Adelaide Model Expo (2008)

[Catch22]

That's a VERY nice plane. What were the bars for? I know they had black and white ones in Korea, is that for Suez?

 

[Airframes]

It is nice! I'd like to know about the bars/stripes too. Suez was black/ white or black/yellow, wasn't it? Can't remember!

 

[Heinz]

Nice!

Not Malaya was it?

 

[Wurger]

Wayne my Bro.. cool stuff here.

 

[Wayne Little]

I'm sorry I have no idea what the Red/Yellow stripes signify, someone else needs to put up their hand and provide an answer?

If it had german crosses....there might be an answer!?

 

[Airframes]

Just thinking the same!

 

[Wurger]

According to a note I have found in Warpaint series no.16 this Sea Fury FB11. WE683 109-ST was of the 1831st RNVR Squadron at RNAS Stretton in September 1953.The plane retained the coloured wing and fuselage bands temporarily applied for its part in Exercise Mariner.Also there was a thin yellow strip on the spinner.The modeller missed it anyhow.

 

[Catch22]

Ah, thanks Wojtek!

 

[Airframes]

Ah Ha! Thanks Wojtek, I thought the colours looked familiar from somewhere, I saw the aircraft in a modelling magazine quite a few years ago; it caught my eye as Stretton is only a few miles from where I've lived for the last 18 years. Part of the airfield is still there, used by Shell research, but the M56 Motorway runs straight through it now! Strange seeing a model of a 'local' kite all the way across in Oz!

 

[Wurger]

Strange but nice, Terry.

 

[109ROAMING]

Cool looking plane,indeed

 

[Wayne Little]

back to WW I....

 

[Heinz]

Love the prop!

Love the shots too

 

[Wurger]

With Alex.

 

[109ROAMING]

Those German camo's are Awesome!

 

[Gnomey]

Yeah they are!

These WW1 with all the wire supports must be interesting builds...

 

[Airframes]

Nice little model. If that lozenge pattern is painted, it must have taken ages!

 

[Wurger]

I think it is a decal.

 

[Airframes]

Thank Heaven for that!

 

[109ROAMING]

I second that one Terry!