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Blimey. That is a lot of Clubs and Traders. I shall look forward to attending

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I dug this out of the stash recently...... http://scalemates.com/kits/politechnika-a-7202-gribovski-g-11--170417 Gribovski G-11. Quite an interesting thing. Saw quite a bit of use apparently. I was thinking about making a start on it. So yes, I'd be in

Paul, thank you for the picture of the parts etc. It does look quite nice (considering). However, I think I will probably go with a conversion of the Airfix kit, using the relevant Pegasus bits. The point about the Eduard set is interesting. I'll check it out. I have a nice old decal sheet from Blue Rider for the BE.2e, hence my interest (among other reasons). Cheers.

Ah, thank you. I missed that one Sorry to put you on the spot regarding the Pegasus kit. Thank you for the detailed reply and drawing, very kind and much appreciated. Cheers.

I have just acquired an Airfix BE.2c, and was looking around to see what other modellers had done with their's. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, with the additional history on the type. The camera is a nice addition. Did you make that yourself? Also, if I may. Your thoughts on the Pegasus kits BE.2e? I'd like to model this version. Would it be best to just use the Pegasus wings on the Airfix kit? Cheers.

What was the purpose of these stripes? (They look ridiculous 😬 )

I was intrigued by your question, so did a bit of searching. I found this..... http://ebay.co.uk/itm/176054013929 This is quite interesting........ http://youtube.com/watch?v=mLgmRGZ1Lxw I always wanted one of those Spitfires. And the Stuka. Good luck with your project

That's very colourful. I treated myself to a couple of these kits to upgrade from the old Airfix kit. Maybe I shouldn't have bothered Anyhow, you have ended up with a nice example of the type. There is another thread on here bemoaning the quality of Print Scale decals.......

Very nice. I enjoyed reading through your WIP. It really came together nicely at the end. Nothing says 70's/80's Royal Navy more than a Leander class frigate (to me anyway). It'll be interesting to see her next to the Nimitz!

The On Target Special 'Wings of Silver' has a profile of Baders K1676, in which he had his unfortunate crash. This depicts yellow wheel discs and yellow rear half of the prop 'spinner'. It does admit to being an artists impression, however. 'On Silver Wings' by Thetford & Lumsden also gives K1676 as the unfortunate aircraft. Neither publication gives any indication as to which flight he was attached. I recall seeing a photograph of Bader getting suited up in front of a Bulldog, but can't for the moment recall where. Black and white anyway, so probably not much help. Strange there isn't a more definitive answer forthcoming. For what it's worth, I'd go with yellow, too. Cheers.

That's nice. I can remember trying to find one of these kits many many years ago. They were like rocking horse stuff, and quite expensive from dealers at the time. Great to see these old kits getting a new lease of life.

I must admit that although I've thought about it, I've yet to try and print my own decals. Those vents do look good. Thank you Charlie. It did look better, but, well you know how it is. I wasn't really happy with it, especially after looking at pictures of real Heralds online. So I decided to have a go at it with some plastic strip. Here's progress so far....... I had to stop there, but it looks promising. This one is going to go down to the wire, and I'm not sure if it will make the deadline. It depends on how much spare time I can find over the next few days. These parts are getting ready for some chrome finishing..... Thanks for Looking

Very nice. I miss the Fighter Meet 😢

I tried to open them up with a 'square' needle file (amongst other things), but it wasn't really very successful. I'm leaning towards scratch building with plastic sprue and strips. So whilst pondering that, I had a go at some HT leads. I used copper wire, which was a little bit too stiff and didn't want to bend very easily, but I think I am pleased with the result. I'll try and add a few more wires and pipes as I go. Looks like I've broken the gear stick, again!