Blackburn Beverley

[PR19_Kit]

How strange that decals don't include the Transport Command lightning stripes, they're part and parcel of all transports during that period. 

[Captain Canada]

We'll have to find some 144th scale bikes for you Mossie ! That thing look excellent. And thanks for that link....you order from those guys ? I think I'll try it !

[Mossie]

I've found Oxford do some diecast British N-Gauge cars that are as near as dammit 1/144.  They also do some bikes, but they have side cars and I'm not sure how easy it'll be to chop it off being diecast.

I've never ordered from Hobbyterra myself, not sure how good they are.

[Captain Canada]

Cheers. I might try it anyway. I'd love to get my hands on this kit. Looks excellent.

Maybe 2 of them, one 'original' and one modern.

[jcf]

... I'm not sure how easy it'll be to chop it off being diecast.

The zinc alloy pot-metal used in most diecasts can be cut with a razorsaw.

[Mossie]

I might buy one or two then to represent them, a couple of mates on a jolly.  If I do a full load it has the potential to get very expensive!

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[Captain Canada]

 

[Mossie]

Found a quote about the Court Line Beverley that would interest Kit:
http://www.airpixbycaz.co.uk/cazsite/aviation/military/type/beverley/index.html#xb259

Whilst in concept an excellent idea (and one successfully used by TWA with a Fairchild Packet), getting the Aircraft certified became an extremely protracted process and with Court Line having financial difficulties, they gradually lost interest. The only fortunate side effect of this situation was that Court Line's plan to repaint the Aircraft the same Pink scheme as used on one of its Tristars was never implemented (no Beverley should wear Pink).

XB259 was the aircraft that was bought by Court Line, and had been originally been allocated the civil serial G-AOAI (I've checked GINFO, no other aircraft was allocated the registration so it would probably have kept it).  And TwoSix do the pink decals too:
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/STS44098

[PR19_Kit]

I've known about Court's Beverley for some time, but thanks for the links anyway. I have a Welsh Models Bev in The Loft even, but 1/144 vacforms of that size would take up too much time right now sadly.

I've got some other Court decals, for the blue and green schemes, that may work as well.

[Mossie]

I was just mentioning that it was the pink one that was planned, it'd look good in any of the others too.

[PR19_Kit]

It would look good in the pink, the most outrageous of Court's schemes. 

I never knew they'd got as far as choosing the scheme for it, although it's mentioned in any and all of Court's histories.

[Captain Canada]

Figures...I went to order the kit and they are sold out for now. Ah, the joys of procrastination !

[Mossie]

Keep looking.  After I bought the kit from S&M Models, Hannants sent me an email saying they had more in stock (which they've sold out of again).  I guess being a small manufacturer production is in small volumes but stock seems to keep coming in to the shops.

[Captain Canada]

Ya there's a button on there to be reminded when they come in, but I'll just keep checking, thanks. I wanted to order a couple of amodel 144th kits as well, and I'm tempted to go elsewhere but that might kibosh this purchase so I'd better wait lol. Don't want to get into too much trouble 

[Mossie]

Unfortunately Fort Paull has closed for good, putting the future of the Beverley into doubt.  Hopefully a buyer can be found.