Bunch of
1/72 RCAF World War Two trainer aircraft built for someone else. Some of
these kits are nice, some I would never want to build again.
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group includes 2 NA-64 Yales. A simplified version of the Harvard which were
actually built for France. But were diverted to the BCATP after France fell to
the Germans. The yellow one was a real bugger to build. Especially the landing
gear which had zero attachment points The yellow job is for 6 SFTS Dunnville
near Lake Erie. The silver one, which turned out MUCH better is from what today
is CFB Bordon. The bi-plane Kadert is a Revell Kit which went together nicely.
The best kit in this bunch was the Vickers Delta MkII from Special Hobby. Came
with options for floats or ski.
The other kits, The
Fleet Finch from Azur. A very fiddly build whose parts lack locating holes and
come with a canopy that needs to be shaved down double what the instructions say
to fit under the wings. The Cornel from Special Hobby went together well. except
for the bubble canopy. That sucker needed a bunch of putty. The last one is the
twin engine Cessna Bobcat. The model was ok but the decals were destroyed. I was
able to save the roundels with a couple coats of decal save. However the black
markings and numbers disintegrated. even with the coat of decal save. The
numbers that fit the closest from my stash are for a 1/48 Voodoo. Not perfect
but close. The last is the Norseman which just needed repairs. The customer
built that one.
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