Jump to content

Graham Boak

Gold Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    16,740

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Graham Boak

  1. Graham Boak
    Although the Green reference books are now dated in places, I would agree that the 1942 date fits the introduction of the G whereas the G-14 was a 1944 airframe, basically a late production G-6 with the original supercharger as opposed to the G-10 (and later K) with the larger supercharger. Do not trust the drawings of these aircraft in references of this vintage, although the text descriptions are likely to be better. Just to complicate matters, there are versions of both the G-6 and G-14 with the larger supercharger, but these are comparatively rare and not represented by the kit. There are many variations among these later airframes which were unrealised before more recent research.
  2. Graham Boak
    Yes. A colour photo of a Jumo-engined 109 in this scheme was on the cover Kookaburra's replacement Luftwaffe Colours vol.1. I can't tell B/C/D apart. Red spinner, appears pinkish in photo but this is most likely ageing.
  3. Graham Boak
    See rather Nick Millman's postings.
  4. Graham Boak
    Yellow and grey, I'd have said. Jim Lansdale used the term grey poupon to describe the overall Zero colour.
  5. Graham Boak
    Some people just have odd opinions. DINAH.
  6. Graham Boak
    You can see those eight hard points on late Zeros, but clearly not for quite the same range of stores. And whatever exactly this one may be, it is more of a early one. The colour scheme comes from an eyewitness account at Pearl Harbor, through I suspect there may have been a misunderstanding over the term⁹ "mustard".
  7. Graham Boak
    I think you'd be wrong to imagine that those who succeeded in early aviation lacked technical skills. As for risk takers, there were many more who failed. I suggest the two main causes were lack of technical skills and at least access to commercial acumen.
  8. Graham Boak
    It had an amazing history as a cargo aircraft in South America, and at least one was still flying recently in Canada for Buffalo Airways. Lots of distinctive colour schemes - yes. I know civil, but props.
  9. Graham Boak
    Sky Blue not Sky, from the appearance and the originals.
  10. Graham Boak
    That's what was said about curry, way back when. I agree that chilli is used far too often nowadays, but especially because my wife is allergic to it so we have to read labels carefully. As for "mixed spices" - that means Beware! We did like to go with Moroccan food but have to beware of that nowadays. As for putting it in chocolate - nothing adequate can be expressed on this forum.
  11. Graham Boak
    It was one of their very first efforts. Done on traditional metal moulds, so definitely long run. It was reasonably good for the period but outstanding compared to anything else from behind the Iron Curtain. It could also be readily converted to a late-war G, given the big wheel fairings on the upper wing.
  12. Graham Boak
    The equivalent devastation already applied to their cities (not counting that still to come between May and September) had not made them surrender. So no, I don't think any such reports would have any effect. That's not considering the inevitable advance of the armies of the Western Allies into Germany itself across their front.
  13. Graham Boak
    I think it a rerelease of someone else's tooling, or vice versa. But both short existence companies.
  14. Graham Boak
    Does it not take patience etc. to ensure that all the individual masks needed for say a T-6 or Do.217 line up neatly horizontally and vertically? I can see advantages when it comes to curved frames, and perhaps for those restricted to airbrushing, but you are restricted to types for which masks are available. This alone should justify developing basic skills. The bottom line is that kits have value, and can be made, without masks. Claiming otherwise is not justified.
  15. Graham Boak
    The Sword and KP kits are a little short in the wing, but not very much. Generally better than the Tamiya or Airfix Mk.IX wings.
  16. Graham Boak
    It is deflected so reflecting light differently.
  17. Graham Boak
    I wonder how canopies were ever painted before masks?
  18. Graham Boak
    There is a good photo of the RAF's Fw190 being escorted after a visit to Yeovilton. IIRC, one is a Seafire or Spitfire Mk.V, the other Spitfire Mk. I or similar. Both are in TSS.
  19. Graham Boak
    Nose too short and too narrow. About right length for Mk.III. Abandon prop and undercarriage. Radiator cowling sides slope so saw off carefully at wing and straighten before regluing. Main fuselage perhaps a bit thin but looks OK. Wing OK. Might be suitable to replace Airfix or KP/Sword but haven't actually tried it.
  20. Graham Boak
    The long canopies were not just on the long range aircraft but on several aircraft seen in Africa. Likely to be those rebuilt from Bomber Command aircraft and sometimes referred to unofficially as Mk.IIs.
  21. Graham Boak
    Type 2 doesn't stop me drinking Shiraz, though I tend to prefer a dark Portugese red these days. No objection to a nice single malt, if not too peaty. But not with sharp tools.
  22. Graham Boak
    Valetta? Twin Pin? Both in 172: I don't know about 1/48 but have doubts. Not that the Twin Pin is a medium twin.
  23. Graham Boak
    There's a visible pattern on 4Q, with the darker colour forward, but the other is particularly dark. Compare the demarcation curve with 4Z above. Also look on the canopy frame.
  24. Graham Boak
    Making a model, yes indeed. Slowing down making a model for tiny if negligible difference to the final result, no.
  25. Graham Boak
    Ah but cleaning up, fiddling with and fitting those extra 14 parts does eat into modelling time and enthusiasm.
×
×
  • Create New...