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Tim's NZ Strikemaster - COMPLETED


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Getting started.  Google of NZ Strikemaster shows a grey cockpit interior.

This kit has two coamings, and three instrument panels, with instructions for two of them.

Google shows NZ SMs with two gunsights, which is one set of the options.  Way to go.

Strikemaster-Parts.jpg

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7 hours ago, theplasticsurgeon said:

Here's the seats and cockpit parts.

Looking nice, I personally would have gone with

all gold/yellow seat harness

Oh3692-92.t5f3f1ec2.m600.xVg7aku86.jpg

(RNZAF Official - RNZAF Museum - Used with Permissions)

Nice start :thumbsup:

Regards

 

Alan

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10 hours ago, LDSModeller said:

Looking nice, I personally would have gone with

all gold/yellow seat harness.

As a spotty teenaged air cadet I spent three happy days on the JP line at Cranwell during our annual camp and still remember the seat harnesses on Mks 3 and 5 as being bright blue with yellow/gold parachute straps.  I was told that this was to minimise the risk of plugging the wrong strap into the wrong quick release box.

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3 hours ago, theplasticsurgeon said:

The underside grey translates to Humbrol 28,

Just as an FYI Just be aware there were two different greys in time of service

The Initial Grey undersides on the RNZAF Mk 88 Strikemaster, was based on a SEA Scheme,

but to British BS381 standard paints, and then when the RNZAF changed the colour Grey later

on for the undersides it would have been a Local paint Standard (likely based on FS).

From memory, some (if not all) Strikemasters had at least one repaint during service, (especially those

re-winged) which would have included the change in grey. Two different colour tones.

The Skyhawks had Gull Grey 36622, and Grey 36440

One Strike master (Inst frame) NZ6365 was half repainted in RNZAF Type Euro One camouflage,

in preparation for receiving the Macchi's

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You're not going to like my comments on your

decal placement, but the Wing Roundels are facing the wrong way

the "Kiwi" should be facing beak forward to leading edge and feet towards

the fuselage.

Even the Kit Box art has the correct  position in your photo above, and just to show how it looks,

RNZAF 14 Squadron Strikemaster Official RNZAF Photo below

OhG1449-89.t5de6a52a.m600.x5CCtiaak.jpg

(RNZAF Official - RNZAF Museum - Used with Permissions)

A modeller can paint/build their model how they want, but I personally find it disrespectful

to a Country and their Armed Forces to place Official Insignia improperly

 

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