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Thanks John - suitably accredited in the files. Dennis

In addition to John's quote from the manual, I downloaded the following from Britmodeller some time ago. Apologies to the original poster but I did not record your copyright - Sorry (If its you - holler !!) Clear Tail lights, one ethers side:- Wing tip and anti-col lights :- Overall and showing upper spine mounted anti-col light :- And don't forget the landing lights - one on each main gear leg :- HTH Dennis

Selwyn is perfectly correct. Most of the Lightning F.3's of 11Sqdn had gold coloured legs/inside of doors and bays in the summer of '76. Similarly the PR.9's at Wyton had gold coloured inside of doors and the main/nose legs coated in late '77. It seemed to be a bit of an ad hoc finish dependant on which company performed the overhaul of the legs. I know that the SR.2's at Wyton had odd bits of the main legs so finished but in general we just ignored it until the next time the leg came off. The painters then stripped it for NDI and it was re-finished Aluminium on completion. I've got some shots on file somewhere - I'll dig them up and publish here in a bit. Dennis Right - pix HTH Dennis

David, Fuselage and wing bands were normally, but not always, the same width. In MD sheet 47, Dick Ward gave the nose roundel diameter on the Lightning as 36 inches. Based on that and the photos attached, I would say that the width of the bands of both, wing and fuselage, would be the same, i.e. 36 inches. HTH Dennis PS - Multi engined aircraft in the training role, Ansons and Lincolns appear, in general, not to have carried the bands on the wings although a few rarities, mostly Lancasters, appear to have,

David, I am not 100% sure where I scanned this from, but it may assist you. The final surface finish design for a particular aircraft was the responsibility of the aircraft design team to guidelines specified by the Air Ministry/MoD and dependant on its ultimate role. HTH Dennis

If memory serves and it was a long time ago, the original release way back had the correct metal panelled mainplanes but then Airfix went all "fabriccy", not just with the Anson, and re did the wings with totally incorrect heavily scalloped fabric 'effect" surfaces. I believe that the tailplanes and rudder we're done the same. As an observation, I think that "Annie" looked better with the sloping windscreen. Dennis

Would a Mod _ Julian ? please delete this post - wasting space

Thanks Nigel, I was still going through my Airfix mags to answer the original question. I'll have to rescan it and re-post Dennis

Scan of an article in an old Airfix Mag (I think) - for a B.X but virtually the same as a VII. Hope its useful. Code 9X at header was 20MU Aston Down - where I come from. HTH Dennis

Only the Dark Sea Grey upper surface top coat :- Photo - courtesy, the Late Dick Ward HTH Dennis

Just found this in the files - shows the air con ducts a bit clearer - (39Sqdn aircraft based in Egypt at the time) :- HTH Dennis

Most British aircraft manufacturers first flight their new built aircraft with just the roundels and serials applied - a legal requirement, as here on a Javelin FAW.8 :- Once all the kinks have been ironed out, they are painted up in the full scheme and delivered to the Unit. The one exception that I know of was the original Harrier (GR.1 - GR.3), where all the component parts were painted up and then assembled. The camouflage pattern on that aircraft was carefully designed to avoid going over removable panel lines or major construction joints eg wing/fuselage. Dennis

1574Flt at Changi had them :- But 728NAS at Hal Far didn't :- HTH Dennis

The subject intakes are on Sprue 'A' (Fuselage halves) in kit number SH 72437 - Meteor NF Mk.11. They are NOT on similar Sprue A's in either kit numbers SH72360 - Meteor NF.12 or kit number 72364 - Meteor NF.14. As it is an NF.11 kit, no mention is made regarding installation I have not yet seen an advert for a Meteor NF.13 kit although the afore mentioned Sprue A in the NF.11 kit is marked "Meteor NF.11 and NF.13" Dennis