Kagemusha
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On 11/19/2023 at 11:53 AM, Shoggz said:
Cheers for the update Kev.
It shows how much buzz Laminar Flow's Mk.XIV conversion has caused - Yahu have brought out an instrument panel for it specifically!
I didn't spot that, thanks Rich, and of course Kev.
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That's actually quite frightening, though very interesting piece of history, serendipity eh?
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2 hours ago, blackbetty said:
got presents waiting for lucky winners....
K2 emailed Santa last week, awaiting a reply...
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On 11/14/2023 at 6:03 PM, John1 said:
Just curious if anyone has pics of “3W-G” post D-Day. Been yearning to do a subject with the invasion stripes partially removed / roughly painted over.
The invasion stripes would have been applied using distemper paint, so would have been vigorously washed off, the patchy paintwork on the first photo might be an indication of that, the second one could be a different aircraft to the one on the decal sheet, then again, it could be the same one...
- Eli Raphael, jeroen_R90S and John1
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Good to see it coming to fruition, was first announced a few years ago.
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You should try a request in the Traders Board, someone might have them surplus from their Trumpeter F.
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That's great news, thank you kindly Nige.
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You can see it used in this build by Radu.
- Martinnfb and Rick Griewski
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1 hour ago, Archimedes said:
Goddamnyoualltohell Kag!!!
Must you always put temptation in my way!?
that is a good deal….
kind regards,
Paul
You're very welcome Paul, incidentally, there's a sculpture of Archimedes close to UMIST in Manchester
Not far from the one for Vimto, which was basically all I drank as a child.
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28 minutes ago, Steve Eagle said:
May I make a suggestion? The title of this entry is for a release in late 2024 by Kotare. Everyone calm down and let them do their work. I’m sure whatever it is, that some will be highly excited and some will be disappointed.
This is calm, wait until the first images of the kit are revealed, and the red lines come out...
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52 minutes ago, Grunticus said:
The look quite good, I'll buy one.
It's a superb kit, pretty certain its delay is down to astronomical shipping container charges, Danny has a lot invested in the kit, so I imagine he's been more than frustrated over the past few years.
I'll definitely buy a couple.
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1 hour ago, rsanz said:
You're certainly right about film type and different paints of course.
Interestingly, if you look at the full image of the bottom right photo, it has different shades of green and brown similar to those other images, but only on its nose.
Much larger versions, that you can zoom in to, can be found here https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205018254
That is interesting - you can see it's been touched up along the wing leading edge in darker brown and green. Light will also play a part, and perhaps if it's been raining, which it pretty much has over here for months, virtually every day.
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2 hours ago, rsanz said:
Consensus? Maybe, but reality might be quite different.
WWII RAF Spitfire code colour photos from the Hyperscale review
https://www.hyperscale.com/2023/reviews/kits/kotarek32001reviewbg_1.htm
If you look at the shades of green and brown in the top left and bottom right photos, they are different, so many factors: film stock, lighting, quite possibly different paint stock, at the end of the day, it's always best to go with what you feel is right, but respect others who have a different view.
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The Bearcat was operated by the French Air Force, I think they only flew from land bases, as you can see from the selection of period photos on French Wings, a PSP base would be more apt.
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2 hours ago, ReccePhreak said:
That's an RF-80A conversion, not an RT-33A conversion. Different shapes & window configuration, I think.
But I would be happy to be proved wrong.
I'd not noticed before, looks like it's a wee bit different at the front end, but it's the nearest we're going to get, and should be a simple exercise of re-shaping, the window layout looks the same.
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14 hours ago, ReccePhreak said:
Tim,
Did you ever do an RT-33A nose conversion? If not, are you planning to do one?
I have your AMS Resin 1/32 RT-33 cockpit set (32085), but I don't think I am up to scratchbuilding the whole new recce nose for it.
Larry
It was True Details who made the nose, here's a series of walkaround photos of the RT-33 in Lisbon, I think the conversion is oop, but they have a few copies in stock at Misterkit if you can't find one closer to home.
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I'll be surprised if the new kit has any connection to the Spitfire, much better a popular subject from yesteryear much in need of a re-boot.
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On 10/22/2023 at 7:53 PM, Vandy 1 VX 4 said:
Please do more A-20 HAVOC Decals for the G /H and J /K
- Eli Raphael, John1 and Dennis7423
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2 hours ago, thierry laurent said:
For god sake, how could you find TWO of them !?!
A big slice of luck. When I was in my early-teens I saw the Preiser kit advertised in Scale Models on sale at a shop in South Kensington, on a trip to that London I dragged my dad to the shop - there were some great bookshops nearby, they had the kit in the window, but I was only getting pocket money, and it was way out of my budget, went back a year or two later and it was gone, still couldn't afford it, was gutted all the same.
When the Fliegerhorst kit was released I delayed buying one as I wanted the French version to do an Ivory Coast aircraft, then they ceased trading. Years later I
saw one on ebay Germany, went for about £150, then a year or two after one popped up on ebay UK, domestic sale only, bought it for about half the price, the second I acquired from Ray when he was downsizing his stash due to a house move.
It's a shame Revell didn't produce one after releasing the Hawk, maybe one day...
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10 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said:
Just checked: definitely the short intakes in my box, so it seems I'm set for an RAAF bird.
Kev
You should also have the long cord intakes...
More Zotz decal images
Spitfire XIVe Yellow Band On Wings
in Aviation Discussion & Research
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The yellow leading edge was there to prevent people walking into the wings.