New Project - Pioneers of the Skies

[Komedy]

Pioneers of the Skies
The original "whos who" of Aeropsace​

Having got the bug back I have been trying to narrow down a nice subject area within aircraft for me to follow and preferably 1:72 scale.

Well I think I have one, for the last 30 years I have worked for Shorts in Belfast and I thought, why not. Having researched scale mates I can find information on 28 or so aircraft. Its going to be a hefty project and I believe many of the kits will be impossible to source but that will be part of the challenge.

So here is the "Wishlist" and the hunt begins.

Spoiler

Shorts Tucano T.1 Airfix
Short 184 Aeroclub
Short bomber Sierra Scale Models
Short 827 Karaya
Short 830 Karaya
Short Belfast SC1 Magna Models
Shorts Belfast SC.5 RAF Heavy transport Anigrand Craftswork
Short Crusader Karaya
Empire Flying Boat FROG Penguin
Short Mayo Aircraft In Miniature
Short Mayo Mercury Airframe
Short S.1 Cockle AviS
Singapore Flying Boat FROG Penguin
Short Mercury Aircraft In Miniature
Short Maia Aircraft In Miniature
Short S.23 "C Class" Empire Flying Boat CMR - Czech Master Resin
Short S.4 Satellite AviS
Short Rangoon / Calcutta Contrail
Short SC1 Maintrack Models
Shorts Skyvan Airfix
Short SA4 Sperrin Magna Models
Short Sealand Lift Here Models
Short S.B.5 (late) Pro Resin
Short Seamew Contrail
Short Shetland Anigrand Craftswork
Stirling Mk.IV Italeri
Short Sturgeon TT2 / TT3 Magna Models
Short Sunderland Mk.V Special Hobby

If anyone has any good resources for sourcing obscure kits I would be very grateful. I already have the first kit on order and will create a build post as I build my way through this.

Wish me luck

 

[adt70hk]

A very cool idea!!!!

Good luck with it.

Andrew

 

[Komedy]

First kit has arrived so will start a little build log in the thread as I progress

 

[adt70hk]

First kit has arrived so will start a little build log in the thread as I progress

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It "only" has 500 pieces. Some of them must be tiny, even for 1/72

 

[Komedy]

500 pieces relates to the production run - only 500 to be produced.

 

[adt70hk]

500 pieces relates to the production run - only 500 to be produced.

DOH! Should have thought of that.....