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  1. You may well be right, but imo where Eduard really shine are Czech(oslovak)/Slovak subjects: their 1/48 Zlin Trener series kits really are works of art. This shows through in subjects like the MiG-21 too, the 109 (in Czech terms, S-99 and S-199) and the Spitfire. It was brand new Mk IXe variants that the Czech RAF fighter Squadrons took back to Czechoslovakia at the end of WW2, so this variant is the most natural for them to do first. YMMV.
  2. No paint needed - although this assumes you're using a cloth or paper seat harness of the correct colour. A couple of minutes with some pastel chalks worked on this P-47 and reproduced the look of the original in the photo I had pretty well though I say it myself:
  3. You may well be correct in that, but where does this figure come from? I'm thinking that as it's Eduard it will have a huge number of very tiny parts, which would probably put it well into 3 figures. Guess it's a case of wait and see.
  4. That's a lovely model, very well done
  5. Make the most of this, I don't often do a vehicle! Something that can be found almost anywhere the RAF (other British Services are available) has a presence is the ubiquitous Landrover. It has/had many RAF uses and guises, from swift-response fire truck to general service vehicle. Until the early 1970s airfield vehicles were painted yellow: then came the NATO "tone-down" where everything in sight was painted green. So here's an Italeri Landrover LWB Series 3 soft-top, dated anytime from 1974 onwards, built from the Italeri kit. It does not represent any specific vehicle, simply a generic "Landy", which allowed me to use one of the two sets of numberplates in the kit. I freely admit I don't know the registration system, so it may well be an Army number as that's what the kit option was. The "Royal Air Force" legend came from a spare aircraft decal sheet. What's it used for? Perhaps a general station "hack" vehicle. Unfortunately, right at the last minute, I lost the passenger-side door mirror, so decided that the driver had "wiped it off", and has perhaps yet to confess his sins to SNCO i/c MT. I will also confess to one more heresy: I may well stand it next to an appropriate 1/32 LSP in due course! Anyway, here 'tis. Thanks for looking.
  6. Perhaps the Mods considered there was a risk of that and wanted to avoid it happening. In any case, 'tis done, and I for one have no problem with that.
  7. I almost always add some Tamiya X22 Gloss to XF paints, a tip I came across some while ago on this very forum; they spray a lot better and are more durable when dry and cured. The only exception is where I want a very small quantity. Thanks for the mix, I may have to buy a Tamiya Corsair to try it on
  8. Depends on the thread imo. If the OP has a question, is seeking advice, or showing their latest WIP/RFI, then it's arguably rude and inconsiderate for someone to take it off topic to the extent it loses the original intent. And that is rude and inconsiderate not only to the OP, but to anyone else reading along with interest. There are other threads, perhaps of the more light-hearted variety, where it doesn't matter; and even some where a drift opens up a whole new interesting topic - just like social conversation irl. In fact, maybe there's an analogy there: some threads are like lectures (in a good sense) or talks, others are like social conversation in the bar (other places to socialise are available).
  9. Absolutely, so yours would be a Starfighter F1 ( or FGA or FS perhaps). As for semantics, call it the F-104E for "English" and you couldn't base them at Lossiemouth or service them at St Athan
  10. Nicely done and well-presented, really like the photos.
  11. Aha, I get it. It wasn't clear from the OP that the particular aircraft was named after said division. And thank you for the historic summary, appeciated and always interesting. Enjoy the kit.
  12. Great project. But I'm not familiar with the "1st Canadian Division " as an RAF formation. Could you explain please?
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