I have had another ambitious idea.

[XG332]

I have decided to try recreating this well known scene that my Grandfather captured in 1/72 models and a scenery.




First off, what size would you suggest?

Now sourcing a lightning will be easy and may require a few subtle modifications to match XG332 as was a pre-production test plane P1B.

The hard part comes with the tractor. It is a Fordson Major. But then my farmer knowledge ends.
I would need either a model kit (ideally) or diecast to match the actual model as close as possible.
I would also require 1 adult figurine, 2 children, 1 tractor driver turned around (sounds like a nightmare to make) and a pilot to play the part of Mr. Aird leaving his office.

Then i will worry about the display to replicate the picture.


Help please.

Edited by XG332 on Wednesday 19th January 21:30

[Roman]

Your real name isn't Gomez Addams is it?

[XG332]

Oh my lord that scares me.

[Eric Mc]

Suprising or not, the best 1/72 Lightning to locate for your project would be the early Airfix Lightning F1A. Unfortunately, in the late 1970s, Airfix modified the moulds to turn it into an F3 - so it now has te squared off tailfin. Therefore, an older mould F1A might be more difficult to track down - and may be listed at a silly price because of its rarity.

Trumpeter have issued a new mould of the F2A bit at £20 is quite expensive and, even though it is a modern hi-tech moulding, it has some glaring inaccuracy issues. The Airfix kit is cruder, but more accurate.

[dr_gn]

I bought my Dad a Hornby (1:76) Ferguson tractor recently - it's a very nice little ready-built model.

They also do a Fordson Major. Only about £3.00 IIRC, would be great to go with a 1:72 aircraft:

[dr_gn]

Eric Mc said:

Suprising or not, the best 1/72 Lightning to locate for your project would be the early Airfix Lightning F1A. Unfortunately, in the late 1970s, Airfix modified the moulds to turn it into an F3 - so it now has te squared off tailfin.

If only that photo had been taken 2 seconds later, he needn't have bothered assembling the kit at all.

[DieselGriff]

dr_gn said:

Eric Mc said:

Suprising or not, the best 1/72 Lightning to locate for your project would be the early Airfix Lightning F1A. Unfortunately, in the late 1970s, Airfix modified the moulds to turn it into an F3 - so it now has te squared off tailfin.

If only that photo had been taken 2 seconds later, he needn't have bothered assembling the kit at all.

Nah that would have looked just plain odd...

[XG332]

DieselGriff said:

dr_gn said:

Eric Mc said:

Suprising or not, the best 1/72 Lightning to locate for your project would be the early Airfix Lightning F1A. Unfortunately, in the late 1970s, Airfix modified the moulds to turn it into an F3 - so it now has te squared off tailfin.

If only that photo had been taken 2 seconds later, he needn't have bothered assembling the kit at all.

Nah that would have looked just plain odd...

I could model the scene from the second photo.


I need to build the kit, then smash it into the ground and set it alight.

Yea, ok.

[mickk]

Have you got a link to the original thread on this, i take it you was the chap who was trying to locate the actual site?

Hertford somewhere if i remember correctly.

[XG332]

mickk said:

Have you got a link to the original thread on this, i take it you was the chap who was trying to locate the actual site?

Hertford somewhere if i remember correctly.

http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=191&t=835667&mid=136772&nmt=This%20will%20test%20the%20PH%20knowledge

Thats me,

[mickk]

Thanks for that, so what happened did you go digging up any farmers fields?

[XG332]

mickk said:

Thanks for that, so what happened did you go digging up any farmers fields?

Not yet, and the fields are now wasteland as the airfield is being turned into housing.