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

(See the bottom of the page for submission guidelines)

Well here is something you won't see in the history books! Robert Austin of Trochu, Alberta, sent in this "What-If" Avro Nottingham GR II on floats in 1:72 scale. Envisioned as an interim development between the Lancaster/Lincoln and the Shackleton, the Nottingham is about 6 feet longer with a wingspan 7 feet wider than a Lancaster and uses contra-rotating props. 
 
Robert used the 1:72 scale Avro Shackleton from Novo with floats supplied from the 1:24 scale Trumpeter Spitfire.
 
Well done, Robert !
 

This beautiful Sabre was sent in by Mike Murphy of Ottawa, Ontario. I could tell you about it, but Mike sent in the following description and did a far better job describing the build than I ever could:

Bill:

 FINALLY!!!

   Attached are photos of my completed 1:48 scale Hasegawa Canadair Sabre Mk II (ok . . . so it’s really a Mk V built to resemble a Mk II) dedicated to the memory of my uncle, Flying Officer Joseph Guy Armand Cloutier.  Uncle Guy was flying the Sabre depicted in the photo, serial number 19365, with 421 “Red Indian” Sqn when he had a flame out while returning to the 2Wing airfield at Grostenquin , France at 10:50 a.m. on 9 June 1953.  Unfortunately, all the steps he took to save the aircraft failed and when he attempted to bail out of the aircraft he was too low. The Sabre was located in a nearby lake and Guy’s body was found, still strapped into his ejection seat, in a wheat field near Bistroff.  He was seven weeks shy of his 22^nd birthday.  It’s also believed that Guy was the first Royal Canadian Air Force pilot to die on the continent of Europe after the end of World War II. 
  
  The kit went together very easily.  Minimal filler and sanding was required.  I used Alclad ll White Aluminum over a primer coat of Testors Model Master light grey enamel.  The gun port panels were painted with Alclad II Stainless Steel and the area around the exhaust opening was given a shot of Alclad II Polished Aluminum.  The anti-glare panel is Testors Model Master Enamel Gloss Black.  The wingtip lights, the rear anti-collision lights and the beacon inside the canopy are all Tamiya Clear Acrylics.  The fuel dump is painted with Model Master Enamel Guards Red.  The decals were applied and they were sealed with two coats of Future floor polish.  I then masked the anti-glare panel and gave it a mist of Model Master Dullcote.
  
   All the stencils are kit decals but all roundels, red / white Indian Head tail fin squadron markings, red / white nose band, squadron identification codes (AX 365), fin flash and serial number are CanMilAir products.  They went on without problem and settled down extremely well with Solvaset decal setting agent.
  
   I am indebted to Bill for all his hard work and patience with decal set #190.  There were many trial and error designs and fittings with the red / white nose band.  He got it right!  All Bill asked for in exchange for creating this new set of decals was a couple of shots of the Red Indian head on the Spitfire at the Canada Aviation Museum, here in Ottawa.  A great trade off in my opinion.  I was extremely touched, and equally impressed, with the addition of F/O J.G.A. “Guy” Cloutier in script that fit onto the canopy rail.  It was something I was not expecting but you can’t believe how impressed I was when I saw it on the sheet!
  
   Bill’s assistance, and dare I say friendship, has been above reproach and certainly well beyond what I expected when I first contacted him and asked if he could help me in this venture.  When the completed model sat on its wheels for the first time earlier this morning, I can’t describe the sense of pride I had as I looked at an extremely close rendition of what my uncle Guy was flying at the time of his accident.
  
   Uncle Guy’s memory will live on in the memory of anyone who see or purchases CanMilAir decal sheet 190 and for that I can’t thank Bill enough.
    
   I’ve ordered other sheets from Bill and I’ll post pictures of those builds as I get to them.

 Thank you, Bill, very much!

  Mike 

A truly outstanding job, Mike. It was a definite pleasure working on such worthy project and it was nice to have someone as patient as yourself to work with as we got that nose band figured out! 

Lou Vautour from Kingston, Nova Scotia posted these photos in the CanMilAirModels forum. Lou hand carved these little beauties from solid wood for the deck of his under construction 1:350 scale HMCS Bonaventure.

The top picture shows Lou holding one of his four Royal Canadian Navy Grumman CS2F Trackers. 
 
The bottom photo shows two of his Trackers (note one has its wings folded!) next to his Sikorsky HO4S sitting on the deck of a handy aircraft carrier model under construction.
 
Bravo Zulu, Lou !

A rather unusual late 1950's era helicopter from Terry Patrick of Huntingdon, England. Terry scratch built the second of only two prototypes ever made of the Westland Westminster in 1:144 scale. 

Another 409 Sqn Hornet from Jeff Wilson of Ottawa Ontario. Jeff sent along the following description.

"This CF-188 Hornet was built using the 1:48 scale ESCI #4012 (Scale Craft of California) F/A-18 Hornet kit and was finished using CMA decal set #233 (409 Sqn in 2006). I had decided right from the beginning that I wanted to have this project displayed as in-flight. 
 
Before starting the kit I researched through many books, photos, as well as on the internet and I received a lot of  help from the experts on the CanMilAirModels discussion forum. My thanks to everyone for all your valuable info.
 
Starting this project would be a challenge as this was an earlier version Hornet kit with the "saw tooth" leading edges on the wings and stabilizers, it had no fin details, no LEX fences, no fin braces, no fuselage pod stations just aft of intake sides and of course a searchlight would be required, to name a few things that are on the later version of this Hornet which I wanted to complete.

I have learned lots of new techniques building this model and I hope this has helped improve my skills up one notch to the "intermediate" level in the hobby.

All the above mentioned external modifications required quite a lot of filing, sanding and scratch building, especially in the area of the cockpit. I added Aim 7 Sparrows and filled all the weapons stations #1 thru #9 with Mk 82 1000 lb., Mk 84 2000 lb. bombs, AIM 120 AMRAAMS and AIM 9 Sidewinders on tips. The AIM 9's I repainted to the blue color which makes them inert for training. I thought this would help bring out the various shades of blue on the fins. I know this would not be an actual weapons load for a mission, but it filled the void under the wings. I will add a pilot later as I come across one in another kit.
 
I had a lot of fun building this Hornet in this scale and I plan on future CF Hornets in this scale.

Thank you again Bill for the decals you produce that finish this Hornet off so well in my eyes, and I hope to the viewers that see this. Now, on to my next project..."

Another great job, Jeff!! Well done! I can't wait to see what comes next!

Once again Robert Johnson of Wilmont Station, Nova Scotia, has come up with a stunning model using a combination of decal sets. Shown is his 1:48 scale CF-100 Mk V built from the Hobbycraft kit using decals from a Canuck set (#295) as well as a Sabre set (#003). Robert has depicted a Clunk from the Electronic Warfare Unit (EWU) in the early 1960's based out of St. Hubert. Robert scratch-built the chaff pods and pylons under each wing and created the EWU markings on the sides from a combination of decals and paint.  
Nice work, Robert!  But you know, don't you, that now that you've gone to the trouble of hand painting those EWU markings, I will have to create a EWU set after I do the 414 Sqn set that's 90% finished!  LOL

Once again, Robert Johnson from Wilmont Station, Nova Scotia, has sent in a photo to showcase his latest builds.  For the Canadair North Star in the right foreground, Robert used a 1:144 scale Minicraft DC-4 coupled with the engine nacelles and props from the CMR Czech Master Resin Shackleton MR2 and CMAD sets # 117, 118 and window set 119 to finish it off. 
For the Canadair North Star C-5 in the left background, Robert used the 1:144 Minicraft DC-6B that had the fuselage shortened fare and aft of the wings with the unused props from the DC-4 kit. Robert used CMAD sets # 120, 121 and window set 122 to finish the model.
 
Stunning work, Robert! 

From Sean Martin of Ottawa, Ontario, is this nicely done Spitfire Mk.XVI in 421 Sqn markings as it appears at the Vintage Wings of Canada in Gatineau, Quebec. Sean used the 1:48 scale Academy kit and built it OOB, except for the CanMilAir decals.
  
Great job, Sean!!

When CAVUNP member Don Bowman of St. Catharines, Ontario needed a second 1:60 scale UN Buffalo (see Gallery 3), Shawn "Phantom" Weiler came to the rescue. Don supplied the wooden Buffalo in yellow SAR markings, CanMilAir supplied the decals, and Shawn supplied the labour and expertise. The results are shown above. The United Nations peacekeeping veterans group uses the model Buffalos while visiting schools, youth groups, etc, to help illustrate the tragic events in 1974, on what is now known as Peacekeeping Day. 

From Major (R) Dan McWilliams of Jonquiere, Quebec, is this fine looking CC-137 Husky from 437 Sqn. in Symmetrical Era markings. Dan used the Minicraft 1:144 scale "Air Force One" kit. 

"This build was mostly a labour of love for me as I crossed the Atlantic as a teenager multiple times in this beast when my father was stationed in Germany.  It also got me around within Canada when it flew the milk runs from Trenton Ontario.  Later, I saw it from the outside while I re-fuelled on many trips with my CF-18 Hornet.  This big white cow will always bring back a myriad of memories!"

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