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After building a Vampire F1 and F3 I couldn't resist the new FB9. Well, new transfers.... Much has been written here about the lack of real new parts, all the parts needed were already on the F3 Sprue..excluding the key Fighter/Bomber bits, Bombs and Rockets. The rockets were easy to find, they are included in the Airfix Sea Fury from a couple or 3 years ago. CMK provided bomb racks and bombs for the Tempest, but they are so very similar it matters not. I plan to use the. kit markings for FB.9 WR 128 of 502 (Ulster) Squadron based at RAF Sydenham in 1955: there is a sentimental attraction to this aircraft as my wife arrived into this world nearby in April 1955!! RAF Sydenham is now Belfast City Airport and I've flown there from Southampton many times before FlyBe failed. The colours are Dark Green and Dark Sea Grey over Silver, First things first: the bomb racks are easy as they fit exactly where the auxiliary tanks go. Fitting the rocket rails was harder, there are very few photographs, but one in the South African Airforce Museum has them and from the photos I had a stab at mounting them. This is the result: the rockets are only held in place with masking tape and will need a bit of alignment when glued in place. The Pilots Notes from the Rhodesian Airforce state clearly that 2 x 500lb bombs plus 8 x 60lb rockets can be carried, but on internal fuel range is a bit limited. There is a discussion on this topic on this Forum. It is interesting that the plastic used by Airfix is much harder and darker than the plastic used in the first release of the F3. It also has a better finish. The next stage is the interior, as this is the same as the F3 I don't plan to say much, you can read it here. .
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- RAF Cold War 1/48.
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Hello my dear friends. I present to you my latest build : the 1/35 SAM-6 from Trumpeter. An old kit manufactured in 2005.. and very problematic by the conception, the quality and the building plan. I had tho clean and reajust many parts for good fitting and the missiles... ooooh dear... . some rubber pipes had to be mounted in a certain shape but that was impossible to do. Sadly this kit was disappointing. I did the best I could. cheers
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- Algerian Army
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