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Hello everybody, some photos of my F-4C in its Spanish form, the C.12 . of Ala 12 Revell kit, excellent decals from Series Espanolas, Eduard Aim-9B Sidewinders, Twobobs decals on Sparrows and Sidewinders. Mk-82 from Hase. Hope you like it, cheers, exdraken -
This was a desperate attempt to climb up to bomber formations in a hurry - sit in a tiny plane with wooden wings, strapped in between fuel tanks full of stuff which would dissolve you, and trundle off down the grass runway on a tiny dolly which dropped off when you were airborne: Then you climb like a homesick angel, flash past the bombers at a hell of a lick, fire a few rounds from the unreliable cannon, and then glide back to earth to land on a single skid and a tailwheel, trying to keep the wingtips off the ground until the very last moment. You can't even taxy in, you have to climb out and abandon the plane on the runway. It all seems very undignified: This is my take on the Revell 1/48 Me163. The markings are spurious as I wanted to try a very light mottling scheme that I'd seen on a real example, and it didn't fit the markings in the kit. The paints are Tamiya acrylics, airbrushed freehand except for the masking on the straight edges of the wing roots. I bought it second hand, and there was a resin cockpit set in there too, which although VERY detailed and beautifully done, is pretty much invisible once installed. As usual. Here it is, hope you like it: And here it is in its natural environment, ready to go: And on its skid after landing: With my usual sense of timing, I finished this model the night before the Battle for the Reich GB was due to start...oh well, never mind. Cheers, Dean
