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    Spitfire Mk Vb in VVS service.

    in Non-LSP Works

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    This is the older Hasegawa Mk Vb in 1/48 that was issued with Russian markings. The fit is pretty decent as you might expect from Hasegawa, the only issue being some warp in the wing to fuselage fit on one side, requiring me to put some spacers in. Once this is done the fit is almost perfect. Decals however were a little difficult to work with, they silvered on me despite being almost melted into the gloss surface. If I were to build this again I'd go for aftermarket. I did use some colour etch seatbelts from Eduard that really make the cockpit look nice. I knocked up a little base for it to sit on using tile grout for the soil and various grass tufts put into some longer grass mat that was pulled apart a little and then glued onto the surface with white glue. Some accessories were added to the base from the spares box and although I don't have any Russian pilots or ground crew, I will rectify that this week and put them on the base too.

     

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    Avro Lincoln Restoration in Australia could use your help....

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by BradG

    Hey guys,

     

    As some of you probably know, I am a member of Moorabbin Air Museum down here in Melbourne Australia. It is the largest collection of Australian designed and built aircraft in the world.We have one example of every aircraft built by both Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation and Government Aircraft Factory (including all aircraft the collection is over 80) and although the Lincoln the museum has was built in England, it's the only one the museum could get. Some of you may know this as the aircraft that use to sit at the aviation museum in Southend in England. It was acquired by the museum some years ago after it was stripped of all it's Lancaster components. 

     

    Currently the museum has decided to embark upon it's restoration and has started a gofundme to help. If you could spare anything to help it would be much appreciated. If you had any actual Lincoln parts the museum would be very interested in talking to you. Cockpit and nose parts are of particular interest. You can contact them through their facebook page. There is a link below to the page and also the museums facebook page which has more pictures of the aircraft as it is right now.

     

    TIA

     

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/gaf-avro-lincoln-restoration?attribution_id=sl:9b3f26cc-d34a-4982-83e3-40f9a5477297&utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

     

    https://www.facebook.com/moorabbinairmuseum

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