fjaweijfopi4j48 38,532 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) Oh my. Finally. This half-scratch turned out to be more than half, and at least twice as much as I wanted to work. Nevertheless, it is here now, even if it taxed quite a bit my little grey cells. If you would like to see the construction process, please go here to the post on Britmodeller: Thanks to all who contributed to make this model better, and specially to Mika Jernfors of Arctic Decals, always providing superb graphics for these exotic projects. OO-ENC was owned by Belgian pilot Guy Hansez and gained much notoriety due to some assiduous aerial meeting participation and some remarkable flights uniting France and Belgium with far places in Africa. With its vertical stabilizer painted on silver and the number 13 on it -and no wheel pants-, it was also seen participating in the Oases Meeting. This airframe was originally G-ACDD, the machine owned by certain British prince that later on played a very sad role in world history. So far, the story you can find in books and newspapers. But it is known by some that Hansez was actually flying his compatriot Hercule Poirot, in secret missions designed to catch the baddies. Edited May 25, 2018 by Moa to correct typo 56 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Heather Kay 12,280 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Beautiful. Utterly smitten here. I love the in-flight shots, too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Reini78 16,144 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 awesome work, congrats! even more in 1/72 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fastcat 382 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Gorgeous little model. Well worth the effort. Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites
keith in the uk 556 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Wow , what a little beauty & 1.72nd scale too. My hat goes off to you sir . 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Buzby061 2,513 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Amazing. An absolute beauty. Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Terry1954 7,440 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 You finished Moa, well done! In the time you have taken to start and complete this wonderful masterpiece, I have barely started the Vacform T21 and another Sabre! It really is a stunning build. Cheers Terry 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FatFlyHalf 549 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Well worth the effort. Bravo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Epeeman 1,908 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Wonderful! Very clever work resulting in something a bit different for a change. Well done! Regards Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites
huvut76g7gbbui7 4,167 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Superb model and excellent photographs. Thank you for showing it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dolphin38 991 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Great work, you should be proud of your efforts 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Courageous 11,161 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Another great build Moa, inspiration to all. Stuart 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Nickthebrief 358 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Absolutely stunning - have enjoyed every word of your build thread and what a lovely result... Nick. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cngaero 1,601 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 What a beautiful little aeroplane. You've certainly gone to town with this one, it's absolutely stunning. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dazey 728 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Wonderful! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JWM 13,614 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Excellent work! Still will be great result in 1:32 Congrats J-W 1 Link to post Share on other sites
invidia 1,570 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Fantastic looking build. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gazontipede 346 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Outstanding! Quite thoroughly inspirational work. What's next? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fjaweijfopi4j48 38,532 Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 22 minutes ago, Gazontipede said: What's next? Hi Gazontipede Hum, two DH89s at priming stage now, but still much to work on them. After that, things are uncertain. May be a civil Hansa W33 that flew for Tiedemann modifying a Broplan vac kit, a civil Italeri JU86 that flew in Australia, VH-UYA (since I utterly despise and can't see a nazi symbol without puking), the old Flight of the Phoenix plane as a scratch project, or something else. We'll see. The Golden Compass may tell. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bigbadbadge 7,893 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Hi Moa What a stunning model you have done a cracking job. It is a lovely looking aircraft. Like Terry said you have bultimate this quite quickly too especially as you are also building the wonderful DH89s too. Thanks for sharing All the best Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gazontipede 346 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Lovely, can't go wrong with a deHavilland or two! Or three!! You've got some fascinating kit subjects to choose from there. I look forward to seeing you work your magic on them in the future! I've always been partial to VH or ZK esoterica, I have no idea why. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevehnz 10,714 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 That really is a bit beautiful, the photos aren't half bad either. All in all, an effort to be proud of, thanks for sharing it with us. Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fatalbert 448 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Lovely modelling,my favorite DH biplane too,I have been following your build with anticipation of seeing her completed,well done ☺. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Meatbox8 2,801 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 A thing of beauty. Superb modelling and, as always, some great photography. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Spitfire31 2,429 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Superb work. It's that 'shrunk reality' thing all over again. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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