discussion DH88 Comet..... Airfix 1/72

[papa 695]

Coming along very nicely Paul

 

[PaulTRose]

State of play......... I did say I was whiffing it ..... I'm cooking up a back story

Camo is based on early war pattern........ Used instructions for an airfix Spitfire mk 1 for inspiration

This is a truly dreadful kit

 

[Steve-the-Duck]

Yeah, maybe Airfix should've just bit the bullet and fully retired this beast years ago. Still, you can get all the liveries in their recent-ish releases, if you don't go straight to the Clear Prop jobs

Hmm, the scheme of a squadron hack, or a runabout from Hatfield. You just know some AVM would 'acquire' one of these just to gadabout. Or BOAC ,like the Mosquitos for the Stockholm runs.
So, if the militarised Rapide become the Dominie, what's the 'official' RAF name for the Comet?

I'm NOT over-thinking this!

 

[PaulTRose]

Hmm, the scheme of a squadron hack, or a runabout from Hatfield. You just know some AVM would 'acquire' one of these just to gadabout. Or BOAC ,like the Mosquitos for the Stockholm runs.
So, if the militarised Rapide become the Dominie, what's the 'official' RAF name for the Comet?

I'm NOT over-thinking this!

I thought about the Stockholm ball bearing runs but the comet is too small to carry any worthwhile form of payload but I come up with something similarly sneaky beaky operation

I've thought of a name too . ..... Did you know Dominie is a Scottish word for teacher?...... De Havilland problem is they had so many products but didn't stick to one theme for names which makes it a little harder so I've thought laterally

I AM over thinking it

 

[PaulTRose]

And finished.... More pics in the completed thread