[Canberra in flight]

Thanks every one, I've started the second one. 

 

John

[1/48 Canberra PR.9]

1 hour ago, Dr. Quack said:

 

Thanks again John.

I've been looking for a Hypersonic canopy but can't seem to track one down. Anybody got one in the attic that they won't be using?????

I found this link https://the48ers.com/canberra-pr-9-b-i-8-canopy.html and a BM review. It looks like you can get it directly from them self's in Japan.

John

[1/48 Canberra PR.9]

@Dr. Quack Niall, glad you could get to see my site. If you need any more info just shout. Another addition that is well worth considering is the Hypersonic PR.9 canopy set if it's still around. I can vouch for it's accuracy.🤔😊

John

[1/48 Canberra PR.9]

1 hour ago, Lord Riot said:

Love Canberras, so looking forward to this! Will you be adding the underwing pods as in the kit, they look pretty cool.

Not if he's doing her in that time frame.

 

John

[1/48 Canberra PR.9]

Another thing to note, if you are building XH135 as in the instructions you will need to add the wing tip ECM mods. These are detaild in the PR.9 albums on my site. 

 

John

[Canberra in flight]

4 hours ago, F-32 said:

Absolutely beautiful 

Thanks very much, glad you liked her. 

 

John

[1/48 Canberra PR.9]

Always good to see a Canberra build under way, if you want some PR.9 reference all in one place, you could have a look on my web site, IPMS UK Canberra SIG. It doesn't work on mobile devices but laptops and PC's are fine. 

 

John

[Heller 1/200 Sud Aviation Caravelle - Air France]

Nicely done, on another old and odd kit! Well recovered after the cat attack too.

 

John

[Canberra in flight]

23 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said:

If you can't get it right, what chance do the rest of us have? Gorgeous!

Thanks very much Pete, I didn't get too involved with putting things right being as it's more a canvas for the colour schemes rather tan an attempted at an accurate PR.9. 

John

20 hours ago, stevehnz said:

That's a bit nice that is, a stunning finish stunningly displayed. 👍

Steve.

Thanks very much Steve 

1 hour ago, Doc72 said:

Very nice! Fascinating to have pieces of the real plane incorporated in the model and its base.

The four models of XH135 will be in 1) silver, 2) green/grey, 3) hemp and 4) grey, I guess?

Thanks Doc, you are correct about the other scheme's too. XH135 was the first PR.9 to be painted in the Hemp. 

 

John 

[Canberra in flight]

16 hours ago, Pantherhawk27263 said:

Amazing work, that is a gorgeous Canberra!! The paint job is fantastic and I love the idea of the base is made from the actual aircraft. 

Thanks, having part of the real aircraft does add a bit extra to the build.

 

John

13 hours ago, Andy Dyck said:

That looks very very nice! The presentation is inspiring! 
 

Cheers 

 

Andy 

Thanks Andy 😎

[Canberra in flight]

22 hours ago, canberraman said:

Delightful John!  The PR.9 in high speed silver looks a real racing machine!  Good luck with the rest of your builds.

 

Mark

Thanks Mark, she does look smart in the scheme, putting the speed into high speed silver! 😎

[Canberra in flight]

12 hours ago, Alpha Delta 210 said:

Very nicely presented!👍

Thanks! 😎

13 hours ago, Clio182 said:

Stunning! What a beauty 😍

Thanks! 😎

12 hours ago, petetasker said:

Lovely 

Thanks! 😎

[Canberra in flight]

This a departure from the norm for me, no not the subject, I have been known to make a Canberra now and then, no, in this case it's in a flight mode. The subject of the build is XH135 at the time of her second Sqn 13. The model will be one of four depicting XH135 at various phases in her time with the RAF, this is another departure from the norm for me as I tend not to build more than one of an individual  airframe. The model is the Airfix PR.9 more or less out of the box, The base other than the frame is part of the wing of XH135 the rod is part of the fire detection wiring from her Avon RA.24, I've also managed to incorporate other elements of XH135 into the model. 

 

 

 

John

[Vulcanicity's Canberra]

That is a Corker! Very nice and a tribute to the effort you've put into it! 

 

John

[XV208 'Snoopy' but with a twist.]

16 hours ago, Space Ranger said:

Are there any scale drawings of the modifications to the W.2 configuration? I recall a conversion set for the Airfix kit but don’t recall who did it.

No 'scale plans' but these may help? 

 

John

 

[Meteor F.8 access hatches?]

13 minutes ago, Bozothenutter said:

Thanks for those, I have something similar in the book, but printed much smaller!

Shame it's not a 4 view though, that would help immensely with semi exact placement and dimensions. 

If it was an American T.O. they do them as a plan view showing placement of the access panels but not to scale, but all the AP's I've seen do them like this.

 

John

[Meteor F.8 access hatches?]

9 hours ago, Julien said:

They are good views John, Ive made quite a few of those panels. Its also testament to the quality of the tooling that panels from other meteors fit other airframes. 

 

Our Meteor as well as handmade panels has panels from at least 4 different jets going by the serial numbers. 

It is Julien, considering how much of the production was done by hand. Keep up the good work on your Meatbox too!

[Meteor F.8 access hatches?]

I've got these,

 

John

[Canberra B(I)8 prototype VX185]

37 minutes ago, Killingholme said:

Hi all,

 

I fancy building my next 1/72 Canberra as the B(I)8 prototype VX185 wearing the rather dramatic glossy all-black scheme. Before I start (using the 2008-tool Airfix kit), are there any noticeable differences between VX185 and the production B(I)8s, or am I good to go straight out of the box?

 

Will  

Five things spring to mind, the two side windows are split horizontally, the Avon 109's are early mod with the blunt starter cartridge fairings, the main wheels are the early mod big wheel hub,  and she has the pre fuel vent mast side vent. Mk.1 seat with a  square bracket red firing handle. You can fit a gun pack which was just an aerodynamic mock up and pylons if you wish. 

 

John 

[Canberras from venus, the naughty corner... 3 in fact...]

On 5/12/2023 at 6:48 AM, bigbadbadge said:

Phew, that saves some sanding CC😉.

Good to see this still on the go fella.

Chris

Hi Chris,

I'm still around lurking in the shadows,  this book writing business takes up a lot of time, I'm working on another Canberra book, this one will be aimed at the modeling world. 

John

[Canberras from venus, the naughty corner... 3 in fact...]

No, it's the external cable for the tank tip navigation light.

 

John

[Interior color question about SEAC P-47s]

Standard American colours or colors

 

John

[P&W J57 question]

8 minutes ago, Sebastien said:

Thanks you very much John.

 

S.

No problem, does this answer your question? If not I can dig deeper into the T.O.

 

John

[P&W J57 question]

6 hours ago, Sebastien said:

Hi,

 

I'm working on a B-52D engine nacelle for my Sanger kit.

 

 

I was wondering how may blades are on the front disk of the J-57?

 

TIA,

 

S.

Front guide vanes

First row of compressor blades

 

John

[P&W J57 question]

I have the TO. For the J.57 fitted to the RB.57D, if the front fan is the same I can take a look for you. 

 

John