Max Headroom

Ooh that is nice!! I want one. The weathering is very subtle - I especially like the underside. Query - is this the mould that Airfix now have?

I started on the Heller/Esci mod a few years ago and the only other observation I would make is that if you intend to have the canopy open, you need a windscreen to separate the front and rear cockpits

I have to say that this is way out of my comfort zone, but the same article suggests that they only had the one pattern aircraft in the US. Whether they got their hands on any British stocks once they arrived in Europe I can't say. Does anyone have access to a "Windscock" book?

Ok help me out here, where do the wings go?

According to Air International March 1985 (p.138) all American built DH-4's were powered by the Liberty and had a two bladed prop. Hope this helps.

COR! I know diddly squat about WWI but this beauty may make me change my mind!

US service. I have seen a black and white pic of a captured, repainted machine in two tone camo - dark top and lighter underside. Could be USN or USAAF. ATSIEU (I think that's the acronym) - immediate post war. Still in Japanese camo and markings but with ATSIEU painted in white on the fuselage. Tamiya released their original Zero in "Strange markings" boxing.

Modeldecal did a set either #72 or 76

BALLIOL YES YES YES (don't use the Aviation News plans as they are pants - here is a clue, have an unbroken curve from the base of the winscreen to the tip of the spinner) Swift - any mark Vampire Venom Jet Provost/Strikemaster Tiger Moth ......there is so much in 1/72 at least that has either been ignored or not kitted in decades

Thank goodness it wasn't just me with the wings. I am in serious danger of finishing mine this year and if I can manage the technology I will submit it for scrutiny. Almark - didn't they go out of production years ago? ttfn again

Very nice build. Are those the kit stickies? I was wondering where the Airfix version came from. I'm doing PM's TT.20 version at them moment. Yes it goes together well, but the wings - oh good grief the wings. Blunt leading edge and trailing edges several scale inches thick (think Airfix Spit Vc in 1/72 only worse). It took me days of sanding and rescribing. Is it just the TT.20 or does the FB.11 suffer the same fate? The rest of the model is simple but effective. Incidentally, did the German target tug have the cannon blisters or not?

Am I being heretical here or am I alone in thinking that a Hurricane - any Hurricane - has more.............character? (Spits still nice though)

Lovely Matt- great weathering job, something I'm not good at. It's always good to see other people's models with which to take inspiration! As an observation (not a ctitisism) is the armament. There are plenty of pictures of Vc's being delivered with 4x20mm Hispano cannon but not many in action with this combo. "Spitfires Over the Mediterranean & North Africa" (a Del Prado reprint of an Osprey title) shows several aircraft so fitted but says on p.12 that on one delivery at least, only two were loaded to save weight. My understanding from somewhere is that two cannon were removed on arrival to lighten the airframe. Photos on p.17 and 18 show aircraft with only two cannon; it's not possible to determine whether those on p.17 are Vb's or c's, but that on p.18 BR586 "T-M" is a Vc. It is entirely possible that some had the 4x20mm armament as operational needs on Malta may have dictated this, but if anyone else can prove one way or another that T-B had this combo, can they share the info with the rest of us? Sorry but I'm not a rivet counter nor a member of the Spiterati (honest!), just curious as to whether there is a definitive answer. After all Malta was a hell hole and the last thing on anybody's minds was to take time out to write things down with one eye on history.

........though I did see a picture of an all natural metal civil registered Stirling yonks ago in Aircraft Illustrated. OO-XAS (I think)

Thanks for the info, I'll keep my eyes peeled for virtual gatherings. Happy modelling!

Still getting the hang of this blogging mularky. Is there an IPMS branch here - the last venue was flattened? I promise to keep to modelling topics from now on.........

Yup!!!: I'm surprised no-one bagged that obvious one before me - I'm so chuffed! Geographically 20 mins from Chester city centre.

Does it matter? They're all 'armless