busnproplinerfan Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) She's done and delivered. Here's the wip link, It's fastened to the wood with small brass rod in each tyre and glued. The wood, I sprayed two coats of gloss on. Edited June 12, 2019 by busnproplinerfan 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Niiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Looks great! Nice result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Brilliant stuff. For an old-school kit, you certainly made it look like a more recent tooling. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 10 hours ago, RMCS said: Niiiice thanks RMCS 7 hours ago, Romeo Alpha Yankee said: Looks great! Nice result! Thanks Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 4 hours ago, kapam said: Brilliant stuff. For an old-school kit, you certainly made it look like a more recent tooling. Well done. Thanks, I'm flattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Excellent result - I'm greatly tempted to have a go now - inspiring build with an excellent finish. Thanks for showing me how it should be done! Excited Quack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Thanks. I'd like to say it's just regular camo, but even I'm not used to camo paint schemes since I hardly do them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 It looks very nice indeed, well done! cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Looks great! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 It may be the only kind of mosquito you can like, and of course on civil marks! Well done! the struggle paid off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 15 hours ago, janneman36 said: It looks very nice indeed, well done! cheers, Jan thanks Jan 12 hours ago, MikeR said: Looks great! Mike. thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 9 hours ago, Moa said: It may be the only kind of mosquito you can like, and of course on civil marks! Well done! the struggle paid off. That's how I like mine. A few were used post war in Canada. Some by Spartan Air Service and somebody else, forget who. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skvHQ0YPZEQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Nice! I used to work with a chap - Dennis Revill - who was a navigator on these flights to and from Sweden. He had some great stories :). Sadly my age and the fact that he passed away in the 1980s has diminished my memory :(..... Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: Nice! I used to work with a chap - Dennis Revill - who was a navigator on these flights to and from Sweden. He had some great stories :). Sadly my age and the fact that he passed away in the 1980s has diminished my memory :(..... Martin I bet he had some good ones. Hopefully some were written down by someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I'd like to think so but I fear not. He was unwell for many years while I worked with him and wouldn't have been of a mind to do so. I may be wrong! We had another chap - an Aussie, Arxhie Innes - who had been a Captain on our Comets but had also been a Wimpey pilot in the war. He was lively and could spin a yarn! I was working, out of school, in their crew records department and we had to hold records of flying experiences. It was scattered with wartime flyers. I remember the Bombay being featured once :). The most memorable was our Comet Fleet Captain who was ex-RAF and came to me one day with an update form saying "I've been to Sumburgh but I can't remember the exact date. It was in a Mustang. He had 146 types flown on his record. . Typical RAF of the time - handlebar moustache, black gun dogs, etc..... Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I have some good stories in my book "The Stockholm Run", also on Mosquito flights. It would have been great to have included some from Dennis Revill, but unfortunately I started my work on the book some decades too late. Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 8 hours ago, RidgeRunner said: I'd like to think so but I fear not. He was unwell for many years while I worked with him and wouldn't have been of a mind to do so. I may be wrong! We had another chap - an Aussie, Arxhie Innes - who had been a Captain on our Comets but had also been a Wimpey pilot in the war. He was lively and could spin a yarn! I was working, out of school, in their crew records department and we had to hold records of flying experiences. It was scattered with wartime flyers. I remember the Bombay being featured once :). The most memorable was our Comet Fleet Captain who was ex-RAF and came to me one day with an update form saying "I've been to Sumburgh but I can't remember the exact date. It was in a Mustang. He had 146 types flown on his record. . Typical RAF of the time - handlebar moustache, black gun dogs, etc..... Martin At that time, I couldn't even imagine the stories. I volunteered at the aviation museum here during the early '90s. Most of the crew in the shop were ww2 vets. You learned a lot as well as stories, wish I could have recorded them. Just remember a few. 7 hours ago, Vingtor said: I have some good stories in my book "The Stockholm Run", also on Mosquito flights. It would have been great to have included some from Dennis Revill, but unfortunately I started my work on the book some decades too late. Nils Maybe a volume 2 sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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