Ed Russell

The latest Red Roo / Hobartville release, the CT-4 has a brand new Falcon canopy designed for the kit. The 1/48 will also. https://www.redroomodels.com/product/ct-4a-b-airtrainer-3d-printed-resin-kit-1-72/ (Temporarily out of stock but will be available soon)

I am pretty sure if they have not responded to multiple emails they are giving me the finger and are not likely to respond. Assuming the Covid answer was not correct.

Yes, I have tried web site and emailing every email address they have - no response!

I received a disturbing email in reply to the above post saying many of the SAHS people were very badly affected by Covid. I have not been able to verify it (no reply from the emailer) but given the Covid situation as it was in Sweden, it seems plausible.

One of my colleagues built one of these....... https://www.scalemates.com/topics/topic.php?id=11647 in RAF colours. From memory, aluminium dope with roundels and serials on fuselage, underwing serials only. I think this was his main reference https://www.prints-online.com/aviation-images/brunswick-zaunkoenig-xv190-parked-18413802.html

No... widened TO 50mm not BY 50mm Thanks to you and all the other contributors to the nice comments. It is way outside my normal interests in modelling!

https://www.facebook.com/SpotonDesignsUK is fairly recent.

Unfortunately not, but we will reissue some form of a Mariner upgrade later this year. The RAAF and GR.1 versions are about the same in complexity. We issued (I think) 1. RAAF 2. RAF GR.1 3. USN PBM-5 4. USN PBM-5A 5. Generic PBM-5A upgrade for PBM-5 with no decals 6. Something from my imagination else - I will have to go and look. we did 5 not 6! Most likely we will reissue #1 and #2 A reasonably skilled modeller can modify our upgrades into what they particularly want. There was another manufacturer who did a half-baked RAAF version - best avoided as it lacked most of what you need. Edited lines 5. and 6.

The Academy Minicraft kit has quite a few inaccuracies. If you are prepared to overlook them, just fill the wheel bays! Our PBM-5 conversion covered the missing pilot’s door, undersized rear fuselage, correct propellers, correct sized radome and radio direction finder antenna, pitot head, radio mast, the radio altimeter antennas as well as the obvious wheel bay inserts and beaching gear. A Caracal decal sheet was also included in this conversion.

Dunno about wanting to, but we may well. We actually released 6 versions but will probably limit it to a couple this time.

This looks pretty impressive! I have seen an example of the Croco kit - there were some moulding irregularities so that some parts were not symmetrical. Nothing a good modeller could not fix. Looking forward to watching your progress.

This fanciful construction was made quite a few years ago in conjunction with my son, who is an avid Warhammer 40K modeller. It started as a Revell 1/72 kit widened to about 50mm and span shortened to about 200mm, length is about 250mm. The canopy is a home made vacform. The wheels are from a scrapped Heinkel 177, the thrusters from a scrapped Harrier, the exhausts from a car and the chemical tank from a railway truck. I needed to photograph it for him recently so I thought I might as well post it here...... ]

The CMR kit is not that hard to come by but it is not cheap at all. It does not have the extended tail etc for the armed version. It was planned but was a step too far for CMR. There is an armed version available but it's not the one you want. https://www.redroomodels.com/product/red-roo-raaf-c-class-empire-flying-boat-conv-1-72-scale/ Note that, at that price, it doesn't include a flying boat kit 😀

or maybe....... "if only I was bigger"

Most of it is about the philosophy of modelling rather than the Airfix starter set. Most of it well expressed but a few not understanding what is happening here. I will definitely buy one!

Larger version here, where the bow serial is quite visible - it must be 332, 382 or 392. https://www.facebook.com/OldKelowna/photos/a.692259397506007/738718699526743/?paipv=0&eav=AfYAJTXBpVGSyvqepGWjBum3Ttg0HegvwJpP7tV8Sy4iBbbDLnvogIQAx9i3S1eXLLs&_rdr Given the list above, 392 seems most likely.

That's very nice. Having made a couple I appreciate the difficulties! The radial engine was a good choice as the various different cowlings for the Ranger engine are a can of worms. Good looking finish and paint too. @G.E.SAUNDERS - There is a build article here with an undecarriage jig suggestion.

That's what I thought. It could well be black, Light Slate Grey or some other colour! My reading of this is that they should be black. https://www.hrmtech.com/SIG/coastal_cam.asp

They are debating - "triangle pointing inwards or outwards?" 😀 Nice picture. Whatever Sea Grey it is, it is certainly weathered. Where is the black serial number on that photo?

That is what I would do!

Thanks @Retired Bob and @SafetyDad for your inputs which are very helpful. It looks as though the decal designer was neither completely right or completely wrong. It looks as though, given the wing changes are more involved than the fuselage, the best way to model 2N+DD would be to start with an Italeri 210 and work forwards rather than an Airfix 410 working backwards.

@dov - Not sure what you mean. Unless you do an advanced conversion, you can only model a Me 410 from the Airfix kit. I believe SBS are working on one. @Graham Boak - Ditto. Which kit are we taliking about? Like 81-er I liked the colour scheme above with the white tail and WGr.21 tubes. The Xtradecals profile is referenced to p111 of this book, apparently only owned by @Retired Bob. It apparently does not validate the Xtradecals profile. If it is a genuine Me 210 scheme, I have an Italeri kit (077 from 1998) which I could use. This seems a lot easier than converting the Airfix kit. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/italeri-077-messerschmitt-me-210-a1--120243

There are some answers here to my 210/410 question but they are not definitive. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235136246-messerschmitt-210-to-me-410-conversion-in-11-scale/

That would be my thought too. Can somebody scan p111 of Messerschmitt 210 / Messerschmitt 410 An illustrated Production History and send it to me so I can decide for myself whether the profile is justified by the reference. Thanks for contributuions so far.

There is a (seemingly) 500 page thread on Britmodeller here about WW2 Vildebeests in Malaya and various other posts here. A browser search will turn up many. You may find the specific Mk I, II, III information in them.