The Wooksta!: Not a Spitfire Blog - comments thread.

[NARSES2]

You certainly seem to have got your motivation back mate 

[NARSES2]

Like the idea of a BPF Mauler Lee, overall midnight blue if down that path ?

I prefer the immediate post war FAA scheme of EDSG over Sky with the low demarcation, but can't quite see how the Mauler would get it ? If the war had dragged on then some could have ended up with the Home Fleet I suppose ?

[PR19_Kit]

One thing I found was a Special Hobby Bv 155 and on opening the box found it largely assembled as several sub assemblies.  I'd like to finish it, but can' think of a user. RAF is likely, but the scheme is troubling me.

Hmmm, how about.............   

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[Dizzyfugu]

Other things to do with a Bv 155 (might make Kit suffer a heart attack, though)...


1:72 Arsenal VB 31 "Requin", '8 White', Flotille 12F, Aéronavale; Arromanches/Haiphong, October 1952 (Whif) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr


1:72 Arsenal VB 31 "Requin", '8 White', Flotille 12F, Aéronavale; Arromanches/Haiphong, October 1952 (Whif) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

[PR19_Kit]

Perish the thought! 

[Dizzyfugu]

It's already in the world! 

[kitbasher]

Yeah, Spanish Bv141 should turn heads regardless of camo scheme.

[The Wooksta!]

Got to find it first, although there's a second assembled one dating from 1993 with it. No matter, not a difficult kit to buy.

[NARSES2]

Brave man re the 352 Lee, I salute you 

[kerick]

More pics pleased!!

[Geoff]

Hmmm I think somewhere you posted that the Spanish got Jumo engines for their He-IIIs' (OK it was an answer to my post IIRC). So Mules in Spain as no Griffon engines 

[Dizzyfugu]

You mean the CASA 2111? That was a post-WWII He 111 with Rolls-Royce Merlin 500s, because the original Jumo 211s were not available anymore.

[NARSES2]

Liking the sound of the Beaufighters Lee 

[The Wooksta!]

Hmmm I think somewhere you posted that the Spanish got Jumo engines for their He-IIIs' (OK it was an answer to my post IIRC). So Mules in Spain as no Griffon engines 

Yes, they got them from France post war, about 100 engines but they were unreliable, so they used overhauled German engines too, with each aircraft having one German and one French engine to ensure reliability.

And yes, Spanish Mules.  See appropriate thread.

For more information, please reread.

[NARSES2]

Interesting piece about the Ar 199 Lee. Just shows that you should always try and use multiple references whenever researching a project. if available However you then have to make a decision and indeed a lot of authors of historical subjects of all kinds will admit that their piece is a "best guess based on the available information", and fresh information is always coming to light. Just look at the history of Ancient Egypt if you want to see that.