discussion 41(F) Squadron in 1/48 - Airco DH5

[Guest]

Hi all;


The latest instalment in my love-hate project of building all of 41(F) Squadron's aircraft in its history, in time for the 100th Anniversary next year!


This is the Adler/AMG Airco DH5. Unloved by its pilots, the DH5 was not a success; it only equipped a few squadrons, and was only with 41 for just 3 months before being replaced by the SE5a. It wasn't helped by the staggerwing design obscuring the 'above and behind', which was exactly where an attack would come from!


A good kit, from the Ukraine, with white metal, PE and styrene in the box, and only £20, with 41 Sqn markings on the decal sheet - marvellous! That said - I still hate rigging...


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[Guest]

Wow that looks great! The propeller really does look wooden

 

[Guest]

Nice one.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Blair; the wood effect is easy to do. First, paint brown, then cover over with clear orange; hey presto, wood!

 

[Ian M]

A fine addition to the collection Andy.


How many are you up to now?

 

[dave]

Nice piece of work, I know what you mean about rigging it has always put me off biplanes.

 

[Robert1968]

This is a true oddity but I really like it


Very well done


Robert

 

[papa 695]

Nice work Andy

 

[colin m]

That looks splendid.

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Splendid job .......... I like it a lot.

 

[Guest]

Lovely Andy, great build.

 

[PhilJ]

Very nice build Andy, great paintwork, looks incredible for a £20 kit.


Slightly off subject, I may have asked you this already but have you already built a 41 squadron harrier? If so is it on here? I have the revell in 1/48 and am thinking of taking it on next build. I might pick your brains a bit if that would be OK?

 

[monica]

do like this one,nice paint work,and I do like the wooden parts so well done,

 

[Guest]

Very nice build Andy, great paintwork, looks incredible for a £20 kit.
Slightly off subject, I may have asked you this already but have you already built a 41 squadron harrier? If so is it on here? I have the revell in 1/48 and am thinking of taking it on next build. I might pick your brains a bit if that would be OK?

I haven't built a Harrier, but I have it in the stash to do; I have the Hasegawa one, with the Revell decals.

 

[yak face]

Beautiful work andy , i love this . Not only is it a fantastic build but its a new aircraft to me , ive never heard of or seen one of these before, looking at the backward staggered wing i can see why!! cheers tony

 

[PhilJ]

The hasegawa gr7 and harrier II night Attack are revel kits (or the other way round) reboxed.


I was in a kit store and looked at both the revel was £10 cheaper but exactly the same except the decals where you receive the 41 squadron scheme so it was a no brainer.


I've looked into them and they build into very nice kits (whether mine will be is a different matter), there are some fit issues but what o wanted to ask is, is there any obvious ordinance I could add that would be in keeping with the squadrons use?


Cheers


Phil

 

[Guest]

The hasegawa gr7 and harrier II night Attack are revel kits (or the other way round) reboxed.
I was in a kit store and looked at both the revel was £10 cheaper but exactly the same except the decals where you receive the 41 squadron scheme so it was a no brainer.


I've looked into them and they build into very nice kits (whether mine will be is a different matter), there are some fit issues but what o wanted to ask is, is there any obvious ordinance I could add that would be in keeping with the squadrons use?


Cheers


Phil

Take a look on Google, Phil - plenty of shots of the Harrier with 41, showing what stores it carried; that's what Ill be doing!

 

[Guest]

A fine addition to the collection Andy.
How many are you up to now?

The current count is around 20 models. The intention is to have a table at Telford next year for the Squadron's 100th Birthday. I've succumbed and will build a Harrier, Tornado F3 and Typhoon, even though, for me, the Squadron ceased to exist in 2006 with the demise of the Jaguar; I don't count Reserve squadrons as real ones! That said, I will NOT be building a Tornado GR4 - it's a bomber, and this is 41(Fighter) Squadron!!!

 

[Guest]

That's beautiful, Andy. The rigging looks great, and the 'wood', and the PC10 colour looks spot on to me.

 

[Ian M]

The revell Harriet (hasegawa plastic) builds into a nice model. Look forward to seeing your version of it.