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1/48 & 172 - Percival Proctor Mk.I/II/III/V & Vega Gull by Dora Wings - 1/72 & 1/48 released - new boxing 1/48 Proctor I


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1/48th

- ref. 48005 - Percival Vega Gull

- ref. 48006 - Percival Proctor

- ref. 48008 - Percival Proctor Mk. I "Czech Service"

 

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1/72nd

- ref. 72002 - Percival Vega Gull

- ref. 72003 - Percival Proctor Mk.I  "Czech Service"

- ref. 72004 - Percival Proctor Mk. I/II/III

 

PROCT721.jpg PROCT722.jpg

 

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V.P.

 

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Just belatedly seen the Coastal white Vega Gull photo. Many thanks to Dave Fleming for dredging that up. It's certainly different!

 

Just imagining the instructions accompanying "Why not convert your FROG Proctor IV into a Vega Gull?".

I'd suggest:

1. Take Proctor kit. Throw away.

2. Whittle Vega Gull from balsa.

 

Not the easiest conversion, narrowing and lowering the whole cabin!

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I'm thinking red and yellow like 607 squadron...

 

The photo above was taken at Croydon, and 607 were also based at Croydon at certain times. Just thinking out loud.

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Yup Steve,

the abbacus needs calibrating, 'cos it thinks its a till!!

Know you meant 604 Squadron, because you said Red and Yellow, 'cos 607 was County of Durham and their colours were Pink and Yellow :S

The following is from the Squadron Association:-

 

"......Percival Proctor III was aquired registered G-ALOK (formerly RAF LZ589) appeared as the mount of the County Of Middlesex squadron flying group"

 

Answer Mr. Dora Wings is, upper colour of tail band Yellow, lower colour is Red.

 

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607 were not Pink and Yellow, nor Red and Yellow.  They were Mauve and Gold.  Which I suspect may often mean Purple and Yellow, but never Red, let alone Pink!  AFAIK their only link with Croydon (at any time?) was using it as a staging post on their way to France in 1939.  There is at least one photo of their Gladiators there.

 

Otherwise however a superb posting and a welcome identification.

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On 16.03.2018 at 7:01 PM, Vulcanicity said:

Just imagining the instructions accompanying "Why not convert your FROG Proctor IV into a Vega Gull?".

I'd suggest:

1. Take Proctor kit. Throw away.

2. Whittle Vega Gull from balsa.

 

Not the easiest conversion, narrowing and lowering the whole cabin!

I did it once...

Cheers

J-W

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On 15/03/2018 at 7:55 PM, dora said:

We have a Belgian Vega Gull.
Percival Proctor IV fuselage is longer than Proctor III.

Hello

 

A Proctor family would be welcomed by me. As for the IV (and post war V) I’m not sure on length, but the fuselage at the cockpit was noticeably deeper than the I to III.

 

Trevor

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