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I've not posted any model builds on here for quite a while. I've been building quite a bit - but not finishing anything, until now.
This is the rather basic S&M kit which I had started a couple of years ago but decided to get on and finish during lockdown.
Sadly, the proprietor of S&M Models passed away suddenly over the weekend so this build has ended up being a bit of a tribute. Mel was a lovely chap and a regular attendee as a trader at numerous model shows. He will be missed.
This is the rather basic S&M kit which I had started a couple of years ago but decided to get on and finish during lockdown.
Sadly, the proprietor of S&M Models passed away suddenly over the weekend so this build has ended up being a bit of a tribute. Mel was a lovely chap and a regular attendee as a trader at numerous model shows. He will be missed.
Virgin used Viscounts as feeder aircraft to fly people into Gatwick to connect with their early Virgin Atlantic flights.
The oil boom in the North Sea was also a boom for the Viscount as they became very useful as ferry aircraft to carry oil rig crews to and from Aberdeen. That's how a lot of Viscounts saw out their final days. Another end user was Royal Mail who used them for overnight mail deliver.
The oil boom in the North Sea was also a boom for the Viscount as they became very useful as ferry aircraft to carry oil rig crews to and from Aberdeen. That's how a lot of Viscounts saw out their final days. Another end user was Royal Mail who used them for overnight mail deliver.
hidetheelephants said:
What was Virgin using it for?
Virgin were using an old Boeing 727 on the route Luton - Dublin, and the Viscount from Dublin back to Luton when I flew on it.. Not quite sure how the schedule worked using 2 different aircraft, but I knew the Viscount was coming to the end of it's life on passenger services, and I wanted to fly on one. I'd not flown on a 727 either, so that was a bonus
Eric Mc said:
Virgin used Viscounts as feeder aircraft to fly people into Gatwick to connect with their early Virgin Atlantic flights.
The oil boom in the North Sea was also a boom for the Viscount as they became very useful as ferry aircraft to carry oil rig crews to and from Aberdeen. That's how a lot of Viscounts saw out their final days. Another end user was Royal Mail who used them for overnight mail deliver.
I’ve taken one from Aberdeen to Sumbrugh on Shetland, I was the only one not in a immersion suit, remember looking around to see who was my size in case the worse happened....The oil boom in the North Sea was also a boom for the Viscount as they became very useful as ferry aircraft to carry oil rig crews to and from Aberdeen. That's how a lot of Viscounts saw out their final days. Another end user was Royal Mail who used them for overnight mail deliver.
I've inherited a whole stack of these S&M Viscounts. The Viscount was one of the most successful British airliners (over 400 built) so they were operated in dozens of different colour schemes.
However, the next Viscount I build will be a Series 700, which was the original operational version and different in some significant ways to the later 800s.
I'd like to do either a BEA or Aer Lingus 700.
However, the next Viscount I build will be a Series 700, which was the original operational version and different in some significant ways to the later 800s.
I'd like to do either a BEA or Aer Lingus 700.
CeramicMX5ND2 said:
hidetheelephants said:
What was Virgin using it for?
Virgin were using an old Boeing 727 on the route Luton - Dublin, and the Viscount from Dublin back to Luton when I flew on it.. Not quite sure how the schedule worked using 2 different aircraft, but I knew the Viscount was coming to the end of it's life on passenger services, and I wanted to fly on one. I'd not flown on a 727 either, so that was a bonus
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