Hot Off The Bench..

[bluntie]

Hi all,
Heres my take on the dear old Airfix Dominie,in its self a great little model of a very attractive aircraft, also this is the first time i have built a wheels up A/C ever! and it sure did simplify things,never quite realised how much time goes into fiddling about with undercarts.
So its straight out of the box,pilots and all, arials are scrap P/E and card ,decals out of the spares bin, and the whole thing based loosley on on the Beech Guardrail.

1983,as part of the joint defence agreement New Zealand sends 3 aircraft from the newly formed #5 surveilance flight,based in Port Keats 250 km west of Darwin the RNZAF *Taniwha's over fly the sensitive waters to the north during the shakey ceasefire that saw a breif pause in Konfrantasi 3.
Packed with electronic eavesdropping devices aircraft 64 was able to confirm a massive troop build up prior to an amphibious assault on Bathurst and Melville islands in may of that year.

*pronounced ;Tan-ee-fa.
According to Moari mythology a Taniwha is a spirit that inhabits lakes and streams,to call upon a Taniwha is a dangerous thing,if your intentions are not true and just the Tanipha will use all of your hidden fears,secrets and weaknesses to destroy you. .. seemed a fitting name.
Cheers Steve. ..oh, and welcome back JHM  :salute:  

[Maverick]

Yipes Steve!!

Always loved the HS-125/Dominie and the Guardrails always had that 'different' look about 'em.  The combo is simply brilliant!!  Too cool for school!!!


Mav

[Rafael]

Yes!


This is a very beautiful airplane, and your mods are awesome!!!

Rafa

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Great backstory and modelling - I like it!
:salute:    

[Hobbes]

Very nice! Painting the antennas in a contrast colour is a good idea, makes for a striking look.  

[Captain Canada]

Airfix Dominie,in its self a great little model of a very attractive aircraft

You got that right ! And it's about time you built a model wheels up....took you long enough ! Mind you, you don't get to do touch-and-goes, just plain old 'overshoots' with the built up model. Very nicely done, I might add. Love the way she looks with all those lumps and bumps.



And once again, my cry goes out to have a link on the homepage to pics/ articles of specific types. I'd love to see all of the built up types in contrast to one another. Who else has built a whif Dominie ?

   

[McGreig]

Great modelling   A nice, simple idea and an excellent finish      

[Mike Wren]

super stuff!    

[ysi_maniac]

GORGEOUS MARVEL really.
       
       

[Scooterman]

That is totally coolio!
   

[cthulhu77]

Superb is the word I was searching for !  

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Well done sir!  I beleive you have managed to get the right combination of real with the WHIF incorporated into this model.  Very nice indeed!

[bluntie]

Awww shucks guys (draws circle in ground with big toe)

[AeroplaneDriver]

Just last month I turned downa job offer flying Hawker 1000s because of the awful schedule.  Seeing this model makes me wonder if I did the right thing (just for a second though!).

Great looking model of a classic aircraft    

[Dork the kit slayer]