Airfix 1/72 Avro Shackleton MR.2

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Airfix 1/72 Avro Shackleton MR.2

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Built from the box, and represents Avro Shackleton MR.2 WL787 when on strength with 38 Sqn. WL787 was one of the Shackleton's crewed by my Grandfather during his time in the RAF.

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Well done you did a great job.
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Nice build, looks great
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Very nice tribute! It looks great
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Very good looking plane! Fantastic job :th:
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That looks really smart!
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Thank you everyone. I really enjoyed this build, a labour of Love!
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Cracking job.

Those decals must have been hard work but it looks great :clap: :clap:
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Yes this is excellent :thumb1:
Very solid looking bomber
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Stokesy44 wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 7:45 pm Cracking job.

Those decals must have been hard work but it looks great :clap: :clap:
Thank you! The decals for the walkways were from spares, as were the 38 Sqn Numbers and serials.
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Twokidsnosleep wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 10:34 pm Yes this is excellent :thumb1:
Very solid looking bomber
Thank you! As it was a Tribute to my late Grandfather, I think it turned out okay!
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