Hi all,
I'm new to the site so I'm kind of setting out my stall as it were:
The venerable (aka 40yrs plus) Airfix AEC Refueller, modded slightly to present an earlier version.
I've added a vacuum tank, rear mudguard stays, spare wheel carrier and wing mirrors and changed the roof profile.
The paint scheme represents an 1941 scheme, using Khaki-green no3 and Light Green no5. The colours were mixed according to Mike Starmers guide. Weathering was done with artist's pastels.
And the other example in the kit
The bedford QL- The big problem with the kit is it represents a post war version. So I've modded it to present an Butterfields 950gall refueller. Mainly by leaving off the booms and adding various things like access ladders and lockers to the chassis. Added wing mirrors and quarterlight post, and thinned down the mudguards.
Painted to represent a hard-worked 2TAF refueller on an airstrip in northern France- so a bit muddier and dustier. Underneath that is a late war Olive-drab and Blue-black colour scheme.
I'm new to the site so I'm kind of setting out my stall as it were:
The venerable (aka 40yrs plus) Airfix AEC Refueller, modded slightly to present an earlier version.
I've added a vacuum tank, rear mudguard stays, spare wheel carrier and wing mirrors and changed the roof profile.
The paint scheme represents an 1941 scheme, using Khaki-green no3 and Light Green no5. The colours were mixed according to Mike Starmers guide. Weathering was done with artist's pastels.
And the other example in the kit
The bedford QL- The big problem with the kit is it represents a post war version. So I've modded it to present an Butterfields 950gall refueller. Mainly by leaving off the booms and adding various things like access ladders and lockers to the chassis. Added wing mirrors and quarterlight post, and thinned down the mudguards.
Painted to represent a hard-worked 2TAF refueller on an airstrip in northern France- so a bit muddier and dustier. Underneath that is a late war Olive-drab and Blue-black colour scheme.
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