Matchbox 1/72 Percival Provost T1

[Eric Mc]

A few months ago, I was asked by a chap if I could build some models of aircraft he had flown in when a member of the ATC back in the late 1950s/early 1960s. I completed a Chipmunk for him a while ago and have now started on the next on the list i.e. a Piston Provost.

I have find memories of seeing Irish Air Corps Provosts doing Ground Control Approach training at Dublin Airport. The IAC used Provosts right up to around 1977 but the RAF had retired them before the end of the 1960s.

The example I will be building will represent a Provost based at RAF Cranwell around 1960. My ATC chap spent a summer camp there around that time and got a few flights in some of the Provosts based there.

The kit is, of course, the venerable and basic (but quite nice) Matchbox kit which was originally released in 1976.

I'll be building it straight from the box except from the markings which I will have to put together from spares and printing my own serials etc

[Eric Mc]

Finished a few weeks ago but only getting around to posting some pictures now -

[robemcdonald]

Very nice. How hard is it to print your own decals?

[Eric Mc]

All I printed were the serials which was pretty easy. I don't have a colour printer so I haven't really tried insignia etc although it's something I'd like to have a go at.

[Yertis]

Eric Mc said:

Finished a few weeks ago but only getting around to posting some pictures now -

I hate to tell you this Eric but you've put the undercarriage on the wrong way round. Soz

[ottovonskidmark]

Oh bugger! I nearly did this on an ME109E a couple of months ago. I would use super glue to re attach the wheels.

Nice model though👍 Never been in a Provost but flew in Chipmunks quite often in the ATC at Exeter airport. This was the late eighties.

[Eric Mc]

Can't change it now as I no longer have it.

If the client comes back to me I'll sort it for him. It should be easy.