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CanMilAir Decals
Customers Gallery 12
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Photos and descriptions of finished models
built by customers using CanMilAir
Decals.
(See the bottom of the page for submission
guidelines)
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A 1:72 Gloster Meteor F Mk.3 built by Randy
Brown of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. This Meteor was one of three
used by the RCAF in the late 1940's for cold weather trials.
An awesome job, Randy!! |
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A pair of RAF Red Arrows in 1:144 scale
built by David Campbell of Stanwick, England. David used Hawk
kits produced by OzMods and CanMilAir decals to finish his display.
Nice work, David!! |
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This 1:72 scale Canadair North Star was
built by Scott Hemsley, of Willowdale, Ontario / Seneca
Falls, New York. To achieve an accurate North Star, Scott used the
Rareplanes (vac) fuselage with modified Heller DC-6
wings. The cargo doors were opened and a partial interior
scratch built. The Merlin engines are epoxy-resin based on the
Rareplanes engines, but greatly enhanced by Dave Askett. The
white metal exhausts are from AeroClub, as are the prop spinners, and
the props are from an Airfix Lancaster.
The diorama was created by Carl Mills and will be presented to
the National Air Force Museum at CFB Trenton for their display for the
Korean War.
Hat's off to Scott and Carl. Beautifully done! |
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Canadian Forces Sgt. Patricia McNorgan
of Winnipeg, Manitoba, sent in this photo of her latest build. Pictured
is the 1:48 scale Fonderi Miniature Halifax B Mk. III, built up as a
Halifax B Mk. VII from 408 "Goose" Sqn in 1944. This model was
built to be displayed in the museum at the 1 Canadian Air Division
Headquarters in Winnipeg where Pat works as a Deputy Air Force
Historian.
Stunning job, Pat ! ! Well done! |
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This 1:7 scale radio controlled T-34A Mentor
was built by Les Morgan from Moose Factory, Ontario. It depicts a
Mentor from the Central Experimental and Proving Establishment (CEPE)
circa 1955. The kit is from E-Flight and originally wore Red and White
US Navy markings. In 1:7 scale, this aircraft is 44" long, has a
55" wingspan and a flying weight of just over 5 pounds (2.25
kg)!
Nicely done, Les!! |
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William Lawlor from Penticton,
British Columbia, sent in this photo of his 1:32 scale Canadair Sabre,
which he re-worked to a create a Mk 5 from 430 Sqn. The basis for
his build was the Kinetic Models F-86F kit.
Will mastered a new vacform canopy and made a new nose with gun troughs, reworked the tail planes, the vertical fin and forward strake,
re-scribed the panel lines, vents and hatches. To help support all the
weight, he elected to use white metal landing gear. The tires and
rims are modified Hasegawa parts.
The cockpit contains a scratch-built instrument panel using Eduard bezels.
The rest of the cockpit was scratch built using references from Larry
Milberry's excellent book "The Canadair Sabre". William used
CanMilAir set # 303, but elected to paint the blue squadron sash on the fin.
The stencils from his spares box.
William has posted photos and descriptions of this build on the Large
Scale Planes website. The attention to detail on this
Sabre is astounding! A superb build William!!! |
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Ron Palmer from Edmonton, Alberta sent in
this photo of his 1:32 Grumman Avenger TBM-3E in Royal Canadian
Navy markings from the very early 1950's. Still sporting the ball turret
and Gloss Sea Blue (ANA 623) paint from its previous owner, the US Navy,
these Avengers were used by VS 881 Sqn aboard HMCS
Magnificent.
Bravo Zulu, Ron! |
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Lou Vautour from
Kingston, Nova Scotia, sent in this photo showing three of his 1:144
scale McDonnell F2H-3 RCN Banshees from VF 871 Sqn circa 1962. Lou
hand carved nine of these little beauties , eight of which await the
launching of his 1:144 scale HMCS Bonaventure (still under
construction). Here are some of Lou's comments:
"The Banshees are scratch built from
pine, basswood and Evergreen tubing. The 1:144th scale drawings I
used were supplied to me by Dan Linton after I had to scrap the
original seven Banshees I built due to incorrect drawings I found
online. Each Banshee comprises 32 separate parts lovingly carved,
glued and sanded to produce the finished product. CanMilAir decals for
VF-871 were graciously given to me by Bill Burns in exchange for a
ninth Banshee. The decals have outstanding clarity and laid down
extremely well."
Lou, your Banshee is a welcome addition to my
1:144 Canadian collection and sits proudly on my display cabinet.
Bravo Zulu!
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Something a little bit different from
CanMilAir . . . . Shown here is a 1:200 scale CargoJet Boeing
727-200 sent in by Warren Ruiter of Caledonia, Ontario.
CargoJet is a fairly new outfit that started operations in Hamilton in
2002, and Warren, a pilot with the company, approached CanMilAir to see
if decals could be produced for their aircraft as he wanted to build
several of these in 1:200 and 1:144 scales for family, friends and
co-workers. Warren proved to be a valuable resource as he willingly
photographed and measured various elements to make sure the set was
drawn accurately.
Great job, Warren and I will look forward to seeing the larger versions! |
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This 1:18 scale 21st Century Toys F-86
Sabre was skillfully refinished as Hawk One by Robert Roy of
Comox, British Columbia. This model was on display at the formal dinner
held at CFB Comox to wrap up the spring training for the 431 Sqn
Snowbirds, 2009 Century of Flight CF-18 and the Hawk One Sabre.
Well Done, Rob ! ! ! |
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