Bristol 135

[The Wooksta!]

To follow on from me MB2, I give the assembled ladies and gentlemen my in service Bristol 135.  Magna kit straight from the box and decals from the spares box.  I honestly can't remember what squadron she's with, but then again, she's a 2007 build.

[jcf]

Nice. 

Put one in Thai markings, ROC suns or hinomaru and sow confusion. 

[PR19_Kit]

I've never heard of the 135 before, but it looks handy. Was it to the same spec as the Miles M20?

IIRC quite a few inter-War RAF aircraft had that axe-head design on the fin, with the squadron badge inside it.

[The Wooksta!]

No.  It was one of the competitors for the Spitfire contract, or rather F5/34.  I've the Magna Gloster submission, as well as their Vickers Venom.

[zenrat]

That's very different from a Spitfire.  I like it.

[Dizzyfugu]

Nice one. I could imagine this one well with Dutch pre WWII markings, too!?

[Captain Canada]

Very cool ! I like the stance, the wing and the canopy. Looks a bit like a Zero ! Better mark her up if she does battle in the Pacific 

[Old Wombat]

Strange li'l critter ... Almost looks Japanese!

[Snowtrooper]

Finland purchases 135's at the same time as Blenheims (instead of Fokker D.XXI's) and licence-builds both?

[NARSES2]

She's come out a lot better than mine Lee 

I've got all 3 of those Magna kits and they are all nice builds and make a great pre WWII line up

[Librarian]

Lovely little plane. I find her very attractive ....agree to the Japanese similarities

[Knightflyer]

Well I'm not sure, but I think it's 43 squadron? The fin badge decal might originally be off a Hawker Fury?

And shouldn't it be a Bristol 146 ? Whatever the number it looks very good in that camouflage though 

[kerick]

Sure these plans weren't stolen to design the Zero?
Nice work!
Never heard of Magna kits. Is it resin?

[NARSES2]

Never heard of Magna kits. Is it resin?

Yup. Old established British producer, nice if basic, kits. Quite chunky but went together well, especially the latter ones. Did mainly British, particularly RN, subjects although at the end he did produce 3 Soviet experimental fighter types, I got all 3 

Production tailed off and then ended when he emigrated to Spain. I think that is the current situation anyway. Someone will correct me (please) if I'm wrong.

You can still get a lot of the kits quite readily however.

Here's the current availabilty at Hannants https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?product_category_id=&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=8099&code=&product_type_id=&scale_id=&keyword_search=&setPerPage=25&currency_id=

Chris