canberra kid

Another photo of the All white 333 and what happened to her on her return to the UK, As Bexy says, the first of many nose job's! John

This is the 1/72 scale Airfix B(I)8 again, built as the other one was with just the correction to the fin and filling of the panel lines. This is the scheme she wore when in Australia of weapons trials. John

I know it's not a magnificent 7 but it's still a Canberra :-) John

This is my latest model of WT333 one of the four incarnations of this aircraft. I just have the last, "Raspberry Ripple" scheme to do. The Model is pretty much out of the box apart from usual fixes to the airframe. John

I know Bexy, I don't know if my old airframe can take the stress, but if people can't wait there is always this link were all 55 Canberra's can be seen. John's Canberra models John

Hi Bexy I've been thinking about that, if we get some better weather this week I may give it a shot. How I get them all I've no idea though. John

Two more of my Canberra's with an abundance of of day glow First one, RB.57A Canberra used by the FAA for jet way research flights. Italeri kit with Aeroclub nose. The second one is a B.57B Canberra from Edwards AFB Test Squadron. Italeri kit un modified apart from the colour scheme! John

Hi Mike Thank you, I didn't do a work in progress, it never crossed my mind although I did take some photo's as I went along. John

I've not been able to find out, I have photo's of this rocket also another one that looks very similar but painted black and white and mounted on the other side of the aircraft, plus photo's of other smaller rockets mounted on the inside of the bomb bay door. John thanks TRUSKY

Thanks Bexy, It takes one to know one! She is number 55, next down the line are two B(I)8's and a B.2 all in 1/72 that should see this years production sorted. John

Very nice I now know what to do with my Hunter!

Another couple of photo's John

Sorry Dennis, yes it's the one to the seventy two. The Halfords orange is good, it covers well over white and gives a good even coat. John

Yep think so unless some else knows better! :-)

Hi Julien It's Halfords Fluorescent Orange John

Next Canberra down the line, this time it's the prototype B.57A as she was in her time with NACA/NASA as a launch vehicle for test rockets. The model is based on the Italeri B.57 with Aeroclub's much missed B.2 nose and scratch built rocket and the necessary airframe mod's to represent the prototype John

Nice Eight attman007! John

I know but I was in two minds about the leading edge, I know it's normal for most Panthers to have anodised leading edges but the instructions and the box top show them as blue, so I went with that. If some one can show me I'm wrong it won't take much to fix it. John

Thanks for that, but I have to own up though, it's not paint but white decal line, a lot easier then all that masking! John

Thanks Mish, Stef.

Hi this is a bit of a departure for me, the 1/48 Revell Panther, not a bad kit given its age. The blue looks a bit lighter than it is in reality, but it's still not as dark as it should be,oh well.

Hi Karl Some from that year some from the year before I think it was dark in there. John

Hi Karl You probable have all you need but these are my photo's of 135. Visit My Website John

Hi Karl Here you go two of my photo's, as you can see because it's a Canberra the shape varies from airframe to airframe, just to make life interesting. XH134 round hole as in the drawing from the AP XH175 longer oval hole.