Geoff

[Geoff]

Well the pension came through and the Mig needs decals. Defiant for Portugal next (maybe).

[NARSES2]

Well the pension came through

Wellcome to the ranks of those who have done their stint 

[Captain Canada]

Nice one. Congrats Geoff !

[Geoff]

I enjoyed SMW and stayed over this year for the first time. Spent far too much money - although that was sort of part of "The Plan."
Managed to finish the Mig-27 and another submarine for the stand, although the finish wasn't up to much on them. A bit rushed at the end.
I now have a collection of WW2 Japanese destroyers and Zeros to build - all real world builds.
At present I am building an old favourite of mine the Airfix Ki-46 as a real world build. Considering it's nearly as old as me it goes together quite well. The transparencies are of the Coke bottle bottom type, but about par for 50 odd years ago. Then a Wif of some sort, what ever comes off the top of the pile first. But I do have a nasty idea for a commemorative scheme.

[Geoff]

I went and got the re:released Airfix 1/48th Lightning F-1 as I want to do one of Spinner's F-1Bs. Except it does not have the separate lower fuselage for the bigger tank - sod. I have an F-6 somewhere but I may cut my losses and do it as an Italian AMI bird as built by Fiat.

[Captain Canada]

I noticed that as well, when I started putting together my Dinah. The molds are in pretty good shape ! And for sure, Cole Bottle Glass is a good analogy for the transparencies.

[Geoff]

Also got of one of the new F6 Lightnings today. So the F-1B build is on. Now 2 questions - If I put the aerodynamic mods to the wings and fin of an F-1A, do I have an F-3??(OK I know the engines are different) Also could the overwing pylons be wired for missiles like on the Jaguars? Or do I need to have the aft pylons?  

[DogfighterZen]

Don't know if the missiles could be carried on the overwing pylons but i bet it would look good.

[Geoff]

Don't know if the missiles could be carried on the overwing pylons but i bet it would look good.

Pretty much what I was thinking with the Italians having f-1s and updating them but not with the bigger underfuselage  tanks. However with the options of the overwing tanks.

[Captain Canada]

Sounds like a plan ! But I guess I'll have to brush up on my Lightning variants.

[Geoff]

Right so a Lightning F-1B is on the blocks, and I have a sheet of odd Lightning sqds some where, but was wondering about an Iraqi example in Sand/Stone/Blue??. (Been going back through Spinners artworks). The leftovers will make either a Fiat or Dornier built example. Not sure which.

[Geoff]

Been "Bad boy Gandad!" got a second F-6 to do an Egyptian one from the '73 war. Nile cammo with Mig-21 decals. The Egyptians had some training on Saudi Lightnings at the time but nil came of it.

[Geoff]

Well not got much done with Wif world, mainly done real world stuff, what little I have done that is. At present I am trying to finish a Mig-21. Not sure if I should do it as a real world build, or an Indian AF recce conversion of an FL? I managed to take the "Odd Rods" antenna off the nose with a badly timed bout of kak handedness.
The pre production a/c were based on the earlier models - so as the IAF replaced it's Mig-21FLs in the intercept role a batch of airframes were zero houred and converted to the later 4 point wing and wired for a recce pod under the fuselage for the Tac-R role. Also I have the decals for this - sounds like a plan the more I think about it.

[NARSES2]

Going to Telford Geoff ?

[Geoff]

Yes, but not too sure if I am staying over this year.