alex

just noticed the thread now. I built the Trainer Gannet from Revell into a dark blue COD Gannet. it must be one of the most awful new Revell builds ever, I can't remember how much I sweared during the build. On of the kits which look nice on the first glance, but were terrible to make. Alex

I have a question too about the colours of the Super Hornet, to be exactly about the vertical stabilizers. What colour are they, I've seen drawings where the outside is painted like the underside (as they are bent outwards, like on the instruction sheet of the Revell 1/72-F/A-18F), and on other drawings (like in the Hasegawa-instructions), they are the same colour as the topside. It seems that there some confusion about it, and I think that it can change from airframe to airframe, as studies of many photos show no clear pattern. Could it even be that when repainting them, the rules were not applied 100% correctly? Thanks for any hints! Alex

Yes, if it's in a historical or educational content, it's legal to display them. Museums fall into this category. And a court once decided, that a model exhibition is neither. That's the reason that on pictures of the original it's still there, but may not be displayed on models. Alex

Hm, it looks like the top box as a more details. Like the ring of rivets on the outer part of the wheels, where the kit parts are flat. Also there is a small frame on the box on the turret facing forward, but the kit part is plain... strange. Alex

Yes, 17 passengers, two pilots, cabin attendant. Alex

the media conference is taking place right now and is broadcasted live on swiss tv. 20 casualities confirmed. Sad day. Alex

Nah, both used, and the small tanks were already donated! Could well be, as the range constraint is maybe smaller than flying from Corsica to Libya. Alex

Just did some reseach when I built the Rafale B myself (Libya ops, however). I think they didn't carry the pod on the twin. One reason could be that the two seater has less internal fuel than the single seater, so they didn't want to add even more additional drag. So, if flying in pairs, one had the additional crew member, and the other the illuminating pod. Alex Here is a thread where some items were discussed, hope that helps!

Nice kit, looks really mean with the load! As you wrote, it's correct, Rafale M use only one scalp on the centerline, to avoid load imbalance in case one doesn't launch. But it looks better this way! Alex

Those wishing to see the pictures again, they are now on scalemates: https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=11437&p=albums&album=40254 Sorry, I deleted the folder after the photobucket-"upgrade"-opportunity Alex

Nice one. Did I see right that you removed the wing root antennas and rebuilt the stall lips? (I'm building the KA-6D right now, which should be the same kit plus the tanker parts) Alex

Well, from what I heard and read, the heller may be more accurate. Italeri/Revell is more based on the prototype, and has some issues with the dimensions. As there is no really good option on the market, I wait until someone develops a new & nice M2000. Alex

One of the first lessons in marketing. Don't charge for the effort you had, charge what the customer is willing to pay! BTT, I must have missed that the sea king is a new tool, looks intersting as well because of the foldable rotor. Takes little shelf space, which is nice! Alex

Whatever it will be - 90% will be disappointed! Alex

Very nice! Agree on the railing, they look far too big for this scale. Subtle weathering too, I like it. Alex