The RCAF Group Build Birthday Party

BGuy, that was one nasty kit you took on. Your results are great!

You completed a model - good or bad, you accomplished what you set out to do. Great things come from those who try. Remember, if you think you can, or think you can't - you're right!

Thought I would bring this thread / group build back - I've been missing a lot lately but have gotten back into the swing of things over the last few months.  A new girlfriend has, actually, allowed me to focus on some building in my spare time !! :D

Here's the 1/72 Special Hobby PT-26 Cornell done up in the CWHM guise:

Decals are by CanMilAir.
The kit is pretty easy but the canopy gave me a hard time due to the fact that it's vacform (which I suck at currently) - this was my very first "short/limited" run kit and it turned out "ok" but I've learned some valuable lessons with this one on how to build so I look forward to putting those to use on my next kit. I'm currently working on the MPM Hudson 1/72 MK I/III.  I've been reading and note that there are some "issues" with the shape of the cowlings and such but pffffft.. I'm not a purist by any stretch :)

Cheers,
Dave

Hey, Dave!  Nice work on the Cornell - is that a forerunner or successor to the DeH Chipmunk?  It sure looks similar.....hard to grasp that this group is a year old now - has anyone heard from Poppie lately?  Poppie, youlurking about?

Brian 

brain44 wrote:

Hey, Dave!  Nice work on the Cornell - is that a forerunner or successor to the DeH Chipmunk?  It sure looks similar.....hard to grasp that this group is a year old now - has anyone heard from Poppie lately?  Poppie, youlurking about? Brian

Thanks Brian!! :)  I believe it's the fore runner to the Chipmunk - this is more a WW II trainer (at least that's what my research states) - it's the markings that are on the one in the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum out in Hamilton Ontario :)

Took me a while but I finally had something to post here :D

 Cheers,
Dave