Allan31 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Thought some of you might enjoy this olde plastic. I'm sure most of you have seen or built this kit from 1967 or so. Mine came to me in a baggy missing the stand and with 2 sets of unusable decals. Although much maligned for being inaccurate, it really is not that far off from drawings or even the later more expensive offerings. I wanted to recreate this moment when F/O Collier became the first known pilot to down a V-1 Buzz bomb by tipping it over using his own wing. I had no base with the kit so came up with my own. I roughed in the positions of the two a/c and then finished them up. I have no access to an airbrush so the spitfire was done with spray bomb. The V-1 did get airbrushed during a brief couple of hours in Connecticut. I inked in the panel lines on both a/c with a fine pen. I added a pilot from the Revell set, cut and turned his head, sanded and reshaped the nasty FROG canopy and vac-formed my own. All markings are from aftermarket generic sheets of roundels and RAF code letters. The serial numbers are press-type on clear decal. I thought about staining the wood base but decided not to. I printed a photo of the English countryside from the web and spray mounted that down instead. The flame I made from clear stretched sprue painted in different colors. I'm pleased with how this turned out and glad I didn't have a base with the kit. There is still much life to be had in old kits. Edited February 28, 2021 by Allan31 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Beautiful job. I believe I have one of these in my own stash. This build provides nice inspiration for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Allan31 Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 Good, glad I could help getting olde kits from the stash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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