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I am not really sure which one I am gong for with this build. I like the trainer with the two-tone white/blue under the wings, so it might be that. This now has been lurking about in the stash for a couple of years so it is good to get it on the bench, plus, I have a yen for those early jets. Nice looking box art... The sprue. Decent glass, nice decals and a nifty set of resin wheels. Not too complicated sprue-wise. This looks to be a tail sitter. Time to dig out the lead weights. I'll get into this in the next couple of days. --John

Hello everyone, A quick question. I just got hold of a Marivox 1/72 SAAB B-17 kit. For those unfamiliar with the type; here is the link to the English language Wikipedia entry: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_17 There is also some nice film from the Flygvapenmuseum archive in Sweden here: https://youtu.be/6rKokrXWRoU The kit is good, with an incredible number of build options and 16 different decal schemes ! I am rather a fan of Scandinavian aviation and want to start 'getting it right'. Well, as 'right' as I can. The kit has Humbrol colour call outs. I wish to make a model of one of the Danish/DANFORCE aircraft. I have some questions: Were these in the standard two tone Swedish scheme? I can't find many photographs, but it would appear so. There is the one in the Danish Technical Museum at Helsingor, of course, but as I get older I get a little careful with Museum colours. Nevertheless I would trust the Danes and Swedes to be quite thorough, a lot more than some other international museums . https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saab_17A.jpg#mw-jump-to-license If it is the same colour (or even not), the instructions callmout for Humbrol 30. Although agood all round green, when I look at these (and other Swedish) aircraft of the early 1940's, I see a more 'yellow-green", perhaps verging on khaki. Am I correct here in thinking Humbrol 30 a little questionable? Grey or blue underside? A little like the Polish Khaki on e.g. PZL P-37 Łos, but maybe a little warmer? I don't know of any model paint manufacturers that make Swedish aviation/military specific colours.. I found a build here on BM by @pabbi and it looks like he had the same colour queries as me. Also sadly his photographs have fallen foul of this terrible attempt at extortion by Photobucket. Grrr Photobucket I don't like you at all !! A good picture and some background (in Danish) here, of the Danish aircraft: http://clausalstru4.wixsite.com/danforce-bat/mindet-om-den-danske-brigade Any advice on any aspect of these DANFORCE B 17C aircraft, especially colours, would be most gratefully received. Best regards TonyT