Tag: RN

• Westland Whirlwind – Part Three – The Admiral’s Barge

  

  Part of my research material about this green -and-white helicopter suggests that it wore these colour so that it could function as an ornate flying Admiral’s barge for part of the Royal Navy. Other sources assign it a training role at a Naval Air Station. Whichever is correct – and they both may be –…

  Dick Stein

  May 17, 2023

  1:72 scale, British aircraft, Colour Schemes, Decals, frugality, helicopter, Model Airplane, Painting, prototypes, Scale Models

  Airfix, helicopter, RN

• The Royal Fly-Under

  

  At the recent coronation of the British king we saw a fly-past by the RAF. Helicopters first, for some obscure reason, then the Red Arrows trailing multicoloured smoke, then a Royal anthem, and then nothing… The RAF may have been booked elsewhere for the day. At least the Royal Navy did them proud. As the…

  Dick Stein

  May 15, 2023

  British aircraft, display, frugality, helicopter, Uncategorized

  Coronation, King Charles III, RAF, RN

• Fairey Swordfish Mk I – Part One – Tradesies

  

  I know the most interesting people. A friend contacted me on Facebook and asked where she could get a 1:12 scale lamp post. It so happened that I had a new one – long spare from an old project that had passed by. She offered to trade for it and I named a 1:72 model…

  Dick Stein

  April 1, 2022

  1:72 scale, British aircraft, design, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Uncategorized

  Fairey, floatplane, RN