Deanflyer Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Hi all, now that the July issue of Airfix Model World issue has finished selling, I can finally show this... Last year whilst on holiday in Australia, I finally managed to get a jet in my flying log book. It's an L-39C Albatros belonging to a company at Archerfield Airport in Brisbane, and I managed to hire it for a while along with a pilot to keep an eye on it while I played with it. Returning home, I built a copy of it as a keepsake, using the Trumpeter 1/48 kit as a base, but incorporating scratch built parts, self made decals, and masks for some of the markings cut by my mate Nige. Hope you like it. Photos from the day: It's all good fun. Cheers, Dean 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Just brilliant, I found it hard to distinguish between photos if the real thing and your model. Must have been a labour of love modelling a jet you have actually flown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Bravo! A 1/48 figure of you in that pose would be grand, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Superb modelling ! What more can I say ? Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Definitely looks real. Excellent modeling. And what an adventure that flight must have been! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Wow! That is sooo life-like. Your photography and diorama are amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanflyer Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 2 July 2020 at 7:49 PM, RichieW said: Just brilliant, I found it hard to distinguish between photos if the real thing and your model. Must have been a labour of love modelling a jet you have actually flown. Thanks...pictures of the real thing don't start until pic 12 if that helps. 😉 It's not the first time I've modelled a subject I've flown, and it's always satisfying. On 2 July 2020 at 7:53 PM, dnl42 said: Bravo! A 1/48 figure of you in that pose would be grand, don't you think? Can't do figures to save my life! On 2 July 2020 at 8:12 PM, Wulfman said: Superb modelling ! What more can I say ? Wulfman Thanks. 🙂 On 2 July 2020 at 9:02 PM, SAT69 said: Definitely looks real. Excellent modeling. And what an adventure that flight must have been! Thanks...and yes, it was! Waited a long time to finally fly a jet... On 2 July 2020 at 9:10 PM, Abandoned Project said: Wow! That is sooo life-like. Your photography and diorama are amazing! Thanks, glad you liked it. Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Superb modelling and with bags of context too! Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Well played Sir, great model and a great tale - who wouldn't love to have a spin in a jet....??? I had to do a double take on the first few photos as I couldn't tell that they weren't the actual aircraft itself....!! Nice work Dean. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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