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This will be my second entry in this GB and it is the 1980 reboxing of the original 1976 Hasegawa 109G - I must have bought it in around 1990 thinking it would be more accurate that the 1970's Airfix version, but Hasegawa then released their current version in 1994, which is presumably better. I am going to have to do a bit of research on this one as Hasegawa have provided markings for 2 machines, the first they say is a G-5 of Hauptmann Carganico of II/JG5 in Russia and the markings seem to be correct but I doubt it did have RLM65/70/71 as they suggest! The other is a G-6 Kannonenboote of 7/JG27 based in Vienna in the grey finish which seems more reasonable. Carganico features in 2 Osprey Aces books and I fancy doing his machine, though as to whether it is the pressurised G-5 I have no idea, and if it is I suspect I will have to do some modifications. As to the paint scheme then it probably did have some sort of green element but JG5 were based partly in Norway, and partly covering the area around Murmansk and tended to have modified winter type camo AFAIK. Pictures I have seen suggest a grey and green base with white over part of it, which should be fun. Staffel/gruppe markings seem to have been a clover leaf and a Mickey Mouse wih a "Rata" ie I-16, both of which Hasegawa have provided as on the box artwork. I will make a start on the interior and get the basic assembly done whilst checking what else I might need to do. It will make an interesting contrast with the Airfix G-6 I intend to do as a late model Defence of the Reich version, and the pair of Italeri 109 F's, one of which which could be in a brown/green Russian finish. Cheers Pete
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With my Buccaneer finished and my F-111F coming along steadily, I thought I might start another build. I bought my first F.3 back in around 1987 from an excellent model shop at Monk Bar in York - it was the newly released Matchbox one. A couple of years later Hasegawa released theirs and this is one of a batch of half a dozen or so of their kits I bought in the early 1990's including the Aardvark I am currently building and the F-15C eagle in the Interceptors GB. Given the way the decs are beginning to deteriorate I thought it would be a good idea to get them built ASAP. The ADV (Air Defence Version) was built in parallel with the IDS (Interdictor/Strike) version and the airframe is fairly similar though the ADV has a longer nose I believe. This was for the Foxhunter radar, but as that was running late the a dozen or so interim F.2 were produced with concrete and lead ballast in the nose, earning them the nickname "Blue Circle", supposedly a play on the "Rainbow Code" naming system then in use (Blue Steel, Red Top etc) and a popular brand of cement. They used the same engines as the GR.1 and could only carry one Sidewinder on the shoulder mounting on each inner wing pylon. The F.3 had the Foxhunter fitted and more powerful engines, and could carry 2 missiles, one on each "shoulder" of the pylons, though they often were seen only with one and Hasegawa have annoyingly gone with that option, so I will have to do a little work! The F3 entered service in 1986 and some were involved in the Gulf War, but supposedly due to outdated IFF and communications equipment they were used for defence of allied airspace and did not see too much action, as what was left of the Iraqi Air Force after the first few hours had removed itself to Iran. Although not the IDS version it should make an interesting comparison with the F-111F as they both use variable sweep. Cheers Pete
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Here is my 1/48 Hasegawa Canadair Sabre MkVI in FAC markings (Colombian Air Force). Un saludo.
