1 32 Pilot

[Maren Ruminski]

PJProductions resin accessories : RAF Pilot seated in aircraft 1960s Figure 1:32 Pilot seated in aircraft. Suitable for Hunter; Lightning or other RAF jets of the 60s. Kit of 1 unassembled and unpainted figure Material: Resin Scale: 1:32

PJ Productions resin accessories :RAF Pilot in Tropical Clothing (WWII) Figure 1:32 Pilot seated in aircraft. Suitable for African or Pacific theater. Kit of 1 unassembled and unpainted figure Material: Resin Scale: 1:32

PJ Productions resin accessories :French Pilot seated in aircraft (70s-90s) Figure 1:32 French Mirages pilot wearing the modern equipment of the era 70s to 90s with the early Gueneau 312 or the late Gueneau 458 helmet. Kit of 1 unassembled and...

1/32 scale U. S. Air Force and Air National Guard Jet Pilot from the late 1970's through the late 1990's. Designed for F-4, F-5, F-15, F-16, A-7 and A-10 and other scale model kits. This all metal kit includes the same positionable legs, separate oxygen mask and hose, alternate heads and arms and unit patch decals of our popular 32001 resin kit. Using a casting process that preserves every nuance of our resin version, this pilot figure is assembled in the same manner using cyanoacrylate or epoxy adhesives. Each completed figure adds approximately 1.2 ounces of ballast weight to the cockpit of your model and goes a long way toward helping you achieve the proper balance. Multi-media model assembly kit with instructions and color painting guide.

Here is my attempt at painting the figures from Tamiya's Spitfire Mk IX kit along with a couple from Ultracast: #54009 "RAF Fighter Pilot, Battle of Britain 1940" and #54011 "RAF Fighter Pilot Mid-late War 1943-1945". Both of the Ultracast figures were beautifully cast and Mike Good's sculpting was wonderful and full of crisp, accurate detail. I highly recommend them to accompany your 1/32 aircraft.

I will eventually put the Battle of Britain pilot and the Special Hobby Airacobra onto a base. Goodness knows when I will get around to building the Spitfire - but at least I'll have some figures ready for it.

The resin figures have greater detail and crisper edges that make guiding the paint brush easier. Everything you want to highlight and shadow can be (relatively) easily picked out. The injection moulded figures need more brush control in comparison.

I would recommend to anyone starting out on figure painting to try a well sculpted and cast resin one. It can be a lot more difficult to get a good result from an injection moulded one (in general - there are bound to be exceptions to the rule!).

Shoulders and faces can be machined to exact length, regardless of OD variations with the Hardinge Dead-Length Collet Assembly. Parts are loaded against an adjustable solid stop which is threaded into the inner collet. The inner collet, in turn, is spring-loaded against the spindle face. There is no end movement.

The low-cost inner collet has a soft face and pilot hole to permit boring to size in the machine spindle for exacting concentricity. The inner collet is pinned to the outer collet to maintain location and original bored accuracy.

Dead-Length Collets can be used on all machines and attachments with a 5C/16C spindle and draw bar. The outer collet, solid stop, spring and nut are interchangeable between the Dead-Length Collet and the Dead-Length 2" Step Chuck. The complete assembly is a one time purchase; after that, buy the inner collet only.

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Ive been wondering who still builds them. Back in the day when i started building aircraft (1970) Revell and Hasegawa 1/32 were Top Dog. Now all I ever see is 1/48 scale being built. Would it not be easier on your eyes building the larger scale?

Yes big and easy to work on,but eat up a lot of space,and the newer kits are pretty expensive like the excellent Tamiya kits,even before details so I stick with 1/48,but plenty of modelers are into them as this site bears out,and lots of great choices.

Wow! Yes, I have no idea where I would put it.

I think I got it for half the RRP or something silly. Bargain!

Was the US release different to the European boxing? That only had SEAC or Euro 1 cammo with the old AGM-78 and 45.

I got my first real airplane kit when I was 12 years old. It was the Revell 1/32 scale JU-87B STUKA. My eyes bugged out at the size of that beast when I opened the box. After that I was hooked on 1/32 scale.

There is a terrific variety to choose from too, from RAF to USAAF, US Navy, Luftwaffe and VVS. In addition to aircrew and mechanics, there are several female forms available for RAF and Luftwaffe enthusiasts.

I have assembled and painted two of these figures - RAF 02 A and RAF 02 B. The pilot figure offered two different heads with alternative flying helmets. The heads and arms were separate on both figures.

I placed my pilot figure in the cockpit of Revell's 1/32 scale Spitfire Mk.I conversion. I had fitted an after market seat and a Sutton Harness to this model, so the figure stood too tall to rest his hand on the top of the windscreen (as his pose requires). I therefore shortened the pilot by cutting a section out of his legs at the top of his boots. You can't really notice this surgery when he is standing in the cockpit.

Painting the figures was very enjoyable. After a sprayed base coat of Tamiya White Primer (for the heads) and Tamiya Grey Primer (for the bodies), plus a sprayed coat of RAF uniform blue (Tamiya acrylic mix), the details were picked out by brush with Vallejo acylics. Washes and dry brushing was used to acheive shading and highlights.

I'm building Revells old 1/32 Beaufighter straight out of the box with the pilots but I'm not sure if the instructions are correct for the pilots flying suit. It says the overall suit is matt khaki brown, anthracite for the boots and light grey for the harness's. No mention of any life jackets. Being no expert on early war (1941) RAF pilot outfits and not having much luck when I do a search I was wondering if anyone knows if the instructions are correct or not when it comes to their outfits?

The answer is it may well depend on what scheme you are doing, pic 1 shows an a/c & pilot supposedly in the desert theatre, no life jacket, not much call for life jackets/Mae Wests over the sand, though they did range over the coast dealing with enemy shipping, so would have been worn for these ops. pic 2 is a normal image, not sure where taken, but it shows the pilot wearing it. He isn't strapped in though, so may not actually be in the air. Pic 3 taken in Malta, shows a typical well dressed Beaufighter crew they are wearing leather flying jackets over RAF blue uniforms c/w life jackets.

If you are depicting a maritime strike a/c, then the pilot would definitely have his life jacket on. A nightfighter pilot probably would as well, possible risk of ending up in the Thames or over the coast etc. A far east pilot & a/c probably would as well, they often went hunting saipans and the like over rivers and coasts.

That date puts it either at Debden, North Weald or Wittering. The first 2 are within easy reach of the coast & Thames, less so for the third, but it would only be a short flight away. I would say that yes, the crew should be wearing life jackets. A small pointer, this was one of the first batches of Beaufighters, so probably didn't have the 6 wing guns.

I haven't built it yet but this one appears to have the 6 guns {2 on the left and 4 on the right wing). The Tamiya kit says the colour for the lifejackets should be a mix of XF52 (FLAT EARTH x 2) + XF2 (FLAT WHITE x1). Do you think that's a good colour match?

As can been seen from this pic of R2069, there are no openings in the l/e of the wing, unless the fabric coverings are painted in the camo colours (unlikely, this was more of a pre war thing) they should probably be filled (not forgetting the cartridge slots in the underwing)

I'll do what you say about the lifejackets (the 2 pilots aren't the best but they seem to have what could be life jackets or what can be painted up like lifejackets anyway due to the way they're moulded) but do you think MK1 pilots would have worn the blue/grey RAF trousers instead of the Khaki brown Revell suggests and would they necessarily have worn flying jackets?

It would probably depend on the season & again where the a/c was based, ie winter they likely would have worn jackets, summer or desert not likely, though it does get mighty cold stooging about up there. I don't think Beaufighter crews would have worn Sidcot suits (which is what the chap wearing all brown is wearing in the Revell box you linked) they tended to be for Bomber crew (but certainly not exclusively) who flew far longer missions than fighter crew, or for open cockpit biplanes. The other 2 are with the dog, look like fighter pilots. The rest are ground crew.

Humbrol 96 is a good match for RAF uniforms, shirts will be a pale blue or tan if in a tropical/desert area. I would just make my crew wear what those 2 have on in the colour pic above. Probably a happy medium/mixture/compromise.

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