As I mentioned before, I have been going through some old memory sticks and have found a few old pictures from around 2008. This one stood out as i had forgotten about it and recalled the fun I had painting the model and the figures. The aircraft is depicted as having landed at a jungle airstrip to drop off supplies and pick up a wounded soldier.
The aircraft is a Westland Lysander, probably Airfix with Far East markings. I think the kit originally had a spy figure in a trench coat!
The figures are a mix of Airfix, Revell and Matchbox. The observer's head was turned to the right to give the impression that he is watching the loading operation.
The settting is just a textured board with a picture of a jungle scene downloaded from the internet.
I seem to recall having to add a fuel tank and scratch build a ladder for my Airfix Lysander with no sign of SOE agent or similar - was the kit souped up and re-released?
ReplyDeleteI had both a Frog and an Airfix version of this kit. I am pretty sure that there was an agent figure that could be placed at the bottom of the steps. However, it was a long time ago when I built it.
DeleteI think it was the Frog model that had the agent and SEAC markings.
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You may well be correct. My model was definitely Airfix but I used the SEAC decals from the Frog kit. You can see the crew member is a classic Airfix pilot figure.
DeleteWhat a fabulous diorama!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
Thanks James, it was a lot of fun putting it together at the time.
DeleteIt seems that Airfix released a few versions from the 60’s to 80’s and they made the kit with the man climbing on board. The Frog kit had figures but they are rather different.
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Thanks for clarifying, it is all a bit hazy for me!
DeleteThanks for that, sorry it was 'anonymous', not sure how that happened.
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