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I have an old vacuform canopy that has yellowed. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to 'de-yellow' it? I know about the "tape it to the window" technique for decals, but will it work for a vacuformed canopy?

I called in a specialist and had the seaweed removed. Looks better.

Good looking camo scheme! Gil

So over the past several days I’ve started painting. I used Gunze Aqueos RLM 78 for the undersides. Which turned out ok over the dark primer Then Gunze Aqueous FA 34102 for the topside base green… which had minimal tonal contrast over the dark gray primer in the lighting of my work area. It really doesn’t show up in the photos The speckling is there in sunlight to the Mk.I eyeball, but not so visible here. And in the meantime, research turned up that the kit markings for Pokryshkin’s mount, White 5, was an early production Mig-3, while this kit is a late production Mig-3. So a bit more research turned up another Mig-3 that he flew, White 67, which was a late production model. And it was also in a two tone Green & Black scheme, so I used Tamiya Semi Gloss Black, masked with Silly Putty for the hard edge pattern. Not too much farther to go now…

Reviewed by: Scott Hollingshead Company: CMK As I sit writing this review, the invasion of Ukraine has been ongoing for approaching seven months, and the Ukrainian forces are currently making gains in their eastern territory against their invaders. This recent and timely release from the folks at CMK was kindly provided to the IPMS USA at the Nationals this year in Omaha, Nebraska. Consisting of polyurethane and 3D printed parts, along with a small decal sheet, this is a relatively easy build that nearly any modeler can enjoy. If you are looking for a symbolic kit of a current conflict, I would highly recommend this offering. more...View the full article

Reviewed by: Chris Smith Company: Stratus Reviewer Name: Chris Smith IPMS #:39182 Title: Polish Wings #34, Mikoyan Gurevich Mig-15 and license build versions Author(s): Lechoslaw Musialkowski Company: Stratus ISBN# 978-83-66549-92-0 Other Publication Information: Soft Cover, 104 pages, B/W & color photos, color profiles Price: $30.00 Product Web Page: https://www.casematepublishers.com/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-15-and-licence-… Product provided by: Casemate Publishers more...View the full article

Reviewed by: David Horn Company: Helion & Company Helion & Company publishing produces specialized military history books. Part of the “Middle East at War” series, Lebanese Civil War, volume 2 (second of a four part series) book covers the period of 1978 to 1981 known as the “Quiet before the Storm”. The publication is 70 pages of full color, black & white photographs, diagrams as well as artist illustrations. more...View the full article

Reviewed by: Chris Smith Company: Helion & Company In the spring of 1999, NATO intervened in a conflict in Serbia. This effort called Operation Allied Force (OAF) was undertaken to stop what the NATO nations said was systemic ethnic cleaning by Serbian forces of the Albanian population in Kosovo directed by Serbian President, Slobodan Milosevic. Several books have been written about this intervention, but they tend to favor the NATO side of the story. This volume is an attempt to tell both sides of the story. It written by two Serbians, one a historian with high level government experience and the other commanded a missile defense unit for Serbia during OAF. Make no mistake, OAF was a remarkable military achievement. more...View the full article

Reviewed by: David Horn Company: Key Publishing Ltd Key publishing specializes in books covering aviation, transport history and sport. This book is a fairly compact, paperback full color book. There are two primary sections, U.S. Customs and Border protection in the first section and U.S Coast Guard in part two. In each section are two chapters further breaking down into further sub groups. more...View the full article

Looks like I'll stick with Invisible thread, fishing line monofilament or fine music wire. I'm used to it and have never had a problem. Thought about EZ Line since it stretches, but since I would have to color it I'll go with the tried and true. You know what they say: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Nice! I like how it's weathered but not beaten to a pulp... 🙂

WOW! Looks great!

Very nicely done!

I have Tamiya's F-15J in 1/32 scale and I have 2 questions: 1. It has no PE or resin in the kit but it does have white metal landing gear. Reading the rules I think this statement means it would still fit in this BKB class: As a general guideline, kit parts that are necessary to complete and support the overall structure of the completed model are allowed. Can you let me know if metal gear that are included in the kit fit the intent of that statement? 2. If I were to build it in-flight will it be forced into the Elevated Aircraft Entries category? With respect to my 1st question it relates to whether I would buy aftermarket for it. I will build it in flight regardless, I just always had this question about that rule but it didn't mean anything to me until BKB came around. I definitely like setting up the build for BKB if I can.

As others have mentioned, Olive Drab on top and Neutral Gray on the bottom. These planes were fairly new, but they had bee worked hard, so they exhibited a lot of fading and touch-ups. The fabric control surfaces were also faded to a lighter color than the rest of the plane. Many, if not all, had the forward cowl rings painted in a darker, fresh Olive Drab to cover up the squadron colors. The yellow prop blade tips were also overpainted with black (I'm assuming because the raid was originally planned to be a night attack.) As for the interior, as I understand it the cockpit and nose compartments were Bronze Green (a dark, blueish green.) Bomb bay and wheel wells were unpainted aluminum or silver lacquer (including the insides of the gear and bomb bay doors.) Everything aft of the bomb bay would be Tinted Zinc Chromate (US Interior Green would suffice for modeling purposes.) Cheers! Steve N IPMS #30925

NICE!!

Some pics to help you. BTW....some were a bit "weathered" by the time of the raid.

This is an old Verlinden figure and a full body bag from a bootleg maker. The 101st patch came from an old IPMS contest sheet, back in 1982, I think. Painted with enamels. An old friend and former IPMS member, Jerry Taylor, was a medic with the 101st in Vietnam. He was the inspiration for this vignette. Dak

Thanks Mark. Somewhere down the line there will be a Journal article on the vignette. Dak