tonyot Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Hiya Folks, Here are some of the other Fleet Air Arm kits which I`ve had the chance to finish off lately!! Aeromaster Meteor converted into a Meteor TT.18, from 728 NAS, Hal Far, Malta, using left over TT parts from the PP Aeroparts Firefly 4/5 kit. It still needs a wash over to highlight the control surfaces etc! Battleaxe C-45 built as a post war Beech Expeditor from 728 NAS, Hal Far, Malta Aeroclub Dragon Rapide built using kit markings for a restored example in RN markings for Culham Station Flight.I was not sure whether this a/c had the windows in the roof so I left them off...which made it easier to add the fabric effect to the roof area!! Airfix Seafire 46 in markings for Lossiemouth Station Flight Accurate Miniatures TMB-3 Avenger built as an Avenger AS.4/5 of 815 NAS at Eglinton, the Harp on the nose came from the old Frog Gannet decal sheet! Hope you like em.... Tony O 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 All good! Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Briliant , just briliant , love the C45 , but the Rapide dose it for me , great builds all of them , well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Love that Meteor, used to like looking at the one on display at Cardiff airport before the museum shut down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Excellent stuff! Coming from Oxford I'm particularly interested in the Rapide as Culham is only about eight miles from my parants house and over the years I have done a lot of research on the base. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 All good. Meteor looks great, but I have a man who tells me those lower surface strips were lime green, not yellow. Unfortunately I did mine in yellow aswell! And as for the finish on that Avenger, superb! cheers Grant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) All good. Meteor looks great, but I have a man who tells me those lower surface strips were lime green, not yellow. Unfortunately I did mine in yellow aswell!And as for the finish on that Avenger, superb! cheers Grant Hiya Grant. Glad you like the Meteor mate......was the person who quoted the lime green stripes a Scotsman with a white beard who lives in Yorkshire by any chance? If so he`s said the same to me but I`ve seen colour photos that prove that the stripes on these Meteors were actually yellow...especially those out in Malta...there may have been one or two with lime green stripes somewhere but I`ve never seen them and would think it was probably later in their service anyway, maybe with the FRU at Bournemouth!!! Thanks for mentioning the finish on the Avenger...its brush painted just like most of my other models, apart from silver ones which are spray painted from a can!! All the best Tony Edited February 18, 2009 by tonyot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroslav Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Bravo! Very nice, indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Lovely builds of some interesting subjects. The Dragon Rapide is the pick of the bunch for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousFO98 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) love the Avenger and Seafire- and all the others! Edited February 18, 2009 by walrus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atdb27 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 That is one very nice collection Tony. Love the NMF ones! Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blimp Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 great subjects , all well rendered . - the finish on the avenger is breathtaking , tony - what paints did you use ? - blimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 They're all so nice I couldn't pick a favourite - but if I did it would be the Rapide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 great subjects , all well rendered . - the finish on the avenger is breathtaking , tony - what paints did you use ? - blimp Glad you liked them, for the Avenger I used the old Humbrol 181 Glossy Sea Blue enamel (FS15042) which is no longer available..but was easily the best representation of this colour. It was applied with a wide flat brush and if anybody has some unopend tins that they don`t want I`ll gladly buy them from you!!! Cheers Tony O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizzy Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Nice FAA collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Lovely collection here Tony I hadn't seen before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 4 hours ago, 85sqn said: Lovely collection here Tony I hadn't seen before. Thanks mate,..... some of my older ones!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Nice collection Tony. I love the Dragon Rapide, it is an aircraft that I always think is so elegant..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Thomas Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) On 2/18/2009 at 8:19 PM, tonyot said: Hiya Grant. Glad you like the Meteor mate......was the person who quoted the lime green stripes a Scotsman with a white beard who lives in Yorkshire by any chance? If so he`s said the same to me but I`ve seen colour photos that prove that the stripes on these Meteors were actually yellow...especially those out in Malta...there may have been one or two with lime green stripes somewhere but I`ve never seen them and would think it was probably later in their service anyway, maybe with the FRU at Bournemouth!!! Thanks for mentioning the finish on the Avenger...its brush painted just like most of my other models, apart from silver ones which are spray painted from a can!! All the best Tony Well, I'm not a Scotsman nor have a white beard (though it would be if I grew one) but I am from Yorkshire and I saw and recorded both yellow/black and lime green/black Meteor TT.20s in the late sixties. The former were at Exeter and the latter at Hurn. I did photograph the Hurn examples in colour but to my dismay the prints came out showing yellow on the undersides! I can only assume that this was due to the fluorescent nature of the paint. So be careful when drawing conclusions from colour prints! If anyone has the time and interest I think there was an informative thread on the the Flypast historical site some years ago. Excellent modelling Tony. As ever. CT PS. I think both schemes were used in Malta. Edited May 7, 2019 by Chris Thomas additional information 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 24 minutes ago, Chris Thomas said: Well, I'm not a Scotsman nor have a white beard (though it would be if I grew one) but I am from Yorkshire and I saw and recorded both yellow/black and lime green/black Meteor TT.20s in the late sixties. The former were at Exeter and the latter at Hurn. I did photograph the Hurn examples in colour but to my dismay the prints came out showing yellow on the undersides! I can only assume that this was due to the fluorescent nature of the paint. So be careful when drawing conclusions from colour prints! If anyone has the time and interest I think there was an informative thread on the the Flypast historical site some years ago. Excellent modelling Tony. As ever. CT PS. I think both schemes were used in Malta. Thanks Chris, Nice to hear from you and thanks for your findings. I knew that Lime Green was used (my friend with the White beard was constantly reminding me of the fact too!) and had a feeling that the Lime Green was later in their service,...... so thanks for conforming it,..... I know exactly what you mean about fluorescent paint being hard to photograph too! I will have a look out for the Flypast forum article too,..... some very well informed people on there, including yourself. Here is a photo from my own collection which was taken in Malta in the 1960`s,... with what is I think the famous Malta Constellation in the background,.....one of the spinners of which now adorn the Hurricane at Takali!!; Cheers, Tony 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Nice that @85sqn gave this thread a revisit. I don't recall seeing it, maybe before I found Britmodeller or maybe too old for the memory banks to retain. Some lovely builds there @tonyot they are definitely worth the revisit. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Superb colleaction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.1127 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 A great collection showing some lovely work. Favourites are difficult but the Rapide is a beauty (and I do like the contra-rotating props on the Seafire!) Thanks for sharing, P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, stevehnz said: Nice that @85sqn gave this thread a revisit. I don't recall seeing it, maybe before I found Britmodeller or maybe too old for the memory banks to retain. Some lovely builds there @tonyot they are definitely worth the revisit. Steve. Thanks Steve,..... nice of you to say so mate, Cheers Tony Thanks for your kind words everybody. Edited May 8, 2019 by tonyot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 This is what I have been trying to achieve for years — but for the Korean War. Outstanding!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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