TISO

Sweet. Nicely built little thing. BTW there are few add ons for this kit: - Syndikate.co from Poland produces in 3D print : - tracks & wheels set (they also produce separate set for A9) - periscopes for UK tanks - Master produces brass set of gun barrels (both 40mm and BESA)

On the following film at 19:17 you can see bombing up the Wellinton

Some financial info RE first order added from new source [#22]

Good reference: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/warbirdsforum/dutch-east-indies-camo-t565.html On colors: https://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2005/06/stuff_eng_dutch_af_colours_01.htm https://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2005/09/stuff_eng_dutch_af_colours_02.htm https://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2005/09/stuff_eng_dutch_af_colours_03.htm

Sweet. Nicely done. Have to convert one of the revell kits to A-109E BTW A-109 is still offcialy A-109 not AW. I work on A-109E Power (PWC 206C engines). Basicly it goes back to type certificate. If they would offcialy change the designation they would have to recetrify a lot of parts, components and such wich would cost as much as certifying a new helicopter type. For that reason Airbus H-145 (commercial name) is technically still BKK-117D series or Mi-171 is still Mi-8

British pathee link to Dutch in Singapore doesn't work. As said this is not Burma but Singapore just after the start of the war. Some nise footage of ML KNIL Buffalos and WH-2 bombers. Interestingly bombers are Glenn-Martin WH-2 and not WH-3 as many sources claim. Here is the youtube:

There is a link to Ki-49 maintanance manual here if you need it

DP Casper produces a comprehensive set DP Casper 72009 Java sea: from January to March 1942 Aircraft covered in this set with info that i managed to find on them. If there is any additional info or correction needed please do tell. I did a bit of a research on aircraft provided in this set as after reading Bloody shambles trilogy I had a rather sneaking suspicion that not all aircraft were operating in given time and space of the decal sheet (Java sea from january to march 1942). Notes on sources: If not specificly included at the end of text the shorthened name for my 2 primary sources with page number is provided. -Bh-Sh = Bloody Shambles volumes 1,2 and 3 by Christopher Shores, Brian Cull and Yasuho Izawa -EFTP = Eyes for the Phoenix – Allied Aerial Photo-Recconaissance Operations South-East Asia 1941-1945 by Geoffrey J. Thomas which can be found here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/156944140/Eye - P.C. Boer = Hawker Hurricane emergency shipments for Singapore, Burma. Ceylon and the Netherlands East Indies, December 1941-April 1942 (2015 last revised May 2018) 1. A6M2 type 21 (V-126) of Tainan Kokutai IJN, Dutch East Indies, February 1942 Flown by NAP3/C Toshiaki Honda (profile in Aero Detail No.7) 2. Ki-27b of 77.Sentai 3rd Chutai IJAAF: pilot 3.Chutai CO Taii (capt.) Joshiro Kuwabara in action dec.1941 over Malaya then based Thailand for action over Burma (marking same as in SpecialHobby 32040 Ki-27b kit but camo scheme is a bit different from top) 3. Ki-44 prototype series (No.4408) of 47. Dokuritsu Chutai 3. Shotai IJAAF, Saigon airfield French Indochina, December 1941 - January 1942 8 prototype built. Flown by Taii (capt.) Yasuhiko Kuroe Based Saigon for operations over Malaya, then in Thailand for operations over Burma 4. Ki-43-I of 64. Sentai IJAAF, southern Malaya, begginig of february 1942 Possibly aircraft of Sōchō (sgt.maj.) Choichi Okuyama which was shot down on 7. Feb. 1942 by Plt Off »Red« Campbell (Hurricane 258.Sqn) over Pelembang aifield (Bl-Sh Vol.2 page 66, photo page 67) 5. Ki-30 of 31. Sentai 2nd chutai IJAAF, Thailand, february 1942 based in Thailand for operations over Burma (photo Bl-Sh Vol.2 page 258). This unit previously operated over Malaya and NEI. 6. G3M2 (G-321) of Genzan Kokutai 2nd Chutai (possible also 3rd Chutai) IJN, Saigon airfield French Indochina, December 10th, 1941 Note on camo: aircraft sometimes depicted as natural metal undersides and sometimes as lt.gray as in instructions 7. G4M1 (K-310) of Kanoya Kokutai 3rd Chutai IJN, Tu Dau Moi airfield French Indochina, late 1941 early 1942 Flown by CO of Kanoya kokutai Tai-i (capt.) Haruki Iki (he was buntaicho). He piloted this aircraft during attack on HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse. This aircraft was transferred to 3rd Chutai from the 1st chutai. Note: lack of doors of the bombs bay (from secondary source: Wings Pallete site) Note on camo: aircraft sometimes depicted as natural metal undersides and sometimes as lt.gray as in instructions 8. C5M2 (V-16) of Tainan Kokutai IJN Acctually of 22. Koku Sentai Shireibu Fuzoku Sentokitai (22nd Air Flotilla Headquarters Attached Fighter Unit) an as-hoc fighter unit established for operations over Malaya-NEI made up of detachments of 23. Koku Sentai (established for operations over Phillipines), which was itself made up from detachment of Tainan Kokutai and a detachment of 3. Kaigun Kokutai. (Both units participated with A6M2s, A5M4s and some C5M1/2's with some added from reserves). Unit operated over Malaya and Dutch East indies. Note on aircraft: Coulor profile on instructions says C5M1 but the profile itself is that of C5M2. Units operated both subtypes at the same time so it could be either, but it was C5M2. Photo can be found here: https://www.j-aircraft.org/smf/index.php?topic=6205.0 9. F1M2 (ZI-10) of Kamikawa Maru IJN Unit operated over Malaya and Dutch east Indies. On 19 December 1941 Japanese invasion forces were operating on the northern part of Borneo. Glenn Martin bombers from 2-VIG-I (based at Singkawang) and 1-VIG-I (based at Samarinda) attacked Japanese shipping off Miri during the morning. These were intercepted by F1M2s from Kamikawa Maru and four floatplanes intercepted the separate trios of bombers appearing at 15 minute intervals. Warrant Officer Yatomaru (ZI-16) and NAP 2/C Hosono (ZI-10) attacked and shot down the third bomber of the first flight. This was Glenn Martin M-571 of 2-VIG-I, flown by Lieutenant J. H. Groeneveld. One of the crew was being seen to bale out. They also claimed hits on a second bomber were they believed that the gunner was killed. From: http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/japan_hosono.htm 10. B-339C (B-3100) of 2-VLG-V ML KNIL, Singapore, early december 1941 Shot down on 12. January 1942 by Ki-27s of 12.Sentai over Singapore. Pilot 1st lt. August Deibel claimed 2 shot down but was shot down himself and bailed out slightly wounded. (Bl-Sh Vol.1 page 290) 11. B-339C (E, B-395) of 2-VLG-V ML KNIL Captured by japanese at fall of Java. (Photo Bl-Sh Vol.2 page 440) Note on camo: markings of type introduced on 24. February 1942. Java Rhinoceros painted out. 12. Buffalo Mk I (GA-P, W8163) of 2-VLG-V ML KNIL, Java, March 1942. This is ex No.21 Sqn, RAAF fighter which was taken over by Dutchmen at Singapore, captured by japanese at fall of Java (Photo Bl-Sh Vol.2 page 440) Note on camo: aircraft is in standard RAF Buffalo camouflage and markings with dutch national markings of type introduced on 24. February 1942 replacing RAF roundels only. 13. H-75A-7 (C.332) of 1-VLG-IV ML KNIL, Madioen Netherlands East Indies, December 1941 Aircraft of 1st.Lt.W.Boxman. On February 5th, 1942 aircraft was shot down, but pilot Sgt.Hermens survived (WingsPalette site) Shot down over Madoera Island by NA 1/ Tamekichi Ohtsuki (A6M2 of 3. Kokutai,1st Chutai, 2nd Shotai). Damaged totally destroyed in crash-landing pilot sgt.Hermens unhurt (Bl-Sh Vol.2 page 161) Note on decals: Small black numbers 332 for wing leading edges not present 14. Hurricane Mk IIb (Z5664) of 2-VLG-IV ML KNIL, Ngoro/Blimbing airfield Java, late february 1942, 1st march 1942 sgt. De Wilde force-landed this aircraft near Bedjonegare after being hit by ground fire during straffing attack on japanese landing force at Kragan/Rembang area on eastern Java (Bh-Sh Vol.2 page 303) As per P.C. Boer shiped on HMS Athene from Takoradi to India and from there to Java. Reassembled by ML KNIL personnel at Kemajoran airfield or outskirts of Batavia Java. Arrived at Tjililtan 14.02.1942 to 488.Sq on 21.02.1942 to 605. Sq lost or abandoned before 09.03.1942 15. P-40E of 1-VLG-IV ML KNIL Note on camo: markings of type introduced on 24. February 1942. Standard US camouflage OD/NG 16. WH-2 (M538) of 2-VLG-III ML KNIL, Tjililitan airfield western Java, early february 1942 One of the aircrfat on film made on Kallang airfield (Malaya) at the begining of the war (a film link). Cought in air about to land on Tjililitan airfield (with M537) by A6M2s (22. Koku Hombu = air flotilla) on 9.feb.1942 when returning from training flight. M538 was shot down and crashed near Bakasi. Entire crew of sgt.maj. L.M. Galistan lost. Other WH-2 (M537) returning from patrol over Christmas Island shot down crash-landed neat Tangerang, 2nd lt. Hagers crew surviving (Bl-Sh Vol.2 page169, photo page 169) Note on decals: Small black numbers 538 for wing leading edges not present. Note on camo: This aircraft should be in standard 2 green tone colour scheme. Confirmation of 2 tone scheme is on the film link. Undersides could be Alumunium dope or dutch light gray check the link at the bottom of the page. Some very good close up shots of this aircraft which also confirm 2 tone green upper camouflage scheme are in second half of this film about Dutch in Malaya (even if film title says Burma it is Kallang airfield Malaya in early december) from minute 6:00 to 7:04 i.e. bombing up of M539: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/dutch ... burma-1942 17. WH-2 (M524) of 2-VLG-III ML KNIL Written off after emergency landing due to engine failure Source: http://kw.jonker.co/index.php?option=co ... =2&lang=en Note on decals: Small black numbers 524 for wing leading edges not present Note on camo: markings of type introduced on 24. February 1942 18. PBY-5 (Y-38) of GVT-17 MLD On 9 Feb 1942 on shipping patrol had to make emergency landing at Westervaarwater near Sourabaya taken in tow, damaged by it's tug and subsequently sank (Bl-Sh page 168) Note on camo: Camouflage should Donkerblauwgrijs (Dark Blue Grey) on top i.e. same as that of Do-24K and not dark earth (source: http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2 ... 02.htm#MLD 1940-1945 ) 19. Do-24K-1 (X-24, Dornier Werk Nr.785) of GVT-7 MLD, late february early march 1942 May 5th 1939 flown from Germany to Papendrecht as D-AYWI. May 1939 shipped from Rotterdam to the Dutch East Indies on board of the »Blitar« entering service as X-24. Autumn 1941 served with the training school at Morokembangan. February 1942 became part of GVT 7 and was flown to Lake Grati. March 2nd 1942 flown to Australia, arriving at Port Hedland for fuel. March 3rd 1942 arrived at Broome just after the Japanese attack there had past. Made flights between Australia, Tanibar, Kai and Aroe for the NEFIS (Netherlands Forces Intelligence Service) and NICA March 7th 1942 flown from Broome to Perth. June 8th 1943 handed over to the RAAF entering service there as A49-6. May 14th 1944 put into storage at No.1 Flyingboat Repair Depot at Lake Boga. December 20th 1944 scrapped due to lack of parts. Info and photos on http://www.dornier24.com/ Note on camo: markings of type introduced on 24. February 1942. 20. Buffalo Mk I (TD-F, AN213) of No.453. Sqn RAAF, Sembawang Singapore Malaya, november 1941, personal aircraft of Sqn.Ldr W.J. Harper Posibly also aircraft in which F/L Tim A. Vigors DFC was shot down: During morning of 13. Dec. 1942 patrol of 5 Buffalos under leadership of F/L Tim A. Vigors DFC (flying AN213) was sent to Ipoh where all landed safely and from there patrol of 6 aircraft (1 aborted and returned to Ipoh) to Butterworth. Patrol just landed there when Ki-27s of 1. and 11. Sentais appeared over the airfield on fighter sweep. Vigors took off and was shot down over Penang mountains. Fuel tank was hit, cought fire and pilot bailed out. Pilot F/L Tim A. Vigors (RAF 33554) was badly burnt on the legs hands and arms and wounded in the thigh. Was staffed by Japanese fighter pilots as he descended in his parachute but survived (Bl-Sh Vol.1 pages 133-135) Note on camo: Some reports say AN213 should be coded TD-Z 21. Hurricane Mk IIb (YB-B, BE171) of No.17. Sqn RAF, Mingaladon Burma in late January - late February 1942 This was aircraft of Sqn.Ldr Stone and was one of few in Burma to wear desert camo (hence type A reoundels above wings). This plane was used by Sqn.Ldr Frank Carey (CO of 135.Sqn) to shoot down Ki-27 (probably Sōchō (sgt.maj) Nagashima of 77. Sentai) over Mingaladon airfield on 29. January 1942 (Bh-Sh Vol.1 pages 270-272, EFTP page 28). Aircraft was shot down by fighters (probably of 77. Sentai) on 26th February 1942 while on recce. mission over Sittang area flown by capt. A.D. Penton (army liason attached to the unit also a trained army cooperation pilot) who escaped injury and returned later to Mingaladon in an ox cart – (Bl-Sh vol.2 page 284, photo on page 262) 22. P-40E (white 14) of 17. PS (provisional) USAAF Ngoro airfield Java in february 1942, flown by lt. Joseph. J. Kruzel one of most succesfull USAAF fighter pilots in SEA (photos Bh-Sh vol.2 pages 210, 213) 23. A-24 of 91.BS (lt.) 27.BG (lt) USAAF Ngoro airfield Java in february 1942, Note on aircraft: for history of this unit http://forum.armyairforces.com/A24-Bans ... 59827.aspx http://www.3rdattackgroup.org/operation-plum.php http://www.3rdattackgroup.org/the-27th-reports.php 24. CA-3 Wirraway (GA-B, A20-47) of No.21.Sqn RAAF Malaya, late dec.1941 Aircraft was with 21.Sqn untill 02. Dec.1941. Then transfered to RAF Y Sqn (ex 151 MU) on 10. Jan.1942 Malaya. Aircraft was written off in march 1942 (info and photo ADF serials page, photo of GAoB with 8.Sqn Hudsons in 1940 Malaya) 25. Blenheim Mk I (MU-X, L8609) of No.60. Sqn RAF, Asansol, India, May 1942 far east early 1942. Reportedly lost on 17.05.1942. (photo EFTP page 17) additional liks: ML KNIL camo: http://warbirdsforum.yuku.com/topic/565 ... izNMhi2iM8

Yes. 2 ship attacking much superior force and then selfdestruct. Nobody would hold against them if they surrendered or if the crews simply sunk their own ships without the fight. But they did sailed out and attacked. BTW. Didin't Zvezda announce Koreec some time ago? It is good to see that Aurora still gets some reverence (old footage):

I have this one i my stash. Will have to bild it one day. It was a good ship with one hell of a story. BTW flag from Varyag was returned by South Korea (permanently loaned to russian museum)

As things ussually go when i will be halfway trough someone will produce a nice new DB-7 kit.

Just to correct you. DB-7 was produced as short run kit (light blue injected plastic, vac clear parts, white metal U/C legs and a PE fret) by High Plane Models in French DB-7, Havoc I and Turbinlite I boxings. It is very shortrunnish. Acctually it is so sorthrunnish that i'm thinking of grafting its tail, nose, necelles and cowlings onto a special hobby Boston kit. But damn, sacrificing a Special Hobby Boston kit to the Gods of scale modelling? Re timframe of production i admit i don't have a clue but my guess is 90's or early 2000's.

Italian Ca.310 of latter series registred 10-9: https://comandosupremo.com/amp/caproni-ca-310/ Pavlicino and Ca-310 of first series: Damaged and captured Ca.310: Caproni Ca-312 of early series (same nose as on Ca-310 later series had nose similar to Ca.311M):

Photos of Norvegian Ca.310 being restored in Sola museum: https://caproni.blogspot.com/

Nice. I kind of only found this just now. BTW there are a couple of PE sets for Dragon rapide: Kuvilainen - passanger window frames and cockpit parts https://www.scalemates.com/kits/kuivalainen-kpe-72032-havilland-dh89-dragon-rapide-photo-etch--331732 SBS - Dragon Rapide bracing wires: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/sbs-model-72051-dh-89-dragon-rapide-rigging-wire-set--1227508

OK i updated first deployment of Ca.135bis to SSSR in 1941. I would also like to thenk fellow modeller Marko Hrelja for his help with translation from Hungarian and checking on my google translate work. Still some holes in the service. I hope some manufacturer will have mercy on us and issued the kit in plastic or reasin or 3D print or anything

Need to get me one of airfix Mk II's. Sweet work. BTW shouldn't bomb bay be black and have a ceeling? from 19:45

Significant update of Second deployment in SSSR. This last source (doctoral thesis) should be translated into english and published as a standalone book. Just throw in a couple of photos and color profiles and it is good to go. If i'm not mistaken author Bezce Csaba is the same as in some recent books on WW2 Hungarian armor and airforce. Now i'll start on 1941 deployment to SSSR

Update OK more of a preparation for an udate really. A friend translating the article pointed me to a hungarian doctoral thesis (thanks Marko). So i will be able to significantly expand the article in the future. Now i'm doing google translate magic on the language i don't understand. I hope Marko will proof read it before i update the article. Link to the doctoral thesis: A Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő harci alkalmazása a második világháborúban (1939-1945) by author Becze Csaba (phd desertation) mentor Dr. Ormos Mária : https://pea.lib.pte.hu/bitstream/handle/pea/23620/becze-csaba-phd-2006.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y&fbclid=IwAR370H5h8wjekML0F44sADiUdj_vwk9CXjcdmVy0khngNs92hFh9_1Zu-qY

A fellow member of the forum Jure Miljevic provided me a copy of a lenghty article "A Caproni Ca 135 a magyar légierő szolgálatában 1940-1944" by Kóvacs Ferenc - a 2 part article in Hungarian magazine Aero História from mid 90's. Another friend (thanks Marko) is working on translation. As a result i for start corrected the armmament part of Caproni Ca.135bis/U technical tactical characteristics. Marko also translated a part of kit instructions dealing with aicraft characteristics

Yep Fujimi did change cowling, bomb crutch and canopy. My advice is to also get a Fujimi D3A2. It's less work. Plus then you have D3A1 to finish as well. Any excuse is good to buy more models i guess.

A wee bit of IJN aircraft manuals. Cross posted from Axis History Forum: P1Y1 (Frances) Provisional Operating Instructions Manual issued by Naval Air Depot in 1943, January: https://www.digital.archives.go.jp/DAS/meta/listPhoto?LANG=default&BID=F0000000000000218105&ID=&NO=&TYPE=PDF&DL_TYPE=pdf IJN Prototype Shiden-Kai (George) Provisional Operating Instructions Manual issued on 24 January 1944 by Kawanishi Aeroplane Co. Ltd. https://www.digital.archives.go.jp/DAS/meta/listPhoto?LANG=default&BID=F0000000000000389970&ID=&NO=1&TYPE=large&DL_TYPE=pdf

KP are basicly repacked RV kits

As for other Hungarian ww2 kits in 1/72: Junkers Ju-86K-2 KORA produces a bit pricy resin + decals conversion set for Italeri kit in few versions (only difference are decals), Heinkel He-70K can be had from Revell/Matchbox or older short run WK models directly or for making a more detailed and accurate kit by grafring this kits engine and forward paert of the fuselage to ICM/Revell kit (steelwork Models produces upgrade set for ICM He-70 that will come hand in the latter case), Manfred Weiss WM-21 Solym KORA produces resin kit of the thing - pricy but AFAIK the only game in town. Caproni Ca.310 - Azur kit A088 has Hungarian, Yugoslav and Croatian decals Regiane Re.2000 - Italeri produces much upgraded and detailed kit based on Supermodel kit with Hungarian decals included Fiat Cr-32 - Supermodel or much improved and more detailed Italeri kit based on Supermodel kit or newer Azur kit Fiat Cr-42 - Italeri much superior to short run Pavla kit or ancient Revell/Matchbox (this one has a few shape issues) Dornier Do-17M/P - RS Dornier Do-215B ICM He-111P/H Hasegawa/Revell, Airfix, Italeri........

Well not really original research just transcribing, translating, correcting and compiling work of others into one semi-coherent article (as mentined there are a few problems with it). I'm tired of same 1 to 3 sentances on all online articles. I do like to research subjects of kits i'm intending to build (i also translated/compiled articles for Caproni Ca.111, Caproni Ca.310 and Heinkel h.e.8). I'm hoping a fellow forum member Jure will find a couple of hungarian magazines from early 90's that contain some profiles of Ca.135bisU so i can contact another friend to translate them in hope they contain some additional info. RE Ca.135bisU kit AFAIK there is only Planes Resin 1/72 kit from Hungary. Judging from photos and comparison with italian Cunar Model / Italian Kits it seems that it is the same kit with new engines and cowlings. Getting it is a bummer. I got mine for 35€ (a bargain as they normaly go for twice that) in 2019 when visiting Moson model show from a hungarian guy selling his stash. I can't find a site or adress (internet or real) for manufacturer. I know the guy did a nice Junkers Ju-86K-2 in 1/48 scale (it was previewed on this forum somewhere). BTW Steelworks Models from Germany produces a small PE fret containing the bombardiers floor, steering wheels and few other small parts: https://shop.strato.de/epages/61299018.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61299018/Products/SA7229