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Is this kit any good? 1/72 Eastern express Su-17M4

Could i get away with the same fuselage shape?

How much effort would converting the 1/72 P-40B into an earlier P-36? I have the engine cowl parts from an old revell P-36 (probably this kit?) and wondering if it simply a graft of the engine?? Hoping for advise

Hi this is good, thanks for the link

I am sure this has been covered before! So hoping no one minds me posting about the colour used in Soviet Cold War Jets... Looking to start one of my 1/72 Soviet Jets from the pile, SU-25, SU-9 or Mig 21 Mongol. Going to use a Citadel paint called Temple Guard Blue as this looks a good choice (may need to a a bit of Snot Green!). Has anyone else used the colour or what do you use for these aircraft?

Enjoyed this model when I made it, lots of scope for detail!! Enjoy

Ah thanks for that gingerbob. Would you know colours the Vs would have carried in this case?

Thanks. There are some good schemes and wonderful build too. Discovered that Mk.Vs were delivered to 139 Squadron RAF (Horsham St Faith, June 1942) for only a few months until they were replaced by Mosquitos, the Mk.V was heavy and not suited according to the Air Ministry! 139 Sqn look to be a Pathfinder Squadron? so guessing the new Blenheims would share a similar scheme to the later Mosquitos?

Starting a conversion of the ‘new’ 1/72 Airfix Blenheim IV very soon (using MPM V parts) so swotting up on details of this rather ugly (in my view) but curious Mk.V bomber version of this aircraft. Having got hold of a few pieces of info - squadron signal and warpaint books- Hoping others here might aid in sharing any knowledge of the type, therefore I have a few questions below. Schemes? Having found evidence of RAF desert and Helenic scheme use (some great builds already found here and on the www) I am wondering and hoping that the Mk.V would have been produced in any other RAF schemes. I have read already that this Blenheim was used in a number of training and testing capacities (including training Mosquito crews) Interior? This odd looking nose arrangement, Am I right to think this was due to the introduction of more armour? Would the inside of the nose/ nav compartment look similar or match the Mk.IV? Was the nose turret detachable? Did the type have a life in the RAF post WW2? Cheers PT

It could have been a Circuits and Bumps artical?

Hoping someone maybe able to help here actually? Can anyone remember a magazine article about improving the Matchbox Piston Provost? probably mid-late 90's? SAMI perhaps? I chucked my copy, wishing now I kept this article.

The 1/72 Veeday Flycatcher is a wonderful (yet simple) kit.

Yes it is that one, parts are actually surprisingly good

Looking forward to seeing what can be done then.

Anyone here attempted the 1/72 Merlin Hansa Brandenburg G1 bomber kit? Expecting a bit of a mess (going by a few of their other kits) but it’s a rare and interesting type so it caught my interest for a build- was not aware it was released my Merlin?

love this! a skilled build. I thought my continued butchering of a 1/72 Pegasus Gamecock was hard work...

Hi. Wanting to detail and improve a Matchbox piston Provost T1. Has anyone any tips or hints about this model?

Some interesting info there thanks all

Haha love these thanks!! Interesting website as well

Reposting on this wonderful Avro Anson fact

I now want to get some of this powder, what a great finish

Yes there is ( found a really poor res version online which kick started this build idea)

An idea I have been proposing for a while now is to build a Whif Lynx (1/72 Matchbox as the basis) .?.what if the Lynx had interest from the US Navy in the mid-late 70’s. I want to open this up on here to see others opinions on how the US Navy may have altered the helicopter, what would it have been used for, instead of or even alongside. This will also be the first helicopter I have built My first thoughts were that Sikorsky would have probably been in on such a deal vs Kaman (the Seasprite looks a similar machine) Thoughts, ideas and references from other by users would be really interesting (I hope) cheers

Hi I am starting a 1/72 Hobbycraft C-45H and wanting to find some US colour/ operator options. Are there any resources online or otherwise that can be recommended. I have had a look at WingPallet.com and there are some good options here to start but hoping others here may be able to present some information: thanks!

Marvellous collection. F4Us, Demon and early Tomcat are my faves here. Indeed what actually beat your display into 1st place Andrew?