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Hi TeeELL, Sorry, just seen your post, PM on the way. Regards Simon

Hi TeeELL, I’m a dedicated fan of post war jets with a particular ‘love’ of the Javelin. One of my first jobs was to calibrate the production Concorde’s pressure errors using XH987. Hours spent reading aneroid barometer readings from 35mm film over a hot light-box….. In my younger years I built Frog and Heller Javelin kits (only in 1/72 of course) and now have both and a few Airfix kits in my stash, so I too would like to register my interest in the work you’re doing and any possibility of using your expertise (and tenacity) to get the back end and the airbrakes to look more accurate. I’m enjoying following your thread! Regards, Simon

Thank you, I’m one happy modeller who can now reminisce about my first solo and soon have an appropriate model in my favourite scale! 😊

Thank you, good to learn something every day! Had I noted the roundel in the early style it might have given me a clue. I’d not previously seen this commemorative scheme and thought it looked a bit odd.

Is the French fin flash on the Hawk intentional?

Couldn't have put it better myself Heather. Boneychest your work is a joy to behold.

Hi SAT69, a good introduction to the breadth of the 1/72 and 1/76 armour world(s) can be had by a visit to Henk of Holland. https://henk.fox3000.com/index2.htm

Hi Boneychest, how's the project progressing?

http://sandmmodels.co.uk/news/ 2 Versions in the pipeline: #1 Dan-Air #2 RAF Queen’s Flight CC2 Mel doesn’t say on his website when these are expected to be available so I expect that we shall just have to be patient.

I'm awstruck! I'm planning an airfield diorama which I'll be starting this year and although I've invested in some commercially available kit parts to make part of a 'T' shed I'd love to put a 'C' shed on it too - in partial relief as I've got some space but not infinite! How has your project developed? You obviously found some authoritative drawings and I'm truly envious of your skills with CAD and with the laser cutter. I'm dying to know how it has worked out. With bated breath.....

Oh, and I forgot to thank TexanTomcat for bringing this to our attention - good spot!

I wouldn’t worry too much about the “20mm” description; in my experience that can be a bit of a generality. T2 Hangars (there were four sub-types) were all 118ft wide. According to the calculator on my phone, 502mm (see Blotz website) is equivalent to 118.58ft at 1/72 scale. That’s near enough for me to be tempted to buy!

Now listed on the big H website and expected March 2020 - not long to wait! Happy days! https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/VAL72142

The conversion is still available as far as I’m aware. Try ‘Flightpath’ or djparkins.com. 🙂

Standing by to be corrected (haven’t got my log book to hand) but iirc XT281 was on the strength of 237 OCU at Honington in 1981.

Hi Trenton guy, - just looked at the Air Graphics website and the Wasp conversion CS-07 is there now.

I had hopes for the Bedford RL. Now having seen the pictures above, the cab shape doesn’t look right. The front windows on the real thing are not in line but angled in a slight ‘V’. The front face of the cab on the model resembles that of the RL-based fire appliance at Retford that Barry Wright (BW Models) produced in 1/76. I think I’ll hold on for the RL that Milicast are planning to release this year; I expect that’ll be more reasonably priced too.

With apologies for the failure to provide a link (not sure how to on iPad - must get more tech-savvy) there it is on Hannant’s website. Due July 2019.

Good call Wamwig; except you meant A&AEE of course. 😊

Well my airliner recognition isn’t up to much but I’m not too convinced by the pictures chosen to illustrate 144131-02 (Airbus A-321?) and 144131-03 (Airbus A-319?) or is it me?

Hi Colin, There's now a 3D printed 1/72 scale Thunderbird available from 'printedplanes' on eBay. The model is offered with or without the trailer: the version with the trailer is at https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-72-Thunderbird-Missile-Trailer-3D-Printed-Model I have one on order so I can't comment on the quality but I already have a Bloodhound from the same source and cannot fault it.

Thanks for posting the pictures Sniper. I too am very pleased, not to say hugely impressed, with the models I bought. My thoughts have now turned to the fun of painting them.......

Excellent! That's good news for my current obsession with modelling French forces in Indo-China.

Hi Dave, co-incidentally I was wading through part of my stash this morning and found one of my 2 old Italeri B-66s. I've found references hard to come by on the internet; even the walk-arounds that I've discovered (PrimePortal, Cybermodeller) haven't been terrifically helpful and I'm looking out for a sensibly priced copy of the Aerofax Minigraph. One thing I have noted though, which you may already be aware of, is that the leading edge slats are always deployed when the aircraft is stationary on the ground. I assume therefore that these were automatic slats, as for the A-4 ( and many other types). The slats appear to have been in 2 or 3 portions on each wing, from just outboard of the engine pylons virtually to the tips and another thing I've seen in some pictures is that the outboard portion is often deployed, albeit partially it seems, when the aircraft is flying. None of this nerdy detail is probably of any use but there it is. Happy days Simon

The Airfix model of the Bloodhound remains popular in spite of all its imperfections and I confess to having a few stashed away, though I've not built one for a few years. Idly surfing EBay recently I came across what looks like an exquisite 3D model of a Bloodhound on its stand, the only drawback for me was that it was available in 1/87 or 1/43.5 scale. On request however the modeller (inner-leaf) has run some off at 1/72 scale and a few are now available on EBay at what I think is a reasonable price. I'm looking forward to receiving the ones I've ordered and I'll let you know what I think. He can run the models off at 1/76 too, again on request. I don't know who 'inner-leaf' is but it looks as though he's done some of us a great favour!