Colin W Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Hi All, Here is the 1/48 scale Britten Norman Islander released by Valom in 2018. This is the original boxing finished in the markings of Mount Cook Airlines in New Zealand in 1988. Since the kit and scale were new there were no aftermarket decals so the Mount Cook Flight Seeing decals were home made. WIP thread here in Islander Colin W 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 very nice; Having struggled with this kit myself I know how hard it is to get it looking even half as decent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Got to love an Islander in any scale; and I do. I followd the WiP and your end result is bang-on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Niiiice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariado Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Brilliant! Hoping that Airfix re-releases their 1/72 kit. Or even a Trislander. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Lovely build! Do you mind me asking where the figures came from? Anyway, that is excellent work. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 That has come out so well. Great work Colin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Many thanks for the comments. Kapam the figures are '0' gauge railway figures. Very smartly dressed for a scenic flight in NZ though! 13 hours ago, Cariado said: Or even a Trislander. The longer fuselage and wing span would probably deter any manufacturers from producing a Trilander kit. However it would be quite easy to bash 2 Islanders into a Trilander in either scale. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, Colin W said: Many thanks for the comments. Kapam the figures are '0' gauge railway figures. Very smartly dressed for a scenic flight in NZ though! The longer fuselage and wing span would probably deter any manufacturers from producing a Trilander kit. However it would be quite easy to bash 2 Islanders into a Trilander in either scale. Colin The Trislander is 14 feet longer (31/2 inches in 1/48th) and has a 4 foot greater wingspan than the Islander according to Wackypaedia, so not dramatically larger and I suspect that most, if not all, of the difference in span depends on which type of wingtip is fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 9 hours ago, kapam said: Do you mind me asking where the figures came from? they are originally by Prieser, but have been copied in the far east, and are available cheap on ebay eg https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100pcs-Model-Train-Railway-Diorama-1-50-Unpainted-Figures-people-O-SCALE/282226798553 100 figures posted for £5 This is a UK listing, just as an example, but sure you can find more I got some for potential diorama work. Neat work on the Islander, an Airifx kit that never appealed back in the day, though the Gatwick Air Museum has just the nose of one for children to play in, which greatly amused my daughter on our visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariado Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 All the more reason why to stretch the Airfix mold is not such a stretch. 😂 Come on Airfix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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