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Thanks chaps, Your info was most helpul. John

Good afternoon BMers, I'd welcome some advice please. I have just purchased the Welsh Models 1:144 kit of the Andover C1. A rather nice little kit with a vacform fuselage and im wings/tailplane. But of course it comes with RNZAF decals and I want to do the RAF version in the dark earth/tan/black scheme. I have managed to get some pics of Andovers in flight but what I would like to know is whether these aircraft had underwing serials on both wings or just on one, and whether they had underwing roundels - again on both sides or just one? I have also seen that they had the light aircraft grey scheme all over with 32 Sqdn, and red/white/LAG with 115 Sqdn and raspberry ripple with the ETPS aircraft. Choices, choices, choices but I think I will stick with the desert scheme - at least for the moment! Thanks, John

Probably not of much help but TonyO's article on the Martlet 1 was in the December 2007 issue of MAM. You might want to see if they have an back issues - or I could photocopy it for you if you want. I did hear that MIRAGE were doing a 1:48 Martlet 1 but that appears to have fallen by the wayside now? John

PM sent John

I have the Skyraider in a half built state and which I don't think I will ever finish. I'll have a look to see what is about and pm you. John

That is really nice - good to see a Hurricane again! John

I agree - a super book. Well worth buying if you like the F3. John

Wonderful photos! Congratulations. John

Why not 1/48 as well!!!!!!! John

Nice work Martin - I'm waiting for the promised A Model 1/144 kit. Cheers, John

That's very nice! Congratulations. Flightpath tell me that they have no more Mark4/5's so come on Special Hobby - extract the digit! Or perhaps Airfx might do it?? John

Now there is a surprise! I have just been looking at the Revell new releases entry on the Model Aircraft International site, and what do you see. There is a list of release dates for the rest of the year and shown for November is a 1/144 scale A400M!!!! I hope it's not a mistake. John

I have noted that Special Hobby have been promising a Firefly 5 in 1/48 scale for 2 years - but no sign of it so far. Does anybody have any news about it? Thanks, John

What wonderful photos. Congratulations! As a matter of interest what lens was used? Thanks, John

Hope they do it in 1/144 scale as well! John

A wonderful rendering of a super and much underrated aeroplane!

Doug - that is one nice looking Harrier. I have a Monogram GR1 to do (but don't know when !) and can learn from your build. I wold like to do mine as one of the few that had the overall camo scheme. Cheers, John

Thanks for all the replies whch are most gratefully received. If I knew how to put pix on the forum I might do, but to be honest this build may well take a year or more (and probably more!). John

I have just received a copy of the Ad Hoc publication - Swift from the Cockpit. If any BMers have looked at this series they will know the genre - lots of info about the aircarft in question, pictures and anecdotes about the aircraft in operational service. After having a quick flip through the book I was so taken that I rushed out into my modelling shed and found the Falcon vacform of the FR5 and started cutting the bits out (never mind all the other semi finished models!) then I thought to myself that I must be daft to act so precipitously. However, I must say that despite the kit's age(I must have had it for 10 years or more) it is in extremely good nick (apart from the decals) and the kit is beautifully detailed. What I wanted to know is whether any fellow BMers have done this kit of the Swift and whether they have any advice to impart on any issues they came across during construction. Thanks, JOhn

I've bought stuff from Anigrand without any problem. VERY rapid delivery! John

I agree that the Anigrand kits are pretty good. John

CA did the Meteor T7, F8 with both large and small intakes, FR9 and NF11/13. And they are good, but a bit difficult to come by these days unfortunately. John

I have got this kit and wholoeheartedly concur with the review - it is VERY nice! I have also got the Aconcagua kit so it will be interesting to compare the two. Well done A2Z! John

I'll drink to a CA Gannet AEW3!!!! John

Mine arrived today. From a quick inspection it looks to be a great book with some super photos the mightyand much ubderrated F3 in action. There is one in particular of the F3 flying low and very fast at the Dawlish air show which to my mind sums it all up. John