TCA Vanguard CF-TKD

1
March 26, 2020
The Airfix kit complete with 3 broken props, of course
2
March 26, 2020
Luckily, I have a set of Aeroclub "fans" for the kit. Also a nice set of Thunderbird decals
3
June 28, 2021
Alclad black base coat for the metal finish.
4
June 28, 2021
Polished Aluminum finished.
5
June 28, 2021
White base coat for the fuselage.
6
July 4, 2021
Gloss White upper and Gray lower fuselage painted.
7
January 7, 2022
Finished model with decals in place.
8
January 7, 2022
Sitting on it's landing gear, looks very good.
9
January 7, 2022
Ready to go to it's new owner.

Comments

6 26 March 2020, 23:40

Norm Sheppard
It is such a handsome aircraft. Form with function.

26 March 2020, 23:46

Alex K
Watching. Seems that this has also a personal link and ties up with the two Dart Herald builds...

27 March 2020, 02:36

Norm Sheppard
My friend Norm Murnaghan was 17 when his father Ray died in the Eastern Provincial Airways Dart Herald crash, he became an airline pilot himself and flew with TCA and Air Canada and is now retried. I have done several models for him.

27 March 2020, 10:47

John
Interesting subject and historical tie-in - great job so far. To me, the Vanguard looks like a mash-up of a propeller and jet aircraft - the fuselage of a jet and the wing of a C-54. Very cool indeed.

4 July 2021, 01:56

Łukasz Gliński
Very nice topic, following

4 July 2021, 12:27

Alex K
Great job as always, Norm, your friend will be quite pleased 👍 👍

7 January 2022, 15:57

Album info

Replica of a Trans Canada Airlines Vickers Vanguard flown by Norm Murnaghan

TCA VANGUARD

9 images

1:144

Completed

1:144 Trans-Canada Air Lines Vickers Vanguard 952 (Thunderbird Models 144-002)

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