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Awesome build of the thunder!

Unfortunately Greek Gladiator pictures are few and not that good... Issue 37 of the French "AirMagazine" has some profiles but are not based on actual pictures. The same stands for the profile above with the four colour scheme... The fuselage roundel was never omitted and the rudder stripes would not be painted on a plane that didn't carry them in the first place - they were actually painted over on the planes that carried them to avoid confusion with the Italian cross. Additionally the codes on the fuselage where probably never painted. The two planes donated to the RHAF in 1937 carried the Greek codes Delta Sigma 1 & Delta Sigma 2 with the names of the donator (Sarpakis) and the island he came from (Santorini). They were finished in silver dope and probably were camouflaged when the hostilities started. Later in 1941 some planes from RAF 33, 80 and 112 Sq were transfered to the RHAF. The codes Delta ### where given to the planes on papers but most likely never actually painted on. The planes were mentioned on the flight records by their RAF serials. However, there is a picture of an abandoned plane in Crete surrounded by Germans (souvenir hunters?) that seems to be missing a part of the fuselage where perhaps the plane's code might have been. I guess that the safer way to paint a Greek Gladiator is to find what an ex-RAF plane looked like before it was transfered to the RHAF... Mr Solanakis profiles are well researched and I'd trust them to be accurate. http://koti.welho.com/msolanak/profglad.html http://koti.welho.com/msolanak/draw.html Here's a picture of a Mk.I with Greek soldiers and flyboys at the front. http://www.haf.gr/en/mission/weapons/histo...r_Gladiator.asp RAF 80th Sq Gladiator at Paramythia in 1941 with a Greek Soldier posing. http://argolikivivliothiki.gr/2009/10/22/%...%CE%BF%CF%82-1/ And here is a relevant discussion on a Greek modeling forum (in Greek language) http://www.modelclub.gr/forums/index.php/t....html#msg114861 Hope I helped a bit!

Great work you did there mate! I've got to get one of these...

Beautiful model! I love it! Me too!

I love seaplanes and got LOTS of them in the stash... Count me in!

The original Airfix release had the markings for PH*F which they say was one of the planes that took part in the attack at Maastricht bridges. The other one was for a Belgian AF machine. The current "red box" release has markings for a Greek AF Battle from 33 Squadron in Oct 1940 and one from 63 Sq RAF Benson, South Oxfordshire, Nov 1939.

Inspirational work! I love it!

Absolutely amazing!

You're not so wrong! They're pretty much the same - the M34 has single rear wheels intruding into the cargo body while the m35 has double rear wheels with a flat cargo bed! http://www.olive-drab.com/od_mvg_www_deuce_m35.php

The jeep is a Willys MB and the 2 1/2 ton truck is the M34. They're very old kits with many innaccuracies but the M34 is the only game in town!