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Title: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: William Adair on October 03, 2020, 07:47:18 PM

Hello all.  Here's a little Miles Magister that I've been working on for a group build to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
It is made from scratch, mostly from plastic card and represents one of the "Maggie Bombers" that stood ready, just in case Mr Hitler got across the channel.

(https://i.imgur.com/9NbE9ON.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/8OZjHl5.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/j2vPeCc.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ydkVUDo.jpg)

Title: Re: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: O_Pablo on October 03, 2020, 07:50:34 PM

I can say only one - Wow what a great model! I can't believe that it is 1/144 scale.

Regards,
Paul

Title: Re: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: macsporran on October 03, 2020, 09:02:52 PM

Wow! My hat is doffed and knee bent in recognition of such a superb little model. I'd be proud of that in any scale, but in 1/144 it is phenomenal.
Congratulations
Sandy

Title: Re: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: Alexis on October 03, 2020, 10:05:16 PM

You do some very impressive work in the smaller scales ! Brillant !!!!



Terri

Title: Re: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: Bughunter on October 06, 2020, 03:13:22 AM

What a clean build in such small scale! That is really impressive :o

Cheers,
Frank

Title: Re: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: lone modeller on October 06, 2020, 05:29:27 AM

If you had not put in the giant match sticks and fingers I wcould easily have believed that that was 1/48 scale not 1/144! A super model, very finely finished indeed. My greatest respect to you for making that from scratch.

Stephen.

Title: Re: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: lcarroll on October 06, 2020, 12:20:27 PM

Very nice, and astoundingly clean and detailed for such a tiny subject. Like the others I find it hard to believe it's 1:144 Scale. I wasn't aware of it's "Contingency Operational Role", that's a neat bit of history in itself. Lovely job!
Cheers,
Lance

Title: Re: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: William Adair on October 06, 2020, 09:35:31 PM

Hey thanks everybody, I'm glad you like it!  I think the models get smaller as my glasses get thicker :)
lcarroll, If I remember correctly the use of the training aircraft as bombers was going to be called Operation Banquet.  Magisters and Tiger Moths were fitted with bomb racks and were to harass the invading forces presumably (hopefully) at night.  The Magister had a sort of bedframe hanging underneath the wings with 8x 20lb fragmentation bombs fitted.  Such tiny little things in this scale.  Or any scale really.

(https://i.imgur.com/giwqJ7g.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/43o1bBW.jpg)

Title: Re: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: kensar on October 08, 2020, 12:39:53 AM

Amazing!

Title: Re: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: FAf on October 08, 2020, 06:36:53 AM

Ridiculous! That's what comes first to mind, but in a positive way. 😃

How on earth have you managed something so crisp in that scale and then those bombs...?!?! I'm totally blown away!
/Fredrik

Title: Re: Miles Magister in 1/144
Post by: William Adair on November 01, 2020, 05:45:43 PM

Finished at last.  :)
The blind flying hood was giving me the willies but it worked out alright after a couple of tries.  Looking forward to continuing with something a little more on topic now!

(https://i.imgur.com/LpDPArB.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/YGaV7Ll.jpg)