Westland Lysander Aircraft

The old Hawk Lysander now comes with the later Testors mods: cylinder head blisters, a boarding ladder, and the fuel or cargo pod. Other than those, it's identical to its original form in the 1960s. The Hawk Lysander is a viceless, quick, easy, sturdy build. I talked to a Lysander driver once, and he assured me there were more middle-of-the-night conferences between the opposing powers, and he chauffeured many flag officers and diplomats to France and back before dawn, far more, he said, than you'd ever imagine. Other passengers woulld be MI-5 and OSS agents going into Axis territory, and downed aviators coming out. Highly STOL-capable, the Lysander was your prime specimen of a WWII spy plane. So this is a seriously significant model subject. Unless you aim to invest a compulsive year-long effort, this kit will yield you great results for minimal cost and effort. There are some aftermarket decals, but most Lysanders should be RAF camo over an all-black bottom.