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Now that does bring the Viscount memories flooding back. The screech of those four Darts and the whiff of Jet A1 as they taxied off stand at Eastleigh. A jump seat trip on G-BBVH from Gibraltar to Tangier and back. Such is the power of your diorama Andrew. Guess its a big part of what the hobby is all about. Sadly the subject, G-AOYL was Scrapped at Southend around 1991, not before donating many parts to help in the preservation of G-APIM at Brooklands.

Thank you for posting the link Ray. I was not sure if it was permissible for me to do so under the site rules. Thanks too for the great service and range of civil decals. http://www.26decals.com/

Just a public vote of thanks to Nick Webb of Classic Airlines. For those unaware Nick produces a large range of decals covering a number of Civil types and their operators from the 1950's onwards. My last Two orders were received the next day and previous experience has shown his decals to be very civilized to use (No pun intended).

Propliner heaven in 1/72nd Scale.

A Very nice build and finish with great attention to detail with the extra cabin windows and correct Ariel's. I seem to recall that SV had de icing boots on the tail planes as well as the fin, mind you I'm going back 36 Years. Do I see an Eastern Airways Dakota lurking in the background?

That's a very nice build of the old Monogram kit. I like the subtle staining around the nacelles. I was unaware of that Dakota accident. Derby Airways lost a Dakota in the Pyrenees in 1961 and Six Years late Air Ferry a DC 4. Sadly many more aircraft both Civil and military have come to grief in the region over the Years.

Thanks Chris. He was Ex RAF and a Technical Author by profession. He got into computing early. As you say sterling work given what was around then.

Hello John, Thank you for your interesting observation. The other C 47, Ex Spanish A/F C/N 19975 G-BHUB painted as G-AGIV used in the series certainly had a rotating beacon on top of the fin. As I recall G-DAKS did not at that time, She certainly acquired One at some stage as current pictures of the airframe now on the US register as N147DC show. G-BHUB now hangs from the roof of the American Air Museum at Duxford. Kind Regards Guy

Thanks Corsair. I've done that.

FAO of the mods. Apologies I mistakenly posted this completed model in the work in progress section. Can you advise me how to move it to the ready for inspection section ?

A bit of a phoenix this One. The intension was to build the kit as G-AMCA of Air Atlantique. Having got to the decaling stage I found that the transfers I had would not fit the Airfix tooling. I was now left with a semi competed White Dakota with Grey wings and an astrodome. Not wishing to carry out a full re spray I made a cup of tea and considered the options. This is the result, The former TS423 as operated by Aces High in Ruskin Air Services livery for the Yorkshire Televisions series "Airline". The kit assembled reasonably well. I had some fettling to do to get the wings and spar to fit snugly. The Navigators window was opened out and an exit hatch added over the cockpit. The decals were home made by my late uncle about 25 Years ago hence the rather shiny backing.

1/200 in not my preferred scale to work with being rather petite but wanted an Orion jet for the collection. It's the Hasegawa kit with 26 decals. The kit goes together beautifully and looks like Boeings baby. Unfortunately the decals were a bit old having been stored since purchased Twenty years ago and gave me some worrying moments. Orion Airways was formed by Horizon holidays and made its inaugural service in March 1980. The company was bought by Thompson in 1988 and its operations were integrated into Britannia Airways.

Superb build of an Airfix classic. Murphy's war is probably One of my favourite films. It was based on the book by Max Catto which featured a Swordfish and had a rather different ending to the film. Many Moons ago Aeroplane Monthly featured the Aircraft used in the film.

Thank you. Yes I do have another One with a set of Autair decals from S&M. I'am no rivet counter but like the Airfix Dakota I think Valom have captured the look of the Viking well. Autair may have to wait as my next build will either be the Fly models Bristol 170 or Valom Twin pioneer.

Recently completed for a freind, The Valom 1/72 scale Vickers Viking of BEA circa 1953. Built OOB with Flight path DC 3 decals and finished with Humbrol acrylics. After service with BEA Victor Delta was sold to a European operator who in turn sold the aircraft to Hugh Kennard's Air Ferry at Manston. They were to be her last operator. The airframe was scrapped during 1967. Not a shake and bake build but I am grateful for an injection moulded kit of these less popular types.