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Beautiful. Reminds me of AEF days too. Great paint finish - it really does look like paint on metal, with all those Chippy rivets present & correct. 

 

Justin

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Very nice build indeed!😀

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I M IGHT have flown in that one, although at that time they were in the overall silver finish with yellow trainer stripes!

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Very nice.  Like the scheme better than the kit red & white one.  Looks great

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Excellent work! Love it! Superb clean finish!  
 

thx for sharing! 
 

Andy 

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Beautifully done. I too may well have flown in this aircraft, wish that I still had my 3822 to confirm it!

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I lost my virginity to a Chipmunk.... No, I mean, I had my first AEF flight in a T mk 10....  Or something.  Anyway, that's a beauty, and a much-loved aircraft.

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26 minutes ago, ColinChipmunkfan said:

Excellent build- well done sir. I don't remember 627 when I was there, what year was it if you don't mind me asking.🙂

Colin

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Thanks Chris. and congrats on the certificate to remember the event I would not remember 627 as I was a member of 5AEF some 20 years earlier.

Colin

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Looks much better than the shape she's in now as a vandalized wreck at Dulwich College. Beautiful build matey :)

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Very nice.  :goodjob:  I too have WB627 in my log book from my staff cadet days  :pilot:.  I'm currently doing WP979 in an earlier variation of the same scheme: I must get on and finish it!

 

6 hours ago, ColinChipmunkfan said:

Thanks Chris. and congrats on the certificate to remember the event I would not remember 627 as I was a member of 5AEF some 20 years earlier.

Colin

 

I rather think it arrived on the AEF sometime in the mid-1970s; this was when the Chipmunk fleet was undergoing refurbishment.  Gradually the aircraft we had, which were in overall grey with dayglo striping, went off for refurbisment, to be replaced with aircraft in the red/white/grey scheme.  Examples of the old scheme were WK577, WP861 and WG458; new aircraft included WP970 (c/w glider tug fit), WP979, WB652, and of course WB627.  I don't recall that the new aircraft had the hi-vis black/white prop striping, I think that came later.

 

Incidentally, a rough rule of thumb: Red/white/grey scheme or later had 5-point seat harnesses; aircraft in earlier schemes had four-point. 

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That’s a thing of beauty! I need to build my kit but I think I’d be disappointed if I didn’t match the standard I’ve just seen here! Nicely done 

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Superb - I finally got a flight in a Chippie at a Moth Club day at RAF Halton quite a few years ago.

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Very nice build, evokes many memories of being a staff Cdt at RAF Newton , doing running engine changes. strapping cdts in and sending them off.....

 

 

Health and safety would have a few words about that today !!

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I don't recall that the new aircraft had the hi-vis black/white prop striping, I think that came later.

This was promulgated in 1977. Because it was a marking (as opposed to a colour scheme) the change-over was fairly rapid.

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