Avro 504 K, A3-53, Central Flying School RAAF Point Cook Vic 1922.
1/72 Airfix, my only completed biplane so far, I modified a few things and added some rigging, finished in Tamiya, Humbrol and MM enamels with Aussie and Red Roo decals.
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neil foster said on October 24, 2016
Great job on an old and very basic kit,she must be tiny, it would be nice to see more of the series together.
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Allan J Withers said on October 25, 2016
Thanks Neil, not all that small 36′ wing, 29.5′ long divided by 72.
Bernd Müller said on October 25, 2016
Looks fantastic, the rigging is awesome, especially in this scale.
Allan J Withers said on October 25, 2016
Thanks Bernd.
Craig Abrahamson said on October 25, 2016
Nice little build, Allan…..I like it.
Allan J Withers said on October 25, 2016
Thanks Craig.
Marc Barris said on October 25, 2016
I had a busy time doing the rigging on the Gladiator in 32nd scale, this must have been tough, excellent build.
Allan J Withers said on October 25, 2016
Thanks Marc, not my favorite job.
Rob Pollock said on October 25, 2016
Allan – meticulous work. Glad to see such a positive response to your post – Great War subjects don’t always attract the interest they deserve.
Allan J Withers said on October 26, 2016
Thanks Rob.
Anthony Conway said on October 25, 2016
Hats off.
Allan J Withers said on October 26, 2016
Thanks Anthony.
Tom Bebout said on October 25, 2016
Gee that,s nice, what did you use for rigging at that scale?
Allan J Withers said on October 26, 2016
Thanks tom, clear invisible mending thread, I use the black variety for antennae on my other models.
Paul van Acker said on October 25, 2016
Beautiful work and a beautiful aeroplane. Love the rigging.
Allan J Withers said on October 26, 2016
Thanks Paul.
Sebastijan Videc said on October 25, 2016
Nice build! I’ve recently completed Po-2 and the rigging scared me, but I somehow managed to pull it off. This Avro’s rigging is even more complicated so hat’s off to you sir for pulling it of!
Allan J Withers said on October 26, 2016
Thanks Sebastijan.
Phil Steele said on October 25, 2016
Looks great Allan !! I did this one a while back and had intended to do the rigging, but the center pylons and attachment points were so badly moulded that I gave up and just added the outer skid bars. Now a days, I’m too busy to check my paint jars.
Allan J Withers said on October 26, 2016
Thanks Phil.
Greg Kittinger said on October 25, 2016
Excellent build! As others have mentioned, great job on the rigging. Since I also build 1/72, I can appreciate what went into that! Did you find a particular technique that was best?
Allan J Withers said on October 26, 2016
Thanks Greg, I drilled through the wing, super glued one end, pulled it tight and glued, then trimmed the excess and touched up the paint.
Robert Royes said on October 25, 2016
Great job, that’s what keeps me away from biplanes It is the rigging.
Allan J Withers said on October 26, 2016
Thanks Robert, might be why I’ve only done one so far.
P.k said on October 25, 2016
Nice build
Allan J Withers said on October 26, 2016
Thanks P.k.
DE4EVER said on October 26, 2016
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
Nice clean and tidy work Allan, nice one.
Allan J Withers said on October 26, 2016
Thanks DE4EVER.