Originally Posted by C130 Techie
I still have an unmade Airfix 1;72 scale Hercules kit from around 1975. Still in its original box and it came complete with the Bloodhound Missile kit. The aircraft decals are for XV196 in its desert brown with the white 'sunroof' and no refuelling probe. Looks a little different these days with all its lumps and bumps. Wonder if this is a collectors item yet.
Oddly enough, that's the first kit I tried my hand on. Only ever pax, I'm afraid, but the memories of long haul Gutersloh to Calgary will haunt me forever.
Older brother had the talent for building them. Once he'd gone to Henlow, they gave me hours of pleasure, 'plinking' away.
