Could be right there! :hmmm:

Jim - have you got a better quality pic of it?

Perhaps...

http://www.emodels.co.uk/plastic-kit...s/TRM02248.jpg

It definitely looks Grumman. Only thing I could find with the tail config, landing gear, bubble canopy and 4 bladed prop.

The D-Day markings were a red herring. The F8F didn't see combat service in WWII.

My first thought was maybe a Commonwealth Warraway or a Vultee Vengeance, but it doesn't look it.

I've got it in a larger file size for magnification purposes (4.13MB) but still in jpeg format because that is my camera setting of choice to get as many pics as possible on the 4GB memory card.

Unfortunately aircraft are not my forte so I honestly couldn't say.....wish I'd took shots from a variety of angles now :doh:

It didn't serve with any of the three squadrons Jim listed, but the closest match I can find so far is the Miles Martinet target tug and trainer.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...lgium_1946.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...20Martinet.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Martinet

Thanks for posting those fine pics of beautiful made models.

It made me remember, when I was younger and modelbuilding was one of my favorite.

those models I prefered was

1 AVRO Lancaster
2 F-15
3 F-14
4 Spitfire
5 F-18
And a few more.

Later on I got more into building military ships especially 1:350 or 1:250 scale ships from WWII and America.

My favorite was
New Jersey
Missouri
Bismarch
and som more I can't remember the name

I've tried to build, tanks lorry a.s.o, but that's wasn't me.

Markus

You know I reckon you could be spot on....save this image to desktop and magnify it (I use IrfanView).

http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/7997/p1000720.jpg

Might be a Sea Fury or precursor to the Sea Fury.

I honestly think Steve may have won the cigar :DL

LULZ! Would actually help if I were looking at the right plane.

:oops:

It's just gone 8 o'clock and time for the penguin on top of your television set to explode.

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lc...vwryo1_400.gif

Yes sir...the canopy is a dead give away! :up:

Well done Steve :woot: , quite clearly that's the one now.

My only question is -

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...lgium_1946.jpg

Just how tall is the guy at the rear cockpit???? :hmmm:

:03:

Also note the bent wing like the corsair has. :yep:

Just had a response from my aircraft forum and apparently it is a model of a Bristol 148

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MAG7287

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_148

Some pictures here:

http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/bristol_148.php

http://www.airwar.ru/enc/other2/bristol148.html

Looking at the picture Steve post I reckon you could still argue it isn't a Bristol 148 at all :doh: