Fuad Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Hello colleagues. Its me again. This time with the Vampire. A little history about the pilot: DH.100 Vampire Mk.I, TG/287, HF-L, Squadron Leader Frank J Howell DFC and Bar, No.54 Sqn RAF, based at Odiham, April 1948. In 1940, whilst with 609 (F) sqn, F/Lt Howell shot down several enemy’s aircraft, achieved the squadron’s 100th victory (a Ju 88 shared with P/O SJ Hill) and was awarded the DFC. In 1941 he formed and commanded 118 Sqn and also claimed its first victory, a He 111 on 8 July and was awarded a Bar to his DFC in November. In the winter of 1941-42, he commanded 243 Sqn at Kallang to defend Singapore and flying a Buffalo, he shot down a Ki-27/Type 97 fighter. Captured by the Japanese in February 1942 and released just after the Japanese surrender in August 1945. In January 1948, he took command of 54 Sqn at Odiham only to be killed on 9 May 1948 while making a cine film of the squadron’s Vampires, one of which struck him on the forehead with its wing tip. 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Great model, sad story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Superbly finished!! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 That is beautiful, as always, Fuad Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Beautifully modelled and an interesting story - shame it had a sad ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Very nice Vampire and an interesting bit of history too. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 Nice model, but I question that a Post War new RAF aircraft would be that weathered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 As always a beautiful build, Fuad. Outstanding paintwork. Must get one of these. I have a Vampire F.1 shaped hole in my collection. Thanks for the pilot's background story. What a tragic end. Working in the televisual industry I can vouch for how dangerous it can be to film 'live' aircraft. Once you are looking down that viewfinder you lose a lot of your spacial awareness and it can be scary how close you can get without realising it. The moral of the story is always have an assistant with you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 7/20/2019 at 11:26 AM, Graeme H said: Nice model, but I question that a Post War new RAF aircraft would be that weathered Of course, you are right, sir. But at the same time, not every plane fits absolutely "clean look". Some of them want to give a little "vitality." In the end, I am almost an artist - I see the world like this))). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigglesworth Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 I'm not always a fan of heavy weathering (mostly because I haven't got the skill to do it well) but this really looks the part. You can just about smell the burnt kerosene. Lovely job on an iconic aircraft. Sad story, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basuroy Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 16 hours ago, Fuad said: Of course, you are right, sir. But at the same time, not every plane fits absolutely "clean look". Some of them want to give a little "vitality." In the end, I am almost an artist - I see the world like this))). That is an excellent model ; which riveter did you use ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, Basuroy said: That is an excellent model ; which riveter did you use ? Rosie the riveter - the best of riveters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Beautiful work, great paint and weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdauben Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 An interesting if sad background on this plane, but you have done a lovely job on it. The weathering is really first rate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ththtttu7 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 2:22 PM, Fuad said: Of course, you are right, sir. But at the same time, not every plane fits absolutely "clean look". Some of them want to give a little "vitality." In the end, I am almost an artist - I see the world like this))). Beautiful work Faud. Actually I would support this Vampire being a little weathered. The Matt painted finishes on the Vampire F1 and Hornet F1 I have photos of show lots of dirt, boot scuffs, smoke and oil stains already by 1946-47. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Excellent work. One of the best vampires I’ve seen at this scale. Weathering and painting is beautiful... well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Fantastic model as usual. Can I ask which decals are these? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, ArmouredSprue said: Fantastic model as usual. Can I ask which decals are these? Thanks I made main identification marks from stencils, and the remaining decals are from the SH box. But I will immediately say - they turned out to be of poor quality, because reacted very poorly to special adhesion fluids. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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