PaulBradley

You are welcome, Baris! :)

Here's Baris' model: http://gregers.7.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=12385 UAMF is found here: http://gregers.7.forumer.com/index.php

But that's half the fun, Les! Anyone, including me, can build a decent model from a Tamigawa shake 'n bake, but it takes real skill to make a decent model from an old Airfix or Matchbox - and one day, I'll succeed! :lol: Depends what one wants from one's modelling, I suppose. Me, I have fun building the oldies, regardless of the results.

Nice one, Tim - so what's that new weathering method? Looks fine to me.

And I'm sure those are the same colours as well - many thanks Mike!! :D

Sure is, Gil - camera hatch on the port side, radio hatch on starboard, though often used for accessing the cameras. Pavla has a camera set that includes a new hatch, while I had to cut the radiohatch out and create a new door. Better save the rest for the review...! ;)

And my latest completion is the Airfix 1/72 Spitfire XIX. This one was done to review the recent Pavla resin sets, so look out for a review at this website shortly. :)

Anyone know the correct colours (names and FS #s) for the two VFA-122 Aggressor-schemed birds? There's a sand-style F and blue E. TIA!

I agree with Mike. There have been no rumours that I am aware of at the European boards I visit.

JC Carbonel is your guy for all things Heller - he wrote the book, literally. I believe he hangs out at Hyperscale? While there isn't a comprehensive history online, here's some interesting reading anyway: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heller_(mod%C3%A9lisme)

Cheers, guys! Never say never. I have both in the stash. Just for you, Clare, here's the Blenheim cockpit - this one I kept very simple, because the glazing is rather thick and you can't see much when its in place: And the Mossie, which I decided needed a bit more, as I opened the crew access door on the starboard side: Mostly scratchbuilt in both cases, with a little PE help for the Mossie. Full build threads at the UAMF forum.

Gil , that's a Mk.XIV. Nice job, James - you cannot have too many Spitfires!

Cheers, guys - these older kits can be a lot of fun and you do get to use some of those latent modelling skills that most modern kits allow to atrophy. Too right, David - Beaufighter next, then perhaps another Mosquito.....!

Just two completions so far this year, both 1/72, both old Airfix kits, both for Group Builds at the Unofficial Airfix Modellers' Forum, and both RAF Coastal Command fighters! First up is the Bristol Blenheim IV; this represents a 254 Squadron a/c. The kit has little interior detail, so I scratchbuilt a cockpit and added some detail to the wheel wells; otherwise, its pretty much box-stock. Next up is the DeHavilland Mosquito FB.VI. This one also has a scratchbuilt cockpit, plus scratchbuilt undecarriage and some other detailing added. As usual with these older, simple kits, half the fun is in the scratchbuilding. On the bench are a trio of Airfix 1/72 Spitfires; the new Mk.IX and XIX, plus the old Mk.1.

Hey, looks pretty darned good to me, Gil! P-38 is coming along ncely as well.

PM sent!

Many thanks for your hard work and dedication to the cause, Dennis and Eric!

I had noticed that they are a little "eccentric" with their customer service at times - I had a couple of issues that were eventually sorted, but I stopped using them when they responded rather rudely to my quite reasonable complaint about decals that shattered in water. <_<

Help! I am looking for Super Hornet cockpit photos for my latest book project. Does anyone have personal photos that have been taken at airshows/family days, etc. that I could negotiate the use of? (Plesae allow myself to be clear here - I am not looking for someone to do a google search for me - that's not the point. I am looking for YOUR photos I can use for my latest book project.) Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

Nicely finished, Adam!

A quick check of the references suggests either a post-war RAF or Belgian AF XIVC could be done in NMF. The USAAF didn't operate these. I'd suggest trawling the Internet - there are lots of websites with high-Spitfire content! :)

Depends. Recent Airfix decals have been very varied, but the newset have had much better ones, thogh not on the Cartograph level yet. It IS something they are addressing, apparently - they've had a lot of complaints from the likes of you and I. But as has been said elsewhere, these new 1/72 kits are chiefly aimed at the younger and less-experienced market, and I suspect they feel they don't need 'enthusiast-grade' decals in them, but will in the likes of the new 1/48 kits...

What mark and what period? PR Spits were often single colour, both during and post-war. Post-war, the RAF stripped the paint from many a/c, including Spits. So, it depends on what mark and period you are modelling. :)

Nice one, Paul!

Centurion - solid, doesn't break down TOO much, and above all, British. :lol: