Bristol Beaufort Mk I, 16 Squadron, SAAF, Madagascar, 1942

[russ c]

Hi everyone

 Been praying for years that someone would release a `48th Beaufort and now they have, I thought I`d better show you my attempt at one

So here it is, my go at ICM`s 1/48 Beaufort Mk I,

Finished in markings of 16 Sq SAAF based in Madagascar `42, which loosely fits in to my CBI theme, as they were stationed there to patrol.... 

....the Indian Ocean to watch out for Japanese attempting to land there. ( So I read )

Built OOB with a only a few additions: seat belts for the pilots seat and some detailing on the cockpit walls, as the kit only provides.....

Instrument panel and centre console, made from chopped up PE from the stash and bits of wire.

Also had a go at posing the Direction Finder antenna deployed which I improvised with a square thing I found in the stash and wire.

Decals from Xtradecal`s Beaufort set X48219 

Hope you enjoy the pic`s, thanks for looking

Cheers Russ

[jenko]

That is soooo nice .  I'm  in the middle of doing mine and found the main undercart fiddly and need beefing up at the rear. Grat kit though.

Dick

[keith in the uk]

Nice one Russ , looks very nice indeed.  like you i was craving for a 1.48th Beaufort for years and finely gave in to the Sanger kit ☹️ in the end i only used the fuselage , the rest came from the Tamiya Beaufighter   i now have the ICM kit and seeing yours has inspired me to start building mine. 

[MacW]

One of the most elegant wariors in WW II airpowers. As is its redention above. Truly outstanding job, Russ! Elegant and so painted. Very good modelling.

[28ZComeback]

They need to change the name of this site to "Russ and the Britmodellers".  This is just amazing. The Beau harkens back to a day when low level torpedo attacks by big slow twins in broad daylight had a chance of survival.  As an aside, I spoke to a Corsair pilot years ago. He watched Avenger attacks on a Japanese battleship. Said that out of six planes only one got through. One crashed directly into the battleship. 

Edited December 13, 2022 by 28ZComeback

[Zigomar]

Neat Job as usual Russ but how was the build? Troublesome? Mine is waiting I finish my Erla G-10, then I'll do it. cheers.

[georgeusa]

Great looking Beaufort.  I really like the work you did on the paint scheme and your weathering process.  Just a wonderful presentation of this kit.  Thanks for sharing.

[jean]

Hi Russ,

 

this Beaufort is superlatively beautiful! Congratulations for possibly one of your best builds ever.

Bravo!

 

JR

[stevehnz]

That is a beauty Russ, another well & truly nailed. 👍

Steve.

[Pantherhawk27263]

That is stunning work! Beautifully done, sir. 

[Winded Penguin]

How lovely this looks 👍

[modelling minion]

Another stunning piece of work Russ, fantastic result mate.👍

 

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[Baldy]

Lovely work as usual Russ - super paint and finish. Great photography too!!

 

Cheers

 

Malcolm

[Nachtwulf]

Beautiful job Russ! Makes me want to get one!

[Dunny]

Russ,

 

Lovely work as ever. I'm about to kick off my second build of the Airfix kit and very much looking forward to getting my paws on one of these. Cracking build sir,

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

[obdl3945]

Really nice work... well done  ;-).

[Saso Krasovec]

GREAT WORK😀

[woody37]

Lovely finish Russ

 

[mahavelona]

A lovely model! I am keen on the scheme, have you found a photo of the actual airframe as I have struggled?

[Natter]

17 hours ago, jenko said:

That is soooo nice .

That sums it up rather well.

[russ c]

23 hours ago, jenko said:

That is soooo nice .  I'm  in the middle of doing mine and found the main undercart fiddly and need beefing up at the rear. Grat kit though.

Dick

Thanks Dick, yeah the undercarriage is a bit of a nightmare, esp` getting it lined up. Look forward to seeing yours

Cheers Russ

[russ c]

23 hours ago, Zigomar said:

Neat Job as usual Russ but how was the build? Troublesome? Mine is waiting I finish my Erla G-10, then I'll do it. cheers.

Thanks Jean, the builds pretty good, only the over complicated undercarriage gave me any grief 

Cheers Russ

[russ c]

6 hours ago, mahavelona said:

A lovely model! I am keen on the scheme, have you found a photo of the actual airframe as I have struggled?

Thanks `M`, no I didn`t bother looking for it specifically, seemed straight forward enough for my shelves. What I did see was that they all seemed very worn, I may have not gone far enough on mine🙂

Cheers Russ

[Stephen]

Superbly built and photographed.

[Col Walter E Kurtz]

Fantastic build and superb pics Russ. You kept this one under your hat! It looks lovely. Convinced me I have to buy this in 1:48 after doing the airfix 1:72nd recently.thanks for showing this! Regards,  Andy