L100-30 From the old Airfix kit

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L100-30 From the old Airfix kit

Postby VH-WAL » Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:19 pm

A project that was a germ of an idea 40 years ago when I was an ATC at Nadzab Papua New Guinea. Transamerica operated out of there for a few months hauling mining equipment up into the Highlands , I was quite taken with the scheme and hankered to make a model of it. This model fits into one of my modelling interests.. aircraft that I dealt with in my career so two years ago I bought an original Airfix kit (I like its shape) complete with Bloodhound and 11 months ago I started the conversion. I sourced an old built model wreck that was the source for the fore and aft fuselage plugs that were needed to stretch the model. Bit of filling and sanding (a bit! jeez heaps!) masking and decal design and production was required,

Now I have no photographs of the aircraft that visited but I do remember a white and green scheme and looking at pictures on the net there were only a few minor variations. I dont recall the aircrafts registration but the radio callsign used was "TeeVee Ten" so I guessed it may have been N10ST.

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Re: L100-30 From the old Airfix kit

Postby F-27pax » Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:30 am

Wow to both models. That black and red Antonov looks spectacular.
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Re: L100-30 From the old Airfix kit

Postby Adam the Akrodude » Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:24 pm

Awesome work as always Wally!
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Re: L100-30 From the old Airfix kit

Postby tor lives » Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:19 pm

Wow......I just saw this.
That is one nice civvie Herk Wal.....love it!!!
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Re: L100-30 From the old Airfix kit

Postby Uros » Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:30 am

I love it! Great work!
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Re: L100-30 From the old Airfix kit

Postby Bell209 » Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:27 pm

That's great, Wal - you don't see many Hercs modelled as L100s and you've done a fine job!
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