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De Havilland Vampire 

by Alfonso Barajas

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Hi everyone!!!
This time I'm posting a very special and well known aircraft, the Vampire.
I was very pleased when Classic Airframes released this kit as I've been waiting many years to build one and scrathcbuilding one has been out of the question.

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Ok.  The object of this article is a DH Vampire  FB. 5 flown with The Royal Canadian Air Force by the 421 Sqdn. in 1951.

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The model was all fun and my first time building a Classic Airframe product.  The construction started with the resin pieces for the cockpit painted in flat black, dry-brushed whit aluminium, the pilot seat in an olive drab and brown colors and seat belts made white tape strips.

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As a brand new user of Alclad II, I decide to paint the model in an overall aluminium finish. The model offers 3 airforce markings for this FB.5, as RNZAF, RAF and RCAF, and the one with overall aluminium is the Canadian Vampire.
(I guess Steve will enjoy seeing this one jeje)

The first step after cleaning up the model was to apply gloss black all over the model, and after that to start with the aluminiums.  Dark aluminium first, then some steel and finally white aluminium.
The decals from the kit have an excellent quallity.

Hope you enjoy this Vampire.

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As you know I`m from Mexico and our Air force flew this aircraft and soon I`ll post a Vampire in FAM markings.  This picture is of the city where I was born and still live.  Monterrey, and a natural emblem is El Cerro de la Silla

Hope you all had a Great Chrismas and Very Happy New Year for 2007!!! 

Alfonso

Photos and text © by Alfonso Barajas