jeroen_R90S Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Yes, very likely indeed -though I don't agree with the wording/style of TBC's comment I do agree that with such a good photo it would be do-able to tweak the size and proportions a bit? Jeroen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 All- As you can imagine, the profile artworks on decal sheets sometimes have minor discrepancies. Often, the same basic profile is used as the canvas for several different profiles, where the added markings are laid on top. This can create some minor differences between the artwork profile and the actual airframe. Where it counts, however, is in the decals. We are confident that the decals are sized properly, are of the right color, and will be a welcome addition to your XIV kits/conversions. The profile artworks are, after all, just guidelines for where to place your decals. We recommend that all modelers, regardless of the subject they are modeling, consult as many period photographs of your subject as you can when painting, decaling and weathering your models. At the end of the day, where it really counts, is in the decals. And if you find any discrepancies with the decals themselves, drop Zotz a line and we'll make every effort to correct the error! We're humans too, and we're bound to make a mistake or two along the way. But with tact, and humility, we can all help each other get better at this thing we call model building every day. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA MDuv, John1, geedubelyer and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Raphael Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Thank you, Dennis. We really try to offer a good researched and mfc product. Uncarina, MDuv, John1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 I'll certainly be buying a set. Dennis7423 and Eli Raphael 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Gent's... they are up on his website Laminar Flow Design I got mine Fanes, BloorwestSiR and Uncarina 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 2:06 PM, Dennis7423 said: Here's your decals, folks! These new Zotz Decals from @Eli Raphael will be headed off to the printer shortly. These are applicable to both the XIVc and XIVe conversions that Laminar Flow Design have released thus far. Keep a keen eye on your favorite retailer for these in the near future! Much thanks to Mathieu at Laminar Flow for his love of the Spitfire and helping nail down some very important details, Thierry Laurent for his vault of Spitfire knowledge, and Nathan Howland at HowdiColour Image Recovery and Colour for his help is nailing down some of the nuanced colors of some of these birds. We hope you will find this sheet attractive, fun, and a welcome addition to your Laminar Flow Design conversions! Now, get building! - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA interested in the reference for that Brunhilde profile and the serial number attributed? I know of no pics that show the Brunhilde nose art on a bird with invasion stripes or that show the serial attributed by Zotz; indeed the only photo I know of indicates a different serial entirely, albeit via some very front writing on the spinner, which itself is open to interpretation no idea about the others but pretty sure Brunhilde was debated some years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 hour ago, nmayhew said: interested in the reference for that Brunhilde profile and the serial number attributed? I know of no pics that show the Brunhilde nose art on a bird with invasion stripes or that show the serial attributed by Zotz; indeed the only photo I know of indicates a different serial entirely, albeit via some very front writing on the spinner, which itself is open to interpretation no idea about the others but pretty sure Brunhilde was debated some years back I'll defer to @Eli Raphael for that one, as the scheme is from their previous sheet and I didn't assist with the research of it. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Without checking, I think I'm also remembering Johnson's Brunhilde was indeed from a later batch. So if you want to build RB188, simply omit the nose art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Raphael Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Those markings were given a long time ago by someone, (can't remember now, sorry). I don't do Science Fiction, folks, that's for sure! I don't invent nose arts, always have used what is given to me, but rest assured that I'm sure I made them then and made available now with that info given back then. You are free not to use them. ER thierry laurent, Out2gtcha and CRAZY IVAN5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Anyone else had the cockpit upgrade set? Looks really nice and you get two sets in the box - one labelled as 'free sample' - cool! Kagemusha and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 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... jeroen_R90S, John1 and Eli Raphael 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Eli Raphael said: Those markings were given a long time ago by someone, (can't remember now, sorry). I don't do Science Fiction, folks, that's for sure! I don't invent nose arts, always have used what is given to me, but rest assured that I'm sure I made them then and made available now with that info given back then. You are free not to use them. ER For sure Eli. However, sources are not static. Both of us are well placed to know identifying a full scheme at a specific time is a minefield. It is very rare to get pictures of all sides of a single plane at a specific time. So in spite of strong efforts there is still place for uncertainty as well as the risk that the day after decals were released someone will unearth an obscure reference showing that one aspect taken for granted for decades was unfortunately wrong. If we compare decals released in the eighties with revisited topics recently released in decal sets, there is no comparison! With regard to such Spits, differences are regularly very difficult to identify in pictures. Sometimes this just goes down to a serial difference whereas in other cases substantially different items such as wing types cannot be easily deciphered. I think this is alas part of the game. nmayhew, CRAZY IVAN5, Dennis7423 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Shoggz said: Anyone else had the cockpit upgrade set? Looks really nice and you get two sets in the box - one labelled as 'free sample' - cool! Indeed. I appreciated it as I also have the PCM MkXIV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Raphael Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F53396-spitfire-xiv-rb188-c-or-e-wing%2F&fbclid=IwAR2Tc6l9yny2Iv3sjNCrkThWHUCbtNSjuslcY0HetAS8HlaT2oDVLAhMipc Uncarina and thierry laurent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBC Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 On 11/16/2023 at 7:28 AM, Shoggz said: Anyone else had the cockpit upgrade set? Looks really nice and you get two sets in the box - one labelled as 'free sample' - cool! I just received my 2 sets yesterday. I didn't know there was 2 in each box, so now I have 4! Shoggz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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