Britman Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 This is my latest creation based on the Roden 144th Britannia. All Cargo Airlines 5y-ayr was painted by my father and me in the hangar at Manston in the middle of winter giving us a hard time! Hope you like it. 1 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbay133 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Very nice. Graeme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Like your build and especially the connection with it 👍👍👍 It is just like it left the hangar then😃 cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Very fine build. Isn't it nice when you have a connection of some kind with the real airplane you're building a model of? I've had that opportunity twice, and it was awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Nice one. Those were the days. Dick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael301757 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Great job of a real british classic, well done. Cheers Michael. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Britman said: painted by my father and me in the hangar at Manston Hi, Well there's not many people can say that! Love the model, superb finish. Another to add to your growing collection, are you planning building one from each of the Britannia operators? Cheers, Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Super build and finish. Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 An unusual livery for sure. Makes a nice change to see something less well known so thanks for posting. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Excellent build! Classic lines! A pleasure to see it here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Lovely whisphering giant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 15 hours ago, Turbofan said: Hi, Well there's not many people can say that! Love the model, superb finish. Another to add to your growing collection, are you planning building one from each of the Britannia operators? Cheers, Ian Thank you for the compliment Ian. The "plan" is to build the aircraft that I had close involvement during my time at Manston. Redcoat and Aer Turas were regulars both for ops and maintenance. The two house aircraft VF and CF are obviously a must in their Invicta guise. The nice thing is that if I trace their histories back I have an excuse to model BOAC , Monarch , Donaldson etc. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 That is an unusual livery, I'd not seen it before. Lovely job, always good to see a Britannia! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Very smart. I like it a lot. An unusual scheme but with very clean lines and a I love the logo on the tail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 38 minutes ago, Abandoned Project said: Very smart. I like it a lot. An unusual scheme but with very clean lines and a I love the logo on the tail. We had a very talented signwriter called Dick Hambridge. Dick drew up all the logos in his workshop at home on tracing paper. He and I chalked the design on the aircraft and whilst he painted the edges I blocked it in. The original plan was for a one inch red demarcation along the base of the top colour (no idea what colour paint ) but we didn't get the time! Keith. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Beautiful model of a wonderful type. I love your connection to the airframe as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Lovely build. I saw 'AYR in one of its other schemes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) Very nice. :). I remember seeing 5Y-AYR but, I think, in Aftican International colours. What a beautiful machine the Brit was? You've done her proud. Martin Edited May 2, 2020 by RidgeRunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: Very nice. :). I remember seeing 5Y-AYR but, I think, in Aftican Internationsl colours. What a beautiful machine the Brit was? You've done her proud. Martin Correction - I checked my log books - it was African Safari. There were a few of those around in those days. 5Y-ANS was the African International machine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Very nice work, I like the unusual scheme. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger350Pilot Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Quite a nice build of the old Britannia! She looks like she's the boss on the ramp! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Wonderful build 👏👏👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 A bit late to the party but just noticed this: lovely job. I remember 5Y-AYR with fondness, in its guises with ACA and Gaylan. Hope you don't mind me posting a few photos. Not very good I'm afraid: shot either with an awful Minolta 110 camera or a Zenit SLR in less-than-perfect weather. The aircraft ended up at Hurn, engineless and largely hidden away. Last I saw was her nose in a garden at Nursery Road in Bournemouth. That would probably be mid-1980s but no idea where it went after that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Beautiful model. The Britannia has to be one of the most attractive airplanes of all time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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