The ‘Flying Shed’ becomes an Airfix Vintage Classic

This week’s title and header image serve as confirmation that we will be returning to the nostalgic world of Vintage Classics in this latest edition of Workbench, as we prepare to welcome the scale model kit induction of one of the most unusual looking aircraft of the 20th century into its ranks. When talking about the subject of basic aviation aesthetics, the Short SC.7 Skyvan certainly wasn’t going to be winning a great many plaudits, even though it proved to be extremely capable in several important areas. Importantly, once crews came to appreciate the many qualities of the Skyvan, it definitely earned their respect, and would even reveal itself to be the ideal aeroplane in a number of specialised fields in the years to come.

We’re riding the crest of an Airfix wave of kit nostalgia in this weekend’s edition of our Workbench blog.

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