Acklington Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Following on from the WIP thread for this model, http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235035905-172-raf-walrus-from-matchboxrevell-kit/&tab=comments#comment-3004200, here are the completed photos;Walrus II, Z1768, 281 Sqdn, Ouston, 1942-3 (38) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrWalrus II, Z1768, 281 Sqdn, Ouston, 1942-3 (41) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrWalrus II, Z1768, 281 Sqdn, Ouston, 1942-3 (50) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrWalrus II, Z1768, 281 Sqdn, Ouston, 1942-3 (56) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrWalrus II, Z1768, 281 Sqdn, Ouston, 1942-3 (59) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrWalrus II, Z1768, 281 Sqdn, Ouston, 1942-3 (61) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrWalrus II, Z1768, 281 Sqdn, Ouston, 1942-3 (68) w by Philip Pain, on FlickrJust a comment about the accuracy of the scheme, as it is based on a partial photo of some erks stood in front of the rear fuselage, and obliterating most of the code letters. The 'FA' and the hyphen are correct, and the colours are red, unlike some RAF Rescue squadrons that used yellow. However, the individual code letter 'B' could be a 'D' or even a 'G' as only a bit of a curved letter can be seen. RAF Rescue squadrons only had a few aircraft each, to include the Walrus and Defiants, later replaced by the Anson. The highest letter known for 281 Squadron is an Anson coded 'F'. As the Walrus came first, early alphabet letters are likely, thus choosing 'B' for this model of Z1768. This kit is the Revell re-issue of the Matchbox kit, and to improve the detail of the kit, some 130 individual additions/corrections were made. It is fully rigged using nylon thread and, as shown in the WIP thread, the rigging was first attached to the inside of the parts, before construction, and then pulled through and secured after gluing parts together. Thanks for looking. 53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jumbo Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Beautiful build. I remember attempting the matchbox kit as a kid and it put me off bi-planes for good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Fantastic! Another inspiring demonstration of what can be done with an elderly kit with talent, dedication and modelling chops! Impressed no end over here… Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 That is a great model, superb job on the rigging, well done, good to have the history as well Philip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroNautique Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Hard to believe it's just a simple Matchbox kit...you've done an amazing job, the finish and the rigging look amazing, especially given the small scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 great looking model, hard to believe this is the old matchbox kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 That's beautiful. Lovely interesting post too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Excellent! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convair Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Very nice Shagbat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Beautiful Walrus ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Wonderful,......simply wonderful! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 That is an outstanding build. Superb work with the rigging. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Paw Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 “Just a comment about the accuracy of the scheme, as it is based on a partial photo of some erks stood in front of the rear fuselage, and obliterating most of the code letters.” Hi Acklington, lovely model from that old kit, and what is an erk btw? Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Really great job! I am impressed J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Fantastic result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) That is rather splendid. No, it is very splendid. Edited April 10, 2018 by Beard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA80A2AR Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 shot the cat (or pidgin) that is deatled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possibly Apocryphal Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 That is quite glorious! Hard to believe the Walrus was designed by the very same R.J. Mitchell who also created the Spitfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acklington Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 16 hours ago, Bear Paw said: “Just a comment about the accuracy of the scheme, as it is based on a partial photo of some erks stood in front of the rear fuselage, and obliterating most of the code letters.” Hi Acklington, lovely model from that old kit, and what is an erk btw? Andrew. Many thanks for the comments, they are much appreciated. And to answer Andrew, the slang expression "erks" applied to RAF ground crew. But obviously not as widely used expression as I thought - sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 That's a great build and finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Awesome work! Your precise building, painting and rigging efforts belie the source material. Brilliant . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Great job on that old kit, looks amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Acklington, that is the Best Walrus model I have seen up to now, I cannot believe it is 1/72 scale and that it is the old Matchbox kit to boot too. Your research and attention to detail has resulted in a stunning model. My favourite colour scheme too. And every stage beautifully photographed. I like it alot............... regards, adey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeways Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 That brings back memories (though my attempt in the early 80s looked nothing like that). Superb modelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Absolutely superb, beautifully finished I've a Matchbox issue in the stash, will have to take note of your build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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