1/72 Airfix Fairey Battle Mk-l

Gallery Article by Vinayak Dutt Shukla on Apr 5 2012

 

 

Fairey Battle MK-l, my first ever kit build, this is one A/C I always wanted to make, one of my favorites.  Initially, I wanted to make this in RIAF scheme, but for lack of knowledge & reference material on the type in RIAF Service, I couldn't go much further,  Only good part, I now know, that there were only three A/C of the type in RIAF service.  And those 3 aircraft were mostly used for Training & Target Tug duties, of which one was pranged, so that left only two & hence lack of info.

 

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So, with two Kits (AIRFIX) in hand, I decided to go with the RAF scheme belonging to No.12 Sqn,RAF.  The crew of this particular A/C were AWARDED VC's. The other kit is kept for later stage, if n when I am able to acquire more info on the A/C in RIAF Service.  This particular AIRFIX kit was overall a good build with some minor glitches, but the outcome is pretty satisfactory.  The kit is totally hand brushed. 

At last, but not the least, I must mention that I have always been a scratch A/C model builder, but for the love, care, active support & guidance of my Gurus, namely, Murli Rajan & Navin Bala, who brought me into scale kit model building.  I wouldn't have been able to complete my models without them.  Still a lot to learn & a long way to go.

I hope you all like this build.........enjoy the photos.

Vinayak Dutt Shukla

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Photos and text © by Vinayak Dutt Shukla