airfix dh 88 comet 1/72

[Guest]

Tony great work ,really like the scratch build canopy and nose thats awesome!

[stona]

Another beauty about to be born! Exactly how big is this circle of confetti going to be?

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

You truly turned that Airfix kit into gold! Very nice, I really like that gloss black and gold finish. Can't wait to see the end result.

cheers

[yak face]

Another beauty about to be born! Exactly how big is this circle of confetti going to be?Cheers

Steve

Hi steve , its about 1.5mm but should be big enough to catch the light and give the impression of a lens , cheers tony

[Guest]

Great work tony, you just have a gift for this, how do your eyes work at this scale.......lol

[Guest]

Absolutely brilliant to see new life breathed into an old kit. I've really enjoyed watching this go together.

[yak face]

Well its been a long road but its finally done!! After adding the last few bits (mass balances,light cover,undercarriage and props) and giving the model another coat of gloss ,i carefully removed the masking on the canopy and gave it (the canopy) a final coat of klear.SO here it is , finished after about 6 weeks , a very old moulding but unbelievably the only game in town in 1/72 -surely its time for a modern tooling in any scale!? It was worth it though, just to see the beautiful shape of this important aircraft. Anyways , here are a few pics ,ill be putting some better ones in another 'completed' thread. cheers tony

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[tr1ckey66]

That is simply beautiful Tony.

Congrats and 5 stars!

Paul

[Ian M]

That is the bees knees! Well done Tony.

5* from me to!

Ian M

[stona]

I agree an absolute stunner and what a finish. Nice one Tony,it just goes to show what can be done with an old kit with a bit of perseverance and a lot of skill.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Yet another great build tony! I love every aspect of it and the scratch built parts look superb. I am a fan.

Cheers

[Gern]

***** Tony!

A beautiful 'silk purse' from a 'sow's ear'!

Maybe we'll see another version of this from another kit maker now that they can see how truly nice the original looked.

Gern

[yak face]

Thanks dave, yes i agree its well overdue for a new tooling, it would look awesome in 1/32 or 1/24, actually a state of the art kit would be welcome in ANY scale !!! Its a beautiful machine though isnt it? and instrumental in the development of the mosquito's plywood construction techniques too so its historically important to boot! cheers tony . p.s. hope to see you at cosford!!

[Guest]

Tony that came out awesome!

[colin m]

I've got a pair of these sitting here for my daughters to have a go at, and they are quite poor models. Obviously very tired moulds, so for Tony to produce this result, a lot of hard work was needed. Very nice job.

Now, as it looks like you've got the hang of this, PM me your address and I'll send two more over !!

Regards

Colin M.........