Jet Auster

[Robomog]

Hi all

Another entry from the Frankenstein/kit bash Group build on Sprues

This one has a bit of a story.

I was at Telford last year and had a great time. There was only one black cloud. I came across a stall with lots of kits and what appeared to be bargain bins on the outside, I found some transfers and an Airfix Auster kit not in the original bag. The stall holder quoted me a large mount of money which he subsequently reduced a bit and I paid thinking I had got a kit I had been after for some time ( of course I didn't know Airfix were going to repop it a few months later.  ).

Anyway long story short got it home and found that bits were missing. Most I could, replace but the vital clear roof of the main canopy to which the wings attach was also missing, meaning I had brought an expensive bag of spare parts. 

Feeling I had been royally shafted I threw it into a box of random bits that I would probably sell on, and forgot about it.

Until now........

Getting in touch with my inner ericr and finding an incomplete Fouga Magister in my parts stash I had to do something with those elegant wings and the Jet Auster was born.

Here's what the mockup looked like.........



Which eventually became this........





















And of course the scale shots with Arthur Brain and a matching yellow Landrover





For those interested the build thread is here :-  https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=11352.0;all#lastPost

Like the Franken Biplane this was another project that just went together and felt "just right"  and includes my first ever attempt at masking a canopy by cutting the masking tape myself.

As always, all comments and criticisms gratefully accepted.

Mog
>^-.-^<

[RAFF-35]

I really love that! It looks so plausible 

[chrisonord]

I like that 

[Weaver]

That is very pretty indeed - well done!

[PR19_Kit]

Magic job all over. What did you use for the cabin roof eventually?