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Allan J Withers
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De Havilland DH 60G Gipsy Moth, A7-55, Seaplane Training Flight RAAF, Point Cook, Victoria 1936.

August 16, 2024 · in Aviation · · 24 · 146

1/72 Avis, built 10-2020 to 03-2022 for the DH 100 GB, more pic's, details there, ------
A7-55 the only one, built at the Cockatoo Island Naval Dockyard in 1931 under the supervision of Lawrence Wackett, it was used to locate the missing Antarctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworth in 1936 from onboard the Royal Research Ship, Discovery 2.

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24 responses

  1. Lovely build Allan

  2. Very nicely finished, Allan.

  3. Excellent job and really nice result, my friend Allan!

  4. Well done, Allan (@kalamazoo). I don't think I have ever seen a seaplane version before.

  5. A very nice result, Allan @kalamazoo
    Not that easy to create such beautiful rigging in this scale.

  6. Very well done!

  7. Nice work on a unique subject, Allan.

  8. Excellent little Moth - the rigging is particularly well done

  9. Nicely done Allan!

  10. Excellent work, Allan. Great example of skill and patience.
    All the rigmarole with all that rigging would be too much for me.
    If I squint just enough looking at the first photo with the blue carpet, it actually looks like the aircraft is on water.

  11. Great looking build, Allan

  12. Beautiful work! Love the rigging in that scale - well done!

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