Whiffs found on Facebook

Dizzyfugu · May 22, 2019, 05:02:32 AM

That's a nice idea.

PR19_Kit · May 22, 2019, 05:02:56 AM

Hughes AirWest, how wonderfully appropriate.

NARSES2 · May 22, 2019, 05:49:48 AM

That does look good

Is that a variation on the Batman logo on the tail fin ? Or is it just me being slightly obsessed with Gotham (or at least some of the young ladies in it

) on t.v. at the moment ?

TheChronicOne · May 22, 2019, 05:55:52 AM

I've wondered about that myself. It is a lot like the Batman logo, I was thinking the same.

Having no clue what-so-ever, I've "guessed" that perhaps it's some stylized "H" or "W" or both mixed together. Might even be all three... the H, A, and W. Then again, the bottom middle spike would seem to be superfluous.

PR19_Kit · May 22, 2019, 06:32:42 AM

Quote from: TheChronicOne on May 22, 2019, 05:55:52 AM

Having no clue what-so-ever, I've "guessed" that perhaps it's some stylized "H" or "W" or both mixed together. Might even be all three... the H, A, and W. Then again, the bottom middle spike would seem to be superfluous.

IIRC you're correct there Brad, it was meant to emphasise the three initial letters of the airline.

I've got a few Hughes AirWest decal sets, but you need to get the yellow dead on for it too look right. It's a remarkably pale shade, and I'm not sure if anyone ever did it in paint pots, maybe Xtracolor in one of their madder moments.

zenrat · May 23, 2019, 04:15:24 AM

Based on your photo i'd describe it as custard yellow...

TheChronicOne · May 25, 2019, 07:19:30 AM

No information was posted about this but uhhh.... here ya go!

EDIT: It says "Project Mgr Ron Sprigge" on it so that's a little bit of info at least.

Old Wombat · May 25, 2019, 07:42:11 AM

Cute, a red-tail Mustang!

TheChronicOne · May 25, 2019, 07:50:00 AM

I like the anti-glare mane.

ericr · May 25, 2019, 08:57:44 AM

Tophe · May 26, 2019, 02:01:11 AM

Are the wings flapping or fixed?

Scotaidh · May 26, 2019, 04:00:41 AM

I saw this today on one of those "Add to your story" things ...

zenrat · May 26, 2019, 04:18:03 AM

Very good. But it was already a Tank Engine...

TheChronicOne · May 29, 2019, 05:19:00 AM

By Paul Stevenson found on the "The Mediocre Modelers group" page.

"Well at long last I'm calling this done
Baron Von Wazitza Ace Zuka pilot.
A little bit of kit bashing on this one, undercarriage was scratch built and extended the wings and tail.
Any comments or criticism are all ways welcome as I need all the help I can get"

TheChronicOne · May 29, 2019, 05:21:54 AM

By James Gonzalez found on the "ARC Aircraft Resource Center" page.

"Custom P40e I'm doing for my daughter, her favorite plane. Almost done, few more things I've got to add, fix and clean up"