1/48 Highplanes CAC CA-27 Avon Sabre

Gallery Article by Aaron on Jan 26 2012

Australia Day

 

This is the Highplanes 1/48 Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Avon Sabre released a few years back; complete with Aires resin cockpit, self-made hypodermic wing pitot and a lot of elbow grease!

 

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The "Sword" was (IMHO) one of the most beautiful aircraft ever to grace Australian skies, and we are truly fortunate to have one back in flying status with the Temora Air museum... The story of its recovery & subsequent restoration to flightworthy status is well worth the research!

To see one of these flying is truly a sight to behold! And the 76Sqn Panther scheme looks absolutely fantastic... I've got a 1/32 one in the works as I write this...

After years of heartbreak with broken landing gear in endless house moves, I made the decision to place all of my models in a "flying" pose on a simple and sturdy stand built with materials from local hardware suppliers - and I'm extremely happy with the finish.

Happy modelling from Australia!

Aaron

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Photos and text © by Aaron