MW Miniature Work

Yes, here's my latest wall hanger, a model of the original China Clipper flying boat, the Martin 130 , and for me it turned out to be an expensive agent provocateur, all for a question of scale. It's a very old kit, from Glencoe Models . I bought it in an actual model shop (remember those?) and didn't hesitate, since I didn't think there'd be any other kit of this plane in my target scale of 1:144 any time soon, and it would be a good pair for the Airfix Boeing 314 Clipper which I already had. I could see that it was simple, reflecting its era; look at the pic above, and note the overthick wings and struts. But I was going to improve it a little, with a few extra details, and it was going to hang on the wall and shouldn't be judged too much by a close up examination. You can also see I've made something of a vignette with it. The flying boat is drifting up to a small jetty, some passengers are already waiting to embark, along with two crew members in cont...