Nigel Bunker

You appear to have become the Britmodeller expert on these.

Welcome aboard Steve - you have some nice models there. You'll fit right in.

I have done some research, and the MA decal sheet is for a camoflaged version. However, Fujimi have re- isued their hawk with Saidi Hawk markings (by Carotgraph). Our own Andy Mullen has built one here.

Antony Does somebody do decals for the Saudi Hawks or is it a do it yourself job from the spares box?

I'm ready to be corrected on this. Johnson had 3 Spitfire IXs: IXc EN398 JE-J which he flew as Wing Leader at Kenley - no D-Day stripes applied to this whilst he was flying it IXc MK392 JE-J which he flew as Wing Leader of 127 Wing as part of 2TAF - this had D-Day Stripes applied. IXE MK329 JE-J JR which was a "spare" he had as Wing Leader of 127 Wing as part of 2TAF - this had D-Day Stripes applied. I think it is this plane in the photograph. I believe it had bomb racks for the carriage of beer barrels and was really a squadron hack. Unless of course you know differently.....................?

Yes they're both the same kit. I seem to remember there's a problem with the engines on this kit, though your mate probably won't notice. Good luck.

I haven't tried but looking at the picture, I expect it would work though some fettling & filler might be needed.

Tried the search function? This question keeps coming up and has already been answered.

Well I see Mr Lucas has replied, not via this website, but in a letter in the latest copy of MAM. I would reproduce it, but copyright laws.................

Tamiya also did a rather nice British Phantom, which I remember as being very accurate. Also Faller (more normally associated with model railways) did some 1/100 aircraft kits. Coincidentally, i saw one of these at a car boot sale a few weeks ago - 109 as i remember.

Early 1960s, an Airfix SR.53 from Woolworths in Reading - the days when Woolies stocked every Airfix kit. Oh, and a tube of Weldtite cement, of course. No need for paints - a white aircraft moulded in white plastic.

It is difficult to guess as it was photographed using orthofilm, which has c hanged some tones. Do what you think is right - who can prove you wrong?

Bagged Airfix Hawker Hart? (not mine as the camera isn't working, but it looks the same)

One of the 32nd scale 21st Century Toys kits?

At £10 for a 4" x 8" piece, it will have to be really superior before i consider using it.

I am always sceptical when I hear this, as over the years I have been told that moulds went down on ships only to find out that many years later the kit is re-issued. I suspect that somewhere, at the back of plastics factories, in the deep and dark recesses, these moulds still exist and will one day be bought to light.

To my mind, the best sheet available in 72nd scale for the RAF Sabre is Modeldecal Sheet 97 which has lots of them. I believe Hannants can supply these.

I wonder where the rest of those moulds are?

Lovely to see those box lids. Some of those moulds have done some work - the Gannet and Fairey Delta are still available.

I'm pretty certain it is the old Matchbox kit (thimble nose and fin extension).

Welcome to Britmodeller, Pavel - and your English is fine. It doesn't need to be perfect, just understandable.

I use patches of red decal, it uses up those off-colour roundels as I believe these patches are one item where the colour varied. And decal is about the same scale thicknesss as the doped cloth would have been.

That awfully nice Mr Adams at Aeroclub does two sets, EJ007 for the original RAF Hawk and EJ011 for later Hawks. I believe they retail for £2.20 a pair.

Tim Go and get a simple kit of a subject you know nothing about. then build it OOB, following the instructions, and try to do it in a weekend. Guaranteed cure for AMS.

I'm just back from my local model shop - four new Airfix kits hit the shelf (Spitfire XIX, Bf 109G, Red Arrows Hawk, Hawk 128), the first to sell out was the 109, followed by the Spitfire and they have just a few of each Hawk left looks like Airfix may not have satisfied the cognoscenti with the 109, but the customers like it.