Darius’ Aircraft Collection

Darius43 · June 25

ICM 1:48 Spitfire Mk VII

1:48 Hasegawa Thunderbolt MkII.

1:48 Accurate Miniatures Mustang 1A

1:48 Hasegawa Hurricane MkII

48 Spitfire PR19 - Academy kit with Aeroclub conversion kit.

1:48 Spitfire IX - can’t remember the kit manufacturer but it wasn’t mainstream.

1:48 F-51 Mustang - Tamiya kit.

Cheers

Darius

Darius43 · June 26

1:48 Hawker Typhoon - modified Monogram kit.

1:48 Hawker Tempest V - Eduard kit.

1:48 Bristol Blenheim - Classic Airframes kit.

1:48 Westland Whirlwind - Classic Airframes.

1:48 Curtis P40 Warhawk - Hobbycraft kit.

Cheers

Darius

Broithe · June 26

I often wonder if anybody ever found a old box of spares at the back of the stores in the 1960s, with "Westland Whirlwind" written on them, and then wondered why they wouldn't fit the big yellow helicopter he was working on..?

Bob229 · June 27

Stunning work Darius

Darius43 · July 1

1:48 Vought F4U-4 Corsair - Hasegawa kit.

1:48 F4U-5N Corsair - 1:48 Minicraft kit.

1:48 Mustang Mk III - Tamiya kit.

1:48 Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat - AMT kit.

1:48 Dh Mosquito FB-IV - Tamiya kit.

1:48 Bristol Beaufighter MkVI - Tamiya kit.

Cheers

Darius

Darius43 · July 2

1:48 Hawker Hurricane MkI - Pegasus kit.

1:48 Corsair IV - Hobbycraft kit.

1:48 Avro Anson 19 - Sanger vac form kit.

Cheers

Darius

Edited July 2 by Darius43

Broithe · July 2

I'm old enough to have seen Ansons still in RAF service. They had a bit of a delicate, 'home-made' look about them.

Something along the lines of a prop for a school play.

By the mid/late 1960s, things as 'pre-war' as them were largely well in the past...

Galteemore · July 2

18 minutes ago, Broithe said:

I'm old enough to have seen Ansons still in RAF service. They had a bit of a delicate, 'home-made' look about them.

Something along the lines of a prop for a school play.

By the mid/late 1960s, things as 'pre-war' as them were largely well in the past...

The Anson was one of those aircraft which just proved incredibly effective at what it did, like a select few other types. The Canberra outlasted its contemporaries, and the B52 will probably hit 100 years of service. Amazing to think that when the first B52 flew, cattle trains were still running on the Tralee and Dingle. The Douglas DC-3, which dates from 1943, is still highly valued by certain specialist users.

Edited July 2 by Galteemore

Broithe · July 2

Yes, the Ansons strolled on and didn't seem to crash much, but they just looked frail - even if you could fly one into another and the top pilot could 'land' both, after the chaps in the bottom one had got out...

Georgeconna · July 3

17 hours ago, Darius43 said:

1:48 Hawker Hurricane MkI - Pegasus kit.

1:48 Corsair IV - Hobbycraft kit.

1:48 Avro Anson 19 - Sanger vac form kit.

Cheers

Darius