Fatboydim Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I made this for my son back in 1986 as a Christmas present. It consisted of an airfield base, control tower and a hardened aircraft shelter all made of plywood and of simple construction (child proof). The models ( not child proof) were, a Tornado GR1, Puma and a Skyvan by Airfix. Tornado F3, Hawk 200 and a Chinook by Matchbox. The ground equipment and figures are a combination of Airfix and Hasegawa. Not 100% accurate when it comes to the Shorts Skyvan in RAF colours. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Sorry about the quality of the scanning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike DeTorrice Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Excellent work ! This looks outstanding and must have delighted your son. A very extensive layout and an incredible diorama piece for images, too. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thank you Mike,sorry the photo are not up to much. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacles Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Skyvan looks great in RAF colours! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks Tentacles, he had to have the Skyvan for Transport Command as a Hercules was to big to get in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somtec Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Very nice, the skyvan certainly doesn't look out of place in RAF colours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Brilliant, I bet your lad got hours of fun with that,..........I wish my Dad had taken the bother to do something like that! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Nice. your son is a lucky boy. Well done mate. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thank you somtec and Simon. And thank you also Tony. My son was not allowed anywhere near it! Only joking. He said this Christmas how much he enjoyed playing with it. I started making him an Aircraft Carrier. I made the hull. That was six foot long so it would fit under his bed. The flight deck was based on a light fleet carrier from the 60s. The island was based on the Invincible class carriers and was made so it would pass through one of the deck lifts for stowage when it was under the bed. Unfortunately, my wife bought him a cabin bed and we had no were to store it. Like so many British carriers, it was never completed. I took some photos, if I ever find them, I will post them on here. He made do by joining the FAA. Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunray Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I was posted to RAF Bruggen in the late and it looks smack on the money apart for one thing. Where's the NAAFI? Love the idea and beautifully made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 I was posted to RAF Bruggen in the late and it looks smack on the money apart for one thing. Where's the NAAFI? Love the idea and beautifully made. Thank you. How could I have forgotten that. Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 That looks great, excellent work ! Well done dioramas are always a pleasure to look at :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks BerndM, my son was seven or eight at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Brilliant, that has bought back memories of the HMS Ark royal my granddad made me, probably about the same sort of time, or maybe a year or too later, thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 H.M.S. Ark Royal. How big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 H.M.S. Ark Royal. How big? I'm not convinced it was to scale, it was built for 1/72 scale harriers but was perhaps only 3-4ft long... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 That sounds great. Earlier on this post I told Tony about what I started to make but never finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Fatboydim. . Ooh that is SO LOVELY ...I bet your son enjoyed getting that all those years ago. Looks SPLENDID. .. you're a dark horse aren't you.. your builds are AWESOME 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thanks HOUSTON, yes, he played with it for hours. But the undercarriage didn't last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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