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Richard Allen

June 16, 2025 By Francis Porter Leave a Comment

Richard’s Builds

Airfix Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4 1:48
Airfix Hawker Sea Fury FB.11, 1:48
Airfix Supermarine Seafire F.Mk.XVII 1:48
Eduard Hawker Tempest V 1:48
Meng F-4G Phantom II 1:48


Modelling

What first attracted you to Scale Modelling?
I have had an interest in aviation since I can remember. I started building Airfix and Matchbox models as a child in the early 70s. Following 30 years in Royal Air Force, and then remote aviation logistics work, I came back to modelling during the covid lockdown in 2020, now being retired I can self indulge and concentrate on this fantastic hobby, with the help of SMN strive to improve my builds!

How long have you been scale modelling for?
50+ years

Specialist area of Modelling?
Aviation

Preferred Scale?
1/48 occasional 1/32

What is your favourite real subject of all time (aircraft, armour, maritime etc)?
Royal Air Force WW2 Aircraft

The best thing you’ve ever built?
1/48 Airfix Fairey Gannet

And finally: Most memorable Modelling disaster?
Revell 1/32 Hawker Tempest. Struggled from the get-go made a complete mess of front end, seam lines, over sanded, parts fit was abysmal, both from a build perspective and out of box ill fitting. Ended up binning and bought another which ended up 100% better, as I approached it with eyes open!

Scale Modelling Now

How long have you been a reviewer for?
2 years

What made you get involved with SMN?
Found SMN on a web search, and instantly became my go-to for referencing. It gave me the incentive to up my ante if I started submitting images of my builds to the gallery, and after chatting to Geoff create my own build reviews.

What’s your favourite thing(s) about SMN?
Love the reviews and gallery, which I find inspirational, great layout and easy to navigate.

Favourite SMN review?
Airfix 1/48 Hurricane Tropical

About You…

Sum yourself up in no more than five words.
Retired, enthusiastic modeller and photographer.

Biggest hobby/hobbies outside of Scale Modelling?
Photography

Favourite food/meal?
Jalfrezi

Three famous people who you admire
Churchill, Queen Elizabeth II, Mohammed Ali

And finally…tell us a (clean) joke…
USS Nimitz requests that a ship it is approaching changes course, and demands that this is acted upon immediately. The other party, responds that the Nimitz should change course, whereupon the captain of the Nimitz reiterates the demand, identifying himself as a US Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier, one of the largest naval warships afloat and yields to no other vessel. This elicits the response “I’m a lighthouse. Your call.”

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