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This is my entry for this GB, it is the Fly kit of the Bristol Freighter. The Bristol Freighter was designed towards the end of WW2 as a private venture for a simple freight aircraft to give airborne forces more flexibility than that offered by gliders. The war finished, and the design was re purposed for the civilian market. The prototype first flew in December 1945 and a total of 214 were built, including the Mk32 Superfreighter offered by Airfix many moons ago complete with opening nose. This will be my first build of a Fly kit. It comes in a proper box with grey injection mould parts, a bag or resin that duplicates some injection moulded bits A canopy mask is helpfully provided but no PE. Decals are for a New Zealand or Canadian aircraft. My plan is to do the latter as they were operated out of Langar in Nottinghamshire. A look at the parts shows that although there are tabs for the wings and tail, there are no locating tabs at all for most parts and so care will be needed, for example with the engine nacelles that have scribed line to show where they fit on the wings. Laurie's build of his Freighter will undoubtably be useful. This build might be a bit slow to start due to other Group builds underway.
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Good evening all, I hope you are all keeping safe and well. Would their be any interest in some laser decals for the newly released 1/72 Fly Models Bristol Freighters? All the best Ray