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Thanks for the replies, guys. I could have guessed about the absent swastikas. I recently returned to the modelling hobby after an absence of about 30 years, and in my heydays swastikas on models were no issue at all. Cheers, Rob

Hi there, I just discovered this topic on this forum and I'm flabbergasted by the informations and pictures! Recently I bought the Airfix 1:72 starter kit... https://uk.airfix.com/products/messerschmitt-bf109e-4-a01008a? ...but because I am still busy with an other kit it might take a while before I start with this one. However, one detail of this kit that really fascinates me is the absence of the swastika on the tail. Now, I'm no expert at all on nazi-Germany aircraft and their markings, so does anyone know the reason? According to the text on the box this particular aircraft was 'flown by Oberleutnant Anton Schön, 9/Jagdgeschwader 54, Holland, January 1940.' (This date fascinates me as well, as the German occupation of the Netherlands started in May 1940) Cheers, Rob

Thank you for your reaction, David. I think you're right. I found another interesting pic on the world wide web: Still, I would love to have some more information on this piece of machinery, so I hope someone is able to help me. Cheerio, Rob

Hello, At the moment I am busy with my Revell 1:32 Mirage IIIRD, and I want it to look like this fine example, pictured in 1984 at Gilze-Rijen airbase: For this purpose I ordered and received from Renaissance Model this Cyclope RPE62 + CRP37 combination. To my surprise there is a round recess in the rear section (encircled): Does anyone have information for me on whether this recess should look up or downward? Of course I asked the supplier first, but until now I didn't receive a reaction... Thanks in advance, Rob

Hello, At the moment I'm working on an Armée de l'Air Mirage IIIRD kit, and I wondered if anyone can supply me with the correct colour codes (RAL, FS) of the outer camouflage pattern, green and grey. Thanks in advance, Rob

This model looks great! As a coincidence, I recently finished '221' as a 1/72 kit from PM models, check my post in this topic, posted May 13. I have this very 1/48 model lying waiting to be built next, but I doubt if it will end up like yours - this one looks superb! Cheers, Rob

Hi all, Thanks to the covid-19 measures and a surprise Christmas present from my wife I took up scale modelling again after over 25 years of absence! However, my skills were not that good anymore and things in the scale modelling business appeared to have developed considerably, and after two false starts on 1:72 RAF Phantoms (@iainpeden: I still have the tanks!) I tried to boost my self-confidence on this simple 1:72 Fokker D.XXI. The kit is very simple and doesn't fit nicely on most parts (check canopy), and an eyesore is the colour blue in the roundel and on the fin, which is too bright to my humble opinion. The '221' decals come from Print Scale, but judging the D.XXI photos I have in my collection the digits are too thin. Finally, I turned to Hataka Hobby for the correct colours, but painting with acrylics was a first for me. That was very, er, educational. Anyway, I did enjoy building the kit and indulging myself in Fokker D.XXI's history. I choose a livery that should represent 221 fresh from the factory, September 1938, so with red-white-blue roundels and absence of bar visor and radio. During the first day of the invasion by nazi Germany, May 10 1940, 221 was flown by lieutenant Doppenberg who shot down a superior Messerschmidt Bf109E. However, after the capitulation this aircraft was set on fire by its own personnel on May 14, and that was that. Cheers, Rob

Thank you! I haven't searched for these exact paints yet, but I should be able to find the right ones, now. Now, I noticed that Revell forgot to point out the colours of the nose cone and the humps on top of the fuselage (encircled): Do you happen to know these paint numbers, too? Best regards, Rob

Hi there, Recently I bought the Revell 1:48 Swiss Hornet kit, and according to the instructions I should mix two paints for both upper and lower outer surfaces (Revell 371+374 in two different blends). I'm not keen on mixing paints, so anyone for the official FS or RAL numbers? Cheers, Rob

Thank you guys! After reading my message again, I realize I've twisted the truth a bit, I'm sorry. The point is that I currently have two Phantom kits in progress: one Matchbox oldie and a newer Airfix one. For both sentimental and practical reasons (no Radar Warning Receiver) I want the Matchbox one to look like the grey XV430/C of 19 Sqn, which I photographed in 1982 in the RAF Wildenrath approach. For the painting instructions I turned to the Airfix model kit, because the Matchbox kit is from 1975 I believe, when the grey schemes hadn't been applied yet. Hence the question about the grey color. The tips on the Airfix kit are most welcome! I hadn't spot yet the double reinforcement strips on the fuel tanks. Grinding the right one off will not be too difficult, but I discovered the Matchbox wing tanks don't have reinforcement strips at all! Now, I checked Hannants for spare wing tanks, but couldn't find any. Is there any alternative for the Hannants website where I could find replacement tanks? Thanks in advance, Rob

Haha, but no, not on a short notice. I have two RAF Phantoms, a RAF Buccaneer, a Viggen plus this Mirage III lying waiting first.

Good day to all, After reading a new album of my favourite comic series 'Tanguy et Laverdure' last year... ... I let it slip that I once wanted to build a model kit of a Mirage III. I hadn't built a scale model for over 25 years, but I thought a modest 1:72 kit wouldn't hurt and I do like the bare metal Mirage IIIs. However, my wife remembered my rash statement and next Christmas she gave me this enormous 1:32 Revell kit! So, now I was more or less obliged to take up my modelling skills again but I did, and I really enjoy it. Before I sink my teeth in this kit, I practise first on a few 1:72 kits I still had lying somewhere, gathering dust. I will be back for some tips and tricks, because I learned things have developed in the modelling world! Cheerio, Rob

Dear all, I am about to build the Airfix 1:72 Phantom FGR.2 scale model, but after studying the color schemes I am a bit puzzled. For the No.1435 Flight version (1991), it reads Barley Grey BS 381C.626 (equals Humbrol 167 apparently) is needed for fuselage and wing upper sides. However, according to color schemes by Model Decal and AirDOC, this should be Barley Grey BS 4800.118.21. Now, I want my model to represent XV430/C of 19 squadron (1982), so is the 'Falklands grey' actually different from the 'RAFG grey'? And if so, can anyone give me correct paint code for BS 4800.118.21 (preferably Humbrol)? Thanks in advance, Rob