February 2013
June 2011
Safety in Modelling: How much are your lungs worth?
by Kevin Smith, C#3295
It is my hope that all modellers already have a respirator and a dust mask in their hobby area, and use it regularly. A dust mask should be considered a ‘must’ […]
May 2010
Luftwaffe/RLM Paint Chip Reference
David L.
What is the most respected Luftwaffe RLM paint chip reference?
April 30 08:43 2010
The following publications include actual RLM paint chips. Whom do PLANE TALKING Experten consider the best, most reliable, and most respected Luftwaffe […]
April 2010
P-40 Tomahawk Seat Construction
Hume B. Bates
Tomahawk seat notes
April 21 01:22 2010
I have talked before about the “Squareback” seat seen in the RAF and AVG Tomahawks.
I have found evidence that this seat was common in many US aircraft made […]
P-40 Tomahawk Underside Colour
Roy Sutherland
DuPont light grey P-40 Tomahawk underside colour
April 20 18:13 2010
I know that the Lend Lease P-40B/Cs destined for the RAF (including the ones diverted to the AVG) were painted in equivalent Dark Earth and […]
January 2010
August 2005
June 2005
Mustang Mk.I and the Malcolm-Hooded Mustang Mk.Ia
Colin Ford
Malcolm Hooded Mk.1A RAF Allison Mustangs.
June 11 2005 at 3:04 AM
The other week here on Hyperscale’s forum (see original thread below), we had a thread running on the RAF’s Allison engined Mustangs of various marks, […]
December 2003
Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII & Mk.IX 1/48
Hasegawa 1/48 Spit Mk.VIII/IX??
Mon Dec 1 07:26:58 2003
(snip) I’ve got the Mk.IX kit. What’s wrong with it? Does it look like a Spitfire when completed out of the box, in scale terms and the faults? […]
November 2003
P-40 Tomahawk Mk.IIA and IIB Differences
Wayne B.
Differences between Tomahawk Mk IIA and IIB
Sun Dec 28 18:49:14 2003
Can anyone enlighten me as to what the external differences were (if any) between the Tomahawk Mk IIA and the Mk IIB.
Also, does anyone […]
October 2003
Academy Spitfire Mk.XIV 1/48
Academy Mk.XIV Bubbletop Spitfire
Tue Oct 28 14:54:21 2003
I want to make a Griffon Spitfire and was thinking of buying this kit. A lot of the reviews I have seen seem to come down hard […]
Canadair Sabre 1/48
Eli Raphael
Canadair Sabre
Tue Oct 14 13:54:32 2003
Can you make one any using the available 1/48 Kits?
Anders
Yes, sort of
Tue Oct 14 14:36:56 2003
The earlier Canadair Sabres were license built NA Sabres.
The early ones carried the slatted […]