brewerjerry

Hi every now and then a photo turns up somewhere that amazes me this time on facebook the RCAF Boundary Bay group Sorry dont know how to link to the page found photos here also http://silverhawkauthor.com/canadian-warplanes-3-short-stirling_745.html from the page with the photo "Western Air Command H.Q. Air Intelligence Reports. for week ending ?. (Between the 10th and 23rd June 1944) General: No. 5 OTU, Boundary Bay visited by Group Captain Niblett, RAF and party in a new Stirling Mk. 3." LK 589 a MkIV, apparently it visited boundary bay and Pat Bay before flying back across canada to the UK Now i know how i am finishing that stirling MKIV model cheers jerry

Hi you might find something here http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/index800.htm in the manuals or drawings cheers jerry

Hi Well just finished my late shift and fancy a grump for no particular reason feel better now cheers J

Hi It would not surprise me if HK did a MKII version in 1:48 probably wouldn't need much changed engines/nacelles etc & maybe worst case upper wings, tail mods and turrets would make HK a bit more profit cheers jerry

Hi just a random thought but if it was just one aircraft at skeabrea is it possible the spitfire could be carrying personal codes KS cheers jerry

Hi Random thought any military budgets due for renewal soon, always helps to have a scare just before cheers jerry ( not convinced one way or other yet )

Hi Well if they are visiting hopefully they are following covid rules and self isolating on arrival and testing or are they spreading the virus cheers jerry

Hi files sent cheers jerry

Hi Some night intruder missions were done 137 Sqn even modified the blind flying panel instrument layout for better night flying cheers jerry

Hi PM me your e mail adddress, i can send you a maintenance maual for the armament fit all in german but it has useful photos at the end cheers jerry

Hi This is from memory not my notes and it is almost end of shift at work but i think the internals were ' duralumin ' metal and painted in silverine paint cheers jerry

Hi away from my notes at present but Photo was taken pre feb 1941, P6969 was shot down on 8th feb 1941, joined 263sqn 19 july 1940 so could posibly have been repainted early in life to the new paint schemes at squadron level think there was a camo change in aug 1940 ? to sky undersurfaces It is well battered and worn as apparently it was one of the aircraft that was almost always seviceable at 263Sqn HE-J is presumably P6985 delivered 3rd jan 1941 so will be fresher paint and most likely painted by westlands at the factory, they were known for using slightly different paint colours/shades i will check my notes soonest for more info best overall paint reference is the old ducimus C&M book, according to an ex Sqn member i talked to once cheers jerry

Hi Mine just arrived in vancouver bc Looks like it will be the first of at least two one cannon fighter one fighter bomber probably in the markings of the two aircraft crash sites i visited in the 70's cheers jerry

Hi mine arrived today ( happy ) but i can grump about customs fees cheers jerry

Hi one 1:32 whirlwind in a box just landed on my kitchen table in vancouver bc A little shaken up, even thou' it was reasonably well packed and just only got stung for 25 Cad custom fees cheers jerry

Hi Today it is people who dont respond ordered my 1/32 whirlwind direct from SH on 28th apriil got a confirmation and a ...... will be posted as soon as possible e mailled a few days later for an update to ask to has it been shipped yet ? ........ and no replies ............. maybe i should have waited for hannants who always have given me good service cheers jerry

Hi Chris / Carl Many thanks for sharing the photos, It has made my morning/day The first one with the taxying line up and the boly line is awesome, ( bolingbokes, hampden , ventura & ansons ) Many thanks Jerry

Hi Thanks, I will use what you posted, although my boly won't be up to your standards cheers jerry

Hi No probs I have been in the same situation quite a few times over the years with photos i could copy but can't share Can be a pain sometimes when i post info from them but can't prove where the info came from cheers jerry

Hi A bump from the depths I have been trying unsuccessfully to find a copy of the photo in the background I am getting some decals for a future project, so I was after a copy of the photo always nice to prove the scheme on a model with a photo Any ideas of the source ? cheers jerry

Hi Maybe off topic slightly and from memory I read a wartime report in the 70's that in 1944 a recce fw190 had dropped tank/s over the S/W england and they had a stencil in german stating that they were for a Ju-87 cheers jerry

Hi Surely that is enough numbers for another variant by ICM after all only 116 whirlwinds produced sold many kits for a few manufactures ( maybe mainly bought by me) cheers jerry

Hi My moan, i phone my UK bank helpline from canada, letter sent said they are open until 10pm UK time go thro the whole long list of identity stuff etc and then at the end there is a message we now close at 8pm ............ looks like another phonecall tomorrow but at least 2hrs earlier cheers jerry

Hi Can't wait to see the sprue photos when they eventually come out To see if they intend to do multiple marks of beauforts like their 88's and 111's etc cheers jerry

Hi going back on thread topic, just got some 1:48 beaufort 32otu decals by Tasman coming from Oz via ebay cheers jerty