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warhawk started following Macchi 202 fuselage dimensions? , SBD-Dauntless Camouflage 1942 Midway , Midway - Douglas SBD Dautless - COMPLETED and 6 others
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Hello, I'm interested in building a model of one of these Dinahs, but my Google and reference search produced no wartime photos of any Ki-46-III with these emblems, only profiles. Could they be just fantasy? Source: Gahoh.net Any help is appreciated.
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Here's my typical flowchart when doing biplanes: Assemble everything except the upper wing and struts (outer upper wing and lower wing pieces also separate if going for a folded option). Align the upper wing to fuselage+lower on a jig, but glue struts only to either upper or lower wing (depending if they are in upper cammo or U/S color). Prime everything Drill holes for rigging using photos of the real thing. Paint, decal, lacquer, weather everything. Join the fuselage+lower and upper wing sub-assemblies. Step No.2 ensures we have a good and easy alignment now. Rig it. Long story short, do as much test-fitting, aligning, and preparation for the rigging before painting. This way You don't risk damaging the paintjob. Now, specifically for the Swordfish, You might want to also leave these small fuselage-to-lower-wing struts off until step 6. img source: GrubbyFingerShop
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I highly reccomend reading through these two series of his articles: Ki-43 III Ko Colours (a late-war IJA type, loosely applicable to other IJA machines of late-war period) http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2009/02/ki-43-iii-ko-colours-part-i.html http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2009/02/ki-43-iii-ko-colours-part-2.html http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2009/02/ki-43-iii-ko-colours-part-3.html The Vexed Question of IJN Browns (covering both IJA and IJN types) http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2008/06/vexed-question-of-ijn-browns-part-1.html http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2008/06/vexed-question-of-ijn-browns-part-2.html http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2008/06/vexed-question-of-ijn-browns-part-3.html http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2008/06/vexed-question-of-ijn-browns-part-4.html http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2008/06/vexed-question-of-ijn-browns-part-5.html http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2008/06/vexed-question-of-ijn-browns-part-6.html http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2008/06/vexed-question-of-ijn-browns-addendum.html
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An interesting photo popped up at Reddit - No. 252 Squadron RAF in North Africa, date unknown
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I love the minimalist package design of this company. Harkens back to glory days of Alpha, Novo and similar USSR-era manufacturers.
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1/72 - Fairey Battle Mk.I by FRROM - 3D renders - release in 2022 ?
warhawk replied to Homebee's topic in The Rumourmonger
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First series-produced Yak-1 fighters (painted in uniform green upper-surfaces) were delivered on Sept 11th 1940. The instructions to delete stars on wing upper surfaces (as well as introducing green/black upper cammo) were published the same day of the German attack - June 22nd 1941. So yes, the earliest Yak-1s did have stars on wing upper surfaces (visible at the very right of image below), albeit for a very brief time. img source: Table of colors utilized on Soviet warplanes June 1940 - July 1941 Regards, Aleksandar
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And it will also show on the inside canopy. Perfectly adequate for most 72nd and 48th scale closed canopies.
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Since I mask almost all canopies manually, I usually prepare two masks for each of these sealed windows - standard one (fitting the window frames without seal), and one of same shape, but slightly smaller. I first use the smaller one, spray yellow color, then use larger to mask to the frame (so I can cover the yellow and further use cammo colors). These seals were usually done by hand, so You can also free-hand the yellow lines with a brush, then use just the standard mask for each window (it will also cover the yellow). Regards, Aleksandar
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Unless books themselves include relevant scans from manuals (which is a trend I noticed recently with some publishers, and welcome it wholeheartedly).
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Tried to to that here, cannot vouch it is complete, though... Regards, Aleksandar
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What I meant is was this rear part of the cockpit ever painted Green? source: Anatomy of the Spitfire’s Cockpit at Spitfiresite
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Was this practice of painting Spit cockpits aluminum aft of the rear cockpit bulkhead introduced from the start of Spitfire production? I also see it on some restored Vs and IXs.