tonyot Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) Hiya Folks, An old one from the cabinet which I don`t think I have ever shared,.....a 1/48th Classic Airframes Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV of 82 Sqn,.... representing the men of Bomber Command who continued to support The Few of Fighter Command by keeping the pressure on the German`s. While the heavies concentrated on more strategic targets,.... the Blenheim Boy`s were kept busy throughout the Battle of Britain in daylight raids against Luftwaffe airfields in France and the Low Countries, Channel Ports where invasion barges were being prepared and other targets,...... often with heavy casualties. Diaries of Luftwaffe pilots have mentioned how tired they were due to being on standby against these Blenheim raids and how they were often attacking them time afte time. The aircraft that I chose to replicate was P6915, UX-A of 82 Sqn based at RAF Watton which was unfortunately shot down on the 7th June 1940 during the Battle of France, before the Battle of Britain started. The Classic Airframes kit is by no means state of the art,..... but it was the only way to build a Blenheim in injection moulded plastic for many years until the superb Airfix Mk.I kit turned up. The main problem with the kit for me was the over small main wheels,...... which are very evident on the model, plus only an early aircraft could be built as there were no bubble side windows provided. Please bear in mind that I built this model well over 15 years ago,..... so it is no spring chicken and there are things on it that I would do differently today,.... but as usual it was brush painted; Cheers Tony Edited September 15, 2020 by tonyot 39 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Lovely looking Blenheim with a large fin flash what's not to like. Great work and it has stood the test of time well. After buildingvthe CA Whirlwind I can appreciate what the build was like. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Impressive build! Very nice work on masking the transparencies! They look sharp! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Excellent build and a fitting tribute to the poor blighters sent out on those near suicidal daylight raids. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Another cracker Tony, and I know how much trouble you would have had with this as I built a Mk 1 from Classic. Take care mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 That's a lovely job on the Classic's kit, something you seldom see completed, it seems. I can appreciate the work that went into it, and you should be proud of it. One wonders how Classic's could do so much right, then drop the ball so badly with the wheels!, Fortunately BarracudaCast stepped up to the plate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Fantastic result of what I expect was a less than straight forward build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 9/15/2020 at 8:00 PM, tonyot said: Hiya Folks, An old one from the cabinet which I don`t think I have ever shared,.....a 1/48th Classic Airframes Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV of 82 Sqn,.... representing the men of Bomber Command who continued to support The Few of Fighter Command by keeping the pressure on the German`s. While the heavies concentrated on more strategic targets,.... the Blenheim Boy`s were kept busy throughout the Battle of Britain in daylight raids against Luftwaffe airfields in France and the Low Countries, Channel Ports where invasion barges were being prepared and other targets,...... often with heavy casualties. Diaries of Luftwaffe pilots have mentioned how tired they were due to being on standby against these Blenheim raids and how they were often attacking them time afte time. The aircraft that I chose to replicate was P6915, UX-A of 82 Sqn based at RAF Watton which was unfortunately shot down on the 7th June 1940 during the Battle of France, before the Battle of Britain started. The Classic Airframes kit is by no means state of the art,..... but it was the only way to build a Blenheim in injection moulded plastic for many years until the superb Airfix Mk.I kit turned up. The main problem with the kit for me was the over small main wheels,...... which are very evident on the model, plus only an early aircraft could be built as there were no bubble side windows provided. Please bear in mind that I built this model well over 15 years ago,..... so it is no spring chicken and there are things on it that I would do differently today,.... but as usual it was brush painted; Cheers Tony Just now, mcdonnell said: Superb work as always,Tony!🏆👏😉👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Thank you to everybody for your vey kind comments, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Really nice looking Blenheim, Tony. It's aged as well as a nice bottle of wine! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Lovely work, looks awesome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Mark Joyce said: Really nice looking Blenheim, Tony. It's aged as well as a nice bottle of wine! Cheers, Mark 10 hours ago, F-32 said: Lovely work, looks awesome Very kind of you both,......cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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