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    Minicraft PB4Y-1 "Calvert 'n Coke" 1/72

    Hi Folks, A recently completed B-24D remade as a well-known USN patrol bomber for you. Calvert 'n Coke may have been the most photographed of the PBY's stationed at Dunkeswell, Devon. Numerous colour and BW photos exist, evidently all taken the same day for a promotional event, sometime in the...
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    Minicraft PB4Y-1 "Calvert 'n Coke" 1/72

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    Revell-Monogram 1/48 ME 410B

    Hello Mates! Here is my rendition of the Me 410 Revell-Monogram 1/48 kit. I got half way through and after 10 years on the shelf I thought I would finally finish it and give it away as a gift. Though the kit is perhaps the best out there, it has the well-documented problems of the deformed...
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    Toothpick paint scraper

    When trying to tidy up canopy framing, I often use a cut toothpick to gently scrape away paint from around frame edges etc. I take an X-acto and slice through a round toothpick at a desired angel and use the resulting sharp edge gently on dried paint. Sometimes I soak with a little thinner...
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    Which was really better, The Mosquito or the Me 410?

    Due to it's legendary service, it would seem the Dehavilland Mossie hands down was the best. Recently I looked into the performance details of both planes and the was 410B had powerful engines and comparable speed. Both aircraft are similar in shape with protruding engines set close to the...
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    Tamiya F4Ua-1 Corsair 1/48

    Dear Mates, Here is a Tamiya 1/48 F4UA-1 Corsair, depicting ‘Ole 122’, a plane which was noted for eventually completing over 100 ground support missions without mechanical failure during the last half of 1944. It flew from various island bases in the Western Pacific. I have always thought the...
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    Italeri (Trimaster, DML) FW 190 D-9 1/48

    Dear Mates, Here is my interpretation of the D-9 “ <· ” of JG 6 in a somewhat pristine state a few weeks before final capitulation, 1945. This plane is featured in colour and BW images found in “The Focke-Wolf 190 Dora vol.1” by Jerry Crandall, which I think is a fine book. The painting was a...
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    Any documentation as to the reason for black and white Luftwaffe spirals?

    Mates: It has been written that the spirals on Luftwaffe aircraft were to throw antiaircraft fire off its aim, or to signal friendly AA to refrain. Any RLM or other official documentation for this? Seems like the spiral would compromise the concealment effects of camo.
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    Humbrol Paints: How to get smoothe finish with matte colours?

    Lately, I have been painting with Humbrol, but even if I thin out the paint I have been getting a very slight sandpapery finish. In times past, even their flat paints seemed to have a slight gloss mixed in and the pigment was ground finely enough that once the paint was applied it was extremely...
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    Trimaster Ta 152 H 1/48

    Dear Folks, Here is a finished Ta 152 H-1 in 1/48 from Trimaster, ‘green 9’ which is featured in the recent book by Thomas H Hitchcock. The paint was done with a combination of masking and free hand airbrushing techniques. The paints were Humbrol and Model Master. Most all lines demarcking...
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    Gluing on the canopy

    Folks, What is the best and neatest way to glue the canopy parts to the fuselage? Currently I am using 5 min epoxy to avoid marring the clear plastic. I also pre-coat the pieces with Future acrylic solution.
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    Vacuform Canopy for Ta 152 1/48: Where can I buy one?

    Folks, Does anyone know where I might buy a good quality 1/48 vacuform canopy for a Ta 152? My searches on the web so far have come up empty. Thanks!
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    1/72 Fw 190 D-9

    Mates, Here is a Hasegawa 1/72 Fw 190 D9 which I hope you will like representing a plane of Oskar Römm of JG 3 in 1945 in typical camo pattern. Again it is painted with rough edged masking techniques. I tried my best to reproduce the spot pattern of the only photo of Römm’s plane that I had at...
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    What is Origin of sky type S?

    Hallo! Can anyone tell me when and under what circumstances the RAF light green underside color "sky type S" originated? What were the reasons that light green would be preferred to a light blue color? What does the designation type S mean? Thanks!
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    sky type S origin

    Hallo! Can anyone tell me when and under what circumstances the British light green underside color "sky type S" originated? What were the reasons that light green would be preferred to a light blue color? What does the designation type S mean? Thanks!
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    1/72 Bf 109 K-4

    Dear Mates, Here is a 109 K in 1/72 that I did a number of years ago but have never posted. I forget the model brand. Instrument panel, seat belts, other cockpit detailing DF loop were added. The painting was done with masking techniques that I have developed over the years.

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