@tcinla @airbum @johnb @stephen-w-towle @fiveten I was taken decision. Dragon Flight. I hope you like it. I was thinkink a lot what plane will be good. Maybe it's a bit of laziness that I didn't fight the huge shark teeth decals, but I don't know if I really liked them. In addition, in the report of the some other pilots, Robert Oestreicher did not fight, but escaped into the clouds, and the shootings were made up. We will probably never know the truth, although Lt Robert O. reportedly had a tendency to color his performance. This plane was gen Joseph John Kruzel machine of The 9th Squadron 49th Pursuit Group and entered combat on March 14. 9th Squadron had some veterans from Java, and was defending Darwin.

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@lis - most likely, the Dragon Flight marking came after the red dot was removed from the insignia. You can do yours the same way they were done at Darwin - with a paint brush! - you can even leave it possible to see bits of the dot through the paint, and you will score "extra points for accuracy."

You have done really nice work on this model.

The Dragon looks great onto the P-40E, my friend @lis!

@johnb @fiveten thank you!

@tcinla I am a bit afraid of such an invasive practice of painting on decas 🙂 I will think 🙂

I found that Red dots was repainted in may 1942:

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/stories/army_paint.html

https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/aircraft-markings.html

@tcinla

Mabye if Dragon Flight Operated between march to may form Dawin had red dot on star, as suggest DK-Decals? my observations show that the red dot decreased its diameter against the regulations, to finally disappear. There are three types of sizes on the decal set.

@tcinla Yes, that's an important point. I have to sleep with it 🙂 So I wonder why the manufacturer suggests such painting and whether he has any documents for it. In sets entitled: Warhawk over Pacific, and Darwin Defenders are also painting from Dragon Flight without red dot (but different number of plane # 85 Tarhell and 80 # without name.)

http://www.dkdecals.cz/72051_ZS.jpg

http://www.dkdecals.cz/72054_P40_Darwin.jpg

I think that when I paint the decal I will fail because it will be too different from the decal. I think it remains to make a new model ... Well, I'm still learning and each model gives me new knowledge about the original. I would have to see it live, such a painting effect.

PS. What brand of white Paint did you suggest? I think the solvent should be gentle so as not to spoil the decal. Maybe Vallejo?

Looks very very @lis… red dot and all.