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KBO, you're getting there. Drop me a PM with your email in it if you need me to send you anything more specific to help you than you have now, e.g. templates for the intake blow-in doors. Cheers Nick

Very quickly.... No canopy breakers on the MB. Mk9 used in the GR3. Yes, the Airfix kit does build okay if you take a tube of filler and apply the kit to it. It is basic, so to avoid pig’s eye syndrome I suggest doing as many of the mods in the SIG build notes referred to as you feel able to do. They are not that hard and you’ll improve your skills lots. The Monogram one needs as much work in many respects but, mercifully, not those wing joints. Whoever at Airfix thought plug-in wings on a Harrier were a good idea neither knew the aircraft or made models of it IMHO. Intake interiors - are not white!!! Anywhere! Dark Green starboard side, dark sea grey port side... ALL the way back to the bits that go round quickly! Check. Better kits? If all goes to plan, some prayers may be answered in November, but not by Airfix; I’m sad to say. What’s in the box yet TBC. And we’re working on some good 1970s-80s UK ordnance too; with someone else not so far in the east. The prices will be out of my control, as will any import duties involved; please note!!! More news will become available later in the year through the usual manufacturer and trader websites; so please don’t ask me as I don’t look at those sites too often and don’t do Facebook! As a bonus, look out for a 1/48th scale Harrier T10/12 conversion set from someone else closer to the UK too; already announced iirc. It’s designed as a simple plug and play for the old Hasegawa/Revell kit. Yes, it can be made into TAV8B using an AV8B Hase/Revell boxing, but you will need an extra Stencel seat from another similar kit. You will get two MB.Mk12s. Hope that helps for now.

Thank you Steve. To paraphrase the Kohima Epitaph... For our tomorrows, they gave their todays.

Thanks Steve. Alastair Gunn's Spitfire has been recovered from Norway and is pending a rebuild; it featured in a recent FlyPast iirc. Or it may have been a recent issue of Aeroplane. Memory. Tricks... Nick

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A lovely Lucy! As to the mistake... is that daylight I see under the main wheels? 🤔😉 Cheers Nick

I wasn’t there but I have done a lot of research about all the Falklands SHARs over the years and have lots of photos of all the aircraft at the time. Just had another look at the model photos and while you have the EDSG loaded give the front nozzles a coat too. It was only from mid-late 1983 that the natural metal nozzles became a feature. Up until then, always painted. SHARs and the later Harriers may be grey, but they were anything but uniform and their schemes contain lots of pitfalls for the unwary. It’s why I love them; plus the fact they meet Thomas Edison’s criteria for what an aircraft should be... (I’ll let you search out the quote!) Cheers Nick If you have any Harrier or SHAR questions in the future; please ask!

Nice SHAR Stephane. Sorry to say this, but it would be even better if the intake interiors are also Extra Dark Sea Grey right back to the turbine blades, as they were on the full-size XZ457/14 back in May-June 1982. (You’re not the only one to do this; I must have made the same comment on at least 12 SHAR builds on BM. I’m sure there will be more.) Also the 4 on the airbrake should be on the inside face of the airbrake; it was there so that deck crews and Flyco could identify the aircraft from behind. Onwards and upwards... Cheers Nick

Hi Steve, I've added a couple of comments to bullets 2 and 6 in my post #123 above, as well as 3 new bullets at the end of that post to help you. Cheers Nick

BIG X, A quick question... which of your Spitfires is Tom, which is Dick and which is Harry?! Sorry! I simply couldn't resist it. 😉 Cheers Nick

Hi BIG X, What a great project with some superb historical documents in there which makes one think that the real escapers’ stories were much better stories than those in the film. A future project for Peter Jackson maybe, once he's got The Dambusters remake in the can...? A few things which may help you with N3194 GR-Z from my research on 92 Sqn from May-July 1940... - Type B upper surface colours confirmed by the port side of the fin. - On the basis of Gillies' N3290 GR-U the fuselage roundels, N3194's roundels were probably 35-inch diameter B/W/R withe the white being 21-inches in diameter and the red 6-inches; checking with dividers shows them to be smaller than 7-inches. (They were not 25-inches in diameter as mentioned on the FunDekals sheet.) - Check out this link for colour notes on N3194 from FunDekals: http://www.fundekals.com/spitfiresPart2.html - You can download a pdf of the instructions, it's a large (147MB) file! Sadly, for you, they don't do these decals in 1/72nd scale yet. - The photo of the crashed N3194's port side confirms the white/black/aluminium undersides: look at the lower fuselage and undersides of the tailplanes. GR-U was similarly finished, regarding the undersides. - Where I'd disagree with FunDekals is that the port underwing roundel on N3194 probably did not have a yellow surround judging by 92 Sqn's GR-W photographed (probably) around the same time; the order to add these was issued on 4th June, though some squadrons had started to do it before then. (Photos of other 92 Sqn aircraft show the underwing roundels were applied over the stencils and the stencils were not reinstated.) - With its underside colours being w/b/a, it may have had a 12-inch high black Z on the cowling centre line just behind the spinner, as GR-W did; FunDekals don't show this. - The square gas detection patch on the top of the port wing - a few photos show that at this stage in the war this was often applied square onto the wing chord rather than 'diamond-pointed' so to speak. The location was in the same place on the chord with the inside edge aligned with the undercarriage indicator peg and running parallel with the chord-wise black walkway line near the cockpit. - Fin stripes: probably 6-inches wide and it's possible that they were reversed with blue leading as FunDekals say. - In the cockpit - no armour plating behind the seat or headrest (not fitted until early June); no rear view mirror. - Definitely NO IFF aerials fitted from the tailplane tips to the fuselage; but you probably knew that anyway! I hope all that helps you out and look forward to the next instalment of your build story. Good luck! Nick

Thanks for the additional info everyone. I have my own theory on GR-W, but am keeping this to myself for now, that being the likely subject of my 1/24th scale model which is a slow build. I hope you all understand. On the production colours of Spitfires 1939-1940, summarising Ted Hooton's article... Upper surfaces > Supermarine aircraft - the most common "rule" was serials ending with even numbers had the A Scheme, serials ending with odd numbers had the B Scheme. BUT, for the following aircraft the reverse rule applied A odd / B even: K9787-9882 > Built May 38 to Feb 29 K9888-9891 > Late Jan 39 N3160-3203 > Nov 39 N3264-3295 > Late Dec 39 to Jan 40 P9557-9565 > Jun-Jul 40 R6751-R6780 > Jun 40, the rule may have changed slightly before R6751, but not confirmed (in Nov 82) R6799-6800 > Jun 40 R6804-6818 > Jun 40 R6829-6840 > Jun 40 R6879- > R6879 had an A Scheme but it's impossible to state when the common "rule" returned, maybe by R6880, certainly by R6904. The common rule of A even / B odd continued until after X4912 in Dec 40 when the A Scheme was applied to all aircraft. There were differences for the Castle Bromwich produced Spitfires, the basic rule being alternated for each batch... A even / B odd > P7350-7389; 7490-7509; 7590-7629; 7730-7759. A odd / B even > P7280-7329; 7420-7449; 7520-7569; 7660-7699; 7770-7789. From P7810 onwards, which saw service after 1940, the A Scheme was applied to all. Castle Bromwich aircraft had a different demarcation between the green and browns on the cowling from Supermarine aircraft. Under Surface Production Colours - Four main headings apply: a) Aluminium (silver) paint > Initial scheme with underwing serials 12 inches high. This scheme lasted until about K9960. NOTE: Between March and May 1939, these aircraft had their undersides repainted black and white but NOT their ailerons and elevators; due to the task of rebalancing them. All stencils markings were covered over and serials were not reapplied. b) Black/White > ALL port sides were 'Night' black, ALL starboard sides white, the dividing lines was along the fuselage centre-line. Used from about K9961 up to about K9999, possibly up to L1017, but excluding L1007. Serial numbers applied in white on the black wing and black on the white one. This scheme was reintroduced after the War began at about N3033 up to about P9373, without underwing serials. NOTE: Photos which may not have been available in Nov 1982, disprove this; e.g. of 92 Sqn's N3250, N3194, etc. My mantra is "CHECK YOUR REFERENCES!!!" c) Black/White/Aluminium > Here the undersides of the fuselage either side of the where the leading and trailing edges of the wings crossed it were painted aluminium, as were tailplanes and elevator undersides. Used from about L1000/L1018, including L1007, to about N3032, with underwing serials as for b) above. This scheme was reintroduced in February 1940 at about P9374 and lasted until June at about R6722, minus under wing serials but with full stencils - black on white and vice-versa; black on aluminium. By 1940, Hooton states that any surviving aircraft from earlier schemes should have had this scheme applied either on the Sqn or at MUs; but not all did, leading to many odd combinations being seen. Meaning the mantra still applies: "CHECK YOUR REFERENCES!!!" d) Sky > Applied to Supermarine aircraft on the line from about P9557 and about R6571-4. For Castle Bromwich aircraft from P7282 onwards. One final note from me - undercarriage bays and wheel wells > While the circular wheel wells were probably the same as the underside colour, where aluminium undersides were overpainted black/white, not all wheel wells appear to have been painted. This also may apply to the black/white/aluminium undersides on P9450, where photos indicate it's possible that the wheel wells were left in aluminium paint too. The straight-sided areas where the upper legs tucked into the wings, which are a mass of smaller frames in real life and not boxes, were left aluminium coloured, up until the arrival of Sky onto the production lines. I hope that helps Cheers Nick

Hi Tim, I will reply more fully in the next few days but, quickly... N3249 QJ-P, ex GR-P, in the famous image of it belly landed in Aug 1940 has the same roundel dimensions as N3250 GR-S. Ted Hooton’s Spitfire article in the Nov 1982 SAM, details when the overall black/ white undersides replaces the black/white/aluminium undersides and when those again were used. P9450 on test flight in April 1940 from Supermarine’s clearly has the 3-colour undersides. I dont have access to that to that article right now, but will summarise it when I can. As far as I know, what Ted Hooton said in it has not been disproven, though new photos do show some anomalies around where the changeovers occurred. They include the clearly not black fuselage undersides on N3250 GR-S; that photo can be seen on the internet via a search of 92 Sqn Spitfires. I always go with what the photos show, rather than what the scheme is supposed to have been. More to follow when back fully on line... Cheers Nick

Here you go with the information I have on Wright's N3250 GR-S... The photograph of the port rear quarter of this aircraft shows P/O Allan Wright climbing out ofN3250. It is cited as being taken on 2 June 1940 at RAF Hornchurch, after a patrol in which he destroyed a He111 over Dunkirk and had 18 bullet holes added to N3250 by Bf109. Wright’s overalls and the trestles may indicate a posed photograph? (The copy of the photo I have seen is in ‘Spitfire’ by Andy Saunders, p47). Details... (See also FunDekals Spitfires Pt 2.) N3250 was built by Supermarine at Eastleigh and first flew on 21 December 1939. It was delivered from Supermarine directly to 92 Sqn on 20 March 1940 and stayed with them until 16 July, when it went to 7 OTU. It had the Type A camouflage pattern on the upper surfaces. From its serial number and production date, the undersides should have been wholly black to port and white to starboard; but the photograph clearly shows the fuselage to have been silver underneath and there is no black visible on the end of the tailplane, with the elevator selected down. It may be safe to work on the basis that, between its first flight and its delivery to 92 Sqn, N3250's undersides of the cowling, fuselage aft of the wings and tailplanes were repainted aluminium. Note: FunDekals Spitfires Pt.2 depicts its sister aircraft N3249 GR-P with the original wholly black and white undersides. However, N3249 went to 92 Sqn via 27 MU, where it was delivered on 29 December 1939, so would not have had the chance for a factory repaint. N3249 also arrived at 92 Sqn on 20 March. Which under sides scheme to do for your model? Personally, I'd follow the photographic evidence and do the cowling fuselage and tailplane undersides in aluminium. (Winding the clock forward to Nov/Dec 1940, I have a photo of a 74 Sqn Spitfire II, possibly P7352, possibly coded ZP-P, possibly the one in which Flt Lt John Mungo-Park shared in the downing of Biggin Hill's 600th kill with F/O Harborne Stephens. It clearly shows the aircraft with a newly spray-applied black underside to the port side of the nose cowling; this at a time when only the undersides of the port wing were supposed to have received the black colour! No doubt some erk who remembered the early 1940 black and white scheme got carried away!) The fuselage roundel dimensions for N3250 are: Red 6 inches in diameter - based on analysis of the side-on photograph of P9450 taken in April 1940, where 7 inches would be wider than that apparent in the photo. White 21 inches in diameter - no change to the standard width for this segment; see below Blue 31 inches in diameter - a narrower blue ring caused by how the yellow ring has been applied; see below Yellow 39 inches in diameter - the yellow ring is 4 inches wide and, from the location of the stencil for the "First Aid Or Ballast" on the square hatch on the port side, the yellow overlaps the blue by 2 inches. This accounts for the odd proportions of the 92 Sqn roundels, which many decal manufacturers have wrongly depicted by widening the white segment, e.g. for some of the decals produced in the past for N3290 GR-U. Allowing for perspective, N3250's GR medium sea grey codes scale at 33 inches high, 22 inches wide and 4 inches thick. The S code letter is likely to be the same dimensions; although some decal manufacturers suggest the individual aircraft code on some 92 Sqn Spitfires was 30 inches high, 20 inches wide and 4 inches thick. As for the fin stripes, I'd go for 6 inches wide with the red leading; a common dimension used on 92 Sqn Spitfires in May/June 1940 before the later 7 inches wide stripes were standardised. There appears to be a square gas detection patch on the port upper wing in an unusual location; part of it can just be seen by Wright's shadow. Alternative this could be a damage repair patch; see also the pale area on the lower cowling's dark green paint. Upper wing roundels would have been 55 inches diameter red/blue ones. The under wing roundels would be 50 inches in diameter, centred 6 feet from the wing tip, red/white/blue. The port roundel may have had a thin yellow outer edge applied to it, as shown by FunDekals for N3249, or it may not; I have seen another contemporary Spitfire on 92 Sqn without the yellow ring on its port under wing roundel. The roundels would have been applied over the "..wing tip steadying trestle" stencils, so the bits of those stencils not covered by the roundel would still have been visible. As the roundels were applied quickly on the squadron, it is 'unlikely' that the stencil would have been reapplied over them. Photographs seem to bear this out. N3250 appears to have had the seat armour fitted, which Tuck's biography states wasn't fitted until 4 June onwards; calling the date of the photo into question. (See Tim's comments on the dates above.) The voltage regulator appears to have been fitted behind the headrest. It was unlikely that a rear view mirror was fitted; again referring to photos of other 92 Sqn Spitfires at that time; see the photo of GR-U you provided above. There would have been a wire aerial from the fuselage to the fin, via the aerial mast's prong but NO, repeat NO, IFF aerials from the rear fuselage to the tailplane tips. The ailerons would have been the fabric covered. That's all I have, I hope it helps. Good luck! Cheers Nick

Thanks for the clarification on dates and locations Tim. Tuck's log book for 8th June covers the Northolt to Farnborough AFDU to Northolt trip; noting that the aircraft was "..fitted with an accelerometer and stiffed of rudder trim" (that's what the last 4 words look like anyway!) for the test against the BF109E. 9th June at 12:20hrs has him flying P9434 to Hornchurch with "Squadron move to new base" in the remarks column. Which makes this the likely date for the photo. On 16th at 18:00hrs he did 30 mins of "Aerobatics and sighting practice" in P9434, before at 20:10hrs - To Abbeville, Amien and Doulon: "Recce patrol. Shot up at Amien. Rubbed out gun crew at Doulon and fired at mechanised column. Right wing tip badly hit. On 18th at 11:45 he again flew P9434 this time to Pembrey, with "Squadron move to new base" again being in the remarks column. Cheers Nick

On the dates, the photo of Allan Wright getting out of N3250 GR-S is credited as 2nd June at Hornchurch and in Alfred Price's Spitfire at War the photo of GR-U (P9434 tbc) is also located at Hornchurch but in May! I'll need to check the log book again... but not tonight!

Good call Smithy on the date of the photo, push it back to 8th or 9th; maybe on arrival at the new base??? Yes, on the testing, I didn't mention it, or any of the other log-book entries - there are a lot of them! Cheers Nick

Hi everyone, From research I did for a super-detailed 92 Sqn Airfix Spitfire Mk.1a in 1/24th scale I'm working on for SMW 2020, here could be your answer to the aircraft GR-U in the photo above. Don't panic, I'm not making GR-U! My research is based on looking at all the photos and references of 92 Sqn Spitfires I can find (except the ORBs, as I haven't been to Kew yet!), plus Tuck's log book entries, Andy Saunders book Spitfire about P9374/J and Red Kite's Battle of Britain Combat Archive Vols 1-6. It all leads me to believe that the later GR-U in the photo is P9434. Here's my rationale... Spitfire Mk.1a N3290 GR-U was shot down on 23 May 1940. Other photos show it with a similar style fuselage roundel to N3250 GR-S; not the larger roundel shown in this photo of the aircraft coded GR-U with P/O Bob Holland, Flt LT Robert Stanford Tuck and P/O Allan Wright. This photo was probably taken at RAF Hornchurch in early June 1940. If asked for a date, I'd say 7th* or 8th. As shown in this photo, GR-U has type A camouflage upper surfaces with black/white/silver undersides. This scheme would have been carried by P9434 (as shown in many photos of its sister aircraft P9450 on an air text piloted by Jefferey Quill. Remember, the even numbered serials of this batch had Type A camouflage pattern, the odd numbers of this batch had Type B camouflage; see Scale Aircraft Modelling, Vol 5, No 2, November 1982 - "Spitfire Camouflage 1938-40" by Ted Hooton. P9434 was delivered to 92 Sqn on 23 May and was used to July, being flown continually by Tuck from 7th* to 25th June, recorded as just 9434 in his log-book. He then flew log-book entry ID-letter U from 3-15 July almost continually. Why Tuck changed from serial number to aircraft code in his log book remains a mystery! Therefore, it could be presumed that 9434 and U are the same aircraft. From around 6 June, at the earliest, probably a few days later, its undersides would have been painted ‘Sky’... not all aircraft got the new sky colours instantly; operations came first. The ‘Spitfire Production’ website (http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p009.html) records for P9434 state: “shot down in transit Flt Lt Robert Stanford Tuck safe 13-7-40”, after which it went to 1CRU, then 222 Sqn. Tuck’s log-book records ‘U’ being used for a standing patrol over Pembrey on 13 July and a flight “For new c/s prop” from Pembrey to Hornchurch on 14 July. The size of the yellow outer ring proves the overall fuselage roundel on this aircraft is larger than that on N3250 GR-S, but it doesn’t appear to be a 7” wide ring; maybe a 3” or 4” wide ring applied around the edge of the 35” diameter standard blue ring, rather than to overlap it as on N3248-50. 4” wide for the yellow is the most likely, the width applied on N3250; but nor overlapping the blue, so making it a 43" diameter roundel. The aircraft has the headrest and seat-back armour-plate fitted. In Tuck’s biography ("Fly for Your Life" by Larry Forrester) the armour was not added until after 4 June on 92 Sqn. There is a yellow outer to port under-wing roundel: the whole roundel appears to have been applied over the wing tip steadying trestle stencils. The insides of the undercarriage doors and legs and bays would have matched the wing under surface colour. The fin stripes appear to be similar to N3194 GR-Z and narrower than on N3249 GR-P / QJ-P, so are probably 6” wide, with red leading. The U under the nose is believed to be black. I hope that helps, happy to be corrected on any of the above points. If I was making a model of GR-U as in that photo, I'd apply the serial P9434 to it and challenge people to prove me wrong! Good luck with the build! Cheers Nick

Here's an idea which may help... At Scale ModelWorld each year, IPMS(UK) is always looking to "give an old model a new home". With such a splendid collection, there may be a way that your father's masterpieces can be enjoyed by someone else. Why not contact the Overseas Liaison Officer for IPMS (UK) Roland Turner at: Roland Turner Home Address:7 Lansdowne Road Erdington Birmingham B24 8AR [email protected] or the IPMS Germany contact: http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/ Overseas Contact: c/o Volker Helms Home Address: Alte Dorfstrasse 26A, 19065 Godern, Germany [email protected] I hope one of them may be able to arrange something with you so that heaven is exchanged for blue skies... Good luck, your father has made some stunning models! Best wishes to you both. Nick

Thanks everyone. The updated 'shopping list' now reads: 1,000lb General Purpose Bomb, 114 Free Fall Tail, 947 Tail Fuse >>> NONE 1,000lb General Purpose Bomb, 114 Free Fall Tail, 952 Airburst Fuse >>> NONE 1,000lb General Purpose Bomb, 117 Retarded Tail, 951 Tail Fuse >>> Flightpath (Poor) BL755 / IBL755 / RBL755 Cluster Bomb Unit >>> ResKit (Excellent); Eduard (Very good); Wingman (OK); Matra 155 SNEB Rocket Pod* >>> ResKit (Excellent) Matra 116 Rocket Pod >>> NONE Lepus Flare >>> NONE CBLS 100 and 3kg and 14kg bomblets >>> Flightpath (NOT GOOD) CBLS 200 and bomblets >>> NONE Paveway II LGB / EPWII >>> ResKit (Excellent); DACO (Very good); Flightpath (Good, fiddly) Paveway III LGB / EPWIII >>> Flightpath (TBC UK PWIII) >> Revell Typhoon (Tail???) RN 2-inch Rocket Pod* >>> ResKit (Excellent) Vinten Reconnaissance Pod >>> NONE Baggage Pod >>> NONE Phimat Pod >>> L'Asenal 540lb Bomb >>> NONE Which gives me something to work with. Any late additions? Cheers Nick (James, the simple answer in both scales is ResKit: RS48-0060 and RS72-0060, 4 units in each, both available from Hannants.)

Hi Dmitry and friends, I know ResKit do both the Matra 155 and Royal Navy 2" Rocket Pods. Are you saying you have the BL755 / IBL755 and RBL755 CBUs in development? I do hope so! On the 540lb bomb, please PM me with your email address and I will send you some information over the weekend / early next week to help you with that and the other ordnance not yet covered in the list. My motivator for all of this? Later this year Kinetic will be releasing their Harrier GR1/GR3 kit and we all know that the ordnance included in their Sea Harrier and T-Harrier kits needs improving, a lot! I know there are big cost issues for them of improving the existing sprues which, understandably, means that what we have now is very unlikely to be changed. Dmitry, I think there is a big market for all of the ordnance listed above which will be very useful for the GR1/GR3 AND all of Kinetic's previous Harrier releases, let alone all the Harrier GR7/GR9s already marketed by Hasegawa/Revell and Eduard; plus all RAF aircraft from Hunters, through Phantoms and Jaguars to Tornados. Cheers for now Nick

Another nice SHAR display, showing one of Sharkey Ward's FRS1s. May I just say one thing? AIM-9Ls had FS36375 grey bodies, AIM-9Gs (with smaller front fins than here) had white bodies. Drop me a PM with your email in it and I'll send you something to your advantage...! Looking forward to seeing both dioramas and you at NAM in April. Cheers Nick

Thanks everyone for your replies. Selwyn, your favourite CBLS is now included! Tweeky, Hannants do sell a few but don't say which is best, i.e. most accurate; some of the stuff isn't cheap but is Completely Redundant and Absolutely Pointless...! Julien, thanks for the pointers to Flightpath and Selwyn for your comments on their CBLS, which illustrates my above point... (You've all got the hidden acronym, yes?) Thanks too for saying that it would be good if someone did them in plastic. (Who knows what may be possible???) Bobski, thanks for the listing, very helpful and all added in to the list below. Wingman also do BL755s. 1,000lb General Purpose Bomb, 114 Free Fall Tail, 947 Tail Fuse >>> NONE 1,000lb General Purpose Bomb, 114 Free Fall Tail, 952 Airburst Fuse >>> NONE 1,000lb General Purpose Bomb, 117 Retarded Tail, 951 Tail Fuse >>> NONE BL755 / IBL755 / RBL755 Cluster Bomb Unit >>> Eduard (Very good); Wingman (OK) Matra 155 SNEB Rocket Pod* >>> ResKit (Very good) Matra 116 Rocket Pod Lepus Flare CBLS 100 and 3kg and 14kg bomblets CBLS 200 and bomblets Paveway II LGB / EPWII >>> ResKit (Very good); DACO (Very good) Flightpath (Good, fiddly) Paveway III LGB / EPWIII >>> Flightpath (TBC UK PWIII) >> Revell Typhoon (Tail???) RN 2-inch Rocket Pod* >>> ResKit (Very good) Vinten Reconnaissance Pod Baggage Pod Phimat Pod 540lb Bomb >>> NONE All (and newcomers to this thread) - If I had to raid a kit, or several, to find good injection moulded ones, which do I need to buy for each item of ordnance? Do the Airfix or Kitty Hawk Jaguars have anything helpful; or the Airfix Sea Vixen? Thanks Nick

Thanks Selwyn, I’ll add it tomorrow. Who makes the best of those listed do you think; and, is there a market for a weapons set or sets? Cheers Nick

Hi everyone, Here's one to get the bomb heads talking... in 1/48th scale, who makes the best: 1,000lb General Purpose Bomb, 114 Free Fall Tail, 947 Tail Fuse 1,000lb General Purpose Bomb, 114 Free Fall Tail, 952 Airburst Fuse 1,000lb General Purpose Bomb, 117 Retarded Tail, 951 Tail Fuse BL755 / IBL755 / RBL755 Cluster Bomb Unit Matra 155 SNEB Rocket Pod* Matra 116 Rocket Pod Lepus Flare CBLS 100 and 4lb and 28lb bomblets CBLS 100 and 3kg and 14kg bomblets CBLS 200 and Paveway II LGB / EPWII Paveway III LGB / EPWIII RN 2-inch Rocket Pod* Vinten Reconnaissance Pod Baggage Pod Phimat Pod 540lb Bomb What do you think? A simple Yes or No question to all respondents... Would you like a set of these produced, like Hasegawa used to do for many US armaments? Many thanks Nick * I'd say ResKit