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Warplane Art / Re: North American P-51 Mustang

« on: December 14, 2009, 11:55:18 PM »

Hi mate, 

Very good work for a very pretty plane.   
But... No French P-51 at all... Armée de l'air has had P-51Cs and P-51Ds (and too some F-6Cs and F-6Ds). 

Like those ones :
F-6D-10-NA Mustang of ER 2/33 'Savoie'

and : F-6C Mustang

Cheers,
Jicehem   

827

Aircraft Modeling / Junkers Ju 87 G-2 in 1/72.

« on: December 06, 2009, 10:18:37 AM »

Hi mates, 

Not a recent kit but interesting by the fact it's a mix of two kits  : Frog Ju 87 G for the fuselage and improved engine cowling and Airfix Ju 87 B-2 for the wings, the landing gear, intérior of cockpit, spinner, all modified into Ju 87 G standard. All other details are my own build. This is an anonymous Stuka that was captured at Pilsen (or Kitzingen ?) and might have belonged to NSG 9.

First, the real thing :


Then, the kit :















Cheers,
Jicehem    

828

Warplane Art / Re: French He 162, N°3

« on: December 02, 2009, 09:57:40 PM »

Hi Santynus, 

Really a good work. Bravo !   
Two details are to be corrected :
1) The front ring of the engine's air intake is not black but blue as color of the plane.
2) No black ring at the cocades. I think it's an effect of the decals usued on the kit on "Fighter" forum. This is the result of the diameter of the white area under the red color of the cocade is smaller than the diameter of the red ring...

Cheers,
Jicehem   

829

Aircraft Modeling / Re: Me 262

« on: November 24, 2009, 08:04:09 AM »

Hi mate,   

Good build !
The Matchbox kit is a pretty one.

Have a good day,
Jicehem    

830

Aircraft Modeling / Re: Me 262

« on: November 23, 2009, 10:29:38 AM »

Hi N° 1 !

Beautiful markings (and explanations) for WNr 112372 :



Have a good day,
Jicehem

831

Aircraft Modeling / Re: Me 262

« on: November 22, 2009, 08:36:00 PM »

The WNr was actually painted on the fin and is under british paint on your photos...

Jicehem

832

Aircraft Modeling / Re: Me 262

« on: November 22, 2009, 08:26:09 PM »

Here an image of 500200 :



And the origin of 500313 in 1966... from an era when all was to be doscovered upon the Me 262 :
It's to be noted the WNr is not very legible...




Cheers,
Jicehem 

833

Aircraft Modeling / Re: Me 262

« on: November 22, 2009, 07:41:21 PM »

112372 was actually "gelbe 7" from I./JG 7, surrendered too at Fassberg on 8th May 1945...

Jicehem

834

Aircraft Modeling / Re: Me 262

« on: November 22, 2009, 07:27:33 PM »

Hi mate, 

The photos you have posted represent "Me 262 A-2a, WNr 500200, black X, which surrenderd at Fassberg on 8th may 1945. It was from 2./KG 51. This machine is at present day at the Australian Air Force Museum.

Cheers,
Jicehem   

835

Aircraft Modeling / Re: Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I early

« on: November 19, 2009, 06:49:59 PM »

Hi mate, 

Very good job.

Cheers,
Jicehem   

836

Combat Warplanes / La Patrouille de France.

« on: October 26, 2009, 06:52:41 PM »

Hi, 

Just a link :

http://tf1.lci.fr/infos/culture/0,,4984018,00-la-patrouille-de-france-dessine-asterix-dans-le-ciel-.html

This is for the 50th birthday of a famous french hero : Astérix.

Cheers,
Jicehem 

837

Aircraft Modeling / Re: Les chasseur Crusader

« on: October 25, 2009, 07:20:07 PM »

I agree and must note that except on the images I have not seen this color in live. Is this Bleu de Mirage?

I must say : I don't know...   

Cheers,
Jicehem

838

Aircraft Modeling / Re: Les chasseur Crusader

« on: October 25, 2009, 05:21:51 PM »

Here is a photo :

Maybe you're right. I think your color is just a little too blue or too gloss.

Cheers,
Jicehem

839

Aircraft Modeling / Re: Les chasseur Crusader

« on: October 25, 2009, 02:54:33 PM »

Hi mate, 

Very good job ! 
I think the rendering is due to the photo but it looks a little too blue.

Cheers,
Jicehem 

840

Combat Warplanes / Re: French He 162, N°3 with running engine...

« on: October 24, 2009, 05:34:39 PM »

I know that color, protective but look also like one camouflage color...

I don't think so. The reality is simplier : He 162 N°3 had the nose of N°2 which had been entirely painted wine-red (more precisely "bordeaux", a sort of red-maroon) having been exposed during a wine fair at... Bordeaux. This color has been found during restoration of He 162 N°2 (actually WNr 120015, yellow 21 in the Luftwaffe) of the Musée de l'air et de l'espace at Le Bourget.

Here are two links :
1) for a model kit :

http://fighters.forumactif.com/1-48e-f44/heinkel-162-francais-t30178.htm

2) for restoration of WNr 120015 :
(On the opening page you have to click on "He 162 N°120015")

http://memorial.flight.free.fr/index.html


All the best,
Jicehem