Red Dog

Hi all, Anyone seen decals done for this aircraft or who must I bribe to get a set done in this scheme? (1/48 scale) EA-6B Prowler of VMAQT-1 'Banshees' MCAS Cherry Point 2016 (Retirement). Good looking scheme.

Thanks Archelaos that's certainly an option. Thanks Ed, also seeing what else is there on your site.

Ungainly, ugly, out of place - just the reason to build it, I think. Nicely done.

Great build. As others have already said the weathering is top notch.

Very nice, great job.

Red Roo here in Oz do make a vac formed canopy replacement for the AZ Vengeance kit. Has anyone tried fitting this to the Dora Kit? If someone has the vac formed replacement for the AZ kit would you mind taking some measurements. Span of the Dora Wings fuselage is 11mm. Maybe a combination of kit parts and Red Roo's AZ vac formed canopy may work?

Has anyone found or made a vac formed canopy replacement for the Dora Wings Vengeance? Would like to pose with an open canopy. The kit only allows for closed canopy and placing one canopy piece over another makes it sit way to high and besides the gunner/observer's part would slide under the middle/center piece. Any help or suggestions greatly welcome. Cheers Red Dog

Did someone say excessive packaging? 1/48 paint mask for scorpion markings on an Israeli F-16 tail. As can be seen next to my wallet, no bigger than two postage stamps. Have fun with the Fw 190D-9. Have built a few of these and they are quite simple to put together.

There is a different nose (clear part) for the Nightfighter version. It has holes for the attachment of the radar parts. The Blitz Bomber version has a completely smooth nose. Revell's Ar 234B-2/N 'Nachtigall' is a rebox of Hasegawa's B-2/N Nightfighter.

Superbly built and finished. No need to apologise for how you want to go about building YOUR model. Top notch👍

Superb Cris. Captures a very well used Aussie Beau nicely. Very well done. This is a great read if you haven't read it already. For anyone wanting more info on that particular battle from another point of view (Aussie instead of US). For anyone wanting good reads on Aussie aviation history you can't go past Michael Veitch. In March 1943, in the sky and sea near New Guinea, Australian and American pilots faced some of the darkest days of World War II. Bestselling author Michael Veitch (Turning Point, 44 Days) tells the dramatic tale of the battle that thwarted Japan's final, desperate lunge for the South West Pacific. 'Readers look for and admire good writers and great writing. They will find it, in spades, in The Battle of the Bismarck Sea.' - The Canberra Times In the thick of World War II, during the first week of March 1943, Japan made a final, desperate lunge for control of the South West Pacific. In the ensuing Battle of the Bismarck Sea, a force of land-based Australian and American planes attacked a massive convoy of Japanese warships. The odds were against them. But a devastating victory was won and Japan's hopes of regaining the initiative in New Guinea destroyed. More importantly for Australians, the victory decisively removed any possibility that Australia might be invaded by Japanese forces. It was, for us, one of the most significant times in our history - a week when our future was profoundly in the balance. Bestselling author Michael Veitch tells the riveting story of this crucial moment in history - how the bravery of young men and experienced fighters, renegades and rule-followers, overcame some of the darkest days of World War II.

Thanks for posting that thread Finn Andersen. I was scratching the brain trying to recall where I got that scheme from. As I mentioned before I am no expert and I interpreted that scheme as best I could from the information provided by those who posted. Man that Raul Hrubisko was ambitious.

Thanks vppelt68. Nice that the hard work and effort is seen and appreciated. Here is my list of spitfires with their individual details such as any conversion work and which base kit was used. The bottom two pics from last post has some out of order as these were a pre packing shots. Follow the below list Unfortunately I have forgotten what kits I used for the Mk.X & XIII even though they were the last two made. It does look a lot better (neater in table form in a word document). Hope it is still legible. Attempted all marks that had some production run even if it was quite small. It's not absolutely complete as there were many sub variants within a mark. I did try to cover as many different user nations as I could. Main References - Airframe and Miniatures No.12 & 13 Spitfire (Pt.1 & 2) - Flast Past magazine special 'Spitfire 70' Hope it is of some help Any questions, don't hesitate to ask. I'm no expert but will try to help as best I can' Mark Air Force Codes Comments/Conversion work/Changes Kit 1 Prototype RAF K5054 Filled wing panel lines Airfix I/IIa Removed framing from windscreen Made new exhaust outlets 2 Mk.I RAF WZ-T Pre-war markings, two bladed propeller, flat canopy Airfix I/IIa 3 Mk.Ia RAF DW-K Battle of Britain Airfix I/IIa 4 Mk.Ib RAF QJ-F 92 Sqn 1941 KPM Ib 5 Mk.II RAF QV-J OOB Airfix I/IIa 6 Mk.IIb RAF RF-T OOB (Kit Decals) KPM IIb 7 Mk. IG RAF NK Drilled hole for camera port Airfix Ia 8 Mk.IV RAF ---- Royal Blue light blue in roundels ???? 9 Mk.Va RAF XT-W OOB Airfix Va 10 Mk.Vb USAF MX-D OOB, medium cannon bulges Italeri Vb 11 Mk.Vb Trop RAF T-N Vokes filter, Large cannon bulges Italeri Vb 12 Mk.Vb Trop SAAF WR-R Aboukir clipped wingtips. Eaglestrike decals Italeri Vb 13 Mk.Vc (early) RAF X-3 4 cannon version, Malta, kit decals KPM Vc 4 cannon 14 Mk.Vc RAAF QY-G Filled and re-scribed wing panel lines for ‘C’ wing Italeri Vb Large cannon bulges 15 Mk.VI RAF NN-T Added extended wing tips Italeri Vb Added 4-bladed prop (Quickboost) Medium cannon bulges 16 Mk.VII RAF ON-D OOB Eduard VIII 17 Mk.VIII RAF UM-C OOB Eduard IXc 18 Mk.IXc (XXX) RAF ZF-C Narrow cannon bulges, Rounded rudder, rounded wings, beer barrels under wings Eduard IXc 19 Mk.IXc ‘Late’ USAF WZ-JJ Narrow cannon bulges, pointed rudder, rounded wingtips Airfix IXc 20 Mk.IXe VVS White 2 Clipped wings, Pointed rudder AZ Model IXe 21 Tr.9 Irish Air Corps 163 Dual seat trainer AZ Model Tr.9 22 Mk.X RAF ---- 23 Mk.XI USAF MD 894 Filled and re-scribed panel lines for unarmed wings Airfix IXc Added deeper chin (2-part putty) Added un-armoured, rounded windscreen (Falcon) Added undercarriage (Eduard Mk.IX) Added pointed broad chord rudder (Eduard Mk.IX) 24 Mk.XII RAF EB-O 41 Sqn Jay’s/Ventura Seafire Mk.XV C Wing small/narrow cannon blisters (‘A’ frame tail hook) Replaced cockpit (scratch built + Eduard spares) Clipped wings Re-scribed wings Replaced squared intake with a round one from Airfix Added bulge to upper cowling 25 Mk.XIII RAF G3-C Training Squadron? ????? 26 MK.XIVc RAF DL-J High Back, 91 Sqn, invasion Stripes Fujimi XIVc 27 Mk.XIVe Belgian MN-H Low back bubble canopy Green & Grey Fujimi XIVe 28 Mk.XVIe (Low) RAF HT-A (No.5) Clipped wingtips, pointed rudder, Racing silver Red No.5 AZ Model XVI 29 Mk.XVIII RAF K 208 Sqn Middle East – Slate Grey & Earth Brown AZ Model XIV 30 Mk.XIX Swedish AF 38 PRU Blue - Swedish Airfix XIX 31 Mk.21 RAF RAG-D Green & Grey AZ Model 21 32 Mk.22 SRAF -------- South Rhodesia Air Force Airfix 22 33 Mk.24 RAF K RAF based in Hong Kong Special Hobby 24

Yes I have, quite unintentionally. Started by doing a few which soon grew into something bigger (33 in all). I do have list of the versions I modeled and kits I used, will post later when I find it. A few shots of the end result. Our local model expo (2021) and when I was packing them recently for a move.

Oooh that's nice. Fantastic job. Nice NMF.