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  1. I think it was Finescale Modeller, September 2010
  2. Me too, cheaper and far more satisfying!
  3. johnd

    No decals

    Thanks for all your kind offers and advice, I'm now sorted! John.
  4. Probably academic now, but the Aeroclub replacements for a Mk V / Mk VII were P047.
  5. Thanks everyone, some great tips here. I've already built the Airfix Vc. I took off what I thought was loads of plastic from the wings but they still look too thick. I have a spare Italeri Mk IX and was wondering what to do with it, hence the Vc idea. One things for sure, Italeri Spitfires aren't universally popular! I was thinking of scribing the wing fillet but curves aren't really a speciality so a piece of plastic (5 thou?) will do the job.
  6. Hi all, If I stick the c wings from the 1/72 Italeri Spitfire on to their Mk Vb fuselage, I should end up with a Spitfire Vc (as long as I sort the oil cooler out under the port wing). The fuselages appear identical so I expect the fit to be ok. Does this sound sensible? The only other thing I can think of to look out for is the size of the cannon blisters... Thanks, John.
  7. johnd

    No decals

    Thanks, all. Although I haven't had the thing long, I can't honestly remember where I bought it! Old age. I'll give Airfix a ring and I'm sure they'll sort me out, but thanks Mark for the offer to step in if they don't. The rate I build kits a few weeks is plenty, I probably won't have got any paint on by then. I was thinking of doing the desert scheme anyway, I did the JE*J scheme on the old 1950s molding (I know it's not the same aeroplane but one of James Edgar's is ample). John.
  8. johnd

    No decals

    Evening all. I've just opened up the box on my new 1/72 Airfix Spitfire IX and found that there aren't any decals in there. How's the quality, should I bother asking Airfix for replacements or just buy some aftermarket ones? Ta, John.
  9. I have a prop from a Russian rebox of this kit that you can have if you'd like it. One of mine was missing a blade so I bought Aeroclub replacements on John Adams' advice. I can't remember which ones they were though. I'll see if I can track down the email. John.
  10. If you're brush painting enamels then avoid Xtracolor and go for WEM. Mind you, WEM Dark Green is very difficult to get hold of. They seem to be permanently out of stock. My backup is Humbrol 163. John.
  11. Thanks! I got myself into the mess by using nail polish remover to remove some decals and it took off the paint too. The polish contains acetone but hasn't damaged the plastic in any way. I've read that you should keep acetone well away from plastic because it'll melt it but mine seems all right. I'm too worried to carry on using it though.
  12. Hi folks, I've read lots of posts on here about stripping paint from plastic models but they all assume you want to do an entire kit or some separate parts. What if you want to remove paint from a fairly small part of the model without removing paint from anywhere else? I assume what I need is a paste and Modelstrip looks as though it might do the job. Before I send for some, does anyone know of an alternative? The paint is enamel and I can't sand it because of panel detail. Thanks, John.
  13. It is indeed a lovely kit, I'm really enjoying building it. Having correctly realised that the green codes were wrong I then went along quite happily and applied the wing decals as shown in the instructions - that is, a large type A on the lower surfaces and smaller type C on the upper. Something is now telling me that this not correct. Could someone advise as to what roundels I should use for TB900 in 1945? Thanks, John.
  14. Panic over! Hannants have in fact got MD051, MD052 and MD053 which includes the codes I need. Someone had deleted them from their web site but they're there now. John.
  15. Oops, yes, absolutely correct. Sky is the colour. Many thanks for your kind offer, PM sent. John.
  16. I've just been given a Heller 1/72 Spitfire XVI and it looks a nice kit apart from the bizarre shade of green the D-GE decals come in. I understand that Lifelike did the same codes but their sheet is no longer available, as did Matchbox but these are white. No problem, I thought, I'll just buy a sheet of medium sea grey RAF code letters and use those. I was surprised to find there are none available at Hannants and good old Google hasn't found any either. This is a pity as I fancied building this one because of the blue spinner. It also calls into question some other ideas I'd had. Is this a temporary blip in supply do you think, or has demand dried up because people are using the decals supplied with the kit these days?
  17. johnd

    V 1

    The one at Duxford is in RLM 71, (DUNKELGRÜN) and RLM 65, (HELLBLAU) for top and bottom. I don't recall the colour of the tailpipe. John.
  18. Thanks folks, I'll certainly try out some fancy schemes on Camels in the future, but for now I'll go for Biggles' squadron. I found this link, showing some illustrations on book covers that give the info I was after. John.
  19. I say, Radish old bean. I've just bought a brace of Camels with a view to finishing them as Biggles' and Algy's. Could I trouble you for the proper colours you mention? Thanks, John.
  20. I can recommend the Aeroclub parts, I have fitted a pair to a Beaufighter. If you prefer the Airfix Stirling cowlings route, I have 2 you can have.
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