Hobbycraft 1/48 DH Vampire F3 Manufacture- Hobbycraft Released – 1993 Paints – SMS Forest Green and Trainer Yellow. Scheme is the Mexican Airforce Build straight out of the box Aftermarket – Seatbelts by Eduard Fit of the Kit – this was a great fitting kit with no fit issues at all Bit of history for the Mexican Airforce Vampires…… Mexico received 17 Vampires during late 1960 and early 1961. This jet was nicknamed “The Flying Avocado” by Mexican flight crews due to the ovoid shape of its fuselage and the dark green night camouflage adopted by its first units.