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'A gaping silken dragon,/Puffed by the wind, suffices us for God./We, not the City, are the Empire's soul:/A rotten tree lives only in its rind.'

Monday 12 August 2013

Recce...

... or recon, depending on where you are.

Box open, plastic bag open, transparency back into bag, bag and decals back into box.

So, what have I got?


Classic plastic (1970s?), raised panel lines, no interior detail whatsoever apart from a crude seat. Mmmm, what does the old Profile say:



Port cockpit detail, and


starboard.

Right ho, I'll have to add at least a few bits and pieces. But not just now - too many glasses of Oz's finest Merlot to trust myself...

6 comments:

  1. Cool, I like making the odd aircraft kit

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    1. It's not that odd, Al. Don't let any passing Italian hear you!

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  2. I was tempted by a Fairley Swordfish from Airfix (complete with paints) in an art shop in Perth last week but at around £18 I resisted. I was glad I had done so because a boy came in whilst we were still browsing and bought it.By the delighted look on his face I am pleased it went to him.

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    1. Ah, the new mould?! But he's a braver boy than me if he went for that mass of struts. However, I am tempted by the new Airfix Glads...

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  3. That's not many parts! The German scheme is intriguing, I wonder what they used it for?

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    1. Not many parts, small, but not perfectly formed. Yes, the colour scheme notes don't seem to indicate a training school aircraft, but rather a 'JG'. But I can't imagine the Germans using an old bus like that as a fighter in 1944. All that would seem to make sense (apart from a trainer) is a night attack use (the later series could carry bombs centreline and under the wings). This could be an interesting mystery...

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