Photos and descriptions of finished models 
built by customers using CanMilAir Decals. 

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With Christmas only two weeks away, Philip Dykeman of Winnipeg, Manitoba, needed help to finish a three plane diorama consisting of two Royal Canadian Air Force 416 Sqn Sabre Mk. V's and a Silver Star as a gift for his wife's grandfather. To finish this Silver Star, Philip used CanMilAir Decal set # 009 with custom numbers on the Hasegawa 1:72 scale T-33 kit. Paints used on all three aircraft were a combination of Humbrol Petroleum Blue enamel for the underside and Hobby Color acrylic Dark Sea Gray and Dark Green for the top side camo pattern.

For this RCAF 416 "Lynx" Squadron Sabre Mk. V, Philip Dykeman used a combination of kit decals with custom serial numbers and fuselage codes from CanMilAir on the 1:72 scale Hobbycraft kit. All three aircraft in the diorama were painted in European camouflage as they would have appeared while his grandfather-in-law was stationed with 416 Sqn at Grostenquin from late 1954 to early 1958. 

A wonderful tribute to wrap up 2005, Canada's Year of the Veteran. Awesome job Philip!

Another kit built by Army MCpl Larry Wilson is this great looking 1:72 scale Canadian Forces DHC-6 Twin Otter by Modelcraft using Model Master paints and CanMilAir Decal set # 072 to finish it off. Larry sent the following comments along with the photo: 

"Your decal set was very complete. I used Chrome Yellow Model Master paint, however I am not too sure if that was a wise choice, but it still looks good.
   Take care, and you do great work Bill. Thanks!!"

Thank you for the kudos Larry, and yes, it certainly does look good!!

UPDATE April 30, 2006: 
"Bill, FYI, the Twin Otter I did last year with your decal set won me a Bronze finish in this years COMS (Central Ontario Model Show) held at CFB Borden on the weekend (Sunday April 29th)."

CONGRATS, Larry!!   Pretty good finish for an Army guy, eh?

And yet another fantastic build by Army MCpl Larry Wilson from CFB Borden, is this 1:72 scale NFTC BAe Hawk kit from Airfix.  Larry used Model Master "Blue Angels Blue" for the overall colour and finished it with CanMilAir Decal set # 084.  For his CT-155, Larry chose to include the temporary RAF fin flash and serial used while flight testing in Britain and during delivery to Canada. 
This particular Hawk trainer first took to the air on June 11, 2004 and was delivered to CFB Moose Jaw on August 2, 2004 where it is used at the NATO Flying Training Centre.  

Well done, Larry !

When Tony Hayes from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum at Mount Hope, Ontario, inquired about getting six sets of 1:72 scale Grumman Tracker decals for a museum project to build a complete 1:72 reproduction of HMCS Bonaventure, I was thrilled to be a part of it !  CanMilAir supplied the CWHM with six # 056 decal sets complete with additional custom serial number groupings and extra airframe stenciling. 

The six Trackers are lined up from the stern elevator to the catapult and are in varying stages of the wings unfolding. This is an stunning diorama that really has to be seen in person to appreciate the amount of work that has gone into creating it. 

Tony's comments: 

" I started to use Hobbycraft kits but they were terrible so I scraped those and hunted down some Hasegawa kits. Much nicer kit in all aspects, build, fit and detail. I use Model Masters ACRYL Medium Gray 35237 and Gunship Gray 36118 paints, no smell and they're easy to clean up."

"It was a lot of fun and I'm  looking forward to our next project at the museum. Doing this project has gotten me back in the groove for modeling. I was in quite a slump for awhile as some of you modelers will know what I'm talking about. Now I'm back building full swing and enjoying every minute of it."

To say this was an awesome job, somehow just doesn't seem to be saying enough! To see the Tony's Tracker assembly line in progress CLICK HERE.  To give you some idea of the size of this model CLICK HERE.

"To finish my Challenger, I used a combination of kit decals and CanMilAir set # 027. Paints are Testors Insignia White, my home-brewed version of Red 509-102 and automotive chrome for the aluminum areas. After application, the decals were sealed with Testors semi-gloss acrylic. I think the overall effect is quite good. Reflections of the decals can be seen on the wings! The various extra antennas that are present on these aircraft were added, pitot tubes were made from .008" guitar string and the navigation and landing lights were re-done. The photo was taken in natural sunlight."

It is nice to finally see a 1:144 scale model here at last! Good work Philip!

"The kit was the 1/32 Combat Models F-101 Voodoo vacuform kit. At 1/32 scale, the kit is quite large in relation to the thickness of the plastic, so I had to add lots of stringers, frames, and spars to the interior to stiffen it up. All this interior structure, plus the cockpit, plus the nose weight, leaves you with quite a heavy kit, but luckily it comes with metal landing gear legs. The surface finish and panel lines on the kit were quite rough, so I filled them in and re-scribed my own panel lines. Nobody makes 1/32 Voodoo ejection seats, so I used 1/32 F-5E seats which are close and easily converted. The paint finish was Testors "Canadian Voodoo Grey", and I used a wash of "Light Ghost Grey" to accentuate the panel lines. Decals are CanMilAir set # 015. Minor trimming was required to the lightning stripe and walkways for them to line up correctly with the structure on the Combat kit. I was very pleased with the quality of the CanMilAir decals and the quick service."

Thanks Mike. Nice work!

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