This one from Airfix completed a long term WW1 project:
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r221/cameronian/1_72/RE8_5_zps558ac557.jpg) (http://s145.photobucket.com/user/cameronian/media/1_72/RE8_5_zps558ac557.jpg.html)
My word. I used to have one of those. Wasn't there a transfer saying "A paddy bird from Ceylon"? I never did work out what that meant.
Very good wood effect. Share the secret with us?
Donated by the Ceylon Irish community maybe ?
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I always understood that to call an Irishman "Paddy" was to take your life in your hands. Or was it different a century ago?
Quote from: FierceKitty on 04 July 2014, 10:57:08 AM
My word. I used to have one of those. Wasn't there a transfer saying "A paddy bird from Ceylon"? I never did work out what that meant.
Very good wood effect. Share the secret with us?
It's an 'Arry Tate at Duxford :-B:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/mrmondeo/works/5116294-a-paddy-bird-from-ceylon
No transfer in my kit, but I would not be surprised if there was one back in the day. Wood effect? What wood effect? It's just painted, kleared and matt varnished, same as anything else.
Probably a purists nightmare but would look great with a bunch of goblins in the pilot seat
The real aircraft was a pilot's nightmare! Is there any reason to make it worse?