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  • Komedy
    SMF Supporters
    • Jan 2020
    • 307

    #1

    New Project - Pioneers of the Skies

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    Pioneers of the Skies
    The original "whos who" of Aeropsace

    Having got the bug back I have been trying to narrow down a nice subject area within aircraft for me to follow and preferably 1:72 scale.

    Well I think I have one, for the last 30 years I have worked for Shorts in Belfast and I thought, why not. Having researched scale mates I can find information on 28 or so aircraft. Its going to be a hefty project and I believe many of the kits will be impossible to source but that will be part of the challenge.

    So here is the "Wishlist" and the hunt begins.

    [spoiler]
    Shorts Tucano T.1 Airfix
    Short 184 Aeroclub
    Short bomber Sierra Scale Models
    Short 827 Karaya
    Short 830 Karaya
    Short Belfast SC1 Magna Models
    Shorts Belfast SC.5 RAF Heavy transport Anigrand Craftswork
    Short Crusader Karaya
    Empire Flying Boat FROG Penguin
    Short Mayo Aircraft In Miniature
    Short Mayo Mercury Airframe
    Short S.1 Cockle AviS
    Singapore Flying Boat FROG Penguin
    Short Mercury Aircraft In Miniature
    Short Maia Aircraft In Miniature
    Short S.23 "C Class" Empire Flying Boat CMR - Czech Master Resin
    Short S.4 Satellite AviS
    Short Rangoon / Calcutta Contrail
    Short SC1 Maintrack Models
    Shorts Skyvan Airfix
    Short SA4 Sperrin Magna Models
    Short Sealand Lift Here Models
    Short S.B.5 (late) Pro Resin
    Short Seamew Contrail
    Short Shetland Anigrand Craftswork
    Stirling Mk.IV Italeri
    Short Sturgeon TT2 / TT3 Magna Models
    Short Sunderland Mk.V Special Hobby
    [/spoiler]

    If anyone has any good resources for sourcing obscure kits I would be very grateful. I already have the first kit on order and will create a build post as I build my way through this.

    Wish me luck
  • adt70hk
    SMF Supporters
    • Sep 2019
    • 10406

    #2
    A very cool idea!!!!

    Good luck with it.

    Andrew

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    • Komedy
      SMF Supporters
      • Jan 2020
      • 307

      #3
      First kit has arrived so will start a little build log in the thread as I progress

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      • adt70hk
        SMF Supporters
        • Sep 2019
        • 10406

        #4
        Originally posted by Komedy
        First kit has arrived so will start a little build log in the thread as I progress

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        It "only" has 500 pieces. Some of them must be tiny, even for 1/72

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        • Komedy
          SMF Supporters
          • Jan 2020
          • 307

          #5
          500 pieces relates to the production run - only 500 to be produced.

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          • adt70hk
            SMF Supporters
            • Sep 2019
            • 10406

            #6
            Originally posted by Komedy
            500 pieces relates to the production run - only 500 to be produced.
            DOH! Should have thought of that.....

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