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Robert A

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  1. You could also try Tony Barton's AB Figures, he some excellent sets of British/Commonwealth drivers, mainly Army but they are usable for RAF as well. Bob
  2. Hi BMers, I have recently had major computer problems and lost a large amount of data I'd stupidly not backed up. I'm interested in aircraft that flew over/from my home county of Northumberland and am looking for Squadron code letter match ups for the following aircraft, Boulton Paul Defiant, 141 Squadron, N1796, flown by F/O R "Bingo" Day and gunner P/O Frank Lamming. Bristol Beaufighter 1f?, 141 Squadron, X7577, flown by F/O "Ben" Benson and Sgt Lewis Brandon. Not sure if this Beaufighter is a 1f or a VIf, so confirmation of this would be greatly appreciated as well. Many Thanks for any help, Bob
  3. Absolutely crackin' as usual mate. Hope to get down and see this in the flesh, in the near future.
  4. Hi Bill, You could probably get away with the cockpit set if you changed the control from a bomber style wheel to the fighter stick type and by putting a bulkhead set back slightly in the opening where the nav/bomber aimer would normally get through of the nose of the BIV. As others may point out I'm aware that there are many differences between the variant cockpits but as you say in 72nd scale and through the kit canopy, these probably won't be too noticeable. The plus side is that it save syou pennies. Bob
  5. Hi Bill, For the FBVI, I think it would be okay to use the engine set, as in 1/72nd any differences would be negligible, the weapons/bombay could be useable if it has the cannons in the forward section and 2 bomb carriers in the rear section or you could use it and just have the rear bomb bay doors open. Unfortunately the cockpit isn't really useable as it stands, some work would need to be done as theya re quite diferent (apart from the obvious glass nose of the BIV), the control column and other major bits are different. Hope this is some help, Bob
  6. Hi Peter, You're doing a crackin' job on this old kit. PM inbound. Bob
  7. Hi guys, I was trawling evil bay the other night and found this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120801679555?ssP...984.m1423.l2649 and thought there may be someone on here who would be interested in it. The same seller has a few 1/48th Hasegawa Hurricanes and some other interesting bits for sale. Bob
  8. Thanks DC and Nick, I was going to do it in flight but as there's no definitive answer on this I'll just do the a/c on the ground with no crew on board. One of the guys who goes to my local hobby shop also mentioned that he'd been led to believe that the navigator sat in the central well between the wing spars using the AI and the gunner manned his turret as normal. So it's all a bit confusing, which may be quite understandable as it was all quite new and maybe different squadrons tried numerous different ideas as they developed their tactics etc... Oh well, Many Thanks anyway, Bob
  9. Thanks guys. Nick, does that mean the navigator was surplus to requirements?
  10. Just a couple of quick questions on this subject. How many crew flew in the nightfighter Blenheims? and, who operated the AI? I seem to remember seeing a pic og the AI equipment in the rear fuselage just behind the turret, can't remember where, doh! so does this mean the Gunner also worked the AI and directed the pilot thereby making the navigator surplus to requirements? I'm thinking of doing my Frog Mk1 as a 406 Squadron a/c from RAF Acklington TIA, Bob
  11. Mike, Humbrol do RAF Blue Grey in their acrylic range. Bob
  12. As an aside to the main gist of this thread, I picked up my MkI/IIa today and noticed it had a rather nice MkV style oil cooler on the extra sprue, MkVa easily done from the box with only decals required Bob
  13. Crackin' job on those as always Tony. Must get down to yours and see them in the flesh and drink all your All the Best, Bob
  14. John, Try this link, http://www.drivefly.it/soci.php And look at the work of Andrea Vignocchi. His build of the Stirling was in Airmodeller recently. HTH, Bob
  15. Hi Chris, I now have enough Airfix Mk1 Hurricanes to do both with & without fin flash. I may well do one of each, I'll see how the mood takes me once I start building again. Damn Uni stuff getting in the way. Cheers, Bob
  16. Thanks Graham I'll give those a try Bob
  17. Thanks for the extra info Graham, Starfighter: PM sent Rowan unfortunately I don't have a pic, although I'm awaiting delivery of a copy of Broken Eagles 2 which may have some pic's in. Thanks for the info Dave, I'm hoping the Broken Eagles book mentioned above might have some more info on codes and markings as well, so I can chose a specific aircraft Many Thanks, Bob
  18. Thanks Graham, I only have the Aerodata International book "Classic Fighters and Bombers of WW2" as a reference. From that and what you guys have told me, I've worked out the following: 1. Replace nose cone with Mg fitting (in kit marked as do not use) 2. Flame damper exhausts? (in kit marked as do not use) 3. Leave off external bombracks 4. Open dorsal gun position (adapt kit item) 5. Ventral gondola front MG or solid (need to find a definitive reference) 6. Ventral gondola rear (kit item doesn't match any of those illustratesd in my reference so scratch building/adaption) 7. Remove rear tail MG's 8. Early thin type props 9. Paint over 2 forward fuselage windows on both sides If anyone notices anything I've missed please let me know. Cheers, Bob
  19. Thanks Guys, To clarify, I want to do an aircraft from either I or III/KG26 that was involved in the attack of August 15th 1940. I'm not really a Luftwaffe modeller so my reference material is very limited, all I know so far is that these units flew He111H-4's. Cheers, Bob
  20. Hi Glen, Try this website http://truxmodels.co.uk/index.html It should just about sort you out for anything from '44 onwards Bob
  21. Hi, Thanks to Wooksta I'm now the proud owner of the Revell re-box of the Hasegawa 1/72nd He111 H-6. My question being, what do I need to do to make this into an earlier H-4? There appears to be a few items not to be used that point towards an earlier version being able to be built. Many Thanks, Bob
  22. Definitely, but how about it being about a real raid, e.g. Amiens? Which would appeal to a greater market due to there being Aussies etc... involved rather than just Brits Bob
  23. Thanks, Graham and Robert, that settles the matter for me and my Battle of France representative aircraft will have no fin flash. As an aside for Robert, are you aware of any high back MkXIV's on the squadron post war? I only ask because one of the serials I have for a squadron aircraft would appear to be among a batch for high backs. It also means that if it's true, then I have to buy another kit for my 607 collection, as I want to do at least one representative a/c for each type and camo/marking change (currently the pile stands at 30 kits) Cheers Again, Bob
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