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  1. The conversation about the difference between the Sabres that were painted black versus the Napier colour green (upgrades and improvements to the green engines as a result of ongoing development) was particularly eye-opening. Who would want to fly a Tempest with an engine (black ones) that Richard compared to flying a hand grenade with the pin pulled?
  2. The right hand side profile with accompanying text from Luftwaffe Colours Volume 4 Section 2 The Mediterranean 1942-1943.
  3. This may help. Same kit build on 2 different forums. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235095302-132-dragon-messerschmitt-bf-109e-7-trop/ https://www.hyperscale.com/2021/galleries/bf109e7dragon32tu_1.htm
  4. Success! I used some Bob Smith Industries Un-Cure, drilled a few holes to (hopefully) get some de-bonder to the bottom, and then worked around the edges with a #11 chisel blade. After that I sort of sliced it up into little pieces until I got it all out. You can see the white paint at the bottom of the rectangular hole, which means I got to the correct depth as the wheel well had been painted prior to gluing in the gear leg. Important, obviously, so that the model sits level. It's 2-3mm too long, but a little piece of plastic stock will tighten it up. The de-bonder does remove paint.
  5. Very, very nice. There's any number of screenshots one can take of detail.
  6. THAT is looking very, very nice. And that early Vought seat is amazing, too. But there's one thing that always bugs me every time I see an F-8 build. Why, oh why, did Academy (1/72), Hasegawa (1/48) and Trumpeter, invent a detail on the upper wing at the wing fold that simply didn't exist-the bulged area where the hinge is? The wing was flat where the wing fold hinge is-there was no bulged area. Where did they come up with that one?
  7. Thanks for the replies, everyone. I'll try the de-bonder first, and then if necessary, surgery!
  8. I did use CA. I will try de-bonder first. I don't know to what degree it will be able to work itself through the CA and down the side of the broken part, but I'll have to give it a try at least. Thank you.
  9. I am looking for advice on how to deal with my problem without damaging the model or, at the very least, mitigating the damage. What you see is the right hand landing gear leg broken off nearly flush with the wheel well bay. While I do have the broken part, I don't believe reattaching it is going to result in a lasting repair that won't see the model at some point crashed over to one side. Paul Fisher did supply me with a replacement long ago. In fact, he sent me a complete set of landing gear. It looks to me like it will have to be drilled out. Do I use a dremel bit, a micro drill bit........? There are modellers here with far more experience than I. I would like advice on the best way to remove this chunk of resin. Thank you.
  10. To Tell The Truth https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=greg+boyington+on+game+show#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:59015324,vid:oV3SAAtb3XY,st:0
  11. Very, very nice, Tom. A lovely, late-war RCAF Griffon Spitfire.
  12. Very nice, Tom. You've made this build/conversion appear to be a piece of cake.
  13. IsraDecal IAF #33 has #287 in camouflage with ATAR 9C and also #88 and #89 in natural metal with ATAR 9B.
  14. Here is an example of a Mk.XIVc with the yellow stripes.
  15. I don't know the answer to that. I think you'll just have to look at photos and decide how you want yours to look. Images of XIVc's appear to have the stripe start at the outboard edge of the inboard .303. The image of RB-140 above is an E-wing and has the stripe at about the same location as a C-wing. Aviaeology's artwork shows the stripe going almost all the way to the outboard cannon, so...........pick something and go with it????
  16. Have a look at this Aviaeology sheet on Spitfires. His stuff is regarded as very well researched. Personally, I think it would have had the stripes, but then the issue is where did it start? Did the stripe start at the edge of the outboard cannon, or farther out like RB140? https://www.aviaeology.com/store/p100/AOD32009m.html#/
  17. A quick search on-line and you'll find lots of images of them with yellow leading edges. If you go to the Belgian Wings web site you'll see their Mk.XIV's with them, and they were ex RAF/RCAF. EDIT: I removed the photo and the text referencing it as I just realized they were 402 Sqd Mk.XVI's, not XIV's.
  18. I don't have Ra'anans epublication on the YKW, but I do have the First Jet Squadron history book. The latter is full of amazing photos as is the former, I'm sure. The Kindle format wasn't really useful to me, so I saved each Kindle page as an individual file which is far more useful for reference.
  19. It's interesting that the brake chute housing is painted but the aft fuselage metal isn't. IIIBJ #88 had the same unpainted aft fuselage area when it was used as the Kfir/J79 test-bed and yet the rest of the aircraft was camouflaged. If #88 was modified and left unpainted, maybe it's a simple matter that #87 was too. Also of interest is that the photo has been censored, mostly covering up the squadron badge on the vertical fin.
  20. I just received my 2 sets yesterday. I didn't know there was 2 in each box, so now I have 4!
  21. Nope. But the real deal. Look carefully at how the aircraft is depicted in the colour artwork. There are some very obvious differences.
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