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canberra kid
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Looking good, the CMK set helps with making the black hole look busy, I don't know what they used for reference, but it's all a bit 1980's in there, the same goes for the drivers office. but it's streets ahead of the kit bits. I'm going to have to move the day/night indicators when I build my XH135, I've not decided yet if I'm going with everything open or net yet, if I do I'll be scratch building rather than going down the CMK route. Just a heads up, if you need any info let me know as my web site is no more as free webs sold the web side of thing on and my web site didn't get migrated. When time allows, I'll find a new host and rebuild it.
John
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On 12/1/2023 at 3:56 AM, Hoops said:
@canberra kid The photo links seem to have been broken, would it be possible to upload them again?
I'm working on the pod in 1/72. I know that they come in the Airfix kit, but I'm drawing them in Fusion 360 to print as I think I can get better fidelity that way.
Thank you very much for the help!
Hoops
I think this was everything photo bucket has deleted?
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7 hours ago, Hoops said:
@canberra kid The photo links seem to have been broken, would it be possible to upload them again?
I'm working on the pod in 1/72. I know that they come in the Airfix kit, but I'm drawing them in Fusion 360 to print as I think I can get better fidelity that way.
Thank you very much for the help!
Hoops
Will do.
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3 hours ago, Thomas Bell said:
Just remembered something about the B-57E. When I was researching my Osprey book on the B-57 in Vietnam, I was rather stunned to find that I could get almost no official documents on the super secret program that flew B-57E's under the call sign/code name "Patricia Lynn." What could these ostensible recce/ELINT-modified birds have done that bore top secret classification after fifty-plus years?
While I spoke with dozens of air and ground crew in the B-57B/C, who were very eager to finally have their story told, I could not find a single Patricia Lynn crewman.
One thing virtually every one of the B-57B pilots told me: The B-57E model was "the Cadillac" of the entire American Canberra series. High praise indeed for what was designed as a lowly target tug. Now, the Patricia Lynn birds were painted a sinister matt black, and in addition to a very large nose radome -- the B-57B was strictly no-frills, lacking both radar and air refueling capability -- the whole E-model jet was a virtual antenna farm.
TOM
Hi Tom,
Martin through everything at the B.57E, though its primary role was target tug, the clever chaps in Baltimore decided that aside from the TT equipment the E model should also remain fully combat capable with a full nuclear capability, but it didn't end there, the E could also be converted in a short time to a full trainer, the same as the B,57C but better!
AS for the RB.57E, Patrica Lynn later re named in line with the other spooks Rivet Lock/Rivet Lass, not to be confused by the much simpler RB.57E's operated by the ANG.
I really can't think why she would still be classified, perhaps they just haven't got around to de classifying it yet? At the time the sensor suite was defiantly worthy of secrecy of the highest order. As you probably know the sensors were pre loaded on to modified bomb bay doors at GD's plant at Fort Worth and shipped out to the far east to be installed on the aircraft in theatre, this was a clever idea as it meant modifications and changes of specification could be tested and test flown before being deployed. The sensors were from nose to tail,
36" KA-1 Oblique camera
AN/APR-25 Antenna
AN/APR-26
KY-28
APN-102 radar
It was also capable of using wing mounted ECM pods, also wing mounted IR pods.
The bomb bay pallets could carry an array of sensors.
6" KA-2 or 36" KA-1 vertical camera,
a Kin-Tel TV camera that fed live images to a VR-7 real time viewer
KA-79A or KA-82A panoramic camera,
36" KA-1 oblique camera,
RS-10/10A Scanner,
all these were used in various combinations.
John
The wings contained Chaff dispensers.
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This is all I have if it helps?
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49 minutes ago, Doc72 said:
On the British Canberras part of the vertical tail were still made from wood. Does anybody know if this was also the case with the B-57 or if Martin changed the design to an all-metal skinned tail?
The Martin and later GAF Canberra's had a metal skinned fin.
John
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David, this is from the Sea Venom AP I think/hope, the land based one was the same?
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13 hours ago, rodenlee said:
Thanks very much John
Are you aware of any diagrams which show where the anti corrosion paint was placed please?
Cheers
ShaunShaun, unfortunately not, the area affected by the acid was between the nose wheel doors and bomb bay, the atmospheric corrosion appears to have been mainly on the fuselage crown. The best thing to do as always in cases like this find as many/any photos of the aircraft you intend to model.
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The over all finish was un painted Aluminium, but there were areas painted either in an anti corrosion grey, or Aluminium. There was an issue of battery acid cording areas of skin, also atmospheric corrosion.
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If the fighter guys were anything like the early Canbrtta crew, WW.2 will be fine.
John
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2 hours ago, Gondor44 said:
@canberra kid those are fantastic. Fig 14 even has dimentions that can be used to scale the drawing
Gondor
Hi Gomdor,
Glad they help, I've only managed to find these three Tornado photos.
John
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I'll have a look in my Bucc AP's see what I can find.
John
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This is from the FB,5 AP, not sure how helpful they are.
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Lovely build, well executed! You can't go wrong with an Irish tail! and it's good to see you didn't
John
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I'll through this in the mix, I can't remember if I posted it before or not, any way, I have the full document if it's of interest.
John
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On 7/25/2023 at 7:56 AM, Selwyn said:
Not an official publication, just an article written by someone, You pays your money and takes your chance!
Selwyn
Selwyn, it's an in house publication that was written by McD employees, it has a bit more gravitas than the average enthusiasts magazine.
John
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This may be of interest or a can of worms?
John
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3 hours ago, Dr. Quack said:
Thanks Alistair.
I hadn't realised how much work is required on the Airfix kit - and I'm being fairly picky about which battles I choose to fight.
Having said that, I'm really having fun making corrections and learning new tricks as I go along
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........and now I REALLY wish I'd left the engine nacelle vents alone.
Perhaps one day I'll forgive you for suggesting this one
.................but not just yet 
Niall
Thanks Niall, glad you're finding it useful. If you are missing any info let me know, there is only a fraction of what I have on the site.
John
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Nice, work. Looking good!
John
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3 hours ago, woody37 said:
Brilliant John, they do look good in flight guise.
Thanks Woody!
3 hours ago, Mike said:Looks good.
Tell me though. If you press down on the tail and then let go, does it rock back and forth like a kid's toy, and if so for how long? Enquiring minds need to know 
It does bounce a bit but I haven't tried it too much as I don't want to over stress the airframe and use up all it's fatigue life!
John
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@Dr. Quack this is my latest stab at XH135, very much out of the box, the only thing I put right was the leading edge of the fin.
John
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1/48 Canberra PR.9
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I'm sure with BM's collective help and encouragement you will prevail.
John