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Just that it's 1980s bare, no sidewalls, just the floor & IP and seats. Bit of snazzing up helps: Oh and for the real obsessive ones: the auxiliary engine doors on the bottom wing are moulded closed.

Best shots are around 3.15 in here: Looks like only the trailing edge flaps.

To be fair to the author(s), they don't attribute the photo to that date, merely stating that the aircraft was in use with the unit during that period.

Oh right, the celeste blue.

There's a period pic from early 1960s that suggests metal frontsides - not unusual for the post-war period. See also here:

That was, together with the cowl flaps, my only gripe when building mine - I added a couple of extra strips of plastic to mimic stringers which give extra support, and drilled out the holes for the gear pegs which resulted in a better angle. Otherwise, it's short-run fun as usual

Hehhehheh... the plan is working. All joking aside: I want to see what you're going to do with the Pacific duo, because I think Armour folks have a different take that suits those subjects very well. 👍

Cool, Snoopy.

Wiki has this weird rule about not allowing primary sources being used as attribution, only secondary (aka books or articles that themselves may use primary stuff)

Normal business relation I guess. Also: the announced 1/72 C-47 from Heller is Airfix plastic (confirmed).

Over here, it's even shorter: "I apped you"

Well, they're probably stuck with the 19 other schemes from the Eduard kit (or so i've heard). Ideal solution for some here: a 109F, likely with correct shapes, good enough for the rear of the shelf and plenty of space for those decals.

I believe some perspective is warranted.

Interestingly, Flemish Dutch still has Nonkel. Btw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chaos (complete version: https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html ) In other words:

Ah, there, see? Plenty of time to do a proper one in 15 years' time. /runs

That's part of the original ring-bead sights, whether it's there on an aircraft with the reflector sight depends (some preferred it as a backup). I'd say certainly on early aircraft it's a question of looking at period photo's to confirm. [edit| Ring mount on an early Mk.I

It is the late Humbrol era Heller/Airfix shared one, yes.

Likely AR501 from the Shuttleworth Collection. It'd make sense for EP120 at least...

@Rob de Bie : have you ever taken a look into the surrounding buildings at the former Twente AB? Maybe those hold some clues: https://www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/103115/Geheime-Duitse-Hangar-Fliegerhorst-Twente.htm As an aside - how to make a military structure look like a (big but not unusually so) farm structure. Look at the side windows, they're blind with concrete behind them (2.40 into the vid) auto-translate subtitles seem to be working ok here....

Perhaps then, you should take some of your own advice: Which was exactly my point when I said there is plenty of room for a manufacturer to do alternating releases with limited markings options. I have the nagging suspicion you're more trying to convince yourself rather than others sometimes. It leaves the impression there wasn't much to see, frankly. Going over the topic and related release threads, seems to be pretty much the overall conclusion

In your dreams

What does that have to do with having a release schedule that alternates boxings with specific markings? Plenty of sheets available with 2-5 markings, max. Yes, I know, exaggeration can be a writing style, but it only works when used sparingly and appropriately.

That may just be a conscious choice.

Pretty much, yes.

Yes, they have done that.