Gregers mit ein österreich Birddog. **FINISHED**

[Gregers]

My Austrian/German isn't that good so may I translate my poor linguistic skills. I'm building an Austrian Cessna Bird dog using the Airfix kit and IPMS Austria decals. The kit has been in my stash since forever and the decals I purchased on a trip to Austria/Slovinia in 2005.

All the best.

Greg

[Old_Tonto]

Cool choice & it's definitely time you used those decals.

[fredk]

Have you had a chance to get started on this?

[fredk]

Helloooo?

[Gregers]

Hi Fred. Got the kit and equipment out ready but life got in the way. Will try and get it done very soon.

All the best.

Greg

[Gregers]

Right ho folks. This is under way and with the impending ending of this G/B I'd better get a move on. I've taken closed box and sprue shots then started the build. Pics have been taken and I'm about to upload them and this is going to be a blitz build, not 24 hours but darn quick.
Pics coming very soon.

All the best.

Greg

[Gregers]

Pics here. Started the build just over an hour and a half ago.









More to follow soon folks.

All the best

Greg

[Gregers]

More pics. Won't be doing much more tonight.








All the best.

Greg

[lancfan]

looks great Greg, I really must get a few of these in the stash.

David.

[Gregers]

Cheers David. I know that they are not currently available from Airfix, I needed some parts for one of mine but drew a blank from the spares dept.

All the best.

Greg

[Clashcityrocker]

Everybody's heard about the bird.

Nigel

[Gregers]

Everybody's heard about the bird.

Nigel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWW6JXohTGY;

All the best.

Greg

[Purplethistle]

More pics. Won't be doing much more tonight.








All the best.

Greg

when you turned it upside down, was that you, 'flipping the Bird'?

[Gregers]

when you turned it upside down, was that you, 'flipping the Bird'?

I felt like doing that when I discovered I'd started painting the wrong shade of green

All the best.

Greg

[Gregers]

Hi Folks.

The Bird dog is finished and following are the last build pics, The almost disaster shot and the finished model. Thanks for following the build and I hope you enjoyed watching. The only addition was an Ariel from stretched sprue. The aircraft I modeled is hanging from the roof of the Zeltweg Museum. https://vvsphotography.wordpress.com/20 ... on-museum/;

I'll let the pics do the talking now.
















I didn't swear, honest, well not much anyway








The Airfix Cessna Bird dog is a sweet little kit, no horrors during the build, just a somewhat weak undercarriage.

All the best.

Greg

Addendum, the U/C broke again just after taking the photographs.