Farmer matt Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Hello to you all. This early model from the Lawrence Designs and Models (LDM) range depicts Mew Gull G-AEXF as campaigned by Alex Henshaw in 1937. mgrfi1 by Matt Farmer, on Flickr The airframe was then later modified to win the 1938 King's Cup, and further altered for a record breaking flight to Cape Town in 1939. Those mods are allowed for in the kit, but require some major filework on the fuselage, and I was not going to risk writing off a rare kit, so 1937 it is, At the time of the kits release (1979), G-AEXF had recently been restored to her early appearance, but a later rebuild means she is now in 1939 form, and still flies as part of the Shuttleworth collection. OOB, paint is Halfords Ford Diamond White over yellow primer, and Revell 62 mossy green over black. Race number homemade, other decals are the 43 year old originals, and in a bit of a state, although they applied OK there are plenty of random bits of debris embedded in the varnish. I did scan them, and will probably replace the wing serials if nothing else, but I wanted to give the originals a chance. mgrfi2 by Matt Farmer, on Flickr mgrfi3 by Matt Farmer, on Flickr mgrfi4 by Matt Farmer, on Flickr mgrfi5 by Matt Farmer, on Flickr mgrfi6 by Matt Farmer, on Flickr Brief build notes can be found in my WIP thread which also includes the ASK13 and Christen Eagle from LDM, as well as further information about the company. Thankyou for looking, Matt. 34 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 You got a super white finish on that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc2 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Excellent, looks really good, hope you are pleased with the result. I think this is the best looking version of the Mew Gull. Malc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer matt Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 Thankyou arfa1983 Thanks Malc, I enjoyed this one. I agree this is the most attractive configuration, the 1938 and 39 mods moved her from pretty to purposeful. As for the postwar efforts, the less said the better. However, those were mainly intended to improve the view forward, and came at the expense of speed. Her second Kings Cup victory (in 1955 ) was over 20mph slower than in 1938! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Exquisite Matt. A lovely piece of work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Bravo Matt, she looks terrific! Thanks so much for sharing the journey with us and I hope we get to see more of your work (and your father's) in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Looks fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Terrific work! TT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) Lovely, Matt. Enjoyed the build thread and a beautiful model of a beautiful aircraft. Must go and re-read for the umpteenth time The Flight of the Mew Gull. Edited July 5, 2022 by Fritag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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