The Little World

Well, that was rewarding. The decal set that cost $ 5.00 went down like a cold beer in a country pub. Decals are always a lottery – even from the reputable makers. Specials from shows? Like licking a light socket and betting the current is off.

The CT133 that followed the ‘Birds for a few seasons was painted white with the then-current CAF insignia. A little easier to decal, but I miss the lightning flash. I would like to miss the dual-language nonsense, but that was a measure of how far Canadians could be bullied by Quebec. At least they have got the R in RCAF back by now…

Okay, end of politics.

This Sword kit and others by the company have convinced me that I would happily build anything they box. I growled about the cockpit fit but in the end it was fine. A spare seat came from another kit, and it all went together well.

True Canadian plane kits are very rare in the shops – I snatch at them whenever I see them. I’m prepared to buy things that have been panned by other reviewers for the sake of completing one more part of a collection. Mostly I adapt other nation’s planes to what they became in Canadian service.

There is only one advantage to modelling RCAF and Canadian civil aircraft here in Australia – there are few locals who know what the originals looked like. I can get away with some flights of fancy. If I built Australian or New Zealand aircraft there would be a dozen anoraks counting rivets every time I put one on a shelf.