" showing Red and Yellow checks. No photo yet EDIT: found a B&W photo in Squadron's "PV Neptune in action" Caption says Red/yellow checks
  24. fubar57
    Well done
  25. fubar57
    Thank you Russ
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