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***complete*** Syrian Spitfire Mk F 22
128fiddler replied to ModelingEdmontonian's topic in I feel deserted GB
To intrude on the camo colours question. 😉 I have a few decal sheets (Freightdog, Model Alliance) with allong the subjects post war RAF operated Spitfire Mk.18s in Egypt. They had the combination of Dark Earth/Slate Grey. It might be the colour on the meteors too, as the green looks very dark. Could be that they used Middle Stone with Slate Grey... as I guess the contrast with dark earth wouldn't be so big... however, I'm far from an expert...- 60 replies
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Ooh, I was hoping for a 330 Tiger paint... 😄 however that Souda option is very tempting too
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Indeed, that looks rather awkward... It's allmost the camo used by MC-130Es in the 1990s. What did you use afterwards?
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I'd like to revive this thread with the question if someone has tried where the MRP 108 Dark Earth situates itself compared to the book color chips. my question comes from trying an unused Xtracolor X2 and X1 on a piece of paper, both being hidiously dark to my eye. On top of that, the wind pulled my paper up, knocking the full jar of DE empty... I now have to resupply myself with better options. Paints from the UK seem to be more and more difficult to come by which rules the colourcotes out. Therefor I would love to look out for ranges available here in Europe/BE. So I recently bought a few bottles of MRP after reading lots of positive things. So has anyone used them for Dark Earth/Dark Green camo? Then, on a sidenote, their color examples used to visualize their paints online makes it look like if their 145 dark earth/field drab FS30118 is very close too and to my eye maybe even closer. I must say I'm a total rookie on this matter and have no referrnce to use except some pictures from warbirds like the Peter Vacher Hurri. So is there anyone who can shed a light on this matter? Own experience or anything? Thanks in advance!
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1/72 - Lockheed (A)C-130H & J Hercules by Zvezda - released
128fiddler replied to Homebee's topic in The Rumourmonger
For that they should have foreseen a few cut through slots in the standard fuselage. It seems that the right hand (no-gun side) side has a provision for a tall window, like the AC-130U has. I have an H in the stash but can't check if this is the standard fuselage or also a new one? -
1/72 - Lockheed (A)C-130H & J Hercules by Zvezda - released
128fiddler replied to Homebee's topic in The Rumourmonger
I was looking through their AC-130J PDF manual, and through the construction it looks like they anticipated for early versions too. Only the Bofors canon opening is not there. But an AC-130W is possible and a U if you'd carve out the opening yourself. Edit: for the U, if you want to make one yourself with crosskitting an H, timeframe dependable, it's needed to scratch the IR exhaust supressors. However in their later life it looks that they were deleted. -
1/72 - Lockheed (A)C-130H & J Hercules by Zvezda - released
128fiddler replied to Homebee's topic in The Rumourmonger
Indeed as seemingly the AC conversion is done by Boeing. I don't know if it's off topic, but how's the Bushmaster saga going? Was it solved or still a problem child on the real thing? -
Oh you lucky! I only realised the existence of them far to late. Therefor I'm thinking of making a Cobra Ball II out of it once. 61-2662 or so for the serial. 663 was the crasher iirc
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I hope I don't ruin your meal here, but the cheeks on the 55th Boss bird have been retrofitted to W standards, being the Martin built type IIRC. They have a different form, being a bit more symetrical front-aft, and not so high as the original V-style cheek. Regretfully resin replacements are long oop... Scratching time baby! 😉 Sorry if that sounded with too much joy for your pain. Sincerly not what I meant, but I hope you build gets started and finished, as very few white tops are being built if you ask me!
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If that comes from Arma, I'd grab it right away! But like mentioned above, I can't follow their release shedule, my stash if looking awkwardly big and my wife will look awkward to me as well 😄
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1/72 - Avia CS-199 by Kovozávody Prostějov - release October 2017
128fiddler replied to MiG-Mech's topic in The Rumourmonger
Very late reply, but only stumbled upon this while looking for it in the AZ 109G-10 rumourmonger thread. Scalemates listed this as a rebox from KP's S-199 kit. However this is a rebox of the AZ kit. The manual on Scalemates had the sprue layout which is similar to AZ's so I updated that site and thought I'd mention it here too Greetings!- 12 replies
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And the oop Academy CH/MH-53E, of which the MH variant seems to be reboxed last year by a Japanese brand called Monochrome. A link to the scalemates info about this kit line: https://www.scalemates.com/nl/kits/academy-12209-ch-53e-super-stallion-us-marines-version--104357
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HQT is what you say it is iirc. However for them it's the difference in short run coated resin moulds or the better quality all metal moulds. Although that's what I conclude from what I've read about the brand