CMR72-200 - Short S.23 "C-Class" Empire Flying Boat

1/72nd Scale Aircraft
This page was last updated:- 27^th March 2013


	CMR72-200 Short S.23 "C-Class" Empire Flying Boat
in "British & Australian Airline" service
[Four-Engined Flying Boat]

— Decals, Photo-Etch Detailing Set & Paint Mask Included

SEAWINGS 'Model Kit of the Year 2008' Award

Awarded! - by SEAWINGS the Flying Boat web site:

"Model Kit of the Year 2008" and "Award of Excellence 2008"

'Click' here to read: SEAWINGS Award Citation
http://www.seawings.co.uk/AwardsPage.htm

Colour Schemes Included

Short S.23 "C" Class - G-ADHL — "Canopus", Imperial Airways London, July 1936

Short S.23 "C" Class - G-ADHL — "Canopus", Imperial Airways London, 1937-1939

Short S.23 "C" Class - G-ADVB — "Corsair", Imperial Airways London, 1937-1939

Short S.23 "C" Class - G-ADHL — "Canopus", Imperial Airways London/BOAC, late 1939 to early 1940

Short S.23 "C" Class - G-AFBL — "Cooee", British Overseas Airways Corporation, from August 1942-onwards

Short S.23 "C" Class - VH-ABF — "Cooee", QANTAS Empire Airways, prior to August 1942

Short S.23 "C" Class - VH-ABD — "Corio", QANTAS Empire Airways

Short S.23 "C" Class - VH-ABG — "Coriolanus", QANTAS Empire Airways

'Click' here for sample: Colour Scheme Information

Items Included

Complete Airframe

Highly-detailed Cockpit interior

Painted 'Photo-Etch' Cockpit detailing set (see infomation below)

Detailed 'Bristol Pegasus' Radial Engines

Glazed Passenger Cabin Windows

Optional Floats (2 types) 5,000lb buoyancy and 6,000lb buoyancy (S.23 'Atlantic' boat) versions

Beaching Gear

Rigging diagram for Floats and Aerials

Assembly and Painting Instructions

Paint Mask Cockpit Canopy Frame and full Passenger Cabin Windows

Brief history of the type and individual aircraft

Decal Set

Painted 'Photo-Etch'
Detailing Set, Includes:

Instrument Consoles
Cockpit Side Panels
Radio Panel
Steering Wheels
Throttle Levers
Rudder Pedal Assemblies
Electrical Conduits, etc.

Assembly Instructions (Preview)

CMR72-200 Short S.23 "C-Class" Empire Flying Boat