Viking Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 S&M Viscount1/144 Aer Lingus decals from classic-airlines.com This is another of my S&M Viscounts with a few mods to re-profile the nose and cockpit 'dome', and thin all trailing edges. I ran out of them so Mike 'Bootneck' kindly sent me this one, thanks Mike!Decals are laser printed from classic-airlines.com, but oddly don't match the reg of the aircraft shown on the side profile that comes with them. No matter though,they went on very well, although I trimmed the lower front edges of the green stripe as it dipped down towards the black radome. I liked the scheme that had the constant lower white stripe so trimmed the excess green off before applying it. This is the advantage of test fitting a photocopy of the cheatline before committing it to water. Also used was 26Decals Viscount detail sheet, but I don't know if this is still available as Ray has stopped doing laser decal sheets. With my previous S&M Viscount, in classic-airlines.com British Midland decals. Thanks for looking John 45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Absolutely marvellous, can hear the sound of those lovely darts whining away great job. Cheers Michael. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 That's a real beauty John. It brings back happy memories of spotting with my father at Glasgow (Renfrew) Airport in the early 1960s. I'm still amazed at the results you get from the S&M kit which just go to show what skill and hard work can achieve. If you don't want to risk running out of S&M Viscounts again you can currently get 10 for £19.99 (plus £5 postage) on eBay! Dave G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmm Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Superb work. That’s really rather handsome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 A belter. Saw many of those at Ringway. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Nice! When I was a kid and started this hobby I was so unhappy that Airfix do Vanguard, Comet, Caravelle, but not Viscount, and this kind was my favourite and a bit more familiar since machine was even in use for short time by Polish LOT in sixties (with Convair 440 - the only two non-Soviet machines in LOT of those years) ... Then I restricted mine ineterest to 1/72 oly and finally to 1935-45 period, but a kind of soft spot remained... Cheers J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Those are rather nice builds. I do like the Irish scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Gorgeous as usual John, the detail you’ve put in deceives the small size of this kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 It does look handsome in that livery John. Your hard work certainly make this kit look very interesting and a far cry from the very basic original. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Very nice model in an attractive livery. Vintage prop airlines have such a glamorous aura of nostalgia. Well done! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 When I was a kid the sight of Aer LIngus Viscounts in that scheme whining over my house was, almost literally, an hourly occurence. It is pure nostalgia for me. And a good job on the S&M kit. The Viscounts I remember in that scheme were in the EI-AO... range and the EI-AK.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Very, very nice - I really like what you have done. Smart looking scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Strasser Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Very NICE !!! Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Hi John, Just lovely! This is my favourite Aer Lingus Viscount livery I've got the 26 decal for it. Did you use WW1 rigging for the aerial? It looks great, I love a classic airliner with an aerial. It's interesting that the Aer Lingus looks longer than the British Midland one in the last pic, I can only think it's an optical illusion because of the broader cheatline on the BM Viscount. Would look great parked next to a BEA red square Viscount! Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Fantastic little propliner. Tempted to get a box from hannants. Doubt that I would get them coming out like your's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Two cracking builds, not an easy kit to get looking right. Tommo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 That's lovely. A very nice scheme and beautifully applied. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Brilliant models! Can never get too much of the early turbo-prop airliners (and piston-engine ones too, for that matter). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 What a great build that is, I flew on TAA and Ansett Viscounts here in Australia, really like them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 A superb model and a wonderful way to remember the days when the Viscounts up at LHR & LGW did the job those dross A319's and A320's now do instead. Very nice work Sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Many thanks for the kind comments chaps, as always it is much appreciated. On 15/12/2019 at 14:44, Turbofan said: Would look great parked next to a BEA red square Viscount! Now there's a thought Ian. I happen to have a Welsh Models Vac form I built a few years ago. Very different noses on them. On 14/12/2019 at 19:11, Skodadriver said: If you don't want to risk running out of S&M Viscounts again you can currently get 10 for £19.99 (plus £5 postage) on eBay! Wow, That would keep me busy Dave. I'm interested, but would probably need to source some decent props. Thinning & reshaping the S&M ones on this build nearly drove me nuts. For some reason I kept breaking them, in one case breaking 3 off one prop, Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 On 14/12/2019 at 19:11, Skodadriver said: If you don't want to risk running out of S&M Viscounts again you can currently get 10 for £19.99 (plus £5 postage) on eBay! It's not often you can say this, but they're cheaper at Hannants! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timski1 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Need to pick up one of these kits, love this build! I have an Airfix Vanguard to build, so I think a Viscount will be a good addition. Never had a chance to see one fly, only ever saw them parked at Southend airport slowly rotting and losing parts. Shame really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Beautiful work on both of them... one of my favourite classic airliners. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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