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Saturday, 30 July 2011

Return of the Painting Tray: RAF Lysander

I made a special effort and while the "adults" were watching trashy TV, silently I arranged the living room table as per my defunct painting table (as best I could). The Lysander project (aka the 1940 BEF Army liaison/cooperation plane) was revived. I had last left the Lysander painted in base colours to which I added a mid tone and highlight to the greens and browns (see below).



And so, so very therapeutic this all was. I stood back looking down from above seeing her sitting in a brown field somewhere in France 1940 (see below).


I opted for the crazy Army Co-operation squadron version (No.4 Squadron, RAF Odiham, UK, 1939), a "shoot me down" death-wish operational remit if ever there was one, flying low and slow over a battlefield dominated by the Luftwaffe in 1940. Hopefully not many of them were deployed to France before disaster struck.


I do like the crazy stupid yellow stripes on her landing gear, which makes a bit of a mockery of her nice camouflage pattern. Perhaps NZ Paul and Al could have used her over Calais 1940, I think twenty of these were used to fly a one-way supply mission in, during the last desperate days.

All the time I was watched by "Wish" the latest addition to the family, a "stray cat" which has adopted us and looks set to stay (see below).


To do: A highlight of silver on the undersides, then it will be ready for decals and a varnish
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7 comments:

  1. Monty30 July 2011 at 23:59

    Ahh...Geordie, the Lysander, friend of rescued Allied airmen
    behind enemy lines etc, etc..:D

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  2. Yslaire31 July 2011 at 00:02

    I'm not sure the cat really needs a silver highlight. Not sure he will even appreciate decals and varnish ^^
    Good luck!

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  3. Geordie an Exiled FoG31 July 2011 at 00:27

    lol
    Yslaire, well spotted

    :)

    "She" is so curious maybe it's a fair bet that she will get both

    At the moment we are trying to work out whether she is pregnant or not

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  4. Paul31 July 2011 at 02:21

    Very nice work, alas the lysander Sqns were not needed in our battle has I had jerry all sewn up.

    Just as well for the RAF!

    Great post

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  5. Al31 July 2011 at 02:21

    Great model mate. Funny we were discussing Calais last night over a game and a few, a Lysander would have been a great inclusion

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  6. Tim Gow31 July 2011 at 15:02

    Nice Lysander - how I wish I could find one in 1/144! Not keen on the (or any) cat though.

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  7. Geordie an Exiled FoG31 July 2011 at 20:48

    Wargamers seem (like the rest of the world I guess) to be either cat-lovers or allergic/haters

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