Andre B Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) It seems difficult to find decals in 1/72 for those aircraft Douglas Bader flew these days. Airfix have an good oppurtunity with their Spitfire Mk.l/ll/Va but still haven't made any kit in 1/72 with markings for any of the Spitfire's that Bader flew. And that's goes for the Hurricane as well. I knew there är decals for Bader's Hurricane Mk.I. But are there any Mk.I available as the Airfix raggwing Mk.I is not the correct Hurricane? Are there any decent decals out there that I've missed? Cheers / André Edited May 14, 2018 by Andre B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Az/KPM's spitfire Va has Bader markings, I picked a set up on eBay a couple of weeks ago. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 It’s also the first option in the superb DK decals range #72036 - .... but you’re brain will go into overdrive and force you to purchase many more spitfires!! Cheers.. Dave 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 11 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: .... but you’re brain will go into overdrive and force you to purchase many more spitfires!! That's no bad thing but, if you don't fancy building that many Spitfires (in which case I'd ask, what's wrong with you?) it wouldn't be hard to cobble the roundels, codes and serials together from the spares bin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Actually @Beard, I’ve currently got three Spits on the go myself so I’d consider myself somewhat normal. You are quite correct in that one can probably find what they need in their spare decal bank. What these particular sheets provide however, are the exact sizes and fonts that I can never find on generic code/letter AM sheets - which doesn’t help if you’re a font and serial style pedant like me!! Cheers. Dave 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Rabbit Leader said: Actually @Beard, I’ve currently got three Spits on the go myself so I’d consider myself somewhat normal. You are quite correct in that one can probably find what they need in their spare decal bank. What these particular sheets provide however, are the exact sizes and fonts that I can never find on generic code/letter AM sheets - which doesn’t help if you’re a font and serial style pedant like me!! Cheers. Dave Three is a good number of Spitfires to have on the go. 🙂 I have the DK Decals sheet (or, rather, I had - I've done seven or eight of the subjects on it) and it's certainly worth investing in (even if you ain't a font and serial style pedant). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 58 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: It’s also the first option in the superb DK decals range #72036 - Lookit all them Spitfires! I want to build them all! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 So you can see why I keep drumming about Airfix producing a new tool Vb / Vc kit. With great decal sheets like this I would’nt be able to stop at one - and I’m sure I’m not alone!! Cheers.. Dave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Option 19, is it this one? https://goo.gl/images/cuS5dS If so what are the colour call outs as I’ve seen all sorts of colour explanations over the years. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Are there any photos of W3185? I think I've only seen photos of Bader's Mk II, P7966. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wm Blecky Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) https://images.sellbrite.com/production/27001/LLD72024/095de308-bf3b-54cb-ac63-aec39e7e74e7.jpg https://images.sellbrite.com/production/27001/LLD72024/095de308-bf3b-54cb-ac63-aec39e7e74e7.jpg Edited May 15, 2018 by Wm Blecky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 10 hours ago, Max Headroom said: Option 19, is it this one? https://goo.gl/images/cuS5dS If so what are the colour call outs as I’ve seen all sorts of colour explanations over the years. Trevor To misquote a certain gameshow, 'Paint what you see.' Ocean grey on the ailerons and touched up cowling and something darker on the rest of the airframe. Let other people argue about the exact name of the colour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Concerning an Douglas Bader Hurricane Mk.I... ...we have to wait until Airfix give us an metall winged one or... ? Cheers / André Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Or use the older Airfix kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZ6 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 If you can find some decals for Bader’s Hurricane in 1:72 you could consider the Airfix kit and the Alleycat Metal wing Hurricane conversion set for this kit. hope this helps you. I’ve just acquired a Fly Hurricane MKI in 1:32 along with a sheet with markings for Bader’s Hurricane to go with the excellent AC Miniatures figure of Bader I already have.... Regards, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Concerning Bader's Mk.Va... ...what prop did it have? I've seen pictures with both the pointier and the more bulbuos spinner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 5/14/2018 at 10:57 PM, Max Headroom said: Option 19, is it this one? https://goo.gl/images/cuS5dS If so what are the colour call outs as I’ve seen all sorts of colour explanations over the years. Trevor It's likely fresh TSS, for my eyes at least. Maybe the light grey on the ailerons is Ocean Grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Certainly not Temperate Sea Scheme? I've seen several different printed versions and what makes sense to me is early Day Fighter with a dark Mixed Grey, with replacement parts and patches in fresh Dark Green and Ocean Grey. However, Edgar Brooks used to get quite heated, saying that he'd seen the original and it was definitely Temperate Land Scheme. None of the printed versions I've seen had a convincing Dark Earth. In Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 But the Dark Green and [choose colour] are transposed! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 That happened. See Minden Blake's Mk.Vb in the MMP book on the type. Isn't the green in the same position in TLS and DFS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 It should be. The green should surround the cockpit. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 There is a thread about that Spitfire Mk.VB, AD233 'ZD-F' colour pic somewhere here already ... I am not sure if that was the topic if that thread tho, if I recall it correctly it was on a sidetracked thread that had a different topic. Btw the upper cowling panel seems to be a replacement from a TLS AC, I lightened the pic up a bit and to me even more the rest is in TSS excep the ailerons. Btw here's the same AC from the other side: And here's another photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 3 hours ago, Andre B said: Concerning Bader's Mk.Va... ...what prop did it have? I've seen pictures with both the pointier and the more bulbuos spinner... This comes back to my earlier question about photos of W3185. From my (limited) understanding of Spitfires, photos of 'D-B' with a bulbous spinner are in fact of Bader's Mk II P7966, and not of his Va which would not have had a Rotol propeller and bulbous spinner. I'd be ineterested in seeing the photos of the aircraft with thepointier spinner. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) Looking at the aircraft profiles of DK Decals above W3185 has an rotol prop. Information like that makes it easy to build it with the wrong prop and spinner... /André Edited May 19, 2018 by Andre B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 The Va would almost certainly have a DH prop and the same spinner as normally on the Mk.I. The bulbous spinner is a strong indication that you're looking at a Mk.IIa (in this case, not a universal rule). Note that some IIas very likely used the same DH prop and spinner- most likely late production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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