canberra kid Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I've started my hopefully doldrum busting build, the new 1/48 scale Airfix Vampire. I'm intending to build it very much out of the box, but, I did spot one thing that I'm going to fix and that is the downward ident lights, Airfix have sort of represented them but there is no reference to them in the instructions. The only problem now is which colour goes where? I think I know which order I'm going to do them in unless someone can come up with an answer. John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Hello John, check out this photo, as it suggests that red was located in the front of that rectangular panel (green in your photo): I had a look at my Vampire photos (Finnish FB.52s and a Swedish T.11) but couldn't find out the colours. It looks like Finnish Vampires didn't have identification lights. Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Antti_K said: Please forgive my ignorance: what are the two silver rectangular parts under the tailpipe? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, k5054nz said: Please forgive my ignorance: what are the two silver rectangular parts under the tailpipe? I suspect they may be drip pans strategically suspended by museum staff to catch oil. David 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, David Womby said: I suspect they may be drip pans strategically suspended by museum staff to catch oil. David That was precisely my thinking but I didn't want to make a fool of myself for thinking as much! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 15 hours ago, Antti_K said: Hello John, check out this photo, as it suggests that red was located in the front of that rectangular panel (green in your photo): I had a look at my Vampire photos (Finnish FB.52s and a Swedish T.11) but couldn't find out the colours. It looks like Finnish Vampires didn't have identification lights. Cheers, Antti Thanks Antti, that helps. It's never easy to guess colours from B&W photos. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 hours ago, canberra kid said: Thanks Antti, that helps. It's never easy to guess colours from B&W photos. John Always a grey area that John! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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