What great luck, a wet Sunday. The garage was tidy, as was the shed, so the only thing left to do, finish the Tempest.
JN571, was the aircraft of Wg Cdr Ronald P. Beaumont DSO, DFC & bar, CO of 150 Wing, Newchurch, June 1944.
150 Wing task at the time of the invasion of Europe was to provide air cover over the battlefield and attack enemy ground targets. But from mid June, they were tasked with protecting Southern England from V-1 attacks.
The Tempest destroyed more than 600 V-1's with Beaumont claiming 32.
Beaumont survived the war becoming a test pilot and flew all sorts of jet aircraft including the Lightning and TSR-2., eventually retiring in 1979.
The model, produced by Eduard, so we know it will be a good one. The build went well, I did have one problem with the radiator, but I'm not sure that wasn't caused by me. Certainly, I've never had a problem with Eduard before, so it's most likely, I got something wrong.
Paint is MRP, with Alclad providing the satin coat. I normally finish WW2 aircraft in mat varnish, but did actually find a couple of pictures which indicated a more satin finish.
Any questions, please shout out.
JN571, was the aircraft of Wg Cdr Ronald P. Beaumont DSO, DFC & bar, CO of 150 Wing, Newchurch, June 1944.
150 Wing task at the time of the invasion of Europe was to provide air cover over the battlefield and attack enemy ground targets. But from mid June, they were tasked with protecting Southern England from V-1 attacks.
The Tempest destroyed more than 600 V-1's with Beaumont claiming 32.
Beaumont survived the war becoming a test pilot and flew all sorts of jet aircraft including the Lightning and TSR-2., eventually retiring in 1979.
The model, produced by Eduard, so we know it will be a good one. The build went well, I did have one problem with the radiator, but I'm not sure that wasn't caused by me. Certainly, I've never had a problem with Eduard before, so it's most likely, I got something wrong.
Paint is MRP, with Alclad providing the satin coat. I normally finish WW2 aircraft in mat varnish, but did actually find a couple of pictures which indicated a more satin finish.
Any questions, please shout out.
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