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The Gun bay covers are a bit annoying. I will use vallejo putty to fill gaps.
Painted the cockpit and used decal dashboard. Not very promising but I can live with it;
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9 minutes ago, Tbolt said:
By "racks" do you mean shackles? The shackles fits into the pylon and then there's forward and aft sway braces. The sway braces look present on both aircraft. If you look at this top photo it appears they don't use a standard B-7 shackle, but rather a custom shackle which looks like it fits into the same forward and aft mounting points on the pylon.
Yes, shackles not racks. This is what happens when English isnt Mother tongue. 😄 forgive my bad English pls.
Thanks for rapid and valued response.
This was helpful...
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After a long while I kicked off a new project, If I manage, I would like to complete it for contest which will be held in Bursa City in Turkey on 9-10th march. I should be a bit rapid.
I have HB's new Hurricane Mk.I So far kit is ok but seems like crazy rivetter guy was back..
Here our guy is..
To be contiuned....
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Dear Gents,
I am planning to build 1:48th scale Tamiya Razorback with Loon Models's rescue dinghy and smoke markers. But cant be sure on dinghy attachment point to main pylons on wings.
I appreaciate any help. Thanks for reading my message!
The Flogger
Here, a pic of rare blown canopy thunderbolt. You see Dinghy attached with racks to the pylon
On 2nd picture, I couldnt see racks, seems like dinghy attached directly to the pylon.. Perhaps my eyes failing me but that is what I see..
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Wouww this is great. I dont know what to say. First time in my life I gathered so much info for the plane I intended to build.
Seems like I wont need these guys for now 😐
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14 hours ago, maddogatc said:
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Hi zafer.
The RCAF received 271 Venturas throughout the war. I believe all the MK1 many of MK2's came from the UK as they had the larger rear turret that housed four .303 machine guns. All Mk1 and Mk2 were used in training rolls. Many Mk2 and all MK5's came from ex USAAF and US Navy stock and had the smaller rear turret with 2x50 caliber machine guns. All 142 MK5's in RCAF service where used in operational coastal patrol squadrons on the east and west coast of Canada.
Your questions.
1. The UK MK1 and MK2 Ventura's probably carried the British bombs. See this video link as it shows British style 250lb bombs being loaded onto a RAF Ventura. However these earlier MK aircraft were only used in training with the RCAF.
2. Don't know what seat belts the UK Ventura's as they were built in the US to UK specs. The ex USAAF and US Navy Ventura's most likely had US style seat belts as they came direct from US military stock. The decal sheet you ordered all show serial numbers for Ventura MK5's that came direct from the US military. Four of the options still have the original US Navy paint scheme while the rest have been repainted to the RAF/RCAF coastal command white paint scheme. Here is a link with a bit of history on each Ventura used by the RCAF. Most were ex US military with only a small number given by the UK.
https://caspir.warplane.com/documents/aircraft/200001727-004.pdf
Another link showing some good pictures of RCAF Ventura's
https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/canadian-warplanes-3-lockheed-ventura
3. I can only assume what ordnance the operational MK5's carried. Since they were ex US military they where probably designed to carry US style bombs. Easy for Canada to get being next door to the US. Being coastal patrol aircraft used to hunt down submarines they most likely carried bombs or depth charges. However they could also carry one torpedo.
Hope this helps
Thanks a lot. You are a life saver.
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On 6/8/2023 at 11:52 PM, rob Lyttle said:
Hi Zafer, great looking Ventura build, and 2 more of them to go! 😎
Can't help you with the armaments detail etc but I do love a Lockheed Twin.
What's your take on the vertical fins and rudders on the Academy kit? I concluded that the demarcation was way off, giving too much rudder and not enough fixed vertical. Mine got filled and rescribed.
The other thing I'm now convinced of is to do with the dogleg trailing edge feature. Most kits, including the big Revell 1.48 scale PV1, has the flap surface underneath extended to match the wing top surface and that's wrong. The extension is just a flat strip added on top of the runners and the flap is the original shape, parallel front and back.
I found a great picture that finally convinced me of what I suspected.
So this is the Lodestar with the smaller engines and nacelles etc, but the wing and flap assembly is the same. So I take a knife and saw to them, sometimes take the flaps right out, remake them and fit them deployed with better rails
Great looking planes though, aren't they?? 😍
Well Cant agree anymore! PV-1 looks like a Bonito fish which is my all time fav!
Anyway, thank all you guys.
Soon, I will share process of my Ventura Gr.V if God's willing.
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A long while ago a diamond hearted forumer had sent me decals for my Ventura (@bigbadbadge) Somehow I had forgot the kit in a corner but decided to complete it just before our contest in Istanbul which was on 10th of May.
I liked the kit and got 2 more!
one from Academy (Revell mould) and another Revell orginial boxing.
So I decided to for a 2nd Ventura...
Academy comes with some suprises; Nose glass, British type turret. So after a short search I saw this white guy in Aviaeology decal's sheet and intented to build it.
Here is the decal sheet, I purchased it but did not arrive yet. (I trust Turkish postal services but I never say never
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here my questions:
1- Do RCAF Venturas use British type bombs or American?
2- Were seatbelts British type or USAAF?
3-This plane heas a submarine kill mark, does it carry depth charges or torpedo?
I appreciate if someone enlights me..
Regards
zafer
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1 hour ago, pigsty said:
Really? I've just checked Colin's website and it's showing several Halifax items, including at least one improvement set with radiators and propellers. And I met him at the last show I went to, so I'm fairly sure he's still with us.
Thanks a lot for enlighting us. I am pretty sure I had tried to hard to get one halifax corrected radiator set previously but could not manage it.
Now we have the set but no halifax around 😃
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Last year I had faced the same problem. Freightdog is not avaible anymore. AML provides radyatör and propellers ( also decals) for coastal command one if my memory serves me well.
İt is a decent kit with some flaws; needs resin wheels cos kit's ones are pretty small. Also quickboost exhaust would be great.
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Congrats! But a friendly warning; the kid Will require much more after market stuff than airfix lancaster!😆
You are blessed man!
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Looks great. A bit 'too much clean' for me but still feast for eyes! 😊
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1 hour ago, dcrfan said:
I can't think of any reason why the RNZAF would swap out the seat belts in a theatre that had no RAF supply chain.
Well I Just wanted to be sure. 😆
Thank you LSD modeller for enlighting us.
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Thanks you for response. I intend to build an US colors one.
Time to grab some Sir Eduard's colored USAF seat belts.
Cheers
The Flogger
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Dear Gents,
Does Anybody have idea whether bluegray- gray painted RNZAF Venturas had USA made seatbelts or British ones?
Regards
Flogger
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Wouww she turned out well. Congrats!
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10 minutes ago, 72modeler said:
You don't have to tell me twice! When my father, who was Armenian, was on the USAF IG team that inspected all of the US and NATO airbases in Europe, he had to remind the team members to behave themselves, because if they got into any mischief while inspecting at Izmirmor Incirlik, they would be handed over to the Turkish authorities and could look forward to no mercy! Proud people, the Turks, and harsh living conditions for many of their citizens. Glad to have you aboard here at BM! Hope you and yours are safe and well during the pandemic.
Mike
Oh, thank you very much for kind wishes. BM is solely for modelling stuff and we all ought to avoids politics as u know. But I'd like to tell you that things are not as they seem from there. Despite of your Dad's warning, noone touches a Nato member as long as they commit a serious crime. How I know that? I served in Navy and coming from a military family.
I'd like to host you someday and offer you kebap and baklava (a few beers after all ofc
) Like I did to my Greek and Serbian modeller fellas. I bet a visit wud ruin your sterotypes
Now I should go back my PV-1 and find some eduard colored seatbelts.
Wish you best of all for you and beloved ones..
The Flogger
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1 hour ago, Ed Russell said:
Doing research for my triple build...
I came across wheel wells in maybe Interior Grey Green, green tinted zinc chromate, white and untinted zinc chromate (so aluminium coloured). Bomb bays usually the last one. Let me know if you want even more photos. People who are wary of restorations are quite sensible. i doubt you are going to be proven wrong whatever colour you use.
Thanks Ed. Decision is done: Zinc Chromate! I liked your triple build project. Beside C-47, PV-1 become my fav multi engined propeller plane
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8 hours ago, 72modeler said:
Not a problem! If I got it wrong, you can blame me! Looking forward to seeing the RFI photos!
Mike
Ok, in case of my plane is dissmissed due to wheelbay color by jury in coming Istanbul contest, I am gonna blame you. Get ready to face Turkish courts! LOL
Joke aside, thank you very much. I appreciate!
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39 minutes ago, 72modeler said:
True! If you look at the wheel bays of the PV-1 being restored in the Aussie Modeller link you posted, the interiors have been re-painted with tinted ZC or interior green- you can see the overspray around the outer edges of the bay. Now, were those areas in interior green originally, or just re-painted that color. As an aside, the color looks a little too light and grey for US interior green, FS34151, and could be an attempt for RAF/MAP grey-green. The plot thickens! My guess, and it's an uneducated one, would be that since your PV-1 project was a contracted USN airplane, it would have had the wheel bays and bomb bay painted with either untinted or tinted ZC.
Mike
Well, I guess I will listen your advice and gonna make it ZC. Thank you for spending your valued time to response me.
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1 hour ago, Charlie Hugo said:
Sorry, no I never got the chance for an open bombbay
It is ok, I appreciate your kind help.
Best wishes,
Flogger
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1 hour ago, Charlie Hugo said:
Here are three preserved PV-1/Ventura aircraft in SA.
The caveat around museum aircraft applies fully but it shows as follows
Aluminium paint in one
looks like RAF grey green in the Klapperkop one which I think is a Ventura and not a PV-1 and is/was most likely most original
and the Cape Town museum one which appears as if the main wheel wells at least were painted in white whereas the tail wheel well was not
The Klapperkop Ventura was photographed in the late '70's whereas the Moth Shellhole one was done after (original) restoration during the late '80's early '90's and that restoration was led by Dave Bekker
http://www.wildaviation.com/gallery3/index.php/Walkarounds/saafprops/Ventura-Details
Thank you Charlie a million times. Seems like wheelbays's interrior was white. Any chance to get info about bomb bay?
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Here, Dave Harris's pic. You can see the white landing gear inside pic!
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1276345
I know museum pics are not always correct.
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Dear Gents, Thank you all for interest.
I found a link from Australia. A Navy Ventura under restoration. Pics are from 2012. I believe they can give some idea. Here, wheelbay seems zinc chromate but wheelbays still question mark. They look metallic.
https://www.aussiemodeller.com.au/pages/History/Aircraft/Harvey_Ventura.html
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