**** DONE: GB-57 1/72 Fairey Albacore, RCAF - WW2 Foreign Service

[Bernhart]

user name: bernhart
first name: Bernie
scale: 1/72
manufacturer: mpm
model type:Fairey Albacore RCAF

Used by the RCAF 1944 covering d- day landings

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Wow, that's a good one.

 

[rochie]

fantastic !

 

[Crimea_River]

I didn't know there were RACF Albacores. Need to bone up on that.

 

[Airframes]

Great choice. Nice to see something really different.

 

[Bernhart]

Office up and running. Finding the MPM kits need some careful handling.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[EwenS]

I didn't know there were RACF Albacores. Need to bone up on that.

415 squadron Oct 1943-July 1944 alongside Wellingtons in Coastal Command. At that point it joined Bomber Command. The Albacore flight however became 119 squadron RAF in July 1944. The Albacores were replaced by Swordfish III at the beginning of 1945.

415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks E EwenS !

 

[Bernhart]

Tough kit, no guide holes or pins. Just flat against flat

 

[fubar57]

I have a love/hate relationship with location pins. Coming along though

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Pins are great - when they are in the right place.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

It's coming along nicely and a bit of you "PPP" and a lick it will be right as rain.

 

[Donivanp]

Nice Bernie, very interesting subject.

 

[Bernhart]

Putting on the top wing will be interesting, spars feel weak connection, not sure strong enough to support upper wing

 

[Donivanp]

I got a jig just for that.... Take your time and support, think "under wire"

 

[Wurger]