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  1. Just for info Cheers Dennis
  2. Looking good, you are doing a cracking job. Cheers Dennis
  3. No problems but this is an example of what I meant about Mk.V walkway lines on an IX, this was the subject of a longer thread here on Britmodeller. Cheers Dennis
  4. According to "Spitfire the History" (page 307 onwards) there was Vc conversions to IX, RR carried out conversions at Hucknall were it is reported that 300 conversions were completed and as above the cowlings were different to production IX's. See lots of Edgar threads for more details. Cheers Dennis
  5. Looking through other photos of USAAF Spitfires in the Med it is not that clear, the subjects seem to be heavily weathered on the upper wings, however there are several close up shots of Mk.V's and IX's with wing walkway markings. However as the subject was a converted Mk.V it gets even more interesting as the earlier Mk. V walkways may be present. I built ES276 WD*D Mk. V with wing markings. I only briefly looked through my American Spitfire Camouflage and Markings part 1 and 2 books though so not an exhaustive search. Cheers Dennis
  6. Neither, just bacon Cheers Dennis
  7. Great Photos, as I am about to start my PCM C200 build they will come in very handy, thank you for posting them Cheers Dennis
  8. Used but not abused, and it looks great, the Revell kit does need the Barracuda parts and they really make a difference Cheers Dennis
  9. That looks fantastic, the black finish as mentioned above looks good with the subtle silver highlights, and what an impressive sized model that must be. Cheers Dennis
  10. Very sad, I used to love his show way back then. Dennis
  11. Great subject choice, another one who's attention was grabbed by an Airfix Whirlwind, it has always been a favourite subject of mine, I even dropped down to 1/48 scale to build one (Classic Airframes) before the SH kit came out. So of course I have one in the stash and will pop in now and again to see how you are getting on. Cheers Dennis
  12. Great build Max and great photos, and like all PCM builds it is a "challenging" one. Cheers Dennis
  13. Nice one, it looks great, I'm amazed at people who can build to this standard in 1/72nd scale, my normal scale is 1/32. And it is nice to see a post from you Nick. Cheers Dennis
  14. Great photos, thanks for posting, it's been a long while since we were there, must try and get down there some time in the future, Cheers Dennis
  15. Beautifully built, painted and weathered, great photography too. Cheers Dennis
  16. Some snippets from my Edgar files, I'm not totally convinced, regarding the cushioning, on the seat back, and feel that it might have been introduced, for comfort, when the Mae West wasn't worn; anyway, all those, that I've seen, are black. And That later plastic seat, of yours, is a late/middle-war variant, since it has the lozenge-shaped indentation for the dinghy's airbottle (most uncomfortable to sit on.) Early pilots just had to make do with a Mae West. More on the Lozenge shape in the seat. Can't give a precise date, but it was during 1940, possibly quite late, since the lozenge shape is mentioned as being in a few seats in early December. Prior to that it was a square depression; the change seems to have been brought about to so as to have no right-angled "corners," thereby lessening the stress on those points. Early metal seats had no depression, just an undulating base. The "lozenge" recess was designed to accept the air bottle, which inflated the dinghy (not carried during 1940, hence the simpler undulating base.) In 1940, the pilots had a thin sheet of sorbo rubber between parachute and bum, which they forfeited when the dinghy arrived, so discomfort increased, and became a way of life. At least they didn't suffer as long as Mustang pilots (lack of fuel can have its benefits.) Edgar Another question Very interesting post - especially the pic of the seat. Do you know whether the very early production Spits had a seat cushion? John As far as I can tell, they didn't; perhaps the Mae West, plus extra warm clothing was originally sufficient, but, with more efficient cockpit heating later, some pilots flew in shirtsleeves, at times, which could have led to discomfort. The backrest, in the photo, is obviously a late addition, since it has the cut-out, for the hole. Edgar More Metal seats were green, or, earlier ones, black. Plastic seats were various shades of red, and went into service from May, 1940. They were originally intended for 1939, but production problems delayed them, and were also meant to be exclusively for Castle Bromwich, but the bombing of the Supermarine works probably changed everything. The seats were completely interchangeable, so no-one can say that you're wrong if it's red or green. One sure thing, though; on the Vb, the Sutton harness straps did not go through the hole in the backrest. Edgar From this I would guess that the early seats without the dinghy would mean thet the pilot wore a Mae West and there was no padding. For a later seat the back padding would be present. Who knows for sure Cheers Dennis
  17. Must have a spy camera in my study as I am just starting my PCM C200. Cheers Dennis
  18. It's bound to be a really well researched and engineered kit so will please a lot of Luftwaffe fans and hopefully sell a lot to encourage Kotare to bring out more kits, However I am not a Luftwaffe fan and will not be buying one, but will await their next project with anticipation. Cheers Dennis
  19. Thank you very much Remus, from a dodgy begining it turned out really nice. Cheers Dennis
  20. Thank you Bob, I can see the Ferrari link and an all red Re2005 would certainly look very fast. Thank you Chris I'm glad you liked them, I have more PCM kits in the stash but I think a Trumpeter or Hasegawa is called for now. Thank you for the nice words, the PCM kits do take you back to basic modelling, which after a steady diet of more modern kits is a bit of a shock, but they do scrub up well. Cheers Dennis
  21. Thank you guys, a very beautiful aircraft, it does look like a racing machine to me, very sleek. Cheers Dennis
  22. Thank you Giampiero, that is special coming from an expert in the Italian Air Force. Cheers Dennis
  23. This is my 5th PCM kit build and the fourth in a row PCM builds, it's been a journey back to basic model building as they sure aren't Tamiya. However when they came out they were a revelation, great subjects some have never been brought out since by other manufactures, resin parts, PE, great big decal sheets and multiple choice of varients, so they do deserve to be built. This was built at my usual glacial pace, it took a year, here is the build thread. I was aided in this build by a fantastic build over on LSP by "alaninaustria" which I used as my reference and some helpful informatrion and advice over on the Stormo website. A bit of history on the Re.2005: The Re.2005 it was one of the three Series 5 aircraft, all being powered by a licence built DB-605 engine, the Fiat RC 58 Tifone 1,475hp engine. The three fighters were the Macchi C.205V Veltro, Fiat G.55 Centauro and Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario, none of which were built in large numbers but they were all very capable aircraft. I found some notes on the operational use of the Re2005 on the internet. In May of 1943, the first Sagittarios entered service with the Regia Aeronautica. The first prototype and several of the zero series aircraft were used operationally by the 362a Squadriglia, 22o Gruppo at Naples-Capodichino starting in May 1943, being used to defend Rome and Naples. The squadron had developed a rather daring method of attacking Allied B-17s which involved diving head-on with all guns blazing, then flipping the aircraft over on its back and diving away at the last minute. The Reggiane had good behaviour in close dogfight and , according to General Minguzzi, who flew both Re 2005 and Spitfire, was even better than the Spit in tight turns and handling. The operative life of the Sagittario was concluded by the Armistice , that came in the September 1943. Sadly there are no surviving Re2005’s, just an aft fuselage section and limited photos and information. This was one of my main reference books. There is very little AM for the kit, and no paint masks which I prefer to decals, however I did use the Montex paint masks designed for the C202 for the national markings as they were the same size and design. And here she is. And here she is with two other PCM kits And another PCM build the Fiat G.55 Centauro with a saggy aerial wire that was elasticated once upon a time. Cheers Dennis
  24. And the finishing touches. I decided to be clever and use a prop while the glue set, but I had to remove the canopy to get rid of the Blu Tac marks on it and the wing, another lesson learned, but no harm done. Then my least favourite job, the aerial wire., I had already drilled a hole in the mast and glued a fitting on the fin, so I gued the "wire" into the post before gluing the post into the fuselage, like another build I had to drill the post toget a longer pin in the post. Then with a rush of blood to the head, this happened: It's done, well as done as it will ever be, being very new aircraft I just dulled it down a bit but had been building it that long that the exhaust stains and muddy boots area were left and it was hurried into the display cabinet. Will post more photos in the RFI sction Cheers Dennis Dennis
  25. It looks like it was worth the pain to me, one to be proud of. Cheers Dennis
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