Silver Fox
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I believe that Heritage Aviation will be re-isssuing theirs shortly. I understand they held off after the AZ kit was announced but as it is such a disappointment.... I regret not buying one of the original issues.
May be worth a post on their bit below?
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Silver Fox: the A-5 has the wing of the A-4, so it does have the wingtips.
Graham, thats right, you use the Dragon/Revell wing tips so that is why MDC kit doesn't have the shorter wing tips.
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Apparently a handful of A-4s were around in 1940, not sure about the exact dates for BoB qualification. The "halfway house" of the A-5 was present in some numbers. This would allow you to use the same wing, and possibly the two-gun canopy: this depends upon the individual aircraft and I don't know the date it was introduced. You would still need to remove the bulge for the oil cooler under the engine cowling, and revert to the earlier pattern of radiators/oil cooler in the annular mounting.
Not mentioned is that narrow-blade props would be needed. The difference in the fin/rudder is less than suggested, being a matter of the horn balance or not.
There are differences in the "bola", or "gondola", ventral gun mounting.
A study of the Sq. Signal Ju 88 in Action would make the differences clear: try posting questions about availability on either 12 O'Clock High or Luftwaffe Experten Message Board.
The MDC A-1 kit contains the correct blades and IIRC spinner as well. They also do an A-5 which hasn't the wing tips again IIRC. The problem with the A-5 is that a hybrid rear canopy accomodating two pintle mounted m.g.s was a fairly standard fitting and I know of no commercially available canopy. I always wondered why MDC didn't include the glassware in their kits.
Hope this is of some use.
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Just wondering if the Revell 1/48 Ju88 A-4 could be built as an A-1 for the BoB GB. If so, what changes would I have to make to it?
Many thanks
Andy
The A-1 had different engines, shorter wingtips, a different height fin and rudder and a different rear cockpit with a single gun position centrally located.
MDC do a conversion that copes with the first three but unless you can either find a Dragon night fighter styler canopy or possibly a Ventura one you are a bit stuck.
I did the conversion a few years ago and it was a bit of a trial as, unusally for MDC, the resin bits didn't fit the plastic bits and the plastic bits aren't the best fit in the world. I also wrecked two fighter canopies because they were too narrow for the fuselage. Be warned.
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Keep up the good work. I'm working on the mass of interior detail right now and you are really inspiring me.
The whole thing reminds me of the AM Dauntless, loads of detail you never ever see after you have closed the fuselage!
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hope this works, its an RNZAF Freighter in the preservation hangar at the RNZAF Museum at Wigram
a close up, the RNZAF machine is actually hard to photograph as it is hiden in the hangar most of the time. Also it was a busy day when these were taken.
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They seem to have started the transition in 1972 and finished mid 1974. the usual visiual clue id thta the paintwor was applied at the same time as the roundel/finflashes were toned down.
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Hasn't Welsh Models just done one in injection? Or is it resin?
I can quite get the information from the Hannants site.
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Classic Airframe announced a whole series of Hind/Hart variants a couple of years ago. This scared off other manufacturers but CA still have no announced lauch date.
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Aren't these the ones that have been withdrawn due to a labelling issue?
I have used them and I really like them and am hoping they are soon available again. The Silver is just fab.
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Matt Roberts posted -
" The original idea I believe goes back to Quarter Scale Modeler when it was around as that was the first place I saw that method of getting the wing right. Must be a British thing to think like that, sort of the same way of glueing the upper wing halves to the fuselage before gluing the lower to ensure a good seam on top."
I think I was the source of this as I built four Hunters in quick succession for QSM and its short lived successor. I truely threw the first against the wall in frustration trying to get the wings straight with the intakes and trunking in place. It was only when trying to repair the wreckage I found the best way to get the wings to fit. I ended up building an F4, a T7 and a PR10 as well as the original F.6. these still still proudly on myn shelves along with my Aeroclub Hunter F5.
It is time for Revell to do the decent thing and upsize their 1/72 kit or down size their 1/32nd kit ( or even really upsize their 1/144th scale model.
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I've been after one of those for years, never found one, lets hope he gets some in. Searched Telford for the last three years for one and I mean searched.
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As mentioned the MDC kit provides most of what is needed, engines, fin etc. The Revell kit provides either the single rear gun as used by the nightfigther which is correct for the early A-5 and the 'beetle-eye' twin mounting as used on the A-4 which was used on some later machines. If you want the very common twin guns witout the Beetle-eye canopy used on the mid production machine that were used in the Battle of Britain you are stuck. Guess how I know. I had to find a different machine to model in the end.
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Hi guys - trying to finish my has 1/48 Kahu, and i need to know if I can make the finless centreline drop tank sometimes carried by these crates, using the finned drop tanks that come in the kit. ie do I need to shorten one, round of the back end a bit or whatever?
Cheers
JonKT
If you can find a Monogram kit that comes with a centre line tank but the wing tanks are chunkier than the Hasegawa and I used them cut back for my Kahus. look at the great pictures Kiwisteve attached and you'll see the tank looks fatter, IIRC Hasegawa have not offered the cenreline tank in any of the relevant options.
Hope you are using the fantastic Gekko Graphic decals, IMHO the best decal sheets ever made.
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The problem is that it isn't a complete conversion. What about the rear fuselage and exhaust changes?
My pet peeve is conversions that aren't complete and this one certainly isn't.
Jim
When I built my Mk4s from the Academy kits I did a bit of measuring and IIRC the Academy Mk6 tail is really Mk 4 size and needed enlarging. However Jim I agree that the other major issues aren't addressed such as the toy cockpit and woefully undersized ejection seat.
Aeroclub do a great detail set.
If building the Acedemy kit add the wings to the indivudual fuselage halves before adding the whole intake unit then assemble the fuselage, otherwise you get misaligned wings.
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I bought one about 9 years ago,,when I was still doing 1/72nd and trying to do every Javelin Squadron. I thought it was a modified Frog moulding with the unique Mk7 rear end. It looked wrong and putting it to plans confirmed my worst fears.
Never did building, gave it away when I sold my 1/72nd kits.
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I built the PR9 a while ago and it is like all Classic Airframes kits, except the the Hurricane, a difficult kit to build.
The nose in this case is clear plastic and the F.8 fuselage has to be modified to accomodate the new nose. I followed the instructions and found it was way too narrow for the fuselage but was right according to plans I had. I used plastic strip to widen the nose but it needed superglue to make it stick as normal poly cement didn't work..
The intakes and wings are a 'check fit, sand, check fit, glue, assemble, fill, rub down, re-fill, rub down and re sand........' job
In the end I'm glad I have it but I have an F.8 and an NF.11 unbuilt and they are likely to remain that way.
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Absolutely concur with the boys, Dynavector is the way to go. Somehow the shapes make it one of the easier vac-forms and I really enoyed building it. I think Modelart even did a sheet of decals for it.
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Britten-Norman have some preserved airframes, at Bembridge, but you need prior permission.
Scrap dealers Cliftongrade Ltd. have an FG1 cockpit, in Cowes.
Airframe Assemblies, at Sandown Aerodrome (again, you'll need prior permission) are leading lights in restoration work, especially on Spitfires (there's a Hurricane IIB wreck, from Russia, stored, too.)
Edgar
Thanks for the info Edgar, I 'll have to look at getting to Bembridge.
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Hi Guys!
I just started work on Airfix's magnificent 1/24 Spitfire 1a. It is my intention to finish the model as Al Deeres Kiwi 1 (KLB of 54 Sqn). Now before you all tell me that the Airfix kit has decals for that one, I'll chip in with, but have they?
From reading the book 'Nine Lives' Al himself relates that he had at least three Kiwis and that they were numbered
So far, all I've done to the model is re rivet one upper wing. I've already ascertained, from two photos in the novel, that I do not need to add wheel well strenghtheners on the upper wing surfaces. I do have two other burning questions though.
1. What is the serial number for Kiwi 1?
2. Should it be wearing half and half underside colours? (or a variation thereof)
So here's what I know, gleaned from the novel. Al picked up a brand new Spitfire from the Supermarine factory at Eastleigh on March 8th 1939. The first time he mentions that his own Spitfire was christened Kiwi 1 was during reference to a flight over Dunkirk on May 16th 1940. He was shot down by a Do17 gunner over Dunkirk on May 29th 1940 and crash landed on the beach.
So, I can't confirm from that that the aircraft he picked up became Kiwi 1, but can confirm the dates in question.
The two photos I have in the book seem to show both wings as being light in colour underneath, but, the starboard side underfuselage is without a doubt black
Does anyone have any good ideas, facts or photos that will help please?
TIA,
Jen.
IIRC Al Deere used N3183/KL-B to shoot down a Bf109 and an Me110 on the 24th and 25th May respectively. I believe this is the aircraft depicted in the Airfix kit. I have never seen a picture of his aircraft explictly marked as Kiwi I, II or III.
The black and white underside is right for a Dunkirk era Spitfire.
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I,m heading to the IOW in August with the family and need to get some planning done, so the title says it all are there any interesting sites, such as remains of the radar at Ventnor, active airfield such as Bembridge or model shops we can just happen to pass?
Thanks in advance
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Just looking through my reference books. Is the wrap around camo in the 70's onwards darker than when they had grey undersides, or an optical illusion because of the wrap around effect?
AFAIK, the colours never changed though they went from high gloss to matt which does have an impact in photographs.
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In R. L Wards book on the Phantom, he shows the RWR and ILS aerilas on XV428/H of !!! Sqaudron as being in place on 19th June 1975 at Coninsby's Open day. This was the earliest reference I could find . None of the 54, 31 or 41 Squadrom machines carried them as they moved to Jaguars in the 1974-76 time frame.
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I did a review for SAMI on the Mk I and had a great time with the kit, the points to watch for are the lack of an air intake inside the radiator bath( I used a scrap Hurricane part), the hole in the wing where the landing light interior should be and the fitting of the undernose parts it looks all wrong until you slide the radiator on then it looks pretty darn good.
At £23, 99 the Mk II is a steal with the extras which would have cost at least another £10.
Enjoy.
* Messerschmitt Bf110 : EpGr210 Machine / FINISHED.
in The factory floor
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Looking really good, I'm slowly following your lead on this one and havingthe same issues. Glad you have shown me how to deal with them.