Revell 1/72 He115 Float Plane

A quick and simple build of this original Matchbox kit mold (1970s) re-boxed by Revell.

Revell He 115 Float Plan - by Danny Crossman

Matchbox 1/32 Tiger Moth DH-82C

Matchbox 1/32 Tiger Moth DH-82C

Although the serial number may be wrong, I based the kit on a Tiger Moth that my Great Uncle Tommy Crossman (RAF Halifax Pilot) learned to fly in at No 6 EFTS (Empire Flight Training School) in Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) and later in Airspeed Oxfords at Swift Current, Saskatchewan Canada (39 SFTS) in 1943 as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

An original 1970's Matchbox Tiger Moth kit, complete with musty smells. The kit was easy to build and the decals were perfectly usable after 40 years!! Painting the 3 plastic coloured sections yellow was a hard task to match the paint.

This is the Tiger Moth trainer in the Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Canada used as a reference.

1/72 Italeri Wessex HU 5

Materials/tools used

Kit:                            1/72 scale Italeri Westland Wessex HU-5 (No 082)

Paint:                         Testors enamels, Future polish, Alclad Matt Coat.
Decals:                       Kit supplied ( some details added from other decal sheets)

As a young Air Cadet in 1429 Squadron ATC (Cardigan & Aberporth, 3 Welsh Wing) I had my first ever helicopter flight in Wessex XS 677 (WK) and snapped this picture in 1986 or 1987. Years later my Dad saw the image and told me that he had worked on that very aircraft while stationed at RAF Odiham. Ever since, it has been a special picture and was added to the list of models to be built.

Finished and awaiting matt coating

The finished Wessex!

Inside shot showing the seats and scratch built mini fire extinguisher.

Comparing the two aircraft