The Little World

This aircraft model gave two choices of registration – G-AAXC or G-AAXF. I chose the latter – ” Helena ” and noted that it was assigned to eastern flights for Imperial Airways – when there was an empire in the east to fly to.

As I intend to do with most 1:144 models in my collection, ” Helena ” is flying, not grounded, and thus doesn’t need to stress itself on flimsy landing gear. This is not actually a problem for this handsome bird, as the main gear is very sturdy. But as stilled propellers would be quite spindly, I have resorted to clear discs.

The stand is home-made, of the simplest design and material, and is standard for all the scale. My display cabinet has a space in the centre for aircraft at different heights – this one is low.

I think it a splendid model, a credit to the Airfix company, and will display it with pride. I wish there were more inter-war airliners available for general purchase.