gareth

Yes i bought the book in the hope of finding some photos of the early Beaufighters, but the photos that aren't there aren't much use from a modelling point of view, but it did provide some other usefil bits of info ! Brilliant, thanks Troy ! Thanks for that, annoyingly those are possibly the only 3 aircraft i cant model from 600 squadron as they were a detachment away from the main squadron, and ideally i want to model one of the aircraft sent to Fairwood Common.

Hi all, im trying to track down some photos of 600 squadron Beaufighters, particularly when they were equipped with the 1F variant. I have seen the formation of three photo , but I'm really after for a photo of BQ*F" r2256" which I'm assuming is published somewhere as Paul Lucas included in the cover art of On Target 'Britain Alone' book. Does anyone know where the photo might be published (or even have a copy ?) If not a pointer to some other photos of 1Fs in use by 600sqn would be great Gareth

That's the first one I've seen where the wheels are clearly white, but it's odd how the photos of the Yeovilton Phanton that @Julien posted and some of the period photos that I've seen suggest a dark metal. I had wondered whether it was brake dust that made some hubs look dark, but If the hubs on the Yeovilton one are that dark metallic colour then it cant be.

Hi, I am trying to work out what colour the main wheel hubs should be on FAA Phantoms. From some of the period photos the hubs looks a dark colour (possibly metallic ?), but the restored Phantom in the Ulster museum has white painted hubs. I can also vaguely remember a comment on one of the posts on the forum that white hubs are not correct for FG.1's. Is anyone able to shed any light onto what colour the main wheel hubs should be.

Lovely, will get one, but it's not quite a 1:48 scimitar is it ? 😂

Tamiya seem to be tooling up all the main fighters from WW2 in 1:48 at the moment, so I wonder if we might see an A6M2 or Hurricane next in 1:48

Yes 892 and 893, don't know where i got 842 and 843 from !

The decal option i would have been interested off the sheet (No.3) for example has the following problems: The Vixen emblem for the tail seems too large and a bit crude, the serials are in the wrong font and thickness, but the worst part is that the aircraft they claim to represent. For starters with decal option 3 the sheet claims to be for Sea Vixen FAW.2, but the markings/squadron/year for the XN650 option is completely wrong, XN650 left 893 squadron being updated to FAW.2 spec and transferred to 892 squadron so would have been repainted and the vixen emblem removed way before 1970. XN650 did wear those markings, but it would be for the FAW.1 version at some point between 1961-1965, but to model her at that stage of her life would take a lot of scratchbuilding to build from the kit. Additionally HMS Centaur was taken out of front line service in 1965 so I doubt she had a squadron of Sea Vixen abord in 1970.. I didn't really look into the other options but with that amount of inaccuracies in 1 option i suspect that the other options on the sheet aren't much better. But saying all that I may get the decal sheet for a spare set of markings for the no step crosses.

I'd echo the comments above, and suggest getting the Airfix kit, for one that is (roughly) the right shape and should go together easier than the Dynavector Vac kit. You didn't mention which mark you were after, but everyone has probably rightly assumed that you want a FAW.2, but if you need a different version then Alleycat do/did a range of resin conversions including the FAW.1 version.

I can't tell if they've missed the What-if section off that sheet of decals by accident...

Thanks for all your help. It was LSA I was thinking of, and it makes sense why I couldn't find any trace of it online. Shame to see another shop has shut.

My fat fingers pressed post before I added the second paragraph. Hopefully the second paragraph narrows it down a bit..

I've been stuck all morning trying to remember the name of model shop in the south of England, and it would be great if someone could remind me of its name. I remember that there used to be a model shop on the south coast I think, who had a three letter name beginning with L. They also used to advertise in MAI, and I can remember them stocking Eduard kits, but I cannot remember the name. Can anyone help ?

Yes i was really dissapointed with the set tbh, I only used the serials and the H for the tail, the squadron markings and stencils were from the revell FGA.9 sheet and the insignia from Fantasy Printshop. Here's a picture of my build (finished during lockdown)

Fair comment, was just thinking about Meng releasing the Dr.1, i know there was an 0/400 in the works but I dont see them releasing that !

I have used the decals and was less than pleased. I found them resistant to most setting solutions, and the colours weren't quite right on my sheet and the serials were out of register. The bits i ended up using were the aircraft serials after some careful trimming. IMO I'd see if someone has the squadron crest for the nose spare from the revell FGA.9 sheet and go from there. Actually I've just realised you'd need to source the H for the tail too for XF442.

I wonder if they've bought the rights to the Wingnut Wings Lancaster ?

Great thank you. Do you use the tamiya panel liner wash ? As i can see them lurking in the background

This is a lovely looking Vc. One question Do you seal the decals in with a clearcoat before you apply the wash/ lighter fluid or white spirit ?

Agreed, the panel lines and rivets are some of the most crisp I've seen on any kit even including the new Eduard kits How they went from the spit 22/24 kits to the Buccaneer in a few short years is incredible !

Just to chuck another colour into the mix, I quite like Mr Hobby 368 for Sky on my FAA builds.

Hi yes, that sounds good to me ! I'll drop you a PM now. Gareth

Why does the dutch football team get called Holland in that case ? As I've even seem the football term referred to as Holland whilst i was in the Netherlands.

I've just sprayed out a couple of colours, left to right we have: Humbrol 74, Tamiya XF-4. Tamiya XF-60 and Tamiya XF-88. What do you guys think ?

The reason that i asked about a colour match is that i have bought some of the new Humbrol enamel 74, and both tins are a very bright yellow, almost the exact same colour as Yellow Chromate primer. I thought Hawker yellow was a more Buff/Sky colour ? I have gone through my stash of paints and Tamiya XF88 seems to be the closest match to the pictures that Steve has posted up. If i get round to it I'll spray some Humbrol 74 and XF88 for comparison.