Acklington Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Following on from my work-in-progress thread for this Airfix Anson, here are the photos of the completed model;Avro Anson Mk.1 (A.I.), DJ528, B Sqdn 62 OTU, Ouston, March 1945 by Philip Pain, on Flickr Avro Anson Mk.1 (A.I.), DJ528, B Sqdn 62 OTU, Ouston, March 1945 by Philip Pain, on Flickr Avro Anson Mk.1 (A.I.), DJ528, B Sqdn 62 OTU, Ouston, March 1945 by Philip Pain, on Flickr Avro Anson Mk.1 (A.I.), DJ528, B Sqdn 62 OTU, Ouston, March 1945 by Philip Pain, on Flickr Avro Anson Mk.1 (A.I.), DJ528, B Sqdn 62 OTU, Ouston, March 1945 by Philip Pain, on Flickr Avro Anson Mk.1 (A.I.), DJ528, B Sqdn 62 OTU, Ouston, March 1945 by Philip Pain, on Flickr Avro Anson Mk.1 (A.I.), DJ528, B Sqdn 62 OTU, Ouston, March 1945 by Philip Pain, on Flickr Avro Anson Mk.1 (A.I.), DJ528, B Sqdn 62 OTU, Ouston, March 1945 by Philip Pain, on Flickr 62 OTU at RAF Ouston in Northumberland was Fighter Command's only Anson equipped OTU, responsible for training all Beaufighter and Mosquito Nav/Observers. The Anson airbourne interception trainer was equipped with A.I.Mk.IV, and based initially at RAF Usworth, Sunderland, before moving to nearby RAF Ouston in 1943. From early 1945 the Anson was replaced by the Wellington Mk.XVIII (T.18). 62 OTU had a complement of over 50 Ansons, and the OTU was split into three squadrons; 'A' Sqdn applied white two digit codes; 'B' Sqdn light blue two digit codes; and 'C' Sqdn supplied the 'target' aircraft (not A.I. equipped) with single white code letters. It was a daily sight over Northumberland to see pairs of Ansons chasing each other around the sky. 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 It’s come out well, great result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 That's a lovely looking Anson. It's really nice to see another aircraft from up here in Northumberland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 A fine result. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Wow! I can remember building - well, sticking together - one of these some 50 years or so ago. Didn't look as good as this though! Nice conversion and and food for thought in my preferred 1/48 scale. Mmmmm... Great result, nicely built and presented. Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Wow. That's the old Airfix Anson? Amazing detail and finish. David PS - how did you take that second photo - the one where it is over the grass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitleyZ6743 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Very nice, looks the part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Fantastic scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Superb job,love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Well done. I like the effect of the second photo too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acklington Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, David Womby said: Wow. That's the old Airfix Anson? Amazing detail and finish. David PS - how did you take that second photo - the one where it is over the grass? Many thanks for the comments everyone, much appreciated. I wish it had been the 'old' Airfix Anson, without the later and incorrect wing-ribs fabric effect, which I didn't manage to get rid of completely. If I was doing this again (which I won't!), I would find an original Airfix Anson, and swap the wings and tailplane with the later 'fabric effect' fuselage. The 'photo over the grass' originally had my left hand holding the port wing tip. Then 15 minutes later, in 'corel paint shop pro' it was gone. I was going to make the props spin, but ran out of time. Edited January 12, 2019 by Acklington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Fab result and some very complimentary photography! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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