[FA2 Sea Harrier Colour question (again!)]

Use the light grey and if anybody says anything say it discoloured at sea whilst on the carrier.

[Aires to the rescue again?]

I think the Trumpeter kits are way overpriced and so I will be voting with my wallet. If RoG can sell a Hunter for under a tenner, then it should be possible to do the same with a Lightning.

And I won't express my thoughts about the mess Trumpeter have made of the rear of the Lightning.

[Mosquito T.III]

Thanks Lee - yes Aifix as the basis - still my favourite 72nd scale Mossie.

[Mosquito T.III]

Thank you Lee - I am going to build my own cockpit interior anyway - isn't Plastikard wonderful?

[megga bored this morning]

For personal reasons, I abhor the Nazi swastika and all it stands for. I don't make models that display it. Just my personal feelings. I don't force them on anybody else.

[Mosquito T.III]

Found one in Camoflage & Markings by Bob Jones. Job done.

[Mosquito T.III]

Does anybody have, or can direct me to, pictures of Mosquito T.III in RAF service during WW2. I see they started manufacturing them during 1943 so presumably some must have been in use during WW2, but I can't find a picture of one - post war, plenty of pictures but that's not what I am looking for. Any help would be much appreciated.

[Aeroclub seats]

For what he's done for this hobby, John Adams of Aeroclub should be knighted.

[Help! Decals Needed]

Two Bobs have A-10 decals on offer at the moment $3 instead of $11. Check out their site.

[Mildenhall KC-135R........]

Excellent Graham.

Married, eh? That's modelling time reduced by 75%!

Seriously, congratulations to you and your wife.

Cheers

Nigel

[Mildenhall KC-135R........]

Graham

Any more progress?

[RAF Neptune MR1]

Simon

NZ$ 18.99 =£6.86. I seem to remember my set cost about £11 delivered.

Regards

Nigel

[RAF Neptune MR1]

I suggest you buy direct from Model Crafts and Hobbies in New Zealand. I bought a set from them, ordered it on Sunday, arrived the following Saturday. And the cost was very reasonable.

[MIS Luftwaffe Special Shameless Plug - Sorta]

Now if only it had been RAF instead of Luftwaffe.

[Best Su-27 in 1/72 & 1/48?]

According to Ken Duffey, the Flanker expert, the Airfix kit has the most accurate - the Hasegawa has nose profile problems.

[RAAF ARDU Mirage]

Lovely looking Mirage there - they always look better with 'roos on them.

[Hobbyboss Easy Kit Typhoon out in Japan]

I hate to be the cynic, but I think it will retail at £11.99 along with the other Hobby Boss jets, which will make it more expensive than the RoG offering. If it does retail at £3.99, I'll be at the head of the queue to fill my loft!

[1:72 KC-135R Engines]

I am planning on making a KC-135R using an AMT KC-135A and a set of DB conversions resin CFM-56 engines I bought from ED models in the early nineties. Having read the comments I must now check the pylons.

Do the tailplanes need enlarging for A KC-135R in the same way they did for the KC-135E?

[Decal subjects]

I have always wanted a book of profiles and a decal sheet based on RAF captured Luftwaffe aircraft in WW2. Books such as War Prizes and the Captive Luftwaffe are good but lack the details. I know there is a recent Polish book but that only deals with 109s, and there twas an abundance of aircraft either tested or even pressed into service.

However I suspect I may be in a minority of 1 looking for this.

[Need to strip]

Get a bottle of Fairy Power Spray - about £3 in your local supermarket. It's a kitchen cleaner but is brilliant - it stripped varnished Humbrol enamels from an old Spitfire in 3 applications. Goes through acrylicys like a hot knife through butter.

[Airfix F-16]

Check the tailplanes - Airfix have issued this with the original (small) tailplanes, then these were revised later to the current (big) tailplanes.

[Mirage 111 kits?]

just a note to say ther Heller kit is still on the shelves. I just bought one from TAHS for the princely sum of £5.99. Has thin nose, radar nose and recce nose, thin and fat tanks, and the fin or rocket engine for under the rear fuselage.

I feel an Aussie IIIO coming on.

[RAF Chinook, BritForLeb]

If I remember correctly, the original Matchbox Chinook came with those markings (the ones with a big Union Flag on the rear fin). That should give serials, etc.

Unless anybody else knows better.

[Modern Japanese camouflage]

Thank you gentlemen - I shall rummage through my paint drawer, hopefully they are all there.

[Modern Japanese camouflage]

I wish to finish a model of the Mitsubishi F.1. The instructions call for Gunze Sanyo 319 Light Green, 320 Dark Green, 321 Light Brown and 325 Grey.

I have matched 320 Dark Green to Humbrol 30 and 325 Grey to Humbrol 166 . Does anybody know the FS or Humbrol equivilants for 319 Light Green & 321 Light Brown.