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BEA Comet, 1963
« on: March 08, 2015, 09:46:42 am »
Finally.....

A build I've been wanting to do for ages (and took far too long to complete).  No specific reason why, just one of things that I needed to get out of my system:







Yes it's the ancient Airfix Comet, OOB.  Resisted the temptation to detail the cockpit, followed the path Wooksta and others take with a 'solid' canopy.

Markings are a mixture of kit (wing registrations, Union Jacks), stock Modeldecal (fuselage registrations) and some very nice 'BEA' logos courtesy of Mr Spackman.

Edit: pictures revised.
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2015, 09:57:54 am »
What a great finish with that old kit........ :thumbsup:
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2015, 09:58:36 am »
That has really got me chuckling with delight.   :wub: :thumbsup:

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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2015, 10:34:15 am »
Great to see it at last Dave, it really does look superb!  :thumbsup: :bow:

Will we be getting the BOAC version later?  ;D

That will need slipper tanks on the wings of course......  ;)
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2015, 10:54:12 am »
Pretty! Just a design experiment or is there a story behind this Comet?
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2015, 11:02:36 am »
See what you did there! :lol:  Very sharp, the scheme suits it. :thumbsup:
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2015, 11:17:28 am »
Quote from: Dizzyfugu on March 08, 2015, 10:54:12 am
Pretty! Just a design experiment or is there a story behind this Comet?

No.  BEA flew dH.106 Comets so it's just a play on names.
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2015, 11:24:05 am »
And the RED wings always look great!  :thumbsup:
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2015, 12:45:44 pm »
Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 08, 2015, 11:24:05 am
And the RED wings always look great!  :thumbsup:

Yes they do, looks like that bird "marked her territory" quite a bit with all those stains.  And that photo really makes me appreciate how much flap she could deploy. 
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2015, 02:04:09 pm »
Designed for high speed luggage reconciliation...when you're in Italy and your knickers are in Spain

Gorgeous . One of my earliest memories is looking out of a plane window at red wings!!
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2015, 09:36:56 pm »
Good job on a piece of crap kit.
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2015, 12:28:40 am »
Great job, well done.
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2015, 07:45:46 am »
Very nice. Looks even sleeker in those colours. Nice play on names as well. Love that pic you've included. Look at those flaps !

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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2015, 07:54:04 am »
Oh that works  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: BEA Comet, 1963
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2015, 10:56:39 am »
got to do a BOAC one now perhaps kitbasher!  :thumbsup:
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