Thanks so much fellows, and she is happy to sit alongside her little sister the S199. Here is my blurb on that one, from the Weekend GB 2008:
"Painting is anyones guess. The SOP for this model is to use RLM 02 on the exterior, and RLM 66 on the cockpit, but Israeli sources tied to their IAF museum now identify a more greenish exterior, and RLM 02 for all interiors, so I went with that. RAF Buff and Hemp were reccomended, but I thought Buff was too brown and could not find Hemp. I tried (Tamiya) IJN Aircraft Grey which at first seemed a good match, but on the model was too blue. So I mixed IJN Grey and RAF Buff 75/25 and I'm really pleased with the results."
For the S92 I went straight RLM02, corrected for scale.There were 12; 10 single and 2 twoseaters. It seems as though there wasn't a production line so much as a cobble of available components. Already outdated as a fighter in 1946, these were used as trainers for the eventual introduction of Migs, etc.
There's no credible evidence that Israel ever had S92s, internet rumors to the contrary. In the War of Independence, the Israelis had to smuggle in all of their arms. The S199s were snuck in on Panamanian registered C-46s, and the B-17s were flown via the Azores, although one got caught. The Royal Egyptian Air Force had Spitfires, so the Israelis upgraded from Avias to P-51s and Spitfires.
The RBF tags are red paint on foil. I did the stencil by chopping the decals up with a razor blade. I also scratched the RDF loop, always do that- the plastic parts don't look right. What's my next 262? It'll have to be 1/72, and the Revell kit looks superior.