The labour of love... SRN4

[AndyF]

A while back, my work colleagues and I were discussing wierd stuff, like you do, and I mentioned going on one of the cross channel hovercraft when I was younger and how I had the Airfix model of it.

 

Fast forward a few weeks and I arrive at work to see two very smug faced colleagues who have only gone and bought me the SRN4 kit for my birthday. I don't know how much they paid but I suspect it was a lot.

 

I remember the kit being a bit of a mare all those years ago but I was appreciative and thankful but also a little worried. I was now compelled to actually finish this kit that I remember was.... err... what's the word?   Terrible.

 

So I bit the bullet and here it is, still needing some finish fettling but to all intents and purposed, it's finished

 

 

It's not perfect, I knew it never would be but it's as good as I can get it.

 

And it was just as I remembered it. Bloody awful.

 

Incidentally, I could never understand why you get an option for an open ramp ie loading or unloading but not an option for deflated skirts. That doesn't really make sense.

[Alan P]

Looks absolutely fine to me, for such an old kit, really well done 👍 

 

The thing with the deflated skirt is annoying to this day, recently got the Gecko 1/35 ACV (Vietnam era) and it has the same problem...not sure how to display it.

[Farmer matt]

Looks great, any chance of some more pics?

 

Matt

[jenko]

Brilliant.

Used to go down to Pegwell bay to watch them while bate digging. 

 

Good old days. Sadly missed.

 

Dick

 

 

[Gimme Shelter]

Great work - and lovely to see some truly classic British plastic now built - and what a truly British subject to model too.

 

A kit renown for its roof and skirt fit issues - you have done a splendid job there

 

Remember the old anti Flymo advert words ' why bover with a hover' ? So good to see you could be !