D Bellis

I've seen it both ways. An AVG Hawk 81 sowing the color demarcation continuing through the area under the clear part: A P-40E with that area entirely Dark Earth (Dupont Equivalent): Best to use photos of the subject you intend to build, and to remember that the area in question was always an exterior color (never Interior Green). HTH, D

That is straight off the factory blueprint. I'm not sure if that is a print dated after the official change to OD 613 (which was likely only applied to the last few batches of P-40Ns - if at all) and therefore the last 2 digits were lost somehow, or if that 6 refers to one of the print's notes. No matter, though, since that area was either OD or Sand (depending on the camo scheme) from the factory. HTH, D

A common fallacy, but that rear deck was always an exterior color, either OD of an OD airplane, or Sand for the desert scheme... HTH, D

Because the Ta 152 fuselage was lengthened in that area. Compared to the Fw 190D series, the Ta 152's cockpit was positioned further aft of the wing, and the engine located further forward of the wing. Thus, there was more room inside the Ta 152's fuselage in that area. HTH, D

SR-71 U-2 Ta 152H D

The largest number of 1/32 and 1/24 kits by subject matter I have: Fw 190s & Ta 152s - 39 stash, + 7 built and 1 underway. Bf 109s - 27 stash, + 6 built and 1 underway. Hundreds of other subjects as well, but none come close to the numbers of '190s and '109s. And I will build them all. D

That's about $200 more than it's worth. D

Which is correct since the real Spitfire had raised rivets aft of the cockpit and flush fasteners (represented as recessed details) on the forward fuselage. I believe that kit was the first (only?) Spitfire kit to accurately represent those surface features. HTH, D

More information posted in THIS THREAD. HTH, D

The Luftwaffe had operational ejection seats during WWII. HTH, D

What happens if the spreadsheet is the victim of a drive crash or other catastrophe? I've been using simple Post-it notes for at least 20 years to identify the aftermarket items that are store inside the kit boxes. I need only look at the kit box to know what it contains - all of that information is in one place. Relevant to this thread's topic, ANYONE looking at my kit boxes has instant access to lists of exactly what's inside each box, so heirs would have an easy time selling the stuff if they should so choose to do so. The only question posed about doing this so far has been "Won't they fall off eventually?" No. I've never had one fall off unless it was knocked off, and some of those Post-its have been in place for more than 2 decades. D

No. Both of the Hasegawa Zero kits offered for 40% off the listed price are both new-took kits: A6M5c - https://spruebrothers.com/has08257-1-32-hasegawa-mitsubishi-a6m5c-zero-fighter-type-52-hei-252nd-flying-group-with-air-to-air-bombs/ A6M5b - https://spruebrothers.com/has08259-1-32-hasegawa-mitsubishi-a6m5b-zero-fighter-type-52-otsu-653rd-flying-group-/ This is the old-tool (ancient-tool?) Hasegawa Zero kit, and it is NOT part of that "clearance sale": https://spruebrothers.com/has08054-1-32-hasegawa-mitsubishi-a6m5c-zero-fighter/ This is exactly why those new-tool Hasegawa Zero kit don't sell as well as they should - people don't know what they're looking at, especially when the new-tool and old-tool kits are being sold side by side. Hasegawa really shot themselves in the foot with that strategy. D Adding a link to the entire 40% off sale items at Sprue Brothers: https://spruebrothers.com/special-categories/clearance/

HTH, D

Does it really matter how a stash is disposed of? The stuff is all paid for. It won't cost anyone anything more than a few hours of their time to toss it all in the recycle bin so it can be hauled away. It only becomes a chore if the people that are left with the stuff when I'm gone want to earn some cash by selling it, and that would be entirely their own choice. D

It's difficult to tell when the title of this thread is "Luftwaffe Classic books" and all sorts of other books that are outside of that scope keep getting thrown around... If the object here is the massive undertaking to catalog ALL of the Classic Publications books, then the thread title should be changed to reflect that. D