BAC Strikemaster

[PaulTRose]

time for a wingy thing, need something simple to do

got given this kit for nothing a while back.......its pretty old and the decals are well knackered, but i have an FCM decal sheet for latin american stuff which includes a Ecudorian Jaguar, and should suit this, since they flew Strikemasters at the same period



will hopefully end up something like this,.....

 

[colin m]

I think the Strikemaster / Provost is a nice looking aircraft. And old kits, well they are good for the soul. They are sent to remind us what modelling is all about.

 

[yak face]

Great stuff paul , I love a good classic kit . If i recall correctly ( I had this one as a kid ) its in the lovely white plastic that airfix sometimes used in the 70s , very nice to work with ,and had the decal option for the red pelicans display team amongst several others . Its a good kit , obviously the cockpit will not be up to todays standards but if you wanted to jazz it up a tad you can get a pair of resin seats which will make a huge difference as everything is quite visible under that huge canopy , or the other option is to use the nicely moulded pilots . Looking forward to this one , cheers tony

 

[PaulTRose]

yes its in white......well, slightly off yellow cos its that old lol......the decals are red pelicans and sultan of oman......but the sheet is well passed its use by date but ive got some ecuador ones.......im not too bothered about accuracy, one of the bang seats is missing but ive found some from something (lord knows what) that look the same size

 

[Vile Traveller]

The Matchbox Strikemaster was one of the first models I ever bought myself, looking forward to seeing how the Airfix version comes together.

 

[PaulTRose]

making slow progress on this since im spending more time on the jeep

canopy is on which was a bit of a pain, primed and ready to get some colour on

 

[PaulTRose]

slow progress

just hope theres no paint bleed when i unmask the canopy

 

[papa 695]

Looking good

 

[scottie3158]

Looking good, I'm surprised it came out looking like that following those instructions

 

[Jim R]

Hi Paul
Good luck with this. These old kits test your skills but when you end up with a model your pleased with there is a real sense of achievement.
Jim

 

[PaulTRose]

Looking good, I'm surprised it came out looking like that following those instructions

im surprised the T-60 is going together following those instructions!!!!!