CT Modeller Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Handley Page Hermes IV BOAC, early 1950s This was from the Welsh Models 1/144 kit – vac form fuselage / resin wings & tailplane / white metal undercarriage. I started off my Hermes project using the FRsin kit because I wanted BOAC markings which Welsh Models don’t do, but I gave up on that. The FRsin fuselage is a large, solid resin moulding and in my kit the resin had not cured properly, this resulting in the resin bubbling up through 4 or 5 layers of Halfords white primer & appliance white. So thank you Denzil at Welsh Models for producing a very usable kit on which I used the FRsin decals. Finish is Halfords Appliance White on top. The natural metal parts are Halfords Nissan Silver with a coat of Daler Rowney ‘Goldfinger’ silver (which seems to be the current marketing name for what was ‘Rub N Buff’). This was then polished and sealed with Klear before decaling. The Hermes was not the most successful airliner ever, but it fills a gap in the BOAC collection. It has a marked similarity to the DC-4, and hence the picture with my Minicraft SAS DC-4. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Very very nice - I like 'em a lot. Nice to see something without camouflage and guns. Cheers, Mivhael 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Beautiful build and finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 usually not a fan of civil aircraft, but that old props have a ceratin charme lovely work there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordfunker Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Lovely looking build of an aircraft I'd never even heard off before. Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Now this is right up my street Chris! Nice unusual model. I love the aerials they really bring it to life! Any chance of a little bit of weathering as seen on your SAS DC-4? This is on my to do list for a future "airliners that used Blackbushe in the 50's" theme. http://blackbusheairport.proboards.com/ Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Hello,CT Modeller -.Congratulations on a lovely-looking build of your 'Hermes'Airliner and thank you for a nostalgic trip down memory lane!If they were mine,I'd love to see them displayed on an 'apron' display board.You must be proud of them.All the best,Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 (edited) Lovely build Chris, thanks for sharing. The Hermes is defintely one of Denzil's nicest kits and I thoroughly enjoyed the Silver City one I built a couple of years ago. I'm glad to learn I'm not the only person who gave up on the F-RSIN version! Edited August 6, 2015 by Skodadriver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Awesome result here. ( Although as mentioned, the weathering on the DC-4 is fantastic, so add some here ) Love those BOAC oldies. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Cracking job Chris. Another vote for some light weathering as well as a big thank you for posting. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 That's bad news about the Fresin Hermes. I did struggle with their Carvair but the recipient was delighted with it. In the box, the Hermes looks to be a lot better. The resin may be cured on mine, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Stunningly beautiful looking model thanks for sharing great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Beautiful model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Very nice work, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Up my street too, big fan of this type of Aviation... not seen much on here though sadly! Great build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Lovely build from the golden era, not seen one built before,really nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Whoa! I nearly missed this. Great to see such a lovely job done on the Welsh Vac. That SAS DC-6 looks very good too! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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