Troy Smith Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 (edited) I was asked by another member Quote Warpaint plan from Ian Huntley. But now, he received another plan from Richard Caruana, and there are some differences on the lower fuselage and the boom. What is your opinion ? wich of these plans are the more reliable ? my response, I honestly don't know, I would think the Huntley drawings predate the Caruana ones. From what I have seen, and general reputation, I'm wary of Caruana work without checking it, OK, as I type a thought occurs, there has been much debate as to if the Hampden torpedo bomber variant has a lower fuselage. It's a long thread, but should explain more, and has links to more photos, I then did some searches to see if I could find some information, I note that there is mention of plans by Quote Scale Models International September 1986 p435-439. 1/72 plans drawn by Peter Cooksley. Are there any more, are the recent based on or used for the Hampden restoration? thanks T Edited July 5, 2017 by Troy Smith additions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I have that Scale Models. The article has been scanned, and I'm happy to share - pm me your email and it will be on its way. Because of its size I'll be sending via Dropbox. The drawings are quite nice: typical Cooksley, clear and crisp. I can't comment as to accuracy - don't know enough about the subject, or the number of times the original drawing was copied or otherwise reproduced before it came into my hands (and that process can generate some quite remarkable distortions, as we know ...). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denford Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Remember too that plans, like models from them, can have accurate and inaccurate parts/areas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 An interesting aside to this thread is HP 53 L7271. Page 361 0f the Putnam book clearly shows a lot flatter bottom to this airframe in relation to Hampdens/Herefords. To be quite frank it also looks wider than the other aircraft. L7271 was originally mooted as a prototype for the Swedish who required a torpedo bomber so investigation here might bear fruit. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 The torpedo bomber did not have a lower fuselage, but a reduced depth to the gunner's position to allow the Monoplane Air Tail of the torpedo to fit. The torpedo was carried semi-externally, with the inner bomb bay doors resting on the sides of the weapon but closing normally after the drop. Photos show L7271 to be just another Hampden, without any massively-redesigned fuselage (as implied by a wider fuselage). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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