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1/72 Airfix Westland Lydander Mk.III SD


SNAFU

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A few years a go was busy with the Airfix Lysander SD version. I have scratch build the interior because it was very basic

and the observers place was not the same by the SD versions as by the Army Cooperation version.

I have read that they could move some times three man two man on a seat and one lying on the floor.

I have not found any pics. of complete the after cockpit of a SD version, only a part. So I had a little bit freedom to improvise.

Further I had decided to open the cockpit, also fitting a ''Kopra'' engine housing because the Airfix one is not the right for a MKIII. 
The front cockpit had a bad fit with a gap, so it was a lot of sanding and fitting, even after airbrushing I have seeing it was still not good.

So again sanding and a small layer of putty, also I have remove the framing of the front cockpit witch was not good in my opinion.

After I had airbrushed to plane and camouflaged I had a layer of ''Future'' airbrushed.

Then was it time for the decals…….and that was disappointing, I put first the serial on it and I saw that there was a white outline on it…... :shrug: Not good at all.

Also a outline on the roundels on the wing, so I ordered replacement roundels (noting in the spare box) and I search the internet for red serial,

but there are no serials for SD Lysanders in the after markt productions.

So I used the good old paint brush with acrylic red from a starters kit, to paint the red of the squadron codes.

The Lysander was airbrushed with Tamiya colors

I'am very satisfied with the result.

 

Gerhard

 

1/72 Airfix, Westland Lysander Mk.III SD. 161 Special Duties Squadron RAF Tempsford 1944

 

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Thanks for the nice comments everybody, had to little improve my first post about the Squadron codes.

I used the kit decals but I had to paint them over with a brush.

 

Gerhard

 

Here a few pictures of the build.....

 

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