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Edit 7.3.2023: Finished in the current edition of KUTA 🙂 You know what´s the current exchange rate of Airfix plastics to Academy plastics? Last spring it was four Airfix Lancaster propellers to one complete Academy Wildcat kit (and then some, but more about that someday in another GB far away...). You see, I sent @JOCKNEY the unnecessary to me paddle blade props from the PO*S Lanc build that he needed for the Grand Slam variant. Lo and behold, Pat sent me a complete Wildcat (+ a Typhoon...) in exchange. Thanks! I shall try to give it my best now! Once again the sprues (in the bag), instructions, Blackbird Models Op. Torch Martlet decals and my Airfix Torch Martlet build from the Grumman GB a few years (?) ago. I´ll try to match the looks of these two birds as far as possible. I know the Academy kit represents a different variant and is somewhat incorrect for a Martlet IV, but I´ll live with it. The most obvious mod I need to do will be the removal of the (carb intake?) opening in the 12 o´clock position of the cowling. V-P Edit 23.2. after studying the subject by the link @825 supplied me below - thanks! So, as my decals are for serial number FN104, it turned out to be a Wildcat Mk.IV, not a Martlet at all. Short chord cowl with one small cowl flap on either side. Hamilton Standard Hydromatic uncuffed propeller. Folding, 6 gun wings. F4F-4 style pitot. Colors that were very close, if not matches to Extra Dark Sea Grey, Dark Slate Grey and Sky. Cockpit was Bronze Green, and the remaining interior was painted in “Grumman Grey” including the cowl’s interior. The lower parts of the landing gear was a heat resistant black, the remainder could be either Grumman Grey or Sky. The notches where the wheel sat was in Sky. Prop was black with 4” yellow tips. The wheel hubs were Sky on the outer cover and aluminum on the inner. A priceless pack of information - thanks Bruce Archer!- 14 replies
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Question regarding color(or colour!) scheme of the Albacore during Operation Torch in November 1942. Looking at the DP Casper decal sheet 48007 it shows both the Albacore and Swordfish having the Dark Slate Grey/Extra Dark Sea Grey uppers, but also shows the upper surface of the lower wings to be Light Slate Grey/Dark Sea Grey. Was this standard practice or just typical of that operation? I cannot find any confirmation of this in my references and have not seen this before, so I tend to doubt the color call outs. Any thoughts or ideas, or point me in the general direction and give me a push?! Thanks much and apologies if this has been discussed already! Geoff
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Hi, A "cusine" of Northrop Delta, alla Gammas including A17 Nomad, BT1 and N3PB - the Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless. The family relationship beteween all those construction I tried to explain in second post on N3PB. Thanks KRK4m for showing me this relationship many years ago. I've made this model also many years ago, before Hasegawa issued their nice kit. I used old Airfix kit, drilling more than 350 openings in airbrakes...And few other improvments added. Markings are from USS Ranger, Nov. 1942, during operation "Torch" (landing in West Africa). Comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek- 4 replies
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