JOCKNEY Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hi everyone, hope you all had a great Christmas, and are looking forward to Hogmanay! I am hoping to build the kit below, it is to be kind very basis, so wanted some advice on sourcing strutts and decals and also any reference photos. Any help guidance or commiserations gratefully received ! I'm going to do this as part of the BM airliner Group Build, so hope to see plenty more "old timers" getting built. Kind regards Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Struts - Aeroclub Talk to John Good choice, by the way. I'm planning something similar so it looks like this GB is not going to be "tubes with two engines under wings on pylons" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Struts - AeroclubTalk to JohnGood choice, by the way. I'm planning something similar so it looks like this GB is not going to be "tubes with two engines under wings on pylons" Thanks very much Pin, I've PM'd him so better wait for him to come back to me in case he thinks he got a stalker for Christmas rather than a stocking ! Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 You can also make the struts out of bamboo cooking skewers. Cut them to length, trim and sand to shape, and give them a nice coat of varnish. You can insert little sections of wire in the ends to pin them in place. As far as I know, Instone used white lettering against royal blue background. White Letraset letters would probably work, or individual white letters which also used to be available from Aeroclub. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hi Jessica Thanks very much for the info, have you started your New Year yet ? Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 New Year happens in 11 hours here on the Left Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Less than 3 hours here to Hogmanay ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Bit of an update, John (Aeroclub) came up trumps with struts, metal wheels, engine prop etc, all of which look the business Whilst surfing I found the picture below, in case anyone else has one of these to build I've seen a few of these built, all of which were a darker blue than this, any idea what colour of blue is correct ? The above I'm planning to use as my build plan, the original instructions being a little basic Finally the interior, Lloyd Loom chairs, which I have to say don't look the most comfy, and what appears to be wood paneling on the inside, and last but not least curtains ! How long is the GB again....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 From the June 1984 Aeroplane Monthly. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Thanks Chris I see that one is Daimler Airlines, I had heard of Daimler Airlines but hadn't realised they were painted red. I was going to build the Instone Airlines one, likely the City of NewYork aircraft. Thanks very much for the info. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Thanks Chris That's a shame about it being dismantled, and ruins my chances of finding it languishing in a shed somewhere. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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