Category: Ruritanian Aircraft
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello – Part One – The RRAAF’s New Poster Plane
Readers of this column who follow the history of the Royal Ruritanian Army Air Force will be long familiar with the history of the service. The training facilities in Alberta, the variegated equipment roster, the bad decisions and worse outcomes…all have been documented. But here is a new chapter of the saga – brought to…
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Ruritania Poste – Part Five B – RT-AFR
Purists amongst the aviation game may wonder at the slight anhedral exhibited by RT-AFR …the new SM.79 that Ruritania Poste has added to the African mail route. The answer is simple. The Savoia Marchetti is depressed. Wartime service for the Italians and now having to fly over cannibals and savage lions of post-war Africa …and…
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Ruritania Poste – Part Five A – RT-ASA
Before I present the newest mail-planes of Ruritania Poste I must address the members of my model building club. Yes, gentlemen, I know we have a motto that extolls being true to scale and true to life. I am always encouraged by this when I see see the egg planes and cardboard police cars in…
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Ruritania Poste – Part Four – Sprayin’ Weather
I never used to take the slightest notice of Advice To Mariners. It could be blowing a gale round Beachy Head…or Bayswater for that matter…and I couldn’t have cared less. That was before I got an airbrush and a bad habit. The habit is spray painting model aircraft, so don’t be judgemental. The business of…
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Ruritania Post – Part Three – Aviation Réchaufee
No one can accuse the Ruritanian people of being wasteful – they are not profligate in any way. Nor can they be ignored as engineers and scientists – any nation that concocts brandy and aviation fuel from turnips must be accorded a good deal of respect. Thus it is not surprise to see that the…
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Wenn Ist Genug?
A question for all of us – but in this case for the model builder who is puttying up their kit. When do you stop? a. When all the seam lines are full. b. When you run out of putty. c. When you have lost the will to live. If ( b. ) or (…
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Macchi Saetta MC. 200 – Part Two – Achoo!
Gesundheit. Thank you. I had a bit of a sniffle just then and when I sneezed a Macchi came out. Pass me a tissue. The completion of the Saetta came as a surprise as I did not seem to be doing anything at all in the shed over the past couple of days. Yet, there…
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Macchi Saetta MC 200 – Part One – The Revell Ship
Readers of this column will remember that I built a Hobby Boss Macchi MC 200 in Italian Co-Belligerant colours a couple of years ago. A very pleasing aircraft and the blotchy camouflage came out very well. Now I am embarked upon construction of another example of this plane – but this time a 50¢ baggie…
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Dornier Do.17 E – Part Five – Flying Over Westmünster
The Dornier Do.17 E has been formally taken on charge for the RRAAF. It is out of the paint shop, the log book has been issued, and the first flight over Westmünster has been a success. Peasants stopped in the turnip fields and cheered. The acquisition of this fine bomber was made possible by the…
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Dornier Do.17 E – Part Four – The Special Paint Again
The Dornier Do.17 E was been prepared for the colour coats and I decided to try the pre-shading trick with the black lacquer again. This time I used a gloss paint in much the same way that matt black was used on the Mitsubishi Peggy. I cannot say that the gloss is better than the…
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