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English Electric at Farnborough 1966 - not what you think


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Here is the 1/24th scale English Electric Thunderbird Mk2 by KFS (Kit Form Services). I purchased this at last years SMW Telford show and had this idea to be slightly different in presentation being shown at Farnborough 1966 as an exhibit. This is a first for me as I’m normally an Aircraft or Helicopter builder. The kit itself is resin and 114 bits of etch and I used it all, didn’t skip a bit honest. Even in this scale my eyes were on sticks!. The instructions are ok but there is no colour call out on what bit gets painted in what, but some research helped. The advertising sign is a scaled down actual advert and printed off. The rope fence is matchsticks and metal weights for the base. Anyway the photo’s which are not in the best light, but hey ho:

 

49002350711_b323226c09_k.jpg82251088-5E80-410E-B4C3-C0AD8D15FFC1 by Stephen Priestley-Dean, on Flickr
49002550172_e9196eff3f_k.jpg3F5A06FF-3BBF-4137-A379-89D64769B690 by Stephen Priestley-Dean, on Flickr

49002350646_5dff733269_k.jpgE39198BF-7CFD-449A-8819-67D245B57590 by Stephen Priestley-Dean, on Flickr
49002549837_ccfcf2e5e0_k.jpgBEC69FF1-8359-4C21-ABBB-81F201ACE50C by Stephen Priestley-Dean, on Flickr

49002350866_fb7550d403_k.jpg7DF794B7-67D5-4486-A441-937B71682081 by Stephen Priestley-Dean, on Flickr
49001805908_b2c6e2cb36_k.jpg969D9A69-9EEC-4710-9E39-C49D0955DE0B by Stephen Priestley-Dean, on Flickr

49001805858_b6c0d6ef03_k.jpg47E5ED81-D462-4D71-835C-110924765C3D by Stephen Priestley-Dean, on Flickr
49002350421_d8affbf231_k.jpg24615CC7-0729-4B09-95A2-CEE93F3B65CA by Stephen Priestley-Dean, on Flickr

49002350371_e58da193bb_k.jpg29BABC3C-5BD4-422F-B481-7FDEE3F70CCA by Stephen Priestley-Dean, on Flickr
 

Steve.

 

 

 

 

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I spoke with the KFS chap at Telford and a Bloodhound is being done now for release in 2020. It will be 25% bigger in this scale.

 

Thanks everybody for your comments. Now back to aircraft....

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Excellent!  I was looking at a real one at Cosford on Saturday and there is most of one standing as gate guardian at the old Westcott aerodrome (former Rocket Research Establishment) north of Aylesbury.

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