discussion FROG 1/72 de Havilland DH 60 g Gypsy Moth

[yak face]

Heres one Ive been wanting to do for ages , the 1/72 DH Gypsy Moth that Amy Johnson flew solo from England to Australia in 1930 , an incredible feat that took 19 days .
The kit is the venerable FROG offering , a decent enough base with very reasonable exterior detail but ,par for the course for 1964 - no interior detail apart from a seat , and comes with a seated pilot ( not brilliant ) and a standing figure representing Amy Johnson ( quite nice actually ) .
Luckily the cockpit on these was very sparse and not much will be seen through the small opening . The decals ( not pictured here as I filed them away till later ) are still very usable all these years later .
I’ll be adding a few bits to the cockpit and also the very poor engine , plus a couple more extra details .

 

[Steven000]

Looking forward to this Tony, have fun

 

[Jim R]

Not a lot to this kit so room for your improvements.
Almost a hundred years ago - one hell of an achievement. I don't think I'd want to fly far in such a flimsy looking plane.

 

[PaulTRose]

Dont know whos braver....... You for tackling the kit or amy for flying one to Oz

But it will be fun to watch you do it

 

[papa 695]

Nice one Tony, I’ve just pulled up my chair.

 

[flyjoe180]

You have your work cut out Tony, but I know you will turn this into a gem. It was a great period in aviation, the age of airborne explorers, pioneers and record breakers.