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See this guy on Ebay.

Please see HERE. Oooh, also HERE.

I have doubts, since three planes in the background are three-bladed -1Ds, and paint looks newer than on the -4 in the front. Maybe this is a still from an immediate-post-war movie shoot? They are mentioned in the article I linked.

An interesting shot by Dan Friedkin. Look at the nose of the machine in front. source: Corsairs On Screen Could this be the difference between wartime-, and postwar-GSB?

The cowling of Mk.XIV was longer, and the vertical panel line @ firewall was different. Mk.XIV also lacks the teardrop blister (top of cowling, behind the spinner).

Check out Junpei Temma Spitfire Drawings page. While not having XII specifically, You can use Seafire XVII side-view for the nose outline. Or drop me Your e-mail via PM, I have cobbled his Mk.VIII fuselage + Mk. XVII nose drawings into XII for my 'check-the-Xtrakit-kit' purposes (using Photoshop). I'd be glad to send them over.

Zip them up (each file separately), and they can be sent via WeTransfer. Alternatively, You can use iLovePDF split tool to separate just the relevant pages.

I like how the aircraft design team saw a picture the Great Sphinx (without the nose) and thought: 'Perfect". Aerodynamics be damned!

Probbably Pre-PRU Proprietary Purple... 😁

I just love how a well-cut and installed vac canopy improves any kit, let alone this old. Amazing work, especially on that loop-within-a-blister DF thingie. 😁

Don't forget their 72nd Defiant - a result of scanning the actual thing, which had temporary (different and smaller!) wheels at that moment. BTW, what's wrong with the Cosford Mosquito?

Looking at their recent chunky-nosed 72nd 109 Emils (done in collaboration with Special hobby), I also have my doubts. The detail and kit engineering is certainly the best for an 109E so far, but c'mon...

AZ early spitfires are known to have slightly longer nose, but otherwise great shape and detail I agree about the new-tool Airfix - almost a perfect kit, ruined by those horrendous trenches. One thing that both Tamiya and new-tool Airfix Mk.I share is an over-pronounced upper cowling, more fitting to a two-stage Merlin Spit... More info HERE. Pesonally, I'd go with corrected Airfix with panels subdued. 'Cause that interior is amazing.

A small tip for next time You encounter similar modular assembly: It is always much easier to assemble this way: Glue all parts of the port fuselage side together, aligning the outer side without steps (then same for starboard side). Dry-fit fuselage with tape to check if adjusting to clear parts is needed (shims or narrowing). Only then join left-to-right. That way all of the problems with steps are avoided, and you get perfect measure for inserting shims (where needed). Also works in most cases with upper and lower wing inserts (e.g. on Dragon/DML Do335) 😏

Beautiful rendition. In your opinion, how does Fly kit compare to Avis in terms of accuracy?

Some nice walkarounds showing the landing gear: http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mark_hayward/meteor_f.8/ http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/gino_marcomini/meteor_f_mk8_4413/index.php?Page=3 http://www.grubby-fingers-aircraft-illustration.com/meteor_t7_walkaround.html https://www.grubbyfingersshop.com/walkaround_galleries/Gloster_Meteor_F8_Walkaround_VZ467_A77-851_VH-MBX_Temora_2014/content/index_3.html https://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/11476398-post5.html

Here are my starter picks for WWII: Sovereign hobbies guides: British Aircraft German Airfract Japanese Aircraft US Army aircraft US Navy Aircraft Other useful guides: German Aircraft Italian Aircraft Italian Aircraft Japanese Navy aircraft Soviet Aircraft Boom and Zoom Graphics could also be an initial source for inspiration, but take everything with a grain of salt, as the author mixes humor with actual info, so it can be tricky to discern which is which. Some of the data (e.g. Soviet cammo) is outdated and inaccurate.

Always love seeing the Late, especially done this nicely. One small detail that throws the impression a bit off is the antenna wires being a bit on the thick side. Painting them a very dark grey would remedy this.

The model is fantastic, nice job on the exhaust stains! Photos are also outstanding, could You share a few details about Your lens and shooting conditions?

Come to think of it - the He 162 also seems to have 109G wheels. 🤔

On the contrary! I'd have too much info (rather than not enough) anytime! Please continue with this excellent work.

Kagero's 'Yugoslav fighters colours 1918-1941' vol.I has a scan of the official state-issued template for Kosovski krst from 1924, but it just states that 'blue, dark blue and red' are the insignia colors (page 173). It is also stated at the same page that this insignia did go through small variations, both in proportions and color shades, due to each manufacturer ordering approximate colors from the nearest supplier. No FS approximations whatsoever are given in the book for insignia, nor camouflage colors. Further pages show a selection of both wing Kosovo Crosses and tail tricolors, confirming the mentioned variations. Please note that the first few batches of Lift Here decals were printed by Begemot, and those do indeed show aqua/cyan-ish medium blue. Later (and current) batches are printed by Propagteam, easily recognizable by their greyer and paler medium blue. Begemot-made ones do have a tendency to yellow with age.

This dark metallic could be just reaction of the metal with spilled fuel, as the brownish blotches are irregular in shape.

While on the J7W topic - are there any photos of wheel wells in existence?

Yes, we can. If we know that the wing has moved down (see below for official quoted dimensions in red), and at the same time the wing must retain its thickness (so that the landing gear can still fit inside), obvious conclusion is that P-51B/C must have a deeper fuselage coming to leading edge, and extending from the wing trailing edge. Allison P51s had two types of belly radiators - a 'skinny' (early) and a larger (late) type - which was very similar to P-51B/C in size and shape. But even if You compare a large-radiator Allison to a standard Merlin P-51, the difference should be there because of reasons above. I'd advise against using plans 'found somewhere on line', as there's no way to be sure if they have been distorted in any way or not (e.g. during scanning, scaling, printing...), or if they were even accurately drawn to begin with. Just like we have accurate and inaccurate kits, there are also accurate and inaccurate plans.