tommyinuk0 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) Hi all, I just wanted to post my latest offering which is an update to the 'new' Airfix Chipmunk release this year! Browsing Flypast Magazine a few months ago I saw a stunning picture of a Dayglo Orange and silver/grey (debates rage on) Chipmunk of the BBMF which had been rolled out the paint shop. The aircarft represents a scheme worn in 1961 when operating for Hull UAS. This means a few things: The Airfix kit released this year now out of date, well for WK518 anyway. A challange was presented to create this latest Chippy. Who can resist a Dayglo scheme! So off I went to research this in more depth. Suprisingly there are not many pictures available on the web of this aircraft and those that are do not show exactly what the crest on the engine cowlings is of. I assumed it was Hull UAS, but it might be the BBMF crest? I found out with the fantastic help of 2 people that it is in fact that of Hull University Air Squadron with the letters RAFVR at the bottom. The 2 individuals were fellow Britmodeller Airfix Andy, who sent some great pictures of the aircraft and info and I promised I would mention him here if I managed this model, so thanks Andy. The other was Shaun Connor who had posted some images on the web. I contacted him and was staggered when he replied almost straight away to provide a raw larger image showing the crest clearly. When searching this on the net I found no usable pictures of the crest but I was able to crop the crest from Shaun's photo to use. The resulting model is pictured below. I am happy with it, although the dayglo is more dayglo in real life, than it appears on the pictures. Ok so the crest is so small it can hardly be seen, but I know it is there and correct! Feel free to leave CC and comments etc. Many thanks Tommy Edited November 14, 2012 by tommyinuk0 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Nice one! Its still abeautiful little kit even considering its' age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Tommy Lovely model and very realistic background. Here's a shot of WK518 taken earlier this year which confirms that the main airframe colour is a dull aluminium rather than LAG. Regards and thanks for sharing Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 very nice its often hard to get a good finish on such a small kit well done Glenn..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Now that brings back memories of AEFs when I was in the Air Cadets, trying not to loose my lunch during aerobatics! Lovely model, nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 As HL-10 says, brings back fond memories of AEFs out of Filton. Great example. Must add one to the stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiex2 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Nice job, especially on the dayglo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlstavros Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Very tidy, the photography is cool too! Cheers, Carl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirfixAndy Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Very happy to have helped mate A lovely build and great set up with the photos Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warris Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Nice job Tommy, the cadets I help out at have been set this scheme as their annual competition. Are Airfix releasing this scheme in their kit? Where did the decals come from? Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyinuk0 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Warris, That sounds like an exciting project, I don't know if this scheme is planned to be released? It would fill a gap in the Chippy lifespan. I would like to see the Red/White scheme re-released. I made the decals myself but I will PM you as I may be able to help out. Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warris Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Thanks for the info Tommy, Pm replied Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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