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  1. Phantome
    Thanks, I might try it out. It's a bit of a shame that Vallejo does not spray as finely as Tamiya/Gunze which matters for mottling at 1/72 scale. Worth a shot though
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    Often it's actually harder to find the original Italeris, some are OOP but Tamiya still produces them. Off the top of my head, I can think of the OH-58, original A-10, original Mirage 2000C, original Rafale C (black prototype), most of their Stukas, etc. etc. I think the Tamiya Hs 129 is the only Italeri reboxing that actually has different markings than any of the original Italeris
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    Because the Typhoon is not a British plane. Simple as that. It's a 4 nation collaboration which includes 3 nations which extensively used US equipment in the past. In fact, when you think of it, all four nations used US fighters immediately preceding the Typhoon (Phantoms for UK, Germany, and Spain; F-104 for Italy). It makes perfect sense to use Federal Standard being one all familiar with by now.
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    Curious: what paint did you use for the RLM 81 Braunviolet? I was mulling earlier today how most of them aren't brown enough but this one looks closer to how I've always imagined it to be (could be wrong of course!)
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    To be fair 36231 and Dark Camouflage/Admiralty Grey are practically indistinguishable in the sense that the difference is no worse than that of the same color done by different manufacturers.
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    I suspected that too but not a Flogger expert. There's no aftermarket decals on hannants at least for this period
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    I see Made In Poland on a lot of Revell kits. I would not be surprised if they have more than one mold-maker given that no other company has such disparity in surface quality (from fine lines and rivets to trenches with no rivets).
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    Which would be rather shameful being that the old kit is quite new at least in the sense that it should not be in such bad shape by now.
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    1999.co.jp has the Mk. VIII as a February release. Looks like a scale down of the Aussie Eight set http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10439190
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    Actually three: forgot the Fujimi. It's not readily available though, unlike the Academy (except on eBay). Also a bit of a dog but looks great when built. Revell definitely should have gone for a XIV
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    Haha true. What is it, 60s vintage?
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    Back on topic, I agree with the "yawn" sentiment. Another early mark Spit? It's a saturated market so unless you come out with THE Mk I/II to rule them all why waste time? Clearly this is far from it. Revell could have come out with a Mk XIV and it'd have been a game changer, even if it had a few flaws. There's just one steel mold kit (Academy) and it's a dog, and not everyone will want to do a short run kit which are the only alternatives. They could have done a Seafire of any mark. So many possibilities. I don't blame Revell's engineers for putting out a less than perfect kit. I blame their marketers for not realizing a less than perfect kit of a different mark would have cornered the market given that there's no likely rival in the near future (Eduard is not planning Griffon Spits or so I think)
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    Sorry but am I the only person here who did not find the comment offensive in any conceivable way? That and the comment a few pages back. Sensitivities in a Spitfire thread seem to be drowning out tolerance of even the most inoffensive banter. Guess you Brits do have your limits after all
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    Anybody else notice that the 9.12 and the SMT are now nearly impossible to find in the UK? Methinks Trumpeter's distributor is getting lazy...
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    Sweet, many thanks! I *think* I might have some in my decal stash as I got this kit a long time ago but I may have lost them. When I come back home from holidays will look and if not I will definitely take you up on the offer.
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    You know what I'd really like to see? Some of the Galland specials, with unique armament sets. And Marseille's F-4/Trop with the red vertical stabilizer. Love that scheme. I found the AZ's Gustav to have rather iffy fit and some questionable engineering decisions even if it looks good in the end, so hopefully the Friedrich (which I already have two in the stash) will be better. Still is a shame the very good interior is lost with a one-piece canopy.
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    Oh wow. All these years avoiding Japanese decals like the plague... !
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    Hmmm, I just found them on model-making.eu and indeed they do look quite light. Plus, the serial numbers for JJ look very un-stencil-like
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    Help! I want to build the Jumpin' Jacques (on the Tamiya kit) for the soon-to-end Mustang group build once I get home from holidays. However, aftermarket decals are non-existent for 1/72. My one choice is the Hasegawa kit but I hate Hase decals and will look quite thick against the natural metal finish. The other choice is the Hobby Boss "Mustang IV" kit which has them. However, I have looked at the stock decal pic and it looks like the shade of blue they use for the JJ name on the nose and the tail is the wrong shade of blue, much lighter than the real thing. It's also a bit annoying that the tail code is not a separate decal. I have not seen a non-stock picture of these decals, or a built Hobby Boss plane in this scheme. I was wondering if anyone had this kit in their stash and would be willing to take a pic of the decals. Huge thanks! (I could just go 1/48 and use the Superscale decals which are great)
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    French subjects are the most ignored in 72 scale which is sad. So much variety in markings for the Mirage III and F.1 for example and only now do we have a decent example of the latter. The Italeri 2000 is a dog of a kit. Desperately needs an update. Special Hobby do not disappoint us! Or maybe Hobby Boss? Their Rafale is decent enough and their Jaguar A is fantastic albeit with some critical ommissions (single piece canopy and no extendable airbrakes the latter being quite a regrettable fail). Surface detail on the Jag is among the best I've seen in 72 scale. I might joing this build with a F.1CR if time allows
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    I'm pedantic and want to be sure the markings are compatible with the time period #DontJudgeMe haha
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    I could be a bit wrong but all the Soviet AF markings are for 80s aircraft? And there's no 70s era Soviet AF decals either
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    I think I shall contribute with a dark green Lightning F2A from RAF Gutersloh. Never built a Lightning before but being Britmodeller, feels most appropriate. If I have time, I'd like do a Soviet aircraft but seems like the 70s is a bit of a modelling black hole in 1/72 scale. The new KP MiG-23s look nice but I don't think any of them would be appropriate for this time period, while the Academy kit is really substandard and don't want to waste time on a bad kit. Don't have any appropriate MiG-21 kits in the stash either. Interceptors are probably not acceptable either since they would be USSR based, no? Plus they're kind of ugly (MiG-31 on the other hand... wowzers). Sukhois of the period were also pretty meh.
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    Will be great if it's not a snap kit with multi color sprues which I really detest. Would rather pay more for a definite GWH kit in that case. Hasegawa ain't too shabby either!
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    Totally. I'd rather give my money to Hasegawa for a job well done than to Revell which quite frankly hasn't produced anything spectacular in quite some time now.
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