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Could even go extra sneaky with an S-boot ....we used them post war for spy insertion into Soviet Europe. S-130 and S-208 had moved to Rotterdam in May of 1945 and eventually were taken over as British war prizes following the German surrender. Why the crew did not destroy their vessels is curious as German forces across North West Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands all surrendered on May 4th, 1945. The British took a number of German ships, including S-130, back to England so, in late May 1945, German delivery crews, supervised by British seamen, brought their vessels into Gosport, England. As they were to be used unarmed, the torpedo tubes were deactivated and closed and the cannon unshipped to reduce weight. Two additional fuel tanks were installed in order to increase operating range and radar and radio direction gear were fitted for her new clandestine mission role. S-130 had her 3 x Maybach 501 V-20 series diesels were replaced by three state-of-the-art Napier-Deltic diesels rated at 3,140PS each. This new lease on life gave the S-130 a speed of 45 knots, an increase of about 5 knots over her original German engines. She was attached to the British Baltic Fishery Protection Service, a cover for the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI-6), using the now-converted S-130 to ferry spies and agents into Eastern Europe. In May of 1949, the converted S-130 and S-208 were used to insert agents into Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland against the Soviet Empire. Source

Dammit ........you're too smart Martin, you only missed the "....and then becomes an entry in the Get it Wet GB ....."🙂

That is really nice, beautiful aircraft and a great save on the model . I love those pre war colourful schemes . No idea why the USN went for Yellow and Red , but they certainly were flamboyant.

Holy bananas thats some exquisite work Mike . I had to go check this is 1/32 not 1/8 or similar . 🙂 Those gauges , do you know what they were - engine revs maybe ?

Could be 'owt ? recon aircraft, recon vehicles , recon ships even . ....or space bawooons . Jus spitballing here. EDIT - I've not done a Puma ....some nice Normandy hedgerow scenarios there .....

"Recon" gives you any number of really nice armoured cars to build , or light tanks .

More progress ......exhaust staining - pictures show this clearly on some of the Finnish aircraft. (Example below ) Oil weathering n dirt.................& a lot of spilled oil ! Also done as wheels up , the kit does not offer this as an option, I used the wheels and the doors; the oleo legs just would not go in there ...it'll all make sense later. Quick pix only as this is not done yet . "".ah no.............. Maarti has been shot up by a peski Russki and crash landed !!!!! " More later PW

Thank Chris , I use a couple of Iwata Neo's , 0.2 and 0.3 maybe . Just tend to buy a new one every 18 months or so rather than spend lots replacing bits .

Can anyone play ?

Must be the legendary Wodger Wodger

Feeling deflated over this.....

This is a real jewel , nothing needs work to get a perfect fit . So well thought out and executed .

Same as Airfix's marketing department ... certainly those who set the pricing .

Pentagon might have thought shooting it down after it had done some it's mission , and then examining the remains to see what it was up might be worth the loss of prestige. Also might have depended on what it was flying over . TBH we spy on China with satellites , this balloon looks low tech response to me , bit like all the Russian drones that are nothing more than an old Canon SLR wedged into an RC aircraft. Shite in other words .

Poor Iggy ...

Paint ...mask ....paint ...mask.....then pull all the mask off and hope . Still prefer it to decals . Colours somewhat mixed by eye/ Tamiyas recommendations mostly . Mottling is a lil heavy but might gently rub it back when fully dry ....I've seen thats a good tip 😁 Then some other stuffs , weathering blah blah . . Also some links to WW2 films about flying the Mursu and it's aces . I've a big soft spot for Finn's ...no one pushes them around ....ever . Interviews with Aces 1944 Interviews

As the cow says ......Moovin on ... This kit literally has no gaps , barely enough space to leach in a little extra thin Little Cute masks for the canopy come in the box. Clever ideas on the use of clear plastic for upper fuse as well as the canopy to make that joint painless. IP is weenie , and no decals which I thought odd given all the other good stuff. TBH it won't be easily seen later And here we are ready for paint ...so soon ! In case you wonder............no TV , zero interest in sport , grown up kids living miles away , wife who works long hours , me work from home = lots of hours for glueing stuff

How much ADHD?? ...all of it .....have Silhouette will get silly ideas ..........I managed to hold back from a seperate black 2 .....

XF21 is my choice for Sky ....and EDSG is often XF-24 , although the darker colours faded quickly on the deck of a carrier so there is some liscense