dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Very nice! The Wyvern is a Trumpeter kit btw. thanks Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Fantastic collection. Superior workmanship. I do wonder why the the blue on the national insignia for the AEW.1 Skyraider is so light? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Great theme and a great collection - all nicely done. In passing I recall reading somewhere that the FAA Sea Hawk pilots did not fancy running across any Mig 15s while on their on operations. Sensible chaps those navy types. No Hunter? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Hello,Tony- A wonderful themed collection of superb builds.Truly Inspirational work as always. All The Best,Paul.👏😉👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 What a great collection around this not that often thought of conflict in terms of modeling. Especially like the Venom and the RF-84. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Wow Tony What a great collection. Cracking work. The FAA ones are faves ofor mine. Thanks for sharing. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Hello Tony, What a nice collection from the Suez Incident in 1956. Amazing that you kept to one idea, because this must have taken you quite some time to get finished. This must look very impressive on your display stand. My favorite is the Sea Hawk. Regards, Orion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Great builds all, even though I think the Wyvern is the ugliest think ever crested. Makes me think of doing a theme for a while. DennisTheBear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 On 8/14/2018 at 10:40 PM, woody37 said: Stunning collection mate and I bet you built them all in one week 🤪 hope you had had a good holiday Cheers Neil,.... yes we had a great time mate,........ Sorrento is a beautiful place and Capri is bloody expensive!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) On 8/15/2018 at 12:32 AM, pacificmustang said: OOH! I think Ive just found the scheme for my Trumpeter 32 scale Avenger Great collection Tony. I miss Neil Robinson's editing I loved how he used to "theme" issues of his magazines. I still have this issue at home as well as the one he did on 2TAF, or was that SAM? Bruce Cheers Bruce and yes,.... a TBM-3 in the colours of the HMS Bulwark Ships Flight would look spectacular,...... they both had names on the side of the fuselage,......this one was `Beryle The Peril'! Yes Neil`s editing is sorely missed indeed,....... the 2nd TAF edition was in SAMI. Edited August 18, 2018 by tonyot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 3:24 PM, Mikemx said: Very nice! The Wyvern is a Trumpeter kit btw. thanks Mike Thanks Mike,..... I had totally forgotten which kit it was! I have a Classic Airframes model in similar colours...... in fact this could well have been the Classic kit,....come to think of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 (edited) On 8/15/2018 at 5:04 PM, JohnT said: Great theme and a great collection - all nicely done. In passing I recall reading somewhere that the FAA Sea Hawk pilots did not fancy running across any Mig 15s while on their on operations. Sensible chaps those navy types. No Hunter? Cheers John,...... yes the Sea Hawk pilots were rather nervous of the MiG 15,...... BUT it still didn`t stop them chasing some,.....they just couldn`t catch then as they were riunning away too quickly!! I do have a Hunter in Suez stripes but it was made so long ago that I have no wish to share it on line,...... I need to build another to replace it. Edited August 16, 2018 by tonyot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 On 8/15/2018 at 4:56 PM, Ad-4N said: Fantastic collection. Superior workmanship. I do wonder why the the blue on the national insignia for the AEW.1 Skyraider is so light? Thanks,....... yes some Skyraiders had lighter blue used on their roundels to make them stand out better against the Gloss Sea Blue finish; 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Thank you to everybody for your very kind comments. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Great collection Tony, a mini museum in itself. I like the Whirlwinds a lot, a great looking helicopter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 32 minutes ago, tonyot said: I do have a Hunter in Suez stripes but it was made so long ago that I have no wish to share it on line,...... I need to build another to replace it. "I need to build another to replace it." Go on Tony - you know you want to - and a Canberra too. Did I mention a Valiant? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 25 minutes ago, JohnT said: "I need to build another to replace it." Go on Tony - you know you want to - and a Canberra too. Did I mention a Valiant? All in good time! I`d love to do a silver Valiant but as I have two white ones already I doubt if I`ll have room for another. The Hunter, Canberra, Valetta and Hastings are all in the pipeline though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 hour ago, tonyot said: Thanks,....... yes some Skyraiders had lighter blue used on their roundels to make them stand out better against the Gloss Sea Blue finish; Ya learn something new everyday on the Interweb. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfqweofekwpeweiop4 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 2 hours ago, tonyot said: Thanks Mike,..... I had totally forgotten which kit it was! I have a Classic Airframes model in similar colours...... in fact this could well have been the Classic kit,....come to think of it! I only know that as I've got the Trumpeter 1/72 one myself, and I know most of the 1/48 Hobby Boss range being a seller of it . I've got loads of Suez stuff in 1/72, I just wish we had a nice Hunter Mk 5 as I can't be bothered converting an existing Hunter into one. thanks Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Brilliant! What an outstanding collection of beautiful aircraft. Given the size of the RAF and Armee de l'Air at the time, plus the military might of Israel, I still find it incredible we didn't tell the Americans to mind their own business while we jointly vapourised the Egyptians. The combined might of the UK, France and Israel is a pretty formidable force, even today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 5 hours ago, Lord Riot said: Brilliant! What an outstanding collection of beautiful aircraft. Given the size of the RAF and Armee de l'Air at the time, plus the military might of Israel, I still find it incredible we didn't tell the Americans to mind their own business while we jointly vapourised the Egyptians. The combined might of the UK, France and Israel is a pretty formidable force, even today! It was all to do with money,..... Eisenhower threatened to cripple the pound and the entire British economy whil also failing to denounce the USSR when they threatened to nuke us! Glad you like the models,...cheers. Suez was a military success but a political disaster! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Tony, Great, great collection. I must admit that 1:48 is now my favoured scale but there are some nice 1:72 scale models in among the mix. Well done, Sir ! Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) Fantastic collection!! The badies....it always depends I guess! One of the stranger wars... not too easily justified I'd say! I am missing by the way F-84s carrying the Star of David.... also an interesting detail..... Edited August 19, 2018 by exdraken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Great collection, the Avenger and Mossie are particularly pleasing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Sudnik Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 A very interesting topic. Good collection. Excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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