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Aircraft Modeling / Re: The war of Pierre Clostermann - any model flown by Clostermann

« on: February 27, 2010, 12:57:33 AM »

Hi mates, Hi Samuraj77,  

Great project ! bravo !

Tempest V, RAF serial NV 724 is post-war. Pierre Clostermann's last Tempest during the war seems to have been SN 222.
PHC joined RAF 274 Sqn on 2nd march 1945, went to 56 Sqn on 17 March 1945 and finally 3 sqn on 8 April 1845 and left on 27 august 1945.
The different Tempest V that PHC flew, were : EJ 781, JJ-x ; NV 722, JJ-x ; EJ 893, JJ-W ; NV 942, JJ-x ; NV 722, JJ-x ; NV 971, JJ-x ; EJ 706, JJ-x ; NV 660, JJ-x (274 Sqn), EJ 708, US-W ; NV 728, US-X ; NV 927, US-Z ; NV 965, US-S ; EJ 804, US-M ; NV 970, US-O ; NV 987, US-R ; NV 667, US-A ; SN 131, US-P ; EJ 536, US-W ; NV 968, US-G ; NV 974, US-K  (56 Sqn), NV 994, JF-E, SN 222, JF-x and post-war NV 724, JF-E.
Something else : GC Alsace was RAF 341 Squadron. It became officially GC 3/2 in November 1945.

Cheers,

Jicehem  

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: De Havilland Venom Mk. I R 1/72 CMR resin

« on: February 20, 2010, 07:34:03 PM »

I got only one resin kit : the MB 152 in 1/48 scale... I never finished it.

Friendly,
Jicehem 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: De Havilland Venom Mk. I R 1/72 CMR resin

« on: February 20, 2010, 07:29:34 PM »

No, this is not the question if styrene kits are easier to build. It's the resin that I don't like...

Salut,
jicehem 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: De Havilland Venom Mk. I R 1/72 CMR resin

« on: February 20, 2010, 07:23:01 PM »

Very beautiful kit.   
Unfortunately, I don't like resin... It's a pity because there are very interesting resin kits...

Cheers,
Jicehem 
 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Near 1/72 scale Convair B-58 Hustler

« on: February 19, 2010, 06:05:53 PM »

OOpsh//// No image/// Am sure I attached it! Let's try again......

Yes, that the same as the one I've built.

Cheers,
Jicehem

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Grumman F8F-1b Bearcat.

« on: February 19, 2010, 01:38:23 PM »

Some 15 years ago I have built for my friend one kit of this plane in 1/48 scale, but I can not remember manufacturer. It was all Sea Blue Gloss and with Quantico inscriptions.

Hi No. 1, 

That was the same, by Hawk or Testor's Hawk. The kit represents an F8F-2 with slightly different engine cowlings and a taller fin and rudder assembly.

Cheers,
Jicehem 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Grumman F8F-1b Bearcat.

« on: February 19, 2010, 01:29:22 PM »

Interesting sample and very nice build...
Is Hobbycraft same kit as Hawk?

Hi Samuraj, 

No, the Hobbycraft kit is a different one... with some inaccuracies more difficult to correct than modifying the old Hawk's.

Jicehem 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Near 1/72 scale Convair B-58 Hustler

« on: February 19, 2010, 11:11:51 AM »

Different shades of alu are great! I still have this old kit unbuilt in the Lindbergh box of 1967/

Hi Nico, 

Very good treasure ! 
Have the other one in 1/85 scale from 1959 ?


I've project to build this one (1989 edition with an error for the scale (1/128 in lieu of 1/85 !) :


Cheers,
Jicehem 

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Aircraft Modeling / Grumman F8F-1b Bearcat.

« on: February 19, 2010, 10:57:07 AM »

Hi mates,

Here is the old kit by Hawk of the Bearcat in 1/48 scale. The kit représents an F8F-2 abd has been modified into an F8F-1b of the French unit EROM 80 (Photo recon) in Indo-China in 1954.
The canons are lacking... because I forgot to fit them... 



The ventral tank has been modified on the field to carry aerial cameras :




The plane with the actual unit badge :


The undersurfaces :


I've got another bearcat bu Hobbycraft and I've to paint it...

Cheers,
Jicehem

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Aircraft Modeling / Near 1/72 scale Convair B-58 Hustler

« on: February 19, 2010, 09:10:26 AM »

Hi mates, 

Here is a kit of Lindberg (1967) in 1/66 scale.
This is the B-58 Hustler. I built it in 1982.



Without the ventral pod :








There are many inaccurate details but it was the only (with rare 1/77 scale Aurora's one) to be near the 1/72 scale until the edition of Italeri's.

Cheers,
Jicehem   

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Pierre Clostermann at Algerie 1956

« on: February 19, 2010, 08:56:31 AM »

I did not know about this book- thank you! Any interesting info inside?

No, nothing important...

Jicehem   

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: De Havilland Venom Mk. I R 1/72 CMR resin

« on: February 19, 2010, 08:54:33 AM »

Hi mate,

Great job !

Jicehem

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Pierre Clostermann at Algerie 1956

« on: February 19, 2010, 08:18:26 AM »

Hi mates, 
 
Pierre Clostermann wrote also a book upon his Tour of Duty in Algeria : "Appui-feu sur l'Oued Hallaïl".
I don't know if an English version of this book does exist.

Cheers,
Jicehem 

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Nakajima B5N

« on: January 18, 2010, 07:34:03 PM »

Great job ! 

The B5N is not very often seen in kit...

Cheers,
Jicehem   

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Warplane Art / Re: North American P-51 Mustang

« on: December 15, 2009, 08:45:53 AM »

Hi mate, 

Thank you very much.
You draw the model you want. If you prefer the D model, it's OK.

Have a good day.
Jicehem