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... and note the scale of the SE5A and the Moth - 1/24! - Leif PS. Just noticed that the Orlik Sopwith Triplane is in 1/25. Big scale seems to be catching on.

Once again, the many things I never knew... - L.

OK, so this time you'll probably have to get a few more hints in, before somebody hits the nail. For starters, narrowing it down: Single pilot, singe rearward-facing gunner, bucket seats - ergo probably WWII, probably single engine dive bomber or torpedo aircraft. If I knew my aircraft...

That certainly is a good way to make eyebolts. The jig part was particularly instructive. Strikes me that would be a good way of making shackles for aircraft rigging (biplanes). I will remember this. Can I recommend a surgical instrument? I think it's called a pair of peangs. Since the days...

Makes one want to climb aboard and take a walk around the deck, stepping over the rigging wires and resting against various structures! - Leif

Barry! Since I'm an hour ahead of you, allow me to be the first to congratulate you on your upcoming birthday - and for a long line of both memorable and instructive building tales! May there be many more of those. Leif

The things I do not know, and never knew - salute! Read more about it. - Leif

Scan, rearrange parts, use longer paper Nobi, please don't get discouraged by the fact that parts don't fit A4 paper. You know very well that this limitation can be overcome. For newcomers to the hobby, some basic tips: + If the original is too large for the scanner, make two (or more)...

Thanks Swinger for putting all these question marks to rest, and sorry about the Polish-Chech cockup! Particularly good point you made about the difference in the colour photograph between the white in the roundel and the colour of the stripe, spinner & lettering - should have noticed that...

Spitfire colour schemes Swinger, and others Very interesting to study your links. At the very bottom of this posting you will find a comparative study of Polish 303 squadron Spitfires, made from one of the links Swinger provided. See: http://www.geocities.com/psp1945/303/303_pics2.html...

Swinger, many thanks for excellent material and superior sources! I should have compared my own photo with my own sample of the model - different serial numbers, of course, but I just couldn't imagine that there were three Zumbach Spitfires with the same registration. I still have a lot to...

Swinger, thanks for relaying best available information! It seems, then, that the JSC kit might have been the correct one to start with, as far as colour of lettering goes. Interesting. And are you actually saying that Zumbach had four different aircraft, with the same registration RFD...

Thanks, Ron, but I haven't got dips on this one. Like you, I'll look forward to the first construction report - any scale, shape or form! - L.

The 1/33 Spitfire Vb by Halinski The Halinski "Kartonowy Arsenal" models are top of the line, and the new Spitfire Vb is no exception. The model will make a very fine companion to the earlier Hurricane in the same series, and the three year period between the kits is mostly noticeable in the...

That happens a lot - even more so the other way around I believe. When teaching, I regularly ask the class how many know of a relative in the U.S. The show of hand regularly amounts to slightly less than half of the class. Comes from our country not being able to support people through...

Interesting. Privately, I guessed at two aircraft, too (the featurette wasn't on my DVD, unfortunately), and then some digital multiplying (VERY well done), plus RC models (clearly distinguishable at times, but not too disturbing, and not too often). The best part in my opinion is the...

Film: Dark Blue World Waiting for the Halinski Spitfire Vb (which I'm told, by my German/Polish supplier, is in the mail), I've just got to share something I ran into by chance, namely the DVD of the film "Dark Blue World" (title from a contemporary song played in the film). It is a joint...

Oh boy, again, will I ever be grateful to you, Ted. The Spitfire is in the mail, I'm told, and that canopy sure needs vacuforming! There's been several hopeful postings on the site on the subject, but I'll be sure to get back to you. Meanwhile, this is your thread and I'll leave it at that. - L.

Me? I love the image of you having an easel, with a lovely painting in progress, in front of a window with a - seemingly - not-too-perfect view, and a lovely black cat enjoying it. Life will overcome our best attempt to conquer it's apparent shortcomings. I cherish the privilege to have been...

Ted, I've never seen anything like it; the rigging, the sails; the guns (damn them, that they were ever needed); the love and imagination that were needed to visualize and materialize what these people needed to do in order to accomplish what they did. You can truly sleep well tonight, my...