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  1. FWIW,

    The late Michael Payne was fortunate enough to have been able to see and note the colours and markings of many of the 109E's which were brought

    down over SE England during the B of B and used these in his creation of the many profiles which he created for numerous publications over the years.

    In referring to his notes and drawings (which I am fortunate to have copies of) he  clearly identifies the 14 as having been red.

     

    Incidentally, the wings in the second last posted image in Vonbrauns post may not necessarily have originated from 14.

     

    Cheers

    Dave

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  2. Alan,

    From the relevant Hurricane Mk I  'protective finishes' documents:

    Cockpit interior - grey green

    Tubular framework within cockpit - aluminium

    Pilot seat - aluminium

    Rudder pedal heel boards - black or plain aluminium

     

    These interior colours remained in effect for all UK built Hurricanes until PZ865, the last Hurricane built (a IIc)

     

    Also, wheel wells - aluminium

     

    HTH

    Cheers

    Dave

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  3. Hello Richard,

    Jim is correct in saying that the Ju 88S were high speed bomber versions while the T versions were reconnaissance aircraft.

    The T versions of the Ju88 were essentially rebuilds/conversions of the Ju88D-1 but with the camera locations remaining unchanged from those of the D-1 and were powered by a pair of BMW 801D engines while the Jumo 213A powered T-3 had the same camera installation. This provided room for three cameras to be carried although this was usually restricted to one or two depending on the mission type, requirements and distance involved.

     

    Hope this helps.

     

    mfg

    Dave

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  4. Hi Gary,

    The Herndon 109E has, since the original canopy centre section went ‘walkabout’, has had a couple of canopies fitted for display purposes over the years. When this was the subject of a discussion a few years ago it was pointed out on good authority that the canopy section currently fitted came from a non- flying ‘109E’ featured in the Battle of Britain film of the late 60’s.

     

    Dave

  5. You’re doing some nice work there Jon. Now I don’t know if it’s been mentioned yet but if you are going to finish

    it as Pascoe’s Desert Rat P-51D-5 or not but the early D’s did not have that small scoop on the left hand cowling panel just above the leading edge of the wingroot.

    If memory serves this scoop was only added when the battery location was changed on the later airframes (-20 and above

    IIRC)

     

    Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing the finished product.

     

    Cheers

    Dave

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  6. Bullseye do 1/48 decals for 44-13586, Richard Peterson's -5 (without the fin fillet) with green upper surfaces and aluminium under surfaces with D-Day stripes while Eaglecal have markings for

    his later -15 44-14868 in bare aluminium finish with a yellow rudder.

     

    HTH

    Dave

  7. Werdna,

     

    My colleague David E. Brown has extensively researched the 262s of JV44 and is also a member here on BM.

    It's quite possible that David may see this thread and respond but if not, you could always send him a PM with the chance that he could help out.

    AFAIR, the only known photos of Steinhoff's 262 are those taken following his near fatal crash.

    Cheers

    Dave

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  8. Gents,

    In looking through the images in the Vintage Wings article with regard to the dipole style antenna aft of the radiator, in the colourised image at beginning of article and Hurricane images 1, 2, 3, 8 and 10, the dipole is clearly visible as well as a small 'L' shaped attachment immediately forward of the tailwheel. IMHO, this is a re-positioning of the antenna mast and aerial wire from its usual position on the top of the fuselage & rudder as in the aforementioned images they are not in their usual Hurricane locations.

    I'm also curious as to what the small rectangular widget is on the aft edge of the port lower wing adjacent to the inboard edge of the aileron and outboard edge of the flap - any thoughts?

     

    Cheers

    Dave

  9. Will,

    Briefly, all variants of the 109E could be fitted with either the ETC 50 or 500 depending on their assigned sortie(s) although the carriage of a drop tank did not become commonplace until the arrival of the E-7 (specifically ‘plumbed’ to carry a drop tank) in the late summer/early autumn of 1940.

     

    HTH

    Dave

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  10. Very nice job indeed on 'RAYGUN 510'. For those interested in the subject of the markings, she was lost to AAA fire while attacking a railway yard at Khe Nu in Yen Bai Province on 16 March 1968. Lt.Cdr. Shuman and Lt.Cdr.Doss both ejected safely

    but were captured and not released until 14 March 1973.

     

    Cheers

    Dave

  11. Regarding those lines on the Hs 126 :-

     

     The Hs126 handbook of 1939, L.Dv. 575/2, identifies these markings as sight lines for dropping bombs and goes on to say that the pilot is to attempt to ensure that the aircraft has a ground speed of 255 kph. For dropping from a higher altitude there are lines for 1,000 and 500m at 42 and 52 degrees while for lower altitude there are lines for 100 and 50m set at 71 and 77 degrees. They were in line with the observer's cockpit because the observer was responsible for dropping the bombs. These markings were all for level bombing. The Hs 126 could carry 10 x 10kg bombs of various types for a normal bomb load of 100kg.

     

    HTH

    Dave

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  12. Michael,

    As has been said, the 1/24th Airfix kit can be turned into a stunning model but will require a lot of work and scratch building to bring it up to the level that you want.

    While the Eduard kit can be found for a reasonable price it is not without a number of inexplicable faults which were examined in detail some time ago on the Large Scale Planes website.

    IMHO, your best bet for your project would be the 1/32 E-3, E-4 or E-7 offerings from Cyber Hobby/Dragon which, while not without their few minor faults, should meet your requirements.

    Fairly well and accurately detailed in their engine and cockpit areas, the minor faults are quite simple fixes that require no major surgery while the available aftermarket sets for 1/32 109E's (excluding those for the old Hasegawa kit)

    are easily adaptable for use on the Cyber Hobby/Dragon kits whose only real failing are the instructions which really need close studying before building commences.

     

    However, that being said, there are many work in progress posts for both Eduard and Cyber Hobby on the various modelling sites and if I may, I'd suggest that you do a quick Google search which should take you to several very informative WIP's

    which should further help you in your final decision.

     

    Hope this helps and good luck with your build whichever kit you choose.

     

    Cheers

    Dave

     

     

     

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