#19 Airfix 1/72 Short Sterling

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The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. It has the distinction of being the first four-engined bomber to be introduced into service with the Royal Air Force (RAF).



The Stirling was designed during the late 1930s by Short Brothers to conform with the requirements laid out in Air Ministry Specification B.12/36. Prior to this, the RAF had been primarily interested in developing increasingly capable twin-engined bombers but had been persuaded to investigate a prospective four-engined bomber as a result of promising foreign developments in the field. Out of the submissions made to the specification, Supermarine proposed the Type 317 which was viewed as the favourite, while Short's submission, named the S.29, was selected as an alternative. When the preferred Type 317 had to be abandoned, the S.29, which later received the name Stirling, proceeded to production.







During early 1941, the Stirling entered squadron service. During its use as a bomber, pilots praised the type for its ability to out-turn enemy night fighters and its favourable handling characteristics, while the altitude ceiling was often a subject of criticism. The Stirling had a relatively brief operational career as a bomber before being relegated to second line duties from late 1943. This was due to the increasing availability of the more capable Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster, which took over the strategic bombing of Germany. Decisions by the Air Ministry on certain performance requirements, such as to restrict the wingspan of the aircraft to 100 feet, had played a role in limiting the Stirling's performance; these restrictive demands had not been placed upon the Halifax and Lancaster bombers.







During its later service, the Stirling was used for mining German ports; new and converted aircraft also flew as glider tugs and supply aircraft during the Allied invasion of Europe during 1944–1945. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the type was rapidly withdrawn from RAF service, having been replaced in the transport role by the Avro York, a derivative of the Lancaster that had previously displaced it from the bomber role. A handful of ex-military Stirlings were rebuilt for the civil market.

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If the mood strikes, I will do the tractor, bombs and ground crew...if the mood strikes

[digger303]

well you have come this far, the mood might last a bit longer and ground crew would give it life.
Great work, love the paint.

[pourquoi61]

What a great build on a not so great kit,I built this kit over 30 years ago and it was a bugger then.
You pulled out the stops and made this a very beautiful model.

[Twokidsnosleep]

What a great build on a not so great kit,I built this kit over 30 years ago and it was a bugger then.
You pulled out the stops and made this a very beautiful model.

Well thank you very much
It is a not bad kit, just needs some TLC
Thanks for your comments

[Twokidsnosleep]

well you have come this far, the mood might last a bit longer and ground crew would give it life.

Yes, the desire may return. The desk is cleared and cleaned, I have changed the filter and paper in the paint-booth..clean slate
Pretty much all set for another build
Fortunately have left myself some time for my mojo to catch up

[Quax]

lovely job Scott, it was a battle but well worth it in the end

I think following the success of this build, you should do a series bringing Airfix kits of the 70's back to life....

Paul

[Tomcat64]

Great work on that Big 'ole Bird mate - you really have done her proud from such an old kit.

Love it

[alextheblue]

As someone once said, "she looks good for a fat lass!"

Really nice job Scott, all your hard work has really paid off. Shame you can't see all of your scratch building on the interior, but we all know it's there. Top job!!

[Nev]

She’s a beaut

[BobM]

How did I miss this?

She's a thing of beauty and a joy to behold!

Excellent results Scott!

[Stokesy44]

Great work. Superb final result.

[ElCapitan]

Well done pulling out of the mojo nose-dive, it looks like it was worth it in the end!

I've never seen RAF roundels without the red middle; what does that signify?

[Kevthemodeller]

ooh you nailed this one Scott she's fantastic

[Twokidsnosleep]

Well done pulling out of the mojo nose-dive, it looks like it was worth it in the end!

I've never seen RAF roundels without the red middle; what does that signify?

Hmmm
Absolutely no idea mate
I know the Canadian pilots flew these beasties, maybe it is a multi-national insignia??

[TommyKillander]

Excellent work, Scott!

She looks really great

Hope you have a really nice kit next, so you can recover your mojo quickly!


Tommy

[ElCapitan]

Well done pulling out of the mojo nose-dive, it looks like it was worth it in the end!

I've never seen RAF roundels without the red middle; what does that signify?

Hmmm
Absolutely no idea mate
I know the Canadian pilots flew these beasties, maybe it is a multi-national insignia??

I've just looked back to the start of your thread. The red spots are separate on the decal sheet I think...

[Tat2bhoy]

Beautiful build, some great work done there

[Twokidsnosleep]

Well done pulling out of the mojo nose-dive, it looks like it was worth it in the end!

I've never seen RAF roundels without the red middle; what does that signify?

Hmmm
Absolutely no idea mate
I know the Canadian pilots flew these beasties, maybe it is a multi-national insignia??

Ok I solved the dot issue
Thanks for pointing it out, would have never even seen that and no direction in the instructions

[DoubleDigit12]

Cap'n showing how its done, lovely finish!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Cap'n showing how its done, lovely finish!

Cheers mate,

[Les0012]

You have made a beautiful job of a beautiful aircraft, great work Scott

Les

[Twokidsnosleep]

You have made a beautiful job of a beautiful aircraft, great work Scott

Les

Thanks Les
I am still bangin away at a little diorama with the ground crew brining in the bombs
Bit of a setback with screwing up my back at the moment so kinda tough right now

[gaz45]

Very nice work there mate

[demarcation]

Superb work Scott, looks absolutely amazing!!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Superb work Scott, looks absolutely amazing!!

Very nice work there mate

Cheers guys
I finished the little diorama base and she sits there, awaiting where the devil I am going to store the darn thing
Scott

[digger303]

Great work there with a nice diorama going on.
Now storing it is a whole new ball game, diorama's take a lot of space and that bomber isn't exactly small on it's lonesome let alone building life around it.
Could try the dinning room ....

[Twokidsnosleep]

Great work there with a nice diorama going on.
Now storing it is a whole new ball game, diorama's take a lot of space and that bomber isn't exactly small on it's lonesome let alone building life around it.
Could try the dinning room ....

Oh ya, over like a Led Zepplin...who she doesn’t like either

[digger303]

Great work there with a nice diorama going on.
Now storing it is a whole new ball game, diorama's take a lot of space and that bomber isn't exactly small on it's lonesome let alone building life around it.
Could try the dinning room ....

Oh ya, over like a Led Zepplin...who she doesn’t like either

Strange girl
like meat loaf myself. Bat out of hell