GPM is
announcing Gipsy Moth in two versions, both 1/33 scale, designed by Tomasz Kopecki:
The version on the cover is G-AAMT, as flown by Denys Finch (portrayed by Robert Redford in the Sydney Pollack film "Out of Africa").
Here's what it looks like in reality:
G-AAMY was repainted
for the film:
The other version is
Amy Johnson's famous G-AAAH "Jason":
There are some fantastic color photos of Gipsy Moth G-AAHI painted in likeness of Amy Johnson's G-AAAH (
larger photo at source):
The preview photos at the GPM site are so small so that it is difficult to judge the quality of the paintwork. But the subject is great. Finally someone dares bring out a classic civilian aircraft! Is this a break of the military trend?
Leif