Westland Lysander - Gavia 1/48
No. 26 Squadron, Gatwick, England, September 1941
Cockpit Area
Wings
Paint and Decals
References
- new pilot’s seat made from styrene rod
- rudder bar, rear gunner’s seat and signal flare holder drilled out
- rear bulkhead drilled out
- reflective lens and objective lens added to gunsight
- wiring added to rear of instrument panel
- photo-etched seatbelts added
- lift points drilled outt
- carburetor intake opened up
- exhaust pipe drilled out
- antenna wire made from stretched sprue
- oil cooler intakes opened
- MV Products lenses installed in the landing lights
- underside recognition light added
- trailing aerial fairlead made from piano wire
Wings
- navigation lights replaced with clear sprue
- leading edge slats outline scribed
Paint and Decals
- model painted with Xtracolor X1 Dark Green, X2 Dark Earth and X7 Sky
- all markings are kit decals
References
- Lysander Special. Ian Allen Publications
- Westland Lysander by 4+ Publications
- Aircraft Archives, Classics of World War II, Motorbooks International
- Profile No. 159 Westland Lysander, Profile Publications
- Scale Aircraft Modelling Vol. 4, No. 4
- Scale Aircraft Modelling Vol. 9, No. 2