Petri

Hi, Great progress on the Electra! I'd probably just try to carefully build the sharp edge at the centreline using MrSurface and very careful sanding. Then either paint, use painted decal strips, or maybe even aluminium foil - this is what I ended up doing in my build of the Special Hobby Electra (apologies in advance - no intention to try to hijack your thread with this picture): Best ............... Petri

The fuselage looks really good. And those decals by Mika, Wow! Impressive.

Very interesting project. Great work on the engine cowls!

Great picture Patrik, thank you This is very useful, since according to the Air Britain DH4/DH9 file E-8646 served in 27 Squadron only from January 1927 to March 1927, so almost the same period as E-828. Seeing your picture also reminded me of something I had seen in an old issue of Fly Past: This one also seems to be an "I" of 27 Sqd, of course it might not be E-8646, but still interesting. Even in the picture you posted, the black areas underwing seem to painted pretty freely

Thanks Paul and Graham The pics on WNW site were of great help. Somehow I had completely forgot to check there. Some of the pics I had seen on the Datafiles, but these were of better quality, and clearly show the individual aircraft letter under the port wing. Thanks! Graham, you are right. Reading Robertson got me thinking about this in the first place. However, there are pics of the DH9A:s supposedly as late '28 belonging to the 60 Sqd in India without any underwing letters. It could of course depend a lot on the date that the plane was delivered to the squadron. E-828 left the Drigh Rd. depot on May '27 according to DH.4/DH9 file of Sturtivant and Page, so the full serials could have been already there. I wonder how closely these orders were implemented in India? All pics of DH9A:s I've seen with full underwing serials seem to have been UK ones. Again, thanks for you help. Much appreciated. Petri

Thanks Admiral, glad you like the build so far

Hi, have been slowly working on the CMR 1/72 scale DH 9A, and I’m finally getting close to decaling. The plane I’m going to model is the E-828 “A” of the 27 Squadron in India in 1927, and I’m wondering if the 27 Squadron has been known to use any underwing serials or letters during this period? Have looked through the Datafiles, the Profile on DH9A, and some other sources, but can’t find any clear pictures showing them. In some pics I could faintly imagine seeing the individual plane letter, but really hard to tell for sure. I’d be really grateful for any info on this before committing myself one way or the other. Below the current status on the model Petri

Love this Beautiful work on the wings and nacelle. Looking forward to more. Petri

A build thread doesn't get any better than this. And the end results are superb replicas. I really admire your attitude: No short cuts, great eye for details and really sharp and clean building technique. Looking forward to the Hawk Best, Petri

Hi Bill, Looks very nice. Really like the way the transparencies turned out Thanks for a great thread, and all the possible good luck for your chemo. Best, Petri

Thanks John, your answer makes beautiful sense to me: with the radio installed one needs a power source and the hatch for protection. Much appreciated, now I can get on with the build. Petri

Hi, I'm building the CMR DH9A in 1/72 as an RAF machine serving in India in 20's. Have detailed the interior partly based on pics in the Datafiles, partly relying on guess work. However, I'm at complete loss as to what lies in the little opening that many later Ninaks seemed to have behind the observers position. Hopefully this picture of an Australian one clarifies what I mean: Any ideas ... Petri PS. If interested, my progress so far is here: http://z15.invisionfree.com/72nd_Aircraft/...ic=502&st=0