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Well, I went to the model store and guess what I saw! A 1/48 Tamiya F4U-1A! So my grandfather bought it for me. I know it's my third, but it's free so I'm not going to complain. I noticed something very odd about Hammy Gray's Corsair of the HMS Formidable. It's a -1D (F.Mk. IV) and it DOESN'T have the rocket pylons. So I can get away with using a -1A as a -1D! :D So I'll be doing it as a Corsair F.Mk. IV of the HMS Formidable, not Gray's plane, but the appropriate decals came with my Hellcat double set.
 
Does anyone have this for sale, for a decent sum of money, where I don't have to break into Royal Bank Of Scotland...?
 

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I thought this might come in useful, Jan. It's of a B35, but is essentially the same as the BIV. Note the 'rubber' ends on the throttle levers were often yellow.
 

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You're very welcome, Jan. Forgot to mention, though. The cockpit walls in this particular aircraft are black, as it is a B35 'converted back' from a TT35. The latter would have had the post-war finish to the cockpit. Wartime service Mossies had the British 'Interior Green' finish throughout. P.S. if you are modelling your BIV with the floor entrance hatch open, don't forget the inner hatch, which opened inwards, towards the starboard wall. This had the 'window' set into it for the drift sight, and this window also had a circular cover, which was hinged. It's not often clear, or visible at all, in most interior photos. To simulate this in palstic card, you will find that for 1/48th scale, a standard paper-punch is virtually spot on for making the right sized hole! Also, in the rear wall of the 'well' of the actual hatch opening, there was a small flap-type door, where the telescopic boarding ladder was stowed. This hinged upwards, and had 'LADDER' stencilled on it in black letters. Some photos, particularly of preserved B35's, show a bar across the inner face of the fuselage entrance hatch. This was, as far as I know, fitted as a 'guard' over the outer 'porthole' window, and was not present on wartime aircraft. I might have mentioned it before, but, a good reference book for Mossie models is the Patrick Stephens '...and how to model them' series, I think Number 7 for the Mosquito. I know that Stirling 01 was able to obtain a copy a couple of weeks ago, so a PM to him should provide the supplier source. You could borrow my copy, but I'm afraid it's in Denmark!
Cheers, Terry.
 
Just received two kits I ordered from Squadron.com. Both in 1/48 from Airfix... Spitfire Mk. V (yes, an other one) and a Messerschmitt Bf-109F (ironically, it's the first German plane I will be building since I began practicing that hobby). A real deal, $9.99 USD each... If we count in the shipping costs, it ended up being $34.95 USD for both kits... The average price of ONE kit in Québec City.
 
Yup, nice buys guys, and you DID do well Maestro. Those kits are £9.95 each, about $17 US each, in the UK, and they're made here! They're still good, when you consider they were first issued around 1982.
I'm still waiting for the postie to arrive with a parcel, getting the 21st Century Bf109G10 1/32nd scale, to try, plus the Academy 1.48th Sabre, and Tamiya 1/48th Panzer Servicing crew. The latter to be converted into USAAF ground crew for the diorama guide. It's 15.20 and the postie hasn't arrived yet.....
 
The postie eventually got here, with these. First impressions of the 21st Century kit are excellent, for such a low price. The Tamiya kit is for conversion to USAAF groundcrew, and that's good also, lots of tools, cans boxes etc., and the Sabre, well that's just for me!
I'll post a pre-build mini-review on the '109, hopefully, before I go to bed, ready for hospital tomorrow.
 

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Yeah, no probs Heinz,thanks, just more probing and twisting of limbs!
Daniel, fairly easily. Just alter the shape of the 'uniforms' with Milliput and/ or thin plastic card or paper, the rest is done with maybe a little carving, and paint!
 
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