Barneydhc82

Very simple Grasshopper...drill #78 hole in underside of top wing,,,,same size but not as deep on bottom wing. Use calipers to measure required steel wire and cut 2-3 mm oversize. Slip wire into underside hole then drop it into topside hole. Place a small drop of CA on the wire at the openings in the wing. Same procedure for fuselage rigging. Here is my 1:48 Walrus that really needed this procedure. Barney

Richard: The models look great. Barney

Very nice Paul..and my initials as well. Barney

Very nice build ALF. Barney

Thanks for the comments guys. To answer the questions: the Canadian landscape was littered with thousands of aircraft after the war, most purchased by farmers for the parts that could be used to make farm equipment. John's "play house" was one of these. A few were salvaged for museum displays many years later but most were allowed to deteriorate into junk after they were scabenged for parts. On one field trip for the Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw, I found 14 Anson MkI airframes and a couple of Bolies and one Lysander. The Lizzie was recovered by Harry Wherreat of Assiniboia, Sask and restored to airworthy condition. The single gun top turret was standard on the Bombing and Gunnery aircraft and the Camo pattern was DG/OG. Airframe 9048 was used on the west coast of Canada as far north as the Aleutian Islands in Alaska while assigned to 8 Sqn, RCAF Barney Here is a pic of a Cessna Crane which we recovered from a farm in 1974. It was rebuilt for the WDM in Moose Jaw. and it is typical of the condition of relics found 30 years after they were disposed of. .

During WW2, the RCAF utilized many hundreds of Canadian built Bolingbrokes in many roles....multi-engine trainers...bombing and gunnery...anti-submarine patrols on both East and West coasts. These two models were built from the Classic Airframes 1:48 scale kits with only a few minor corrections. The yellow trainer/bombing and gunnery aircraft was built for a friend whose grandfather bought the 1:1 scale aircraft from was assets disposal and towed it home for use as a play house for John and his friends. The second coastal patrol a/c 9048 was built for my personal collection. I've included a photo of the Bolies instrument panel which was scratch-built as the kit item was of the Blenheim variety. Barney

Richard: I may have some 1:72 scale Hornet decals..with the correct Leaf on the roundels...I'll go have a look in the giant spares box Barney

Thanks for the comments guys. Sorry for taking so long to respond Richard but both the computer and my eyes are slowly recovering from surgery. Barney

F/L David Hornell, 162 Sqn, RCAF Capt of this PBY5A Canso was awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroism under fire when he pressed home the attack and sank a U-boat in the North Atlantic. Fast forward to 1971 and a guy from Regina, Sask named Ray Crone, the radar tech/operator who should have been on that fatal flight meeting with yours truly in Moose Jaw. We became very good friends but Ray passed away a few years ago. I moved to the west coast and in the early 1980s met Gordon and Patricia Huff, a couple of local farmers near Boundary Bay airport, my work place and hangout for over 20 years. During our morning coffee klatches, Gordon mentioned that Patricia had worked at the Boeing plant in False Creek, Vancouver...building Canso aircraft/ This is my tribute to David, Ray and Patricia...all of whom have "Gone West" Barney Pro-Modeller PBY-5A 1/48 scale. .

Paul: Look at the entire photo; it is badly faded and washed out. The underside was medium Sea Grey and there is no PRU Blue on the pods. I do not know what you are seeing but even my old eyes are good enough to see that the pods are the same Dark Sea Grey as the upper side of the aircraft Barney

I agree whole heartedly with Patrick as I served in Germany during the Sabre/Cluck era and saw them every day until we switched to the CF-104 in the polished metal/white/grey scheme Barney

The decals are by Leading Edge and they were very good..no problems applying them at all. I still have the kit decals in the spares box. Barney http://www.barneysairforce.com

ALF: You mean this one???? Barney

ALF: You are one prolific modeller! I'm looking forward to seeing this one finished..after I get my eyeball overhaulled next week. Nothing like a great colourful paint scheme Barney

From the original offering with lots of butchery and Belcher's conversion and decals. Now if I could only see what I am building I just might be able to add the antennae array on the fuselage. Barney http://www.barneysairforce.com

I haven't counted some of the lists but I do not bother with airliners that have transported this old butt around for the last 78 years. I have flown, either dual or PIC, 89 different aircraft with the oldest being a DH-53 Hummingbird and the fastest being the CF-104D. I've also flown dual the Goodyear Blimp and PIC about a dozen different gliders such as the SGU 1-19, TG-2, -3. BG6, Flauvel AV36 And I'm still active. Barney http://www.barneysairforce.com

That was my opinion but the owner claimed that it had flown on an Indian reservation to get around Transport Canada regulations...of course his ancestors were on the "other side" during the Great War. Barney

Last weekend we attended the Vernon Flying Club's annual Wings and Wheels festivities and on display was the funny little triplane carrying a Sopwith name and serial number. The owner claimed that it was an authentic resoration of a WW1 ship board fighter and that there were only 3 in existance. Being of questionable mind..both mine and the owner pilot I took these pics in the hope that someone on BritModeller might authenticate this was for real or just more colonial BS Barney

Just to give some idea about the size of the early racers..both models are 1:32 scale. And both have the same wing span. Barney

I've never used Tamiya Primer but if it sprays well from a rattle can, there is no reason why the same procedure would not work by decanting into an airbrush. From using other rattle can paints through my Iwata I've found that none of them required thinning for the airbrush. Barney http://www.barneysairforce.com

All this nit picking over what???? I have quite a few hours flying an -A model, Vancouver to Midland, TX and Vancouver to Chino and it was great muscling the big beast at low level. The aircraft was owned by a friend and was finished in RCAF markings..even though we did not operate the -A. I'll buy one for Jerry and wait for a -B for my own collection. Now quit the bickering over nothing and get on with building Barney http://www.barneysairforce.com

Martin and WACKY CROWD: Here is a link to the pics that I took yesterday..if Photobucket works..unfortunately the camera went on the blink and I lost a lot more pics. Barney http://s60.photobucket.com/user/alleycat_01/library/WACO%20CABIN

Martin..That pic ws taken on take-off! The hangar line is close to the runway and creates interesting arrivals and departures in a crosswind from the right..as above Barney

Don't drool on the pic..Barney

We actually have two WACO cabins at Langley; one restored and flying from the Museum of Flight and one sitting in our hangar covered in dirt and it hasn't seen daylight in about 30 years. I'm going out there to work on the "Alley Cat" today and I'll take the camera with me. Thanks fr the kind comments on the website, I'll try to update it one day soon Barney