Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules
Just now getting a good look a the plastic. Really detailed and well molded. Looking forward to this one. Hope I can justify the detailing, paint wise (interior).Great kit Ralph. Built one myself. The fit is very tight so all attachment points need to be totally removed and the parts need to be aligned as near to perfect as possible
Well, I thought I had all my paints covered! Seems like the interior is a miss on what I have. You use Tamiya, what color did you use for the interior and wheel wells? One site suggested XF-71, which I have, but it seems to light.Great kit Ralph. Built one myself. The fit is very tight so all attachment points need to be totally removed and the parts need to be aligned as near to perfect as possible
Glad I brought it up. The Airfix instruction sheets show Humbrol 56 (metallic aluminum) for the wells and the insides of the door panels as well? The mechanical, struts and all, are called out to be black ( Humbrol 33). I thought at first the wheel well illustration was possibly pointing to the internal plumbing but then I saw the door panels? Looking at all the other 'could be seen' internal surfaces, they are called out to be black. Where did the aluminum come from??My go to formula for cockpit grey/green: XF5:1 + XF21:3 + XF65:1
And I agree with Geo on the wheel wells.
View attachment 723577
Now that some alchemy. I'll mix up a small bit (I have all) and compare to the Vallejo 71.126 I have. Probably the Vallejo is not really close, but we'll see. My wife, the color expert, suggests a drop of grey or black in the Vallejo would do it?My go to formula for cockpit grey/green: XF5:1 + XF21:3 + XF65:1
And I agree with Geo on the wheel wells.
View attachment 723577
It seems that this craft was always in No. 264 though? Not really a big issue, I'll go with the decals I have, but just curious as to the differences for the supposed same craft, same time frame, same pilot, same squadron?Serial Numbers stay with the aircraft. Said aircraft could possibly move from squadron to squadron so squadron marking would change
Actually this can't be Hughes Defiant in 1940, N1801 was issued to the Sqn late December 1940 and to Hughes a couple of days later as his personal aircraft. He then had the Red Hand of Ulster on the white shield painted on the cowling,the codes were PS-Y and there were no kill markings as he didn't score his 5th kill until late March 1941.Hughes retained N1801 until it was replace by a Mk2 in September 41.I have photos of it early 41 with the stub exhausts and no Coimbatore name and apart from a few profiles I can find no evidence it carried the PS-B codes. I have a copy of Hughes unpublished memoirs giving these details.
Enough. I'll probably never understand, nor probably need to! As I posted to George - as long as PS-Y/N1801 are valid, acceptable markings for entry in this GB, then I'm good. What's a B or a Y between friends?Lots going on here Ralph, great kit and it will be an enjoyable build for you to bring to life and us to watch.
What's a B or a Y between friends?