705 Sqn, RNAS Lossiemouth SAR Flight, 1961.
Hi all,
I'm pleased with the way this one has turned out, although certain bits of it (specifically the transparent parts) were a little "challenging".
The underlying kit is the new Mach 2 BEA Dragonfly, but with a few small mods (blade crutches, tail skid, window shapes and searchlight fairing) plus a set of spare decals (actually I think they are old enough to be called "transfers") from the old Britavia vac-form kit. It fills another important gap in my RN Helicopter collection.
Pictures taken outside on this stunningly warm May day (which also happens to be my birthday - hooorah!
Those familiar with Mach 2 kits will understand my pain. But it was definitely worth it!!!
This particular aircraft is preserved at the North East Aircraft Museum.
I'm still a little nervous about actually starting the Britavia kit, but this one has perhaps given me the kick I needed to create it an EDSG and Sky "shelf-mate" using the other decal set - so watch this space
FredT