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Dear All.. a new year and another kit offered for RFI. I hope you enjoy this RFI as much as i enjoyed building it! I am indebted to Wellsprop for the inspiration to do this kit. EG-T reg no MM417 served with 487 New Zealeand Squadron, the squadron famous for raids such as Jericho as well as low level attacks on Gestapo headquarters in Aarhus and Copenhagen. I decided to build this kit with the bomb bays closed and a full weapon payload on the wing pylons. Painted with Hataka paints and lightly weathered to represent a machine that didn't see a huge amount of use before it was hit by flak and force landed at RAF Hunsdon on 26th March 1944. This aircraft was based at RAF Hunsdon which is an airfield very local to me i decided this was the example i'd do . For this kit i first used the paper mask to do the RAF cammo pattern. (Great idea to include in the kit!) I wasn't entirely satisfied with the results so decided to have a go usin gthe Bluetack masking method. I enjoyed this process very much. The results are not absolutely perfect but the more times i do it the better i'll get at it! Hopefully! This was a lovely kit to build. Tamiya kits always are it seems and in my book worth the extra money. I used Hataka Red Line RAF Set colours used on the underside and the ocean grey. Tamiya RAF Green 2 for the top cammo. The RAF Ocean Grey topside is in my humble opinion 'spot on' . The pitot tube was very fragile and fell off so i fashioned a new sturdier one from a cut off paper clip!
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I bought this 1:48 Tamiya Kit some time ago. I was inspired by another users essay with this kit. I acknowledge their inspiration and for providing some details about the model. Thank You Wellsprop! I am indebted to Wellsprop for the following aircraft 'Bio' also ! "MM417 served with 487 New Zealeand Squadron, the squadron famous for raids such as Jericho as well as low level attacks on Gestapo headquarters in Aarhus and Copenhagen. I decided to build this kit with the bomb bays open and a full weapon payload. Painted with Hataka paints and lightly weathered to represent a machine that didn't see a huge amount of use before it was hit by flak and force landed at RAF Hunsdon on 26th March 1944" As they say in Monty Python's Life of Brian.. " Come and see the stoning, should be good.. Local boy! " This aircraft was based at RAF Hunsdon which is an aifrfield very local to me! Seems no contenst then which of the 3 options i'd complete this model as.. A Lovely kit to build. I elected to portray it with the bomb bay doors closed but with the 250lb bombs on the pylons.. Imagining it fully ready for an 'Op' and taxying out to the runway along the peri track! Hataka Red Line RAF Set colours used on the underside and the ocean grey. Tamiya RAF Green 2 for the top! Here's some pics of the parts as they are now .. dry fitting stage! Really enjoyed this kit.. and have some actual mud from Hunsdon on my bike.. might grind it down and use it as weathering on the wheels.!
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