Alex Gordon

I ended up using a couple of lengths of thin wire and drawing the ends together in situ.

It may have something to do with the little intake just below the windscreen

G'day Chums,a handful to show this time. The year started with my first Arma kit,the basic version of the 1/72nd TS11 Iskra,which took a bit of work but went together well.The RFI is here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235136951-arma-hobby-ts-11-iskra-bis-df-in-172nd-scale/ . The F 84 Group Build was fun and yielded this Hobbyboss 1/72nd offering.The build thread is here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235135978-hobbyboss-f-84-g-in-172nd-scalefinished/ . Alongside that the WW2 Twins GB was on the go for which I had a more involved time than anticipated with a Mistercraft 1/72nd Me 262 B-1a,build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235134876-mistercraft-me-262-b-1a-in-172nd-scalefinished/ . The Baby Boomers GB was suddenly upon us for which I built the Airfix 1/72nd MiG 17 https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235137018-airfix-mig-17-in-172nd-scalefinished/ and the Airfix 1/48th Spitfire XIV as an XVIII https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235138125-airfix-spitfire-xviii-in-148th-scalefinished/ . As a part of my ongoing one of each Spitfire project I refurbished the Airfix 1/48th Spitfire Vc that I knocked together some 20 years ago,the RFI is here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235144949-airfix-spitfire-vc-in-148th-scale/ . Another rework job was this Airfix old tool 1/72nd Buccaneer,the RFI is here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235145678-airfix-old-tool-buccaneer-in-172nd-scale/ . The Classic Airfix GB was big and varied in its content,my contribution was Davie the 54mm 42nd Highlander,build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235141495-airfix-42nd-highlander-in-54mm-scalefinished/ . The final offering for this year was a Frog 1/72nd Mustang with a difference,the RFI is here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235147101-dazzle-cam-frog-mustang-in-172nd-scale/ . My thanks to all who looked in and encouraged and once again to Mike and the Mod team without whom we'd all have no place to play.

In the same way that Vice Versa isn't dirty poetry.

The Seafire 46 was a contraprop too. Photo found here https://www.armedconflicts.com/Supermarine-Seafire-Mk-46-t109936

I tried a homebrew one in my Airfix Black Watch build earlier this year using a Ferrero Rocher box,a dishcloth and the paper that covers the front of a decal sheet. The moisture level has more to do with keeping the lid on when not in use and stopping it drying out rather than wicking through the paper,I also used a piece of polythene sheet with some success to do the same job. The whole tale can be found in this build thread https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235141495-airfix-42nd-highlander-in-54mm-scalefinished/ .It was a very useful way of doing things and I will use the same thing again somewhere along the line. Hope this is of use.

There's a thread on Army Rumour Service that gives a bit of gen https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/m1-carbine-in-ruc-service.311503/ . I don't recall if there is any ripe language to be wary of.

There are some useful photos in the Walkaround dept. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234995109-supermarine-spitfire-mkvc-serial-no-ar501/#findComment-2222667 this being one of them

I can't do much without one these days.If you would normally wear spectacles for close vision keep doing so,the magnifier lens won't correct eyesight. Stay with it,you'll get used to it and wonder why you didn't try one sooner. Have a look at the flourescent tube from time to time,they get a bit hot when they are on the way out https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235103800-magnifier-lampsa-cautionary-tale/ Hope that's of use.

Hmmm.The link above should show this image posted this time using a different photo host. One thing I am finding when reinstating images in build thread posts is the Onedrive URL,for no apparent reason,decides to show as a link instead.

1/72nd.I'll sort out the photos in the build thread https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234952355-skybirds-86-percival-prentice-in-172nd-scalefinished/ ,Onedrive has changed their way of doing things and they don't work all of a sudden.

I enjoyed building mine Good luck to Colin,this is good news.

Yes,I'm now going through the process of reinstating them.If you use the Embed option in the menu when you click on the three dots it'll give you a replacement URL. Have fun old fruit .

Cheers old fruit,just got it .

I don't recall who posted this up recently but it might be relevant.

Once in a while something just takes my breath away,today this has.Well done old fruit,be proud of that .

Yes please!

G'day Chums,may I present my attempt at the old stager that is the Frog Mustang. There weren't any decals with the kit so I decided to do something different.The front portion of the canopy was replaced with a spare Hobbyboss item,the gun fairings on the wings were scratched from some runner.I'd nearly completed the thing when I found a decent photo that showed the camera glassware aft of the cockpit which,of course,I hadn't seen until then.Silberpferd and Col Ford came up with the relevant gen to have a crack at making one https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/44133-a-few-mustang-mki-questions/&do=findComment&comment=5075935 ,thanks chums.My rendition isn't quite right but it'll do for me.The masking job was,shall we say,involved and I got lost a few times on the way.There is a drawing but it is best used only as a guide I found only four decent photos out there as reference I nearly got it right Thanks all for looking in.

It could be a Windows 11 snag,it seems to be working happily on 132.0.2 Windows 10 at this end.

Using Firefox 132.02 (new update this afternoon) to post this,Windows 10.Seems to be happy .

The serial number is legible on this photo,on the fin just above the fin flash. The gen as listed on the Spitfire Production site is; MK716 LFIX CBAF M66 39MU 2-3-44 302Sq 3-5-44 83GSU mods 15-6-44 312Sq CB 24-6-44 ros 34Wg SU Prep Flt 27-7-44 16Sq 10-8-44 34WSU 19-10-44 83GSU 16-11-44 FRU 30-11-44 83GSU 19-2-45 414Sq CB 2-3-45 Armee de l'Air GC2/1 Hope this helps.

Be proud of that old fruit,well done.

Thanks Col,much appreciated.

Many thanks Laurent,that's a great help. Graham,I don't know,for obvious reasons it wouldn't have been an option on sliding canopy airframes.I don't think it was an RAF option and I haven't seen the Wingleader book unfortunately.

Does anyone have any decent photos of the bulged camera fairing for hinged canopy Mustangs please? This is the only one I've found so far and it's a bit indistinct.