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And agree about 1/48th.

Can't disagree with wanting it in 1/72..

Something like this isn;t going to be as cheap as a Spit or Mustang or even a Mg 25.

If this sells ok then who knows we might get a bigger scale kit.

Great idea.

Came across this on Ebay...... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Firefox-MIG31-plastic-model-kit-CLINT-EASTWOOD-1-144/254381062655?epid=23034326837&hash=item3b3a4af9ff:g:WH0AAOSwwFldmhJU I've wanted a plastic kit of this ever since the film came out in the 80s but whether it's any good though who knows. Looks about average for 1/144 scale. ..

Thanks guys. I have read though that maybe the yellow on the roundels in the Hasegawa kit is maybe not quite the correct shade...possibly the yellow being a bit dark maybe?

I notice those squares are flourescent but as far as I recall the squares were just non flourescent yellow in the old Airfix kit. The Swedish roundels in the Hasegawa kit have yellow in them but should they have that flourescent yellow too -- or was it just the squares that were flourescent for the 1968 exercise?

And not forgetting how much it costs to make an injection plastic kit. It's a large investment and much more than what it costs to make a resin kit. Much, much more and especially as this is more obscure than something like a Lancaster or B17.

Nor me but if it's an all injection kit then count me in.

It does yes. Maybe a collaboration?

The toolings look very similar to AMG's.

Thanks all. Good ideas and didn't realise those decals exist so I'll get some of those.

I've been meaning to finish my Draken off for ages in this well know scheme but I don't know how to do the shedload of yellow squares,, https://modelingmadness.com/review/korean/mansdraken.htm Unless they're imaginary markings that Airfix made up I'm surprised Hasegawa hasn't done this scheme yet.

Not only isn't there any clear wingtip lights but look where those sprue attachments are. Right where the winglights will be so instead of a smooth area (like glass/perspex winglights would be) there'll be a nice rough area.

I wish it were a Halifax Mk1 to go with dat Lanc!

Thanks. I quite fancy doing that camouflage version so I'll be getting it soon.

Yes the mortar version does look more neatly painted. I'm painting the stripes by hand and not masking them so the rough finish makes things easier. Unfortunately I can't post photo's at the moment but as you 'll probably imagine I'm lining up the wing stripes with the fuselage ones going in one direction but I'm not sure what to do with the other side of the tailplane and rear wings. I've obviously painted the side we can see as it is but the other side is trickier than the main wings.

Is this the SH kit in Azur packaging? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Frrom-Azur-1-72-Dassault-Super-Mystere-B-2-Late-FR036/372708048381?hash=item56c7217dfd:g:zA0AAOSwPn1dJHxD

Those stripes look a bit roughly and unevenly painted to me especially on Sinners 2nd machine. Is that correct or photographic distortion?

Interesting. That could well be the case as it does look quite dark. I've changed my mind now and I think I'll probably do his 2nd machine as that one photo of the whole left side of his machine shows more than the photo's of his 1st machine. Plus I didn't add the front cannons so it makes it hopefully easier.

I don't think that top photo is his machine. It looks to me like it only has 2 stripes and maybe a mottled tail.

I think unless it was repainted at some point that photo showing the right hand side must be a 3rd aircraft. It can't be the 1st machine as far as I can see and if it's his 2nd machine I'm surprised that the nose has a much thinner line whereas the photo of his 2nd machine looks like the nose is covered in dark green. It would be odd to have the left nose dark green then form into a much thinner line.

Cheers for that! Very informative. One thing on that chart that surprises me is the dark green. Not nearly as dark as I thought it would be. The Tamiya dark green I've used is more like black green. It does look more accurate to the photo's of Sinners aircraft though so maybe Sinners aircraft did use black green and light green instead of dark green stripes? I've started painting Sinners 1sr machine so maybe I'll just finish it but do the tail without the mottled effect (which Tamiya seems to have made up.

I wish I'd started doing Sinners 2nd machine now. I started the first machine (I've already painted the stripes) as again I thought Tamiya had it correct and there were more photo's etc of it......but the 2nd machine probably has better reference as we can see all the fuselage. Plus for some reason a while back I didn't add the mortars. Tamiya's instructions say to paint it light green AS23 https://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.php?product_id=427580&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkYH359HM4wIVyLTtCh04hgzIEAYYASABEgLl__D_BwE and dark green AS24 for the stripes. https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/spray-aircraft/as-24-dark-green-german-air/ Do you know if those colours are correct? In my Scale Aircraft Modelling issue Nov 2017 there's a feature on Luftwaffe colours. There's a chart and it shows light green as RLM 82 RAL 6003 and dark green as RLM 83. Both of those colours in SAM look wrong to me. The light green looks way too greyish and dark and the dark green looks too brownish and light, whereas there's also a diagram of RLM 82 B567 bright green which looks more like Tamiya's light green.