Aircraft models for sale.

I have received the following message advising of an upcoming auction of aircraft models at Read's Auctioneers, King Street, Whakatane.

" Some of your members may be interested in an upcoming auction of model aircraft.

 

The auction consists of 80+ models representing almost all examples of aircraft flown by the RNZAF, dating from the 1913 Bleriot "Britania" to the 2023 P8 Poseidon, and includes models from the NZ squadrons of the RAF during WW2. 

Quality of the workmanship is good to very good.

 

Builds range from "out of the box" kits; to short run resin or vacform; to hybrid "mix 'n matches"/part scratch builds etc. 

All are to a scale of 1/72 (except the B727 which is 1/96; and the B777 which is 1/100)".

The auction is this coming Thursday 11 July 6.30pm at Read's Auctioneers, King Street, Whakatane. 

Items may be viewed 1 - 5pm daily. 

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Sorry but II have no other details - so if interested contact them directly.

Phone 07-3084063.

Cessna 172N ZK-EJR at Kaipara Flats Today 5-07-2024

The long term Kaipara Flats resident Cessna 172N ZK-EJR is back in its hangar with a new owner and after some major work:

You may think that it still looks the same as it did when it was delivered to the Rodney Aero Club was back in 1977 but in fact it has had a complete new repaint into its original colours.  Its new owner told me that he wanted to keep it in its historical scheme rather than a new one.  It sure is shiny!

Guimbal G2 ZK-HYP 4

Visiting Pauanui airfield briefly today was the Auckland Helicopters' Guimbal G2 ZK-HYP4.   This was originally imported from the UK in mid 2020 as ZK-HVU5 and used by a Coromandel owner until sold onto Advanced Flight Ltd in May 2024 for their inhouse training fleet (operating as Auckland Helicopters).

 

Titan Mustang ZK-AKL/2 at Matamata in 2011

In spite of it having been around for some years I never had a really nice photo of Titan Mustang ZK-AKL2.  Then recently Harley Brighouse sent me some photos of him flying it at Matamata back on 19/3/11:

ZK-AKL2 was built by a syndicate of NZ Warbirds members with a Rotax 912 engine but it has not flown many hours.  It is currently stored at Mercer and has been inactive for quite a few years although it is still registered to Titan T51 Mustang Ltd of Manakau.  Thanks for the nice photo Harley.

Interestingly the original ZK-AKL was a DH 94 Moth Minor Coupe that still exists and was recently rescued by Russell Brodie of Rangitata Island as a restoration project.

A Flying Fortress is Coming to Avspecs!

In an amazing development I understand that the ex Michigan Air Museum (formerly the Yankee Air Museum) Boeing B 17G Flying Fortress N3193G is coming to Avspecs for a complete restoration that I also understand will be very historically accurate.  No doubt it will fly here after its restoration and that will be a spectacular sight to see!

Here is Yankee Lady at Oshkosh 2022.

If this comes to pass it will be a huge recognition for Avspecs as to the quality of restoration work that they have carried out for many years now.  Reports suggest that the new owner of Yankee Lady bases his WW 2 aircraft collection at Sacramento in California, and has another couple of Avspecs restorations in his collection being the ex Rod Lewis Mosquito PZ474 (ZK-BCV) and the ex Tony Banta Spitfire Mk XVI TB252 (ZK-NLJ).  No doubt he liked what he saw in these wonderful restorations.  Congratulations to Warren Denholm and his Avspecs team. World class!.