Friday, November 4, 2022

Miles M.38 Messenger - KP 1/72nd

 


What is it with the three vertical tails that catches our fancy? I just will have to build a model of the Lockheed Constellation only for that very reason.

The KP rendition of the Messenger is relatively simple, with some good features, a not particularly good fit, not the sharpest mold in the shed, and in need of a few details to look the part. Still, a welcome kit of a plane that still flies in numbers today, with a nice transparency, and obedient decals. With some patience and additional work it will turn alright indeed for modelers with some experience. The model was completed in relatively short time -actually even in parallel with some other builds, and the final result is appealing and credible, just asking for a grass airstrip to stretch its wings and leisurely take to the air of a calm countryside morning or afternoon.

For details and additional info, please go to the step-by-step building article here:

https://wingsofintent.blogspot.com/2022/10/miles-m38-messenger-kp-172nd.html

 
















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4 comments:

  1. 72ModelerNovember 4, 2022 at 11:13 AM

    Very striking in the blue and silver scheme! Your usual well-researched and detailed model- ho hum! I used to have the Pavla kit- I wonder how it would have compared to this one?

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    1. gabriel sternNovember 4, 2022 at 12:14 PM

      ;-) Thanks! The Pavla kit, for what I can see in photos, is a little crude, although the interior is resin.

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  2. alainNovember 9, 2022 at 4:41 PM

    Tienes razon en el tema de la cola tri deriva, si no fuese asi creo que es probable que hubieses pasado por alto este modelo, pasa lo mismo con el Connie que es hermoso, recuerdo unos que estuvieron abandonados en el aeropuerto de Carrasco durante mucho tiempo.

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    1. gabriel sternNovember 9, 2022 at 10:27 PM

      CAUSA usaba los Connie:
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compa%C3%B1%C3%ADa_Aeron%C3%A1utica_Uruguaya#/media/File:Lockheed_L-749A_CX-BBM_Causa_MVO_07.04.75_edited-3.jpg

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