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1/48 - Folland Gnat T.Mk.1 by Airfix - released


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New Pavla dedicated resin sets.

- ref. S48046 - Ejection seat 2x Type 4 GT/1 Folland Gnat T.1/F1

Source: http://www.pavlamodels.cz/katalogy/detail.php?k=seats&c=S48046&st=b

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- ref. U48-56 - Folland Gnat T.1 Tailplane

Source: http://www.pavlamodels.cz/katalogy/detail.php?k=air&m=48&c=56&st=b

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New Pavla dedicated resin sets.

- ref. S48046 - Ejection seat 2x Type 4 GT/1 Folland Gnat T.1/F1

Source: http://www.pavlamodels.cz/katalogy/detail.php?k=seats&c=S48046&st=b

- ref. U48-56 - Folland Gnat T.1 Tailplane

Source: http://www.pavlamodels.cz/katalogy/detail.php?k=air&m=48&c=56&st=b

V.P.

Hi,

Do you really get two seats in each Pavla set?

Kind Regards

Tony

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Just picked up an Aeroclub Gnat T.1 (the injection molded issue) and have briefly compared it to the Airfix offering. They look essentially in agreement though there is a discrepancy on the tailplane span (the Aeroclub is a shorter span) and possibly with the position of the nosegear well (slight mismatch.) This could have happened during the drafting stage by taking a projection off plans that already showed a true view (due to the tailplane anhedral), but not sure which one is correct (I tend to go with John Adams on such things because he is very diligent in this regard.)

Both look to be very good renditions of the Gnat and so I look forward to building both. A 'plus' is that the aftermarket may help 'spruce up' my Aeroclub Gnat F.1 kits - though the metal and such for those is pretty good as is - and help keep the nosegear down!

Regards,

Robert

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Just picked up an Aeroclub Gnat T.1 (the injection molded issue) and have briefly compared it to the Airfix offering. They look essentially in agreement though there is a discrepancy on the tailplane span (the Aeroclub is a shorter span) and possibly with the position of the nosegear well (slight mismatch.) This could have happened during the drafting stage by taking a projection off plans that already showed a true view (due to the tailplane anhedral), but not sure which one is correct (I tend to go with John Adams on such things because he is very diligent in this regard.)

Both look to be very good renditions of the Gnat and so I look forward to building both. A 'plus' is that the aftermarket may help 'spruce up' my Aeroclub Gnat F.1 kits - though the metal and such for those is pretty good as is - and help keep the nosegear down!

Regards,

Robert

Sorry, no anhedral on the tailplane (guess I was thinking about Phantoms - hah!), so I have no suspicion how the discrepancy came about... R/ Robert

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New CMK resin sets.

- ref. 4325 - cockpit and interior set - http://www.cmkkits.com/detail-sety-prislusenstvi/folland-gnat-t-1-interior-set-1-48-for-airfix-kit/

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- ref. 4328 - nose electronic box - http://www.cmkkits.com/detail-sety-prislusenstvi/folland-gnat-t-1-nose-electronic-box/

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All the Gnat artwork 1/72 1/48 for regular service, as opposed to formation team boxings, has been gorgeous, and this is right up there, yes.

 

Even though I have one in the stash I might well get this new one too, or see if I can buy a big print from Adam. I bought a print of the illustration off the non-team 1/72 kit from him - this artwork, 

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..and framed it a few years ago whenthe 1/72 kit was new out

 

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1 hour ago, k5054nz said:

I'm rather late, but perhaps they used both types during filming?

They absolutely did use a single-seater, you can see it clear as day standing around the deck of the carrier

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Schemes & more - ref. A05123A - Folland Gnat T.1

Sources:

https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/new-for-2020/folland-gnat-t-1.html

https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/news/workbench/latest-hawk-an-international-success

 

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Red Arrows trail blazers

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Staying with a Red Arrows linked theme for just a while longer, even though the team have now been inextricably linked with the British Aerospace Hawk jet for over forty years, it is not the aircraft they actually started their displays in. Indeed, the team can actually trace their history back to several little yellow aeroplanes, instead of the red jets we are all more familiar with. Thanks to the latest modelling efforts of our now famous product designer Paramjit, we are delighted to bring you exclusive build pictures of our forthcoming 1/48th scale Folland Gnat T.1 kit, which we think you will agree looks absolutely stunning in this ‘Yellowjacks’ display team livery. As this kit is only a few weeks away from release and it just looks so good in this livery, what other excuse do we really need to take another look at this stunner?

 

Scheme B – Folland Gnat T.1 XR992, ‘Yellowjacks’ Aerobatic Team, No.4 Flying Training School, Royal Air Force Valley, Anglesey, Wales, 1964

 

The second scheme option to be included with this latest re-issue of the magnificent 1/48th scale Gnat T.1 kit has to be considered one of the most striking to appear on any post war RAF jet. As the Folland Gnat entered squadron service, the RAF were keen to display the many qualities of their new trainer to the huge audiences at the Farnborough Air Show and a group of instructors at RAF Valley thought they had just the thing. With many RAF stations boasting a solo display aircraft, instructors at No.4 Flying Training School had the idea of forming a display team consisting of five aircraft (two either side of the leader) and as the project began to gain some momentum, it was decided that the aircraft should be painted in an unusual colour scheme. Forming unofficially during 1963, the team began training in the skies above RAF Valley, immediately attracting the attention of the locals.

 

It is thought that a local reporter had seen the aircraft displaying over the airfield and made an official request to watch the team practicing from the lofty vantage point of Valley’s control tower. This was granted and whilst he was marvelling at the precision flying he was seeing, he overheard the radio communications of the leader calling a break to land – using the team’s callsign, the reporter heard ‘Yellowjacks Break’, something he would later use in his newspaper article. As this seemed to be an entirely appropriate name for the team, it naturally stuck and the ‘Yellowjacks’ were born.

 

As information about the team began to circulate, the roads around RAF Valley began to fill with locals and holidaymakers desperate to catch a glimpse of this exciting new aerobatic display team and their brightly coloured aircraft on practice days. Indeed, the situation became so serious that the local council had to build a dedicated viewing area to accommodate at least some of the extra visitors, an area which is now used as a car park and meeting point by members of the Valley Aviation Society. The colour itself was extremely popular with enthusiasts, particularly as the jets looked absolutely stunning against a clear blue sky, especially whilst streaming white smoke. It was quickly discovered that the Gnats were much less visible on grey and overcast days, which would be quite a significant problem considering the delights of the good old British weather.

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This fantastic series of ‘Yellowjacks’ Gnat built model images have been produced by our talented product designer Paramjit Sembhi and are being published for the very first time. Marking the genesis of the aerobatic team we now all celebrate as the Red Arrows, these diminutive little jets might look completely different to what we have become used to , but they have to be regarded as some of the most attractive jets to see Royal Air Force service

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The scheme presented here was only applied to a single Yellowjacks Gnat and was a trial to see if it would make the aircraft more visible during displays in poor weather conditions. The aircraft was flown in all positions within the formation, however, it was thought that results were inconclusive and this was not rolled out across all the jets. It can be seen from the full scheme details that the rudder of the aircraft was left yellow and whilst there are many photographs in existence showing XR992 with its unusual black tail, it is thought that ‘Black Fin’ only flew during practice displays and never appeared during an official public demonstration.

 

With a number of RAF display teams now on the circuit, service officials were becoming increasingly concerned that individual units were spending too much time on unofficial flying activities, with the sheer number of teams causing some confusion amongst the general public. Wishing to regain some central control, but also wanting to maintain the undoubted public popularity of the ‘Yellowjacks’, the yellow Gnats were ordered down to Little Rissington at the end of the display season, where they would go on to form the nucleus of a new, official RAF Aerobatic Display Team, utilising the undoubted qualities of the Folland Gnat – a team which would go by the name of the Red Arrows.

 

Folland Gnat T.1 XR992 was one of the former ‘Yellowjacks’ aircraft to be transferred to the Red Arrows, but would later be destroyed in a rather unusual incident. Whilst engaged in a practice display over RAF Kemble in December 1969, the pilot of this Gnat was informed by the tower that his aircraft was on fire, so he immediately ejected from the machine. He landed safely, with the jet crashing some way in the distance, however, it was later discovered that there had been a misidentification and he had ejected unnecessarily – the actual aircraft which had suffered an engine fire was XR995, with this jet also being destroyed following the safe ejection of its pilot. Indeed, 1969 would prove to be a bad year for the Gnats of the Red Arrows, with four aircraft being destroyed during that year, with the team tragically losing one of its pilots.

 

Paramjit's latest model build is the perfect way in which to let Workbench readers know that this magnificent new Folland Gnat T.1 kit in 1/48th scale A05123A is now only a few weeks away from release, so be sure to place your order for what is certain to be an incredibly popular release.

 

V.P.

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