Mine was a Series 2 I think, Avro Anson.
Circa 1973, probably cost 23p including glue and Humbrol paint. Though this was a British plane being British myself I rooted for the underdog, and preferred the German Planes with their timing chains...
I still know the German colours, as the instructions were in German too, the Spitfire (Series 1 if not in a Dog Fight Double with with the Me Bf109) was Duck Egg Blue underneath, Hellblau in German, bit rubbish really...
Nicht Kleben - Do not Cement, especially important with transparencies, i.e. canopies, turrets etc, with the Anson, fingermarks all over the canopy, poor show.
I wanted the Series 1 Fairey Battle, never saw it in any model shop in Bolton in the early seventies, I wanted it because as a budding contractor, it had a huge wingspan for a Series 1, and I wanted more plastic for my 23p...
By 1979 I'd worked my way up to 1/24th scale Harriers, Ansons meant nowt to me then. At one point I hit rock-bottom. Yes, Airfix Historical Figures.....
Richard the Lionheart, King Henry the Bloody Eighth, I hastily assembled and meticulously painted the whole rank of English Kings, and even did the Airfix Otto-Cycle four-stroke engine kit...
And after that, beer and women and then just beer...
Dunkelgrun!
Circa 1973, probably cost 23p including glue and Humbrol paint. Though this was a British plane being British myself I rooted for the underdog, and preferred the German Planes with their timing chains...
I still know the German colours, as the instructions were in German too, the Spitfire (Series 1 if not in a Dog Fight Double with with the Me Bf109) was Duck Egg Blue underneath, Hellblau in German, bit rubbish really...
Nicht Kleben - Do not Cement, especially important with transparencies, i.e. canopies, turrets etc, with the Anson, fingermarks all over the canopy, poor show.
I wanted the Series 1 Fairey Battle, never saw it in any model shop in Bolton in the early seventies, I wanted it because as a budding contractor, it had a huge wingspan for a Series 1, and I wanted more plastic for my 23p...
By 1979 I'd worked my way up to 1/24th scale Harriers, Ansons meant nowt to me then. At one point I hit rock-bottom. Yes, Airfix Historical Figures.....
Richard the Lionheart, King Henry the Bloody Eighth, I hastily assembled and meticulously painted the whole rank of English Kings, and even did the Airfix Otto-Cycle four-stroke engine kit...
And after that, beer and women and then just beer...
Dunkelgrun!
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