Wez
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Where does the Canberra T.4 sit in this GB proposal?
Would a Mosquito T.III count?
Just asking for a friend, that's all
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Whilst he is of the Aussie Pugwash Flying Circus variety, I'm sure the sizes for both the RAAF and the RAN are the same so @NAVY870 is your man, he has the real thing to play with so if all else fails he can actually measure them...
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13 minutes ago, Robert Stuart said:
Daft question; Why isn't this a STGB?
a) The airframes were lineal descendants from the Tornado.They're different airframes, that would be like saying a Mirage GB should be an STGB, but a Mirage IIIC is nothing like a Mirage F.1 and the only similarity between a Mirage 5 and a Mirage 2000 is the delta wing layout.
13 minutes ago, Robert Stuart said:b) The Sopwith descendants GB could include these types.
Absolutely agree with you there!
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1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:
Might I suggest asking the RAF. Maybe they can get a hold of his records and tell you the units he served/flew with ? It might not work but could be worth a try.
George,
It will help if you can get Frank's service number, ask him, it'll be so ingrained that it will trip off of his tongue, its something you never forget.
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I had a similar problem (3 arrived at once), yet in spite of having several decal sheets for the type, I couldn't decide upon a subject, in the end I'm cobbling together something from the kit and two different aftermarket sheets (one of which is actually for a Hunter)!
Good luck with whichever scheme you choose, it is a lovely kit but check those canopies for blemishes.
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19 minutes ago, Marklo said:
I tend to just put as much lead shot as will fit
much less scientific but it’s worked so far for everything except my TA154 which needed weight in the front of the engine nacelles too.
Which is OK if the undercarriage is nice and sturdy... ...trust me on this.
George,
Nice start on that cockpit, the SH kit is well detailed in that area.
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52 minutes ago, Geo1966 said:
My first question to the BM collective, how much weight do i need to put in the nose please?
George
George,
My approach to establishing the required weight is to get the fuselage built but not joined together, then tape the fuselage together. Add the lower wing temporarily then put some matchsticks in the undercarriage mounting points so that the model pivots on that point.
With it teetering like this you can see how much weight you need (depending on the construction of the model you may be able to drop it into the fuselage or you can tape a small bag to the fuselage and tip it in there). Once you have established how much weight you need, add a bit more weight for good luck.
Now you've established the weight you need, you just have to find room for it, you need to place it as far forward as possible, fortunately the Meteor has a nice long nose you can put it in.
I've got some lead shot and sheet I use for providing the necessary weight.
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French NF.11
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25 minutes ago, TEMPESTMK5 said:
Good morning Wez
Of course well I think that I made a mistake when I placed the part B23 in the right half fuselage and I had to sand the bottom of this part so that I could place the parts C3 and B15 and close the 2 fuselage halves ..
Best regards
Patrice
Thanks Patrice, duly noted.
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4 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:
Thats a lot of Day-Glo in that decal pack,
It does hurt my eyes to look at it.
4 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:I do like all that research material. I haven't really been able to update my library in years and envy those that can.
To be fair Dennis, I have accumulated that lot over a number of years, some have been birthday and Christmas presents.
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Looking good Patrice as always.
1 hour ago, TEMPESTMK5 said:(I had to do some sanding to get a good fit of the front landing gear housing )
Can you elaborate on this please?
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5 minutes ago, cmatthewbacon said:
Slightly disappointed it doesn’t have those more or less fictional combined rocket pod/fuel tanks the old Airfix one had…
They're definitely not fictional, there's plenty of photos of Adl'A Mirages toting them. From the sprue shots those are coming although in which kit I don't know (probably a IIIE/5).
Nice rendition of the Airfix kit.
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As promised some photos.
First off, the kit box top... ...exciting eh?
Here's the sprues...
...and hopefully, from this, you can see the fineness of the panel lines in this kit
Finally, some references and the decals. As huge a fan as I am of the Mirage, I could never afford the DTU books when they were available and I missed out on the EM37 book of the Mirage IIIC
Anyway, the Duke Hawkins and Aviascope books between them have lots of detail so I should be OK.
Right, I'm off to the basement to start work.
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As promised here's some pictures...
...first the kit and the Xtradecal sheet I'll be using for the dayglo bits (X72115), my phone camera makes the dayglo look yellowish but I can confirm the decals themselves are very similar to the dayglo tape we used on tool shadow boards when I was in the mob so that's good enough for me.
Then there's the references, I did mention I'm a bit of a Meteor fanboy didn't I?
I'm off to the basement now to make a start.
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On 12/10/2022 at 13:54, DaveJL said:
Count me in, I'd like to do a Spanish Eurofighter at some point and this seems like the perfect opportunity!
Great choice Dave, thanks for signing up.
Always room for more, anyone else up for this?
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I enlisted the help of the Wonderful Mrs Wez to choose the scheme, I showed her lots of pictures of the options to which she chose "The silver one with the red markings!"
From this I was able to narrow it down to the EC2/5 Île de France option on Berna Decal sheet BD72-110. The option is No.19, 5-OI while based at Orange-Caritat in 1973. Here's a link to the scheme.
Just got to pull my finger out and make a start now!
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6 minutes ago, TEMPESTMK5 said:
Good morning Enzo
Have fun with your build and don't hesitate build a NMF And a Blue scheme .
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Best Regards
Patrice
Wrong Mirage fan Patrice, I'm Wez not Enzo
Don't worry, I will build both an NMF and a blue scheme, I just don't know which to do first!
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This thread has been moved from the Aircraft WiP forum because, well, I hadn't got very far with it!
Many thanks to @Enzo the Magnificent for moving it!
I've just received the new Special Hobby 1/72nd scale kit of the Mirage IIICJ, what a delightful little kit it is too! The surface detail is very fine, SH have really upped their game with this one.
I've waited for this kit for a long time, I know the Modelsvit kit is out there but I find the divots used to represent rivets a distraction, rivets never leave a hole like that and the Mirage III is mostly flush rivetted. The kit comes with plenty of armament options that would cover most users IIIC's and I have plenty of decals to cover Armée de l'Air aircraft so my subject will be an Adl'A jet.
This will be a very slow build, I've already committed myself to the Meteor STGB and I'll be building this kit in parallel.
The biggest decision I've got to make with this kit is whether to go for an NMF jet or one in the Blue scheme.
Pictures to follow.
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As far back as I can remember, I've always been a fan of the Meteor, especially the F.8, so I'm really, really pleased that Airfix have blessed us 1/72nd scale modellers with a fine kit of the type (canopy blemishes aside).
The Meteor wore some of the most colourful and attractive schemes, indeed its service life in RAF service saw it go from camouflage, to silver back to camouflage colour schemes... ...and then there's the target towing and target facilities aircraft. These were aircraft used to simulate targets for fighter units to hone their skills, the F(TT).8's being used to tow banners.
I really like the schemes these latter aircraft appeared in, especially if they wore squadron markings, the 85 and 79 Sqn markings being quite attractive. For a long time the wallpaper on my computer was an 85 Sqn jet with in LAG with full sqn markings - a really attractive aircraft. Unfortunately for me, this particular aircraft has a very small sqn markings repeated on the forward fuselage so until somebody does those in decal form that particular subject is out.
As a placeholder, my intended subject is this 79 Sqn F(TT)8 from the early 1970's I'll be using the Airfix kit with decals brought together from a number sources. EDIT: I've just followed the link and it takes you to the page the photo is on, the current subject is this one it's in LAG with Dayglo.
Obligatory photos of the kit to follow.
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7 hours ago, RidgeRunner said:
An R/RD ..... hope, hope, hope
Having seen a sprue shot showing the camera nose transparencies, your wish will come true, quite when is another matter...
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I definitely did NATO deployments in non NATO areas so I would expect those to be included.
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19 minutes ago, Enzo Matrix said:
Those kits sound like a licence to print money!
I really want to build a IIIE with bombs mounted on fuel tanks! Oh... and a Belgian 5BA. That's gotta be a high priority.
I want to build many IIIE especially an EC2/4 "Lafayette" nuke alert jet, a 5F, a 5BA in the early and late schemes, some more Adl'A IIIC/E and... ... just so many!
You're right, they're a licence to print money!
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3 hours ago, Ali62 said:
Dave does your canopy have marks on the port side of the sliding canopies, I am really interested to know.
Whilst not Dave I checked all three of those I received today, the score is 2x later canopy with dimples in the transparency but no flaws on the earlier canopies; 1x both later and earlier canopies with flaws. This is disappointing, I shall be onto Airfix for replacements.
Other than that, I'm really pleased with the kit, the surface detail is on a par with the SH Mirage IIIC I've also just received, well done Airfix!
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Then and Now - Elizabeth Fraser
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From the early days, prepare to have your heart broken by the beauty of Liz's performance...