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Wider Wargaming => Non-Pendraken Stuff => Topic started by: SV52 on 04 July 2014, 08:28:32 AM

Title: 1/72 RE-8
Post by: SV52 on 04 July 2014, 08:28:32 AM
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)

Title: Re: 1/72 RE-8
Post by: 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?
Title: Re: 1/72 RE-8
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 04 July 2014, 11:14:03 AM
Donated by the Ceylon Irish community maybe ?

ianS
Title: Re: 1/72 RE-8
Post by: FierceKitty on 04 July 2014, 11:34:16 AM
I always understood that to call an Irishman "Paddy" was to take your life in your hands. Or was it different a century ago?
Title: Re: 1/72 RE-8
Post by: SV52 on 04 July 2014, 02:23:58 PM
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.
Title: Re: 1/72 RE-8
Post by: Ironduke on 06 July 2014, 06:35:35 AM
Probably a purists nightmare but would look great with a bunch of goblins in the pilot seat
Title: Re: 1/72 RE-8
Post by: FierceKitty on 06 July 2014, 06:59:19 AM
The real aircraft was a pilot's nightmare! Is there any reason to make it worse?