Revell 1/72 Canberra pr9 fast build!

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Revell 1/72 Canberra pr9 fast build!

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Banged this together in a few hours to distract me from the sloooow builds I've got on the go.

Bit of Canberra history:
The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft (21,430 m) in 1957. Due to its ability to evade the early jet interceptors, and its significant performance advancement over contemporary piston-engined bombers, the Canberra was a popular export product and served with many nations.
In addition to being a tactical nuclear strike aircraft, the Canberra proved to be highly adaptable, serving in varied roles such as tactical bombing and photographic and electronic reconnaissance. Canberras served in the Suez Crisis, the Vietnam War, the Falklands War, the Indo-Pakistani Wars, and numerous African conflicts. In several wars, both of the opposing forces had Canberras in their air forces. The Canberra was retired by its first operator, the Royal Air Force (RAF), in June 2006, 57 years after its first flight. Two of the Martin B-57 variant remain in service, performing meteorological work for NASA, as well as providing electronic communication (Battlefield Airborne Communications Node or BACN) testing for deployment to Afghanistan.

Finished in a 'desert' fashion circa 1991, 1PRU, RAF Wyton

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Not the best looking model I know, but it served its purpose and got me to finish the harrier and a fair bit of progress on the 43, so I'm happy with the little fellow!

I think I'd like to do another pr9 someday and spend a bit more time on it, it's growing on me! Lol!
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Another great one :th:!
Very well done :clap:.
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Hey Chief.
Great finishing on the Canberra, buddy.

Really nice colour and subtle, but really highlighting details weathering.

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Thanks guys! Bit of a rush job, but it served a purpose, lol! Thanks again.
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Sometimes having something to work on really helps.

Looks great buddy. :th:
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Looks bloody fantastic mate
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Superb build.
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Very nice indeed mate, love the Canberra :D
Where does all the bloody time go.....?

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Lee wrote:Very nice indeed mate, love the Canberra :D

Cheers guys!

Lee, the Canberra is starting to grow on me, might have to do another one day and spend a bit more time on it. I've seen some cool looking gloss black ones!
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Looks great for a quick build.

I see you managed to get the decals then :)
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UKscalemodeller wrote:Looks great for a quick build.

I see you managed to get the decals then :)
Thanks mate. Yes, revell sent them. Took a while but great service, they rang me and sent letters to keep me informed of what was happening! Thanks very much for the phone number you gave me and the offer of your spares! Cheers dude!
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chief5437 wrote:
UKscalemodeller wrote:Looks great for a quick build.

I see you managed to get the decals then :)
Thanks mate. Yes, revell sent them. Took a while but great service, they rang me and sent letters to keep me informed of what was happening! Thanks very much for the phone number you gave me and the offer of your spares! Cheers dude!
service@revell.de works too.
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You are building trough the sound barrier so fast! :shock:
Got to say, I like this planned a lot
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