Ossington 1

I'm sure that Verlinden did a Hellcat cockpit. (or was it Corsair?) You never know your luck on ebay. The wheelwells are shallow and a lot of under engine/oil cooler/intake detail is absent. I'm sure that a copy of the Airfix 1/24th instructions would be of enormous help to scratch-build what's needed. Dowload it from Scalemates!

I don't know if Airfix have plans to replace their 1/24th range with updated kits, like their Spitfire but if they do, I'd go for, in order of desire: Harrier, Mustang and 109. That said, I'd buy a re-release again if it had and additional sprue, for U/C, transparencies, wheels etc

To be honest, I would, every couple of years or so, fondle the Echelon kit and wonder if it was possible to 'reverse engineer' it by pouring resin, or similar, over the shapes to make a useable platten to vacform cloned copies as I always fancied making more than one T.7 and then maybe selling-on the kit. Now I don't have to! Great news! Newark Air Museum has both single and dual seaters, should anyone want photos.

Oh No!!!! I've got the 1/32 vacform in the loft! I was hoping it would supplement my pension one day! Bah!

I've just had a very quick shufti at the 441 Sqn archives. It list serial number and pilots name so you might be avle to zone down your search. Try here, then go through each month: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8405038 Good Luck! Frustrating and occasionally rewarding...

Airfix Spitfire I's & Vs about 6 I think. Airfix Mosquito 2, maybe 3. Airfix Typhoon 2 Airfix Harrier about 10 unbuilt and maybe 3-4 part started. Revell Hunter 4ish Revell Harrier 4ish + god knows what others Must sort the stash out one day.

Sibelius, Mahler, Elgar.

I dn't have a plan, but according to the manual, the tanks are ten feet long by two feet in diameter.

Direct link: https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive/collections/photographs/usaaf-collection/ Baseball and Bombers? Pfff! Who thinks up this stuff?

I was going to type that! It's been one of my favourites for a couple of years now. I check it daily after 1800 hrs. If it is new to you, you will spend hours working back through old posts. Very, very addictive!

Finn, why don't you link to the webpage that put this up? Aviation Archives. See: http://aviationarchives.blogspot.com/

Thread creep here: what is an Echelon 1/32 Hunter T.7 worth?

It held cartridges for the verey pistol. The canopy had to be opened and the barrel pointed overboard first. https://ibb.co/QDW21zm

The curious thing about the 8th, is that at first glance you think that you are drenched in photos and references, but the reality, once you zone down to a particular craft, B-17, B-24, P-38, P-51 or whatever, you realise what is missing. Soooo frustrating!

Yes! What a beautiful shot of "Fickle Finger of ?" (the first image) This is the only B-17 that I want to model. I've been waiting a decade or two for enough photographic evidence to do it justice. Are there any more about please? B-17F-45-DL, 42-3335, 385Bg/549BS coded 'Y', from Great Ashfield...

Still, we get the Stuka re-released. At circa £95 it will be better than fleabay prices.

I've got an F-18 (the ready built version) on top of my stash (I have no box for it) and have been wondering since covid about selling it. I am interested in following your progress, esp. how it comes apart!

Uh, what airbrake fiasco. I didn't know this kit is 'fatally flawed' I have two part started and I think, another three in the stash. Do you mean the HKM Meteor brakes or the Revell Hunter?

RA-5C please! I received my A-5 yesterday. Cheered up my morning on the shortest day of the year. Just fondling the pieces as I type... https://ibb.co/1MrzRX3 Better than I expected for a 'home build'.* Is it far better than my abilities to scratch build my own Vigi? Way yes! Is it beyond my ability to sand/fill/sand/fill to make an acceptable model? Nope! * I have an attic full of part completed 1/32 vacforms. This Vigi fits together! My desire and imagination is far greater than my ability. Thank You.

Check out the Tiger Models vacforms.

I have all the above and waiting for the others, hopefully. Here is the only kit I have visible: the 1/18th F-18. Oh, and a piece of ID Models 1/32nd vacform F-100 bottom R. https://ibb.co/pnvPKnW

I've got one of those in the loft. Not seen it for a while now, what with all the other kits. Got a 1/18th F-16 in there too, come to think of it.

I'm keen too!

Concorde. Just for the noise alone...

I know all that. Just haven't got enough info to model that particular machine.