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Absolutely gorgeous, classic livery, lovely job. Cheers Michael.

Hi everyone, just finished this one ,my first vac-form for many years, had forgotten about the painful fingers from the sanding, however it was enjoyable to do something a little bit different once in a while. 20231021_225929 by michael hobday, on Flickr20231021_225903 by michael hobday, on Flickr20231021_225824 by michael hobday, on Flickr20231021_225748 by michael hobday, on Flickr20231021_225735 by michael hobday, on Flickr20231021_225708 by michael hobday, on Flickr20231021_225637 by michael hobday, on Flickr

Hi everyone ,just finished this one, lots of fiddling and fettling required as the kit is a collection of loosely related parts but very satisfying when it all comes together, the props are from welsh models with a few odds and ends from scratch. 20230629_105538 by michael hobday, on Flickr20230629_105450 by michael hobday, on Flickr20230629_105422 by michael hobday, on Flickr20230629_105347 by michael hobday, on Flickr20230629_105306 by michael hobday, on Flickr20230629_105230 by michael hobday, on Flickr20230629_105612 by michael hobday, on Flickr And finally squeezed into the cabinet 20230629_215556 by michael hobday, on Flickr

Absolutely marvellous! Cheers Michael.

Hello, Skyways was taken over by Dan air and operated a coach-air service from London to Paris with the 748 flying between Lydd and Beauvais, This was in the mid 70's, not sure how long it continued. Cheers Michael.

Hi everyone just finished this one, first time I have used mark 1 kits, found a few challenges with fit of some parts but overall it seems to be a good representation of the 748. The decals proved to be very flimsy and the blue cheatline disintergrated in a few places particuarly around the nose, luckily I was able to make some patches from the spare decal folder which look ok from a distance but you can see them close up, just one of those compromises you have to live with sometimes Cheers Michael. 20230301_113602 by michael hobday, on Flickr20230301_113527 by michael hobday, on Flickr20230301_113444 by michael hobday, on Flickr20230301_113431 by michael hobday, on Flickr Resting in the cabinet with another member of the fleet 20230301_114912 by michael hobday, on Flickr

Absolulutely marvellous! the pics say it all. Cheers Michael.

Thats a really nice sharp looking build, lovely job . Cheers Michael.

Thats a really sharp clean looking build, nice job well done.

Hi everyone, just finished this one which had been languishing in store for many years, all oob with the addition of some cockpit window decals ,overall a very enjoyable build. 20221130_133204 by michael hobday, on Flickr 20221130_133250 by michael hobday, on Flickr 20221130_133322 by michael hobday, on Flickr 20221130_133430 by michael hobday, on Flickr

Beautiful build of a real classic, wish this kit was still readily available would love to build some more, great job. Cheers Michael.

Superb, Lovely build. Cheers Michael.

That looks really nice ,great job with the decals , you would never know there had been any issues. Cheers Michael.

Hello , the paint I used on the exhaust nozzles was alclad duralium with a touch of black mixed in. Cheers Michael.

Really nice job, well done Cheers Michael.

Hello , yes I did have similar problems with fitting the wings ,A bit of fettling and persuading required. Cheers Michael.

Hi everyone ,just finished this one using a mix of decals from the kit and F-decals, the tail fin was painted to avoid decalling over the fairings, I had planned to use some pe parts on the undercarriages but suffered some breakages on fitting so had to concede defeat which was a shame as they would have made a nice enhancement, guess the fingers are not so nimble any more. Cheers Michael. DSC02103 by michael hobday, on FlickrDSC02095 by michael hobday, on FlickrDSC02096 by michael hobday, on FlickrDSC02102 by michael hobday, on Flickr20220407_151923 by michael hobday, on Flickr20220407_153052 by michael hobday, on Flickr

Hi Adam, If it can be any reassurance to you I have bought a number of decal sheets from F-DECAL including the concorde in landor livery a few weeks ago and have not had any problems, from my own experience I would be happy to use them again. Cheers Michael.

Really nice job and a stylish british livery from the past , well done Cheers Michael.

Hello sorry about any confusion about AA decals, the web address is , AUTHENTIC-AIRLINER- DECALS.DE there is a large range available and I think most airline modellers seem to use them, they definitely enhance the finished model. Cheers Michael.

Hi everyone,just finished this Court line 111, one of my favourites from way back, brings back memories of many sunday afternoons spent in the viewing area at Luton watching them, It would be lovely to hear those Speys roaring again. This was my first all resin kit and was pleased that it was quite a trouble free build. The decals are from 26 for the livery and AA for the windows. Cheers Michael. DSC02020 by michael hobday, on FlickrDSC02017 by michael hobday, on FlickrDSC02013 by michael hobday, on FlickrDSC02012 by michael hobday, on Flickr

Hi Dave, thats a really nice build you have done there , I have also completed one of these recently and certainly agree how the AA decals really bring it alive . nice job. Cheers Michael.

Oh dear ,sorry Ray got in a bit of a muddle there, just double checked and found they were printed by F-DCAL. Cheers Michael.

Hi everyone just finished this 146 ,pretty much all oob except for some small bits and bobs, decals are from 26 for the livery,AA for the windows and Skyline for some stencilling details,overall a very enjoyable build 20210507_231617 by michael hobday, on Flickr20210507_231658 by michael hobday, on Flickr20210507_231846 by michael hobday, on Flickr20210507_231916 by michael hobday, on Flickr20210507_232044 by michael hobday, on Flickr20210507_231746 by michael hobday, on Flickr

Very nice build and a great tribute , well done. Cheers Michael.