Jessica Cooper spotlights building the Welsh Models Vac/resin kit of the world''s first jet airliner.

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Good job Jessica. I wish there was an injection model of this aircraft, I can't think of one at the moment. It is such a historic bird. Another aircraft is the Canadian built Avro jet, can't remember it's designation, it was an early commercial job as well. Flew in the fifties as well I believe. That would be a nice subject too. Good job again, Russell

That would be the Avro Canada C102 Jetliner which flew only 2 weeks after the Comet did. Sadly the airlines in North Amercia couldn't be bothered to buy them, and when the Korean War was at its height, CD Howe had the Jetliner program cancelled, saying it took too much away from the CF-100 production line.

Frsin does a solid resin kit of the Jetliner in 1/144.

The Comet kit itself is quite straightforward, especially if you don't mess around with the windows and use the decals. It's actually a pretty good first or second vacuform kit.

Of course there is the Frsin injection kit in 1/144 if you like a challenge.