Vanroon

Ditto. Went for the FE2b. Got a confirmation tho'. G

The very often posted Curtiss factory photo of stencil spraying shows ply (or light sheet metal) stencils with stiffeners. Rubber was such a more strategic material than paper (or ply or canvas) that its use has long caused me to doubt this theory. Latex. Tap it somewhere in South America (or where-ever, the Japanese held Malaya and Borneo) dry it into sheets, pack and ship across hostile oceans. Then turn it into a disposable frisket? Hmm.. Not when there were hoses, gaskets, tyres and condoms and a multitude of other items to make. Not to say it didn't happen, but I'm sure a search of rubber usage in WWII Britain would come to a dead-end when using 'masking mat(te)s' as a search criterion. G

This new kit is possibly the best Airfix has done since the Mk.22/24 etc. of the Nineties. My question of the assembly here is; What lopping and substituting is required to convert this fine new kit into the missing link? Once perused, my immediate thought was 'How c'n I make a Mk.Vc Trop out of this? Thinking Airfix may be able to provide a single speed/ single stage Merlin with Volkes intake. The oil cooler looks the same, the radiator looks very similar. The cannon feed covers are a moot point, but I have oodles of ICM kits which will not need the wide bulge gun bay covers. Thanks for your attention, but this has me going. G