I had to do a lot of changesimprovements, just to name some. The supermarine stranraer was designed by rj mitchell of spitfire fame and first flew in 1935. Although the kit does not say which version it represents, the bow and rear deck shape are clearly that of the mark. Buy supermarine spitfire mk white sticker decal car window wall macbook notebook laptop sticker decal. Thunderbirds 72012 supermarine stranraer model aircraft decals. The last of that line, the seagull v, had a metal hull and a requirement to be catapultlaunched. The supermarine stranraer page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this aircraft. Asap aerospace is an asap semiconductor subsidiary with access to an inventory of over six billion new, used, and obsolete parts. The stranraer became one of the last flying boats constructed with biplane wings. Whiskey jack decals 172 queen charlotte airlines supermarine stranraer pt.
Since then the canmilair catalogue has grown to over 620 decal sets and sold over 9000 sets to over 1750 customers in 44 countries and in 43 different scales. This amazing preserved piece was filmed in a museum. Canadian vickers began building stranraers in 1938 to fill an rcaf. Editors picks, february flying boat, model airplanes. The supermarine stranraer was designed by rj mitchell of spitfire fame and first flew. Supermarine stranraer, matchbox 172 scale plastic model seaplane kit from the uk during world war 2. Contains small parts that could be a choking hazard. Models by revell, aurora, monogram, hasegawa, tamiya, hawk and more. Supermarine stranraer specifications technical data. The supermarine stranraer was the royal air forces last biplane flying boat, entering service in 1937 and many were still in service in world war ii undertaking antisubmarine and convoy escort patrols. I have built the basic assemblies, primed, filled, sanded, etc and they are now ready for paint.
In fact it was designed by the spitfire designer, r. Supermarine engineers produced a twinengined, biplane wing design fitted atop a long fuselage with a boatlike hull for water landings. Matchbox 172nd scale supermarine stranraer flying boat. And old matchbox mold that was adapted to represent a civil passenger transport. Unfortunately the specifications given on the instruction sheet are for the mark. Very nicely molded for that time with very fine raised panel lines and many recessed lines as well. About the supermarine stranraer 01 plan this plan is 3. The last british biplane flying boat ever produced, the super marine stranraer was first used by the r. Hi friends, continuing with the flying boats here is the old matchbox supermarine stranraer 172.
Click through the available thumbnails to enlarge the images. It was turned down but supermarine proceeded with the type as a private venture first known as the southampton v. More info you may find there supermarine stranraer kits the revell set is. May 18, 2014 questions on kits, decals, tools and pilots. All parts, decals and instructions for both kits are present. The swift featured many of the new jet age innovations, such as a swept wing. It looked to the raf for suggestions and selected the supermarine stranraer, which had. When the lid was lifted in flight, airflow produced a whistling noise that led to the aircraft being nicknamed the whistling shithouse. Highly detailed plastic pieces molded in gray and clear pilot figure rotating propeller rear stabilizer with separate rudder struts detailed discardable under carriage 3 machine gun positions with gunners tail support truck for movement on land waterslide decals.
It was withdrawn from operational service in march 1941 but continued. The wingwalk markings are included with the decals. Michel built this stranraer from the matchbox kit released in 1978 and used whiskey jack decals for the pacific western airlines livery. Supermarine stranraer civil conversion, matchbox 172nd this is from the archives, a 2006 build, that i forgot to upload. Used by the royal canadian air force until 1944, the supermarine stranraer would perform antisubmarine patrols. Its large size made it ideal for antisubmarine patrols and combating enemy surface shipping. This is the site, near bella bella on the north central bc coast, where stranraers were based during world war 2. Supermarine stranraer images gallery detailing the reconnaissance flying boat aircraft below are images of the supermarine stranraer reconnaissance flying boat aircraft. Notice also that the decals have already been applied and that, to all intents.
If you would like to become a plan editor and help us to edit the attributes of all the plans in the website please click the edit attributes button below. A british supermarine stranraer flying boat photographed from a heinkel 111. High quality screen printed decals for the matchbox kit. A matchbox unbuilt plastic kit of a supermarine stranraer. High quality silkscreen printed decals for the revell matchbox kit. The walrus came from the line of supermarine seagull flying boats developed for the royal australian air force to be used in exploration and mapping. Revell of germany supermarine stranraer plastic model kit.
Fuselage side windows were done with testors window maker, and the cockpit transparency treated with tiny decal strips the frame is very heavily depicted. We have a range of model vehicles and model kits available online. The model represents k7287, which was the first production version powered by two 920hp bristol pegasus engines, and first flew dec 1936. Decals for cuba, libya and egypt the hawker sea fury fb. Saw it at the dornier museum last summer and heard it fly right overhead but couldnt get to the window in time to see it. All the sheets have the same markings, but the quality and yellowing varies.
So far i have seen this kit with three different decal sheets. Supermarine stranraer reconnaissance flying boat aircraft. Humbrol paints, including shadow effect of the lower wing. My 3d plane build of the supermarine stranraer mk1 british reconnaissance flying boat. Sea otter decals for 186190 royal netherlands navy. Limited reissue by revell of the matchbox 172 scale stranraer kit with markings for two raf aircraft. According to these images of sprues it looks very nice. Matchbox decals are fairly good, even 20 year old ones. I list the year of every kit, because even with sealed kits, the decals can be bad. The stranraer was operated by the royal air force and the royal canadian air force. This is the old matchbox kit, painted in a nova scotia squadron colours of all white, after i saw a painting of it on the web which i.
The original southampton went on to have a highly successful flying career and was utilized by both military parties royal air force raf and civilian passenger airliners. Til the british supermarine stranraer flying boat was fitted with a toilet that was open to the air. The decals for k8449 pretty much go over every possible bump on the model, so break out lots of your favorite setting solution. Because of the flat spot in the weighted tires and the tilt of the landing gear struts, they must go on their respective sides to have the wheels sit correctly. Pk601 supermarine stranraer matchbox madness group. The supermarine swift is a british singleseat jetpropelled fighter aircraft that was operated by the royal air force raf. Thunderbirds 72012 supermarine stranraer model aircraft.
The clear plastic for the windows is think and a bit distorted, so any real detailing wont be. The supermarine stranraer is a is a twinengined reconnaissance biplane flying boat produced by the british manufacturer supermarine aviation works vickers ltd. Option of cfbxo alaska queen or cfbym zeballos queen. Revell 172 supermarine stranraer by michael rohde hyperscale. A production contract was placed in august 1935 for seventeen aircraft. Supermarine stranraer, matchbox 172 plastic model kits.
Aircraft exotic and special interest waterplanes build log seagoing supermarine stranraer 60 foam build. Finished 172 matchbox supermarine stranraer finescale. The last raf stranraer was withdrawn from active service in 1941. Other than carefully removing the milky adhesive from the back sides, and leaving them in water for quite a while. Aviation supermarine stranraer model kit made by matchbox. Thunderbirds 72012 supermarine stranraer the supermarine stranraer was designed by rj mitchell of spitfire fame and first flew in 1935. Opening a modelmaking thread has been linked to a growing shortage of shelf space, the accumulation of boxes, bits and bobs, random thoughts of if i take this and this i can make a and waking up at night not being able to sleep whilst trying to resolve a tricky issue like the precise shade of green used on express locomotives. Canadian vickers began building stranraers in 1938 to fill an rcaf contract for long rang patrol aircraft. After the war, many strannies began to appear on the civil register and queen charlotte airlines operated five. The box art shows a lot of cable bracing between the wings. The decal has a tissue on its face to prevent scratching of the images.
It was developed and manufactured by supermarine during the 1940s and 1950s. Allplastic model kits got their start in 1936 when frog in england produced the first in a series of kits known as frogpenguins. Once in a while along comes a modeler whose work, when you see it for the first time just takes your breath away and no matter how long one stares at the pictures, you really dont quite believe what has been done with the standard kit parts that you are holding in your hand but looking at in these pictures, and as for the finish, well you might as well just take up fishing. Supermarine stranraer 172 matchbox hyperscale forums. Canmilair decals opened on 21 june 2005 with just 59 decal sets. Supermarine stranraer images gallery military factory. Matchbox 172 supermarine stranraer modeling madness. Supermarine stranraer raf museum, hendon, london, uk. The modifications from the original kit were the obstruction of gunner bays, addition of cabin vent scoop and handles on top of. Supermarine stranraer matchbox 172 injected by michel leonardi. All oob except for a set of exquisite lewis guns from ivan at ukmodels.
If you are looking for supermarine stranraer parts and other civil aircraft components, look no further. Supermarine stranraer 1946 closeup echellescale 172. The seventeen stranraer flying boats aircraft were the last large maritime biplanes from the production line to enter service with the royal air force april 1937. These are the details for the supermarine stranraer 01 plan.
The supermarine stranraer was a 1930s flying boat designed and built by the british supermarine aviation works company principally for the royal air force. Room 11, 3f, mansfield industrial center, 19 hong yip street, yuen long, n. Did you know that our technical volunteers built a replica of a supermarine stranraer flying boat that now flies with the wind in shearwater, bc. Supermarine stranraer the canadian museum of flight. It was the last propellerdriven fighter to serve with the royal navy, and also one of the fastest production single pistonengined aircraft ever built. A twinengined flying boat, the stranraer would be in service with the royal air force at the beginning of world war 2. The 40 stranraers built in 1937 for the royal canadian air force saw service throughout whole of world war 2.
R j mitchells last flying boat, the stranraer, was also the last of the biplane flying boats for the raf. The supermarine stranraer biplane operational history between 1937 and 1941, the royal air force used 17 of these biplanes to carry out coastal reconnaissance. Ill dull it down and do some more airbrush weathering before i put her all together. A matchbox unbuilt plastic kit of a supermarine stranraer on opening the box, laid out all the spurs with the parts on, traced any loose parts. The supermarine stranraer page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated this aircraft. Matchbox pk601 supermarine stranraer 172 scale model kit complete. A touch of setting solution got them looking almost painted on. This is the supermarine stranraer, from the same people who bought us the spitfire. Supermarine engineers produced a twinengined, biplane wing design fitted atop. With an insignificant performance and general dislike by both ground and flight crews, it gained many nicknames including. Revell of germany supermarine stanraer flying boat 172. It entered operations in 1937 and many were in service at the outbreak of the second world war undertaking antisubmarine and convoy escort patrols.
Revell 172 4277 supermarine stranraer plastic model. Supermarine stranraer 1946 closeup supermarine stranrae. Rare and vintage airplane models, rc, ship models and car models. Mar 21, 2015 the raf museums website tells us about the supermarine stranraer flying boat. Both boxes have some minor shelf wear, but are otherwise in passable condition. The full range of my builds can be found at my website, the current count is about 190 planes, although more models are added on a weekly basis. Jan 11, 2017 built by canadian vickers and spent its active years on that side of the atlantic 920. Supermarine then secured a contract for a single prototype in 1933. This will probably be cheaper than trying to track down the decals.
I have had a matchbox stranraer sitting in the closet for ages now, just waiting for that one interesting scheme. Supermarine spitfire mk white sticker decal car window. Supermarine stranraer the last flourish of the military. Apparently the stranraer was used to set up a flying boat base at wig bay stranraer in 1937. Revell 172 4277 supermarine stranraer march 10, 2016 vince wb this is a new item comments. Details for civil aircraft model number supermarine stranraer. The stranraer was the final development of the southampton flying boat to be put into production and was one of the worlds last biplane flying boat. The plane before the stranraer was the scapa and the one that followed it was the sunderland so maybe supermarine were just working through towns with an s. I have two matchbox supermarine stranraer aircraft. May 05, 2019 the supermarine stranraer was the final evolution of the supermarine southampton which debuted in march of 1925. Apr 08, 2017 this amazing preserved piece was filmed in a museum. The supermarine stranraer was the last of a series of large biplane flying boats designed by reginald mitchell, and was essentially a larger version of the supermarine scapa, itself an improved version of the earlier southampton.
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