I have made some progress with my model collection.
A little bit of cheating I am afraid as I couldn't get what I wanted exactly.
I bought a couple of Cessna Bird Dogs and will paint them plain white overall, maybe with a bit of colour to differentiate between them. I managed to get a Piper Cherokee Arrow. Thanks Ebay!
Together with these I have a Britten Norman Islander which will again be painted white, as most civil aircraft seem to be, and will be as a semi charter/light delivery aircraft.
I have also purchased a Westland Gazelle helicopter which I also propose to paint in civil colours. Would this copter be available for civil use or is it pure military? Also would it be too out of place on a small grass airfield amongst the other aircraft? Suggestions for a suitable colour scheme welcome!
As an aside I have noticed that Airfix kits are no longer the same quality that they used to be, with lots of injection surplus on flat areas that are supposed to mate flush with other parts, for example the wing sections. This is extremely difficult to remove especially when it is in a recessed area. On a couple of kits I have noticed that the sprue is cleaner than the components attached to them.
Is it just my rose tinted glasses or have I been spoilt by Tamiya kits?
Terry
ps. Anybody got an old drop tank that I could scrounge to use as the cockpit of a microlight? A little bit "Barns Wallace" autogyro style I think!
Afraid I haven't built up much of a spares box yet.