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David Pye
David has been scale modelling off-and-on since his first production of HMS Daring aged about 8. Since re-discovering the hobby he's rarely not had a model 'on the go' for the past couple of years and these have mostly reflected his interest in military aircraft and WW2 naval craft. His wife allows them to be displayed around the house but won't dust them, David sometimes does. Guaranteed success birthday present: fine point, short haired brushes.
Antonov An2
Antonov An2
1/72 Bilek kit
East German scheme
Antonov An2
SAAB Draken
Draken operating from an improvised runway on a road. Built from the 1970s Airfix 1/72 with a scheme based on a photo.
SAAB Draken
Junkers G-24
Junkers G-24 built from Revell's 1/72 kit The original mould was made by VEB Plasticart - I had to replace the legs with brass and carbon fibre rods. The model is dressed as being part of AB Aerotransport's fleet around 1930. I made masks and painted the markings. The inspiration for the diorama was this photo..
Junkers G-24
DH Mosquito BXVI
Airfix 1/72 dH Mosquito BXVI with Eduard PE produced for that kit which combined excellently - highly recommended.
It's dressed as being from 571 Squadron, No 8 Pathfinder Group which was based at RAF Oakington in Cambs 1944.The odd grey panel on the port side is due it just having come back from repairs, they hadn't y
DH Mosquito BXVI
Saab J21-R
Developed from the Saab J21A but the R denotes that the airframes had been significantly adapted for Goblin jet engines (the R denotes 'Roket'), externally the two still looked very similar but only about half the parts were common to both. This model is from a Special Hobby 1/72 kit that comes with photo-etch.
Saab J21-R
Gloster Meteor T Mk 7
The two seat trainer version of the Meteor originally produced in response to an Argentinian order.
This one is dressed as one from Station Flight RNAS Yeovilton although it's actually a 'What If?' as the numbers on it are not correct. Credit to Mike Costillo for the resin figures
Gloster Meteor T Mk 7
Aichi E11a ‘Laura’
A Japanese early WW2 flying boat originally used for spotting shot landing from warships but rapidly reduced to other roles such as delivering the post. The beach is made from alpine grit and sand, the sea is done from layers of Modgpodge and varnish.
Aichi E11a ‘Laura’
Fiat Cicogna
Fiat Cicogna that I finished a bit before Christmas. The model is dressed for the 4th Regia Aeronautica in Greece in 1940. The kit was an Italeri 1/72 first released in 1972, this was from the reboxed 'vintage' series of about 2010
Fiat Cicogna
Nord 2501 Noratlas
Scene set at Tomale airport, Ghana, 1963 - a German assistance flight brings supplies to the Ghanains after the assassination of their president.
Kit is Heller 1/72 but has NeOmega resin Hercules engines added along with the resin crates and figures from various suppliers.
Nord 2501 Nordatlas
