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Frog Beaufighter 404sqn RCAF


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Hi folk's I was never really into Frog kit's as a youngster  they were not as ready available as Airfix or Matchbox so this is the first of a half

dozen Frog kit's I'll be working through in the next couple of month's.It was still sealed when I found it at a local Sunday Market for a tenner

Decal's were poor but I managed to save the serials and codes and after a few hairy moment's got them on.NV427 was with 404 Sqn RCAF

and was lost on a mission over Norway on 8th March 1945 sadly with the loss of her crew.As will the other's I'm simply building OOB as we used

to hopefully with a better paint job and no gluey fingerprints than years ago!Thank's for looking in.Tempest,Typhoon,Blenhiem,Boston and

Hunter to follow.

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Great job on that old kit Steve (again) :smile:. Like you, I never saw many Frog kits either, Airfix then Matchbox and then Monogram and Revell. Looks a bit better than the Airfix one that I built loads of as a kid.

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Now you are talking Steve!

What can I say? This Beau looks plain impressive and you have done this old plastic proud. Could it be that the gluey fingerprints are on the underside?

 

Great show.

JR

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Very nice result

Frankly speaking I though that OOB build of Frog Beau will get not so good result.  

 I remember from late 1970-ties that we (our group of modellers in Krakow) considered Frog the best one Beau regarding shapes (compare to old Airfix and Matchbox - which were the only alternative these days). The main problems in Frog Beau was in too small engines diameter and (as I remember) a bit too long nose and canopy. Some almost 20 years ago I was comparing Frog  Beau with drawings in Aviation Archives series booklet and those were two main fault  beside some lack of enough detailing of air intakes, landing lamp etc..

Cheers

J-W

 

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