Acklington Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 I started this at the same time as my previous Martinet (Magna Models). The Pavla one is also a limited production kit, mainly plastic, but with resin parts and vacuform canopy. It appears nicely detailed in the box, but everything goes rapidly downhill from there on. It is the wonkiest model I've ever made - nothing is straight! And I did try hard to thin the wingtips, not that you'd notice ........ MS924, APS Acklington, 1949 (3) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr MS924, APS Acklington, 1949 (10) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr MS924, APS Acklington, 1949 (15) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr MS924, APS Acklington, 1949 (16) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr MS924, APS Acklington, 1949 (18) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr MS924, APS Acklington, 1949 (19) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr MS924, APS Acklington, 1949 (21) aw by Philip Pain, on Flickr MS924, APS Acklington, 1949 (23) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr It is MS924 of the Armament Practice Station at RAF Acklington, Northumberland circa 1948/early 1949. All RAF Fighter Command squadrons visited Acklington for live firing practice on the Druridge Bay coastal range, and the Martinets towed target gliders, banners and drogues. MS924 was fitted with an internal electric winch, so didn't have the external wind driven winch (see my previous Martinet model). MS924, SN260, XE869, APS Acklington, 1949 (4) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr MS924, SN260, XE869, APS Acklington, 1949 (6) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr By 1950 the Tempest TT.5 was replacing the Martinets, and the APS also had DH Vampire T.11 for live firing training. Also plenty of Meteors - that is a model still to come. In 1956 the APS closed and Acklington became a fighter station once more. At the same time the former Druridge Bay range was re-opened to the public, and this must have been when we made an early family outing to the fantastic sand dunes and long sweeping beach. The dunes were absolutely full of 20 mm canon shells (inert heads), and as kids we could collect them by the bucket full. Sadly I never retained a few as souvenirs, and a few years later the dunes had been completely swept clean. 31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkers Finest Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Nice to see models of the less well known aircraft,well tidy mun. Regards Hawkers Finest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Very nicely done. There is nothing to show of the hassles you had. That scheme with the yellow bands is a favourite of mine & your trio catch it well. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I have to agree with stevehnz, your model shows no signs of the difficulties you faced. A true tribute to your modeling skills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Gorgeous Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 If it had a pilot and the prop was spinning, that second photo could easily pass for a shot taken at a Shuttleworth airshow. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 (edited) Fantastic low level aerobatics over Acklington's runway. Best Martinet model I have ever seen, great to see one of these. Regards, adey P.S. does your wife not mind if you paint runways on the carpet ................. Edited October 3, 2020 by adey m 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Looks great to me, and that’s a lovely line up! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Amazing modelling and photography. Especially the flight scenes are very innovative! Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 That's a lovely finished model given the provenance of it. I've built one or two Pavla kits and my hat goes off to anyone who can finish one to the standard you have got this one to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Wow, the Martinet looks wonderful, you have done a great job in overcoming the issues you mentioned, love the photos too and the other machines in you line up look great too. The local connection and back round is very interesting. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acklington Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Many thanks for the comments everyone. One issue I didn't mention was the font style for the large serials and code letters. None of the Xtradecal or Modeldecal sheets I had matched the 'square' style of the real thing. I'd almost given up when I found a long forgotten sheet of RAF inter-war numbers and letters which were almost spot on. The only thing missing was the letter 'M' which was not used between the wars. Also the code number '8' could only be achieved by adding an up-side-down '3' on top of another '3'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 A very nice model of a largely forgotten aircraft. I have the kit that has come out of the box, but then gone in again! Perhaps now is the time whilst my masochistic streak (think MPM Hudson an Mach2 York) is still running strong. You are right about the kits looking good in the box, I built the Gloster E28/39 and that took some work on the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 The complex striping patterns are PERFECT!!!! What a great subject!!!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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