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[A4K]

In the letter section of my "Our Army at War" comic book (Sergeant Rock), one fan asked "What colors were Japanese planes painted?
The response was "a yellow mustard color ".
This was in 1963 or 64. I never forgot it. I like mustard.

Mustard and meatballs. Yummy!

I'll check my info over the weekend Don, but offhand I think all RNZAF F4U-1Ds atleast were in the the overall Glossy Sea Blue scheme originally, which rapidly faded to a patchy Matt finish in theatre.
Earlier versions could, and were, repainted from time to time, so you could also see previously US Navy 3-tone scheme birds being repainted in one of around 7 different RNZAF repaint schemes. Just to make it awkward

 

[Donivanp]

Viking1066 I'm so sorry! I thought it had something to do with the kitchen. I mean all I could hear was someone's in the kitchen with Dina! Someone's in the kitchen I know.
Someone's in the Kitchen with Dina. Dina won't you blow your horn.............

Might look goo with this slightly below and aft in a upward angle ah

 

[SaparotRob]

Strumming the old banjo.

 

[Donivanp]

Sing Fee Fi Fiddly IO, Fee Fi Fiddly IO

 

[Viking1066]

Recents today.

I have wanted these for sometime. They were sold out for a time, but it was great to get them at what they are priced at, $11 better than $20. However, as I really had a look at them , I noticed that Part No.2 aircraft has an error. AII-256 is not Zuikaku's number, but Akagi's. While researching number I ran across this great japanese site that has Houkokugou listings (if that is of interest to you), pretty cool.

This aircraft was assigned a Houkoku Gou (Navy Patriotic Presentation Number). Donated by a private donor who paid for one of each type of aircraft in Navy service. Assigned Houkoku Gou 522 (Patriotic Presentation Number 522) in black on both sides of the rear fuselage.

I can see how the error could occur if you weren't familiar with the tail numbers being different for each carrier.

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www.ne.jp

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I have dots before my eyes.

 

[Berny5664]

New arrivals...

 

[fubar57]

Nice Bernie. I like that G-6 "5"

 

[Berny5664]

Geo, it is for my Trumpeter Bf 109 in 1:24

 

[CATCH 22]

Nice Bernie. I like that G-6 "5"

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Berny5664]

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For many years I have had this kit given to me by a friend, but it has always been without instructions.
Now they can be found on the internet, but seeing this box again made me relive those moments...
Who knows one day I will build it.
Great Lucky13

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Viking1066]

Recent arrivals.

Being adapted to be an Otsu-1

After a month and ten days my other kit arrived from the Ukraine. Decals had been destroyed, which delayed shipping.

 

[A4K]

Re the M32 Jan and Bernie - we could do a mini GB build... I have one (under the workbench at moment) with Kiwi markings.
(2 lots of spare US markings too if you guys want a change from the ones in your kits)

 

[A4K]

A photo for Jan too... M7 Priest of the Austrian Army.
Photo taken at the Heeresgeschichtliches (Army History) Museum in Vienna, 1998/1999.

 

[fubar57]

Don't see too many (any?) Salmsons built in any scale. Gaspatch make great turnbuckle sets for biplanes

Elite accessories - Page 8 - GasPatch Models

www.gaspatchmodels.com

 

[Viking1066]

Don't see too many (any?) Salmsons built in any scale. Gaspatch make great turnbuckle sets for biplanes

Elite accessories - Page 8 - GasPatch Models

www.gaspatchmodels.com

It's a gorgeous kit. I wanted to get a second one and then this popped up, so I had to get it. I have the decals for the Otsu-1, which has four or five options to build a different unit. I try to get the unusual or uncommon kits when it comes to Japanese aircraft. The D.510 is rare one, so I was happy to get one.