Airfix Herc Conversion

[VH-WAL]

A project that was a germ of an idea 40 years ago when I was an ATC at Nadzab Papua New Guinea. Tranamerica operated out of there for a few months hauling mining equipment up into the Highlands , I was quite taken with the scheme and hankered to make a model of it. Two years ago I bought an original Airfix kit complete with Bloodhound and 11 months ago I started the conversion. I sourced an old built model wreck that was the source for the fore and aft fuselage plugs that were needed to stretch the model. Bit of filling and sanding (a bit! jeez heaps!) masking and decal design and production was required, Construction was completed today, I just have to dirty her up a little and of course finish the stand.. I took just one pic before the battery went flat.

[RayS]

Looks great Wally, love a C-130 in any scheme.

I must learn to make my own decals!

[hrtpaul]

Very nice Wally. Great scheme as well

[Ansett A330]

Another Stunning Model from Wally.

Wish I had the T,T, and T to have a go at doing one of these. Certainly have procrastinated over having a go since reading the story about stretching the RAF Hercules in an Aircraft Annual (1986 or 7 I think it was).

[VH-WAL]

Another Stunning Model from Wally.

Wish I had the T,T, and T to have a go at doing one of these. Certainly have procrastinated over having a go since reading the story about stretching the RAF Hercules in an Aircraft Annual (1986 or 7 I think it was).

Hiya! tahnks mate.. I'll bite..what does T T and T standfor?

[Ansett A330]

Hiya! tahnks mate.. I'll bite..what does T T and T standfor?

Ha ha ha ha ha! Yes “T”’s could stand for lots of things I suppose (including “things” funnily enough) but in the context of the wonderful world of Scale Modelling alphabetically it would have to be :

Talent

Temperament

And of course

Time!

And by the way how come you didn’t yell out when you were over here in Queensland?

[VH-WAL]

Hiya! tahnks mate.. I'll bite..what does T T and T standfor?

Ha ha ha ha ha! Yes “T”’s could stand for lots of things I suppose (including “things” funnily enough) but in the context of the wonderful world of Scale Modelling alphabetically it would have to be :

Talent

Temperament

And of course

Time!

And by the way how come you didn’t yell out when you were over here in Queensland?

Covid was breaking out in NSW, we made a snap decision to flee the East for home before they locked us out.. we were 24 hours too late, the y cancelled our entry permit as we were approaching Ceduna and had to spend 2 weeks in South Australia before we were let in, cheers wal