Transall

[Dork the kit slayer]

Not WIF by a long chalk,but I thought this might get a few people using up some old decals on the Revell Transall.

THis well "zapped" German machine was at Greenham Common..........................well so long ago I cant remember





 

[Captain Canada]

Nice !

I think I'm in love with the Sea King in the background......

 

[Spey_Phantom]

an Aussie roundel on a C-160   , what a great  idea, maybe that would have replaced the Carribou. i still have 4 spare C-130J engines left here, maybe i could get one and create a C-160J with 6 bladed props    

[Shasper]

Gunship, fit a M197 or a Hughes Chaingun as the high-end and a brace of miniguns or M60s.

Shas B)

[Archibald]

an Aussie roundel on a C-160   , what a great  idea, maybe that would have replaced the Carribou. i still have 4 spare C-130J engines left here, maybe i could get one and create a C-160J with 6 bladed props  

This would call an airbus A200M   (no typo!)

[GTX]

an Aussie roundel on a C-160  , what a great idea, maybe that would have replaced the Carribou.  i still have 4 spare C-130J engines left here, maybe i could get one and create a C-160J with 6 bladed props

Go for it!

Regards,

Greg

[The Rat]

Gunship, ...

Shas B)

I'm doing one of those now, with the tiny 1/220th Heller kit.

[Nigel Bunker]

If it was Greenham Common, my guess is it was 1977 International Air Tattoo, when the RAN attended (Skyhawks, Trackers and Sea Kings) wile their carrier was moored off of Portsmouth for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Fleet Review.

Just my guess, unless any body else knows better..............................

[Captain Canada]

I'm doing one of those now, with the tiny 1/220th Heller kit.

...with a planing hull......

[DropBear]

Anyone got the real story behind that picky?

Why was it zapped with Roo Roundels?

Usually it means it is on a "hello cruise" of the nation, but can't see the reasoning.

Also note an orange Kiwi slapped on the side.

Hmmmm..........

 

[Nigel Bunker]

In the seventies,airshows had a much more laid back level of security.The crews were there for the parties, and they normally turned up with boxes of stickers, some of which were sold to the public, but the main purpose was to zap other aircraft. Hence the array of stickers on the Transall.

There was an NZ plane there (RNZAF Boeing 727 if I remember right) which is probably where the RNZAF roundel came from. Being the Queen's Silver Jubilee, most of the 'old' Commonwealth counties sent planes to the show (and yes, the Canadians were there).

[DropBear]

Thanks.

 

[Dork the kit slayer]

Digging a bit deeper it would appear that this was taken at the"Fly off" day at the 25th Phantom anniversary about 1982?.