Herb Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The Roden 1/48 kit of the B.E.12b has markings for C3114 (below), showing no whites in the roundels and the original B.E.2c rectangular horizontal tail plane. Is this right? Does any photo evidence exist? The references I have suggest all B.E.12b aircraft used the later, smaller, swept tip tail plane. Thanks for any persuasive confirmation one way or the other! Cheers Herb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 There's a photo of this machine on page 32 of the Windsock Datafile. Rudder stripes and the bit of fuselage roundel visible look to be reduced visibility, and on home defense machines it was common to paint out the white on the under-wing markings. I'd leave the bombs off for home defense. The Holt flares are visible. The photo is unfortunately taken almost at the level of the tailplane, so you can't judge the sweep or otherwise. The tailplane was mentioned as in error in Ray Rimell's review in Windsock vol 22 no.5 when the kit was released, but the fix is relatively easy. Find a plan, and trim and sand them to the correct shape. He was happy with the markings. Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Thanks Paul, just what I needed... Cheers Herb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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