Ian

Hi Ian,

No Problem you contacting me to ask questions

Not sure if you have seen this on BM, I currently have a WIP

build of a Mk III RNZAF Transport, which may/or not be of assistance

to you?

RNZAF Sunderland Transport Build

To answer your Query directly, the Sunderland's Arrived in Standard

RAF TSS (Temperate Sea Scheme). which they wore till Wars end

Just a quick comment on the OMD Mk Sunderland III Sheet, is that the Lower wing roundels

are too small.

I can say this with some authority, in that I have copies of the original RNZAF drawings

of the Sunderland Roundels, from the RNZAF Museum

Both Upper and Lower Wing Roundels are 72 Inch (72in Blue/ 24in White/ 18in Blue),

the white Bars are 36 in Long/18in wide

I plan to use the Other 72in Type C  Roundels, and colour in the Red with Blue, adding bars,

for the lower wings (the blue is much the same so shouldn't be too difficult)

The other thing to bear in mind, is that the RNZAF Mk III's didn't have a the drop down

bomb bay doors (if planing to doors open) like the normal Sunderland's, but rather folded up

at the top of the door inwards.

Seating was built and installed here in NZ (austerity seating), and the Bomb Room became the

Galley (for some 30 passengers)

Hope that helps? If you have any other questions, just let me know

Regards

Alan

Cheers Alan.... 

The reason I reached-out to you was because of that build thread - how's it going for you ?

Well now that I've had a l-o-n-g look at the kit, turns-out that it's not the Italeri one, it's actually the Jurassic Era Airfix kit !! - build quality is what I would describe as by an 'enthusiastic amateur', no attempt at rubbing down anywhere, fingerprints on the transparencies etc. On the plus side, all the flying surfaces are 'true' except the fin which is a couple of degrees off and easily corrected. No idea what glue the builder used but this thing is truly solid !!

I'll need to prize-off the dorsal gun and fairings and patch the resultant hole, fair-over the front & rear turrets which should be straight-forward, but other than that there's nothing much in the way of remedial works needed to make it more representative - I'm not going for complete accuracy, that would be a huge undertaking and I'm doing this as a favour to the museum.

May come back to you in the future, but in the meantime, thanks for your input, much appreciated.

Best

Ian.

Cheers Alan.... 

The reason I reached-out to you was because of that build thread - how's it going for you ?

Well now that I've had a l-o-n-g look at the kit, turns-out that it's not the Italeri one, it's actually the Jurassic Era Airfix kit !! - build quality is what I would describe as by an 'enthusiastic amateur', no attempt at rubbing down anywhere, fingerprints on the transparencies etc. On the plus side, all the flying surfaces are 'true' except the fin which is a couple of degrees off and easily corrected. No idea what glue the builder used but this thing is truly solid !!

I'll need to prize-off the dorsal gun and fairings and patch the resultant hole, fair-over the front & rear turrets which should be straight-forward, but other than that there's nothing much in the way of remedial works needed to make it more representative - I'm not going for complete accuracy, that would be a huge undertaking and I'm doing this as a favour to the museum.

May come back to you in the future, but in the meantime, thanks for your input, much appreciated.

Best

Ian.