Category: Royal Canadian Navy

• Fairey Firefly Mk V – Part Four – Preserved Fly

  

  According to Skaarup, these Firefly aircraft flew with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1952 – roughly about the same time they served with the Royal Australian Navy. The carriers they flew from were Royal Navy donations to the Commonwealth countries – the MAJESTIC, BONAVENTURE, SYDNEY, AND MELBOURNE. The decks were perfectly suited to…

  Dick Stein

  December 13, 2025

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, History, Model Airplane, Museums, Painting, prototypes, Royal Canadian Navy, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  postwar fighter, preserved aircraft, Royal Canadian Navy

• Fairey Firefly Mk V – Part Three – 60’s Airfix

  

  But not the Bad sixties. This kit fit pretty well – if you remembered to trim round the fuselage locating pins and square off the wing attachments. Only two small sink marks and the centre seam almost good. Not a major filling exercise. The exhaust stacks are glorious but need to be put in before…

  Dick Stein

  December 12, 2025

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Painting, Royal Canadian Navy, Uncategorized

  Naval paint Scheme, Unfolded wing

• Grumman Tracker – Part Three – A Bonnie Aircraft

  

  Bonnie, but not magnificent… The Idea Model Company Grumman S2F-1 model that came to me at a low price has proved to be an excellent bargain. It might not have the precision of a Hasegawa or Tamiya product, but it is here, now, and has built up to a good stand-off model. The Royal Canadian…

  Dick Stein

  August 4, 2025

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Collecting, Colour Schemes, frugality, History, Lacquer, Model Airplane, Modelling Supplies, Painting, Royal Canadian Navy, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  ASW, Grumman, RCN