Tag: restored aircraft

• RCN Swordfish – Part Four – HS 554

  

  A real aircraft, really flying. Or, in my case, a model of one. The net contributed a wealth of images of this Swordfish flying as part of museum and airshow displays in Canada. The scheme is maritime patrol of the east coast and there were probably rocket or bomb rails fitted under the lower wing…

  Dick Stein

  September 27, 2025

  1:72 scale, after-market, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, History, internet, Model Airplane, Painting

  internet images, RCN, restored aircraft

• RCN Swordfish – Part Three – Careful Observation

  

  Does not necessarily mean sensible painting. The camouflage patterns painted on British aircraft were pretty standardised in WW2. You’ll all have seen the A and B patterns for fighters, bombers, and such and the basic designs were similar. Paint crews were issued with instructions and often masking mats to enable them to put on the…

  Dick Stein

  September 26, 2025

  1:72 scale, camouflage, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, design, History, Model Airplane, Painting, research

  camouflage patterns, restored aircraft