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  1. Sturmovik
    I actually did make a Ta 183 in Argentinian colours. Academy in 1:48.
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    That's a big difference indeed. Thanks for answering.
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    Would there be many size differences between a 1:32 and 1:35 Fw 190s? I assume it would be some millimetres.
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    I've finished building Tamiya's 1:48 Meteor F.1 i used an Aerocalcas decal set dedicated for the Meteor F.4 and modified the numerals to make this plane as Meteor F.1 C-104.
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    RFI:
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    Decals have been applied. Curiously, the white decals presented small cracks once they were dry. They didn't break when sunk into hot water. I now will let the decals dry for some hours before applying the matt coat and adding the landing gear and canopy.
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    Some more progress has been made on the Meteor. The camouflage has been painted. Uppers are in standard late RAF colours akd the undersides are in RLM 65.
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    Made some more effort today and glued the wings and filled the speed brakes to backdate the kit to a true Meteor F.1. As written above, Tamiya copied the Meteor "F.1" exhibited in the RAF Museum Cosford (now in Hendon I think). As such, they added the speed brakes of the Meteor F.3, and kitted the plane as an F.1 with speed brakes. Tamiya later retooled their original kit and issued a true F.1, plus an F.3 later with the speed brakes.
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    Right, more progress after a long (ish) time. I've glued the fuselage halves and added the weight to the lower wing. And here are the wings glued to the fuselage. Next to it is the cockpit.
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    Looking online for the instructions of the Hasegawa Fw 190A-7 in 1:32, I can see one of the black stripes is of the same size as the engine bulge on the aircraft's side. You could measure the size of the bulge in your 1:72 kit. With the measurements of the black stripe, you will also have the correct size of the white ones. Hope this helps.
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    First efforts on Tamiya's Meteor. When Tamiya first issued their Meteor F.1 in 1997, it was done after reviewing the Meteor on the RAF Museum in Hendon (London). As such, it had speedbrakes, a device that was added starting on the Meteor F.3. Because I didn't want to look lazy, I glued the speedbrakes shut and filled them with CA. Here you can see the fuselage and other small parts painted black. The wheels were painted steel and will have the tyres painted today. Here you can see the area to be filled surrounded by masking tape.
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    @exdraken is the grey surface a primer? I also like the panel lines and rivets, so much better than a 3D printed model.
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    Vallejo does several RLM colours, including RLM 79. Try that one.
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    I finally have the kit and the decals! Now I'll be able to start the build. As far as I know Tamiya tooled this kit with the wing of the Meteor F.3, which had speedbrakes, whereas the F.1 didn't. I'll glue the speedbrakes in place and then fill the recessed detail of the brakes. I'll also be filling any gaps that may appear while building the kit (unions etc...). This is going to be a first for me, because I usually don't fill gaps on my models. Here's the boxtop: The bottom of the box with the nose weight (included in the kit). Instructions: Sprues inside the bags: A 1:48 painting guide: And finally, the decals. The idea of buying this kit was to make it Argentinian from the start with a set from Aerocalcas. ID will be C-104.
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    One thing I can say about Aerocalcas is that they conform to the model's surface without the need of softening solutions. Calcas del Sur, though nice to work with, are impervious to softening liquids and are prone to silvering, even after being applied over a gloss base.
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    I had to check if I had the needed decals. Otherwise the kit would have been a waste of money.
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    Thanks! Better use those decals before they too go bad.
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    Finished this kit yesterday. The model came with bonus resin tyres from Hasegawa, which also came with the regular plastic ones. I used Revell Aqua colours and several brushes to complete this aircraft. The original kit decals were completely unsuable, cracked beyond redemption. Luckily I was able to count from my spares box to complete this paint job.
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    Finished! See you in the RFI!
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    Looking at your previous photo, I see your dad had the step on the right wing when gluing it to the fuselage. Tell him next time to remove plastic from the mating tab. That'll eliminate the step.
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    Sadly no. C-927 was the only one attending the show. Amazingly it's still in the original 1982 camouflage. I wonder, would it be able to fly again if properly checked and had an engine change?
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    Earlier this month I went to the Argentina Vuela 2022 at BAM Morón. The air show lasted between 13 and 14 August of this year. There were several aircraft in exhibition, plus an air show performed by the Fuerza Aérea Argentina. Here are the photos of said show: Beechcraft 200 1-F-43: Beechcraft T-45 Mentor(s): Battle worn Douglas A-4C: Bristol 170 Mk.I LV-AYC (TC-330): C-130H: Austral Líneas Aéreas MD-81 LV-WFN (MD-81 with the most flown hours in the world): Avro Lincoln B-004. Currently the MNA is gathering money to carry out a restoration of the aircraft: S-2T Turbo Tracker 2-AS-23: Westland Sea King 43 SAAB 340 TC-32: Beechcraft B-45 Mentors of the Escuadrilla Histórica: Mirage IIIEA I-007: Drone with the A-4AR C-927 in the background: Mig 15UTI LV-X216: EMB 314 Tucano:
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    More progress has been done. I added the sand filter, exhausta and exhausts shields to the aircraft. The instructions indicated the sand filter should be painted in camouflage colour, but I liked the steel one more. Decals came from three sources: Academy for the numbers, swastikas, kill markings and JG27 shields, Xtradecals for the upper and lower crosses, and Hobby Boss for the fuselage crosses.
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