RNZAF Scottish Aviation Bulldog

[KiwiZac]

Hi all,
A while back I expressed a desire to find an Aurora 1/72 Lockheed Cheyenne heli model, and a good friend in Texas promptly emailed to ask me my current address. Inside the box that arrived a week or so later with the rather rare chopper was a MISB, blister pack Airfix SA Bulldog.



What on earth do I do with a Bulldog? I know a guy with a few of them but I've never seen them in person, nor have I ever really had a desire to build one.

Then, about a year later, inspiration struck:



Backstory and more pics to follow...

[zenrat]

Lovely.

[PR19_Kit]

A nice looking machine, the Bulldog, and great to see it in a Kiwi scheme, wholly believable. 

[KiwiZac]

Thanks gents, you're very kind. She ain't quite done yet - decal issues, you may notice one of the roundels lifting - but I really wanted to share at least one photo. Hoping to tone down the glossiness just a little, too. It's a lovely little kit, and something I'd likely never have built without it having fallen into my lap.

[PR19_Kit]

Good thing you put it on a stand, it's almost impossible to get enough nose weight in to get it to stand properly. Both the ones I built had to have flats filed on the bottom of the tyres to give them that extra bit of stability.

[Captain Canada]

Looks great Zac !

[DogfighterZen]

That's a good looking Bulldog!