A few of my models

[Rawsthorne]

1:72 scale Heinkel He-280

Built from 2 different kits: HUMA-Modell's short run kit for the wings, engines, undercarriage and decals; the fuselage, butterfly tail and the canopy came from the Frank Modellbau vac-form kit (pretty rare now, I should think)
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1:72 scale F-100

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[heywooood]

these are terrific models! The paintwork on the Hun is really good.
Your He-280 looks just right - kit bashed but you'd never know it wasn't a complete kit of that aircraft. Nicely done.

Are those the same Jumo engines slung under the wings that an Me-262 would use? I would guess yes but I'm wrong too often not to ask.

 

[Rawsthorne]

these are terrific models! The paintwork on the Hun is really good.
Your He-280 looks just right - kit bashed but you'd never know it wasn't a complete kit of that aircraft. Nicely done.

Are those the same Jumo engines slung under the wings that an Me-262 would use? I would guess yes but I'm wrong too often not to ask.

Thank you kindly, heywoood. As I recall, the Jumos are the same as would later be used on the Me 262; I seem to remember there were some other powerplant options in the vacform kit, such as twin rockets - but I built this so long ago I can't honestly remember! I built the Huma kit separately with the twin tailfin configuration but I think this version with the butterfly tail looks prettier

 

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MPM 1/72 scale Defiant

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Italeri 1/72 scale Ju-52 "Manfred von Richthofen"

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The Airfix 1/72 scale classic "Storch"

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Another Airfix classic, the "Harvard"

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SMER 1/72 scale Piper L-4H

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MIKRO 1/72 scale RWD-5 bis

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Airfix's 1/72 scale Westland Scout

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Forma-Plane 1/72 scale vacformed Hawkwer Henley

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FROG 1/72 scale DH Gipsy Moth "Jason"

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Contrail's 1/72 scale Saro 'London' (vacuform)

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1/72 scale PR Spitfires - PR19 (top) and MkXI

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I believe this was the old Pegasus kit but with metal prop & exhausts
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1/72 scale Bucker Bestmann by HUMA MODELL

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Matchbox's 1/72 Lysander (decals from Modeldecal sheets)

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[heywooood]

All of these models are beautifully done - but I imagine that completing this aircraft with all of the elaborate rigging had to be quite satisfying.

 

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@ heywooood

Thanks, mate - they were indeed a labour of love, these Contrail flying boats. I was so completely fascinated by 1920s & 30s aviation at the time - I can't imagine building another now