Feature Article with Calum Gibson
Just before we get going, here are a couple of photos of how it all turned out…
Depicted as aircraft R6835 XT-W flown by a New Zealander Brian J. Carbury,
Being a Kiwi I tend to look for New Zealand subjects in my modelling. It’s not hard for Battle of Britain pilots. Pilots from New Zealand made up the third largest number in Fighter Command, only behind those from Poland and United Kingdom itself. This eduard kit had two Kiwi options, Colin Gray and Brian Carbury.
Paraphrased from the eduard Instructions…
He shot down two Bf 109Es on August 27th, 1940, when No. 603 Squadron arrived at Hornchurch to replace the battle-weary No. 65 Squadron. He scored 15½ kills during the Battle of Britain. On August 31st, 1940, he shot down five enemy aircraft over the span of three sorties, becoming one of two RAF ‘Ace of the Day’ pilots able to claim that status during the Battle of Britain.
The plan with this one to get it completed in the 2.5 weeks I have off. It’s also a dual build with my mate. First step as usual is building some sub-assemblies.
The kit cockpit is very detailed straight from the box. But it is also very fiddly. It’s an exercise in patience getting everything aligned so you can close up the fuselage.
