Westlandaircraftenthusiast 317 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) XZ691 Westland Lynx HAS.2 RNAS Yeovilton 29 JSTU 1980 So, another lynx. This one i am very happy with. Before i talk about the model, lets talk about the real thing. XZ691 was a HAS.2 that got selected to be used in OP BANNER in Northern Ireland. She was stripped of her standard scheme (Blue) and painted in Army/Marine Camo and was put in 29 JSTU (Joint Services Trials Unit) I could only find one picture of her, so anything on the port side could be fiction. Because the picture was taken at an angle, It was somewhat difficult to follow the camo. After putting decals on i realised that is was pretty inaccurate. The band on the Aft fuselage/start of the tail should be a lot wider in particular. The blue sun shield is way too opaque (I have no translucent blue and probably won't until after this lockdown). I did some minor modifications that are needed on Hobby post lynx. The Flotation bags are made from tissue paper, and I like the look quite a bit. The tags are made from Masking tape. Even though there isn't many decals, I used quite a range including 2 Xtradecals sheets, the kit sheet, and an Airfix sheet. This was my first time using Hataka paints (Red Line) and I am very happy with them and will buy more in the future.. The Olive Drab is Hataka and Black is Tamiya. WIP: Edit: I've just read that she was rolled out the factory in 1979, so she may have not been painted blue beforehand and rolled out with this camo. Edited February 7 by Westlandaircraftenthusiast 18 Link to post Share on other sites
Vultures1 1,856 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Very nice Lynx and an interesting piece of history behind this Navy Lynx in the OD and black scheme - well done! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Westlandaircraftenthusiast 317 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 8 minutes ago, Vultures1 said: Very nice Lynx and an interesting piece of history behind this Navy Lynx in the OD and black scheme - well done! It is quite interesting isn't it? Been wanting to build this since October. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Homer 1,080 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 A very nice rendition it looks great 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 38,131 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Looks great,I love HB's Lynx's. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
tonyot 35,670 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Great model of this very little known aircraft,...... used for anti gun running patrols but painted as an Amy Lynx to fool the IRA and help it blend in with the other Lynx in NI! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Team Aer Lingus 741 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I was reading about this very helo last night, in an old SAM Vol 6 10 July 84 port side drawing by Mike Keep. Interesting background story. You done a great job really nice looking model very well done. thanks for sharing Eamonn 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Westlandaircraftenthusiast 317 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Thanks guys! 1 hour ago, tonyot said: used for anti gun running patrols but painted as an Amy Lynx to fool the IRA and help it blend in with the other Lynx in NI! I was wondering why they wanted a Navy cat considering they had army ones, Thanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MikeR 2,033 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Looks good! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites
wellsprop 3,618 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Very nice! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
swralph 1,956 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Very nice build. Link to post Share on other sites
tonyot 35,670 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) 4 hours ago, Westlandaircraftenthusiast said: Thanks guys! I was wondering why they wanted a Navy cat considering they had army ones, Thanks. Used to fly along the coast,.... even at night,....the search radar was the reason for using a naval aircraft too. The Army camouflage was just added to make it blend in with all the Army Lynx which were a common sight over NI,... a blue one would stand out like a sore thumb and give the baddies an idea what was going on. Edited February 7 by tonyot 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Team Aer Lingus 741 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Anyone know how long she spent in Ulster ? Its certainly a bit different from the usual navy schemes. I'd never realized it existed until reading my old SAM's again 1 Link to post Share on other sites
CT Modeller 4,108 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Hi there. That’s a very nicely done Lynx in unique markings for an HAS2. On the subject of whether XZ691 was originally finished in Oxford Blue,I can confirm that it was. I flew in it on 5th June 1979 prior to it’s departure from Yeovil to Le Bourget to take part in the Paris Air Show (I was Flight Test Engineer at Westland at the time) in the Oxford Blue scheme. Chris 4 Link to post Share on other sites
bigbadbadge 8,855 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 This is a cracking model, and fascinating info on the thread from you, Tony and CT modeller. Great work. Chris 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Westlandaircraftenthusiast 317 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 Wow Thankyou guys. 17 hours ago, tonyot said: Used to fly along the coast,.... even at night,....the search radar was the reason for using a naval aircraft too. The Army camouflage was just added to make it blend in with all the Army Lynx which were a common sight over NI,... a blue one would stand out like a sore thumb and give the baddies an idea what was going on. Do you know how long she was in NI for? This one has a really interesting history, more so than i originally thought. 16 hours ago, CT Modeller said: Hi there. That’s a very nicely done Lynx in unique markings for an HAS2. On the subject of whether XZ691 was originally finished in Oxford Blue,I can confirm that it was. I flew in it on 5th June 1979 prior to it’s departure from Yeovil to Le Bourget to take part in the Paris Air Show (I was Flight Test Engineer at Westland at the time) in the Oxford Blue scheme. Chris Cheers, its amazing on how you can get information so fast. Link to post Share on other sites
tonyot 35,670 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, Westlandaircraftenthusiast said: Wow Thankyou guys. Do you know how long she was in NI for? This one has a really interesting history, more so than i originally thought. Sorry mate I cannot remember,..... leave it with me and I`ll see if I can find out. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Westlandaircraftenthusiast 317 Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 1 minute ago, tonyot said: Sorry mate I cannot remember,..... leave it with me and I`ll see if I can find out. That's alright, just curiosity getting the better of me 2 Link to post Share on other sites
F-32 4,865 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Very tasty, really nice work 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Shearwater 199 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Great looking build 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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