Violet Club Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Dear Sir, I think that this conversion would be an interesting variant for the new Airfix Tiger Moth in 1/72 : http://www.aer.ita.br/~bmattos/mundo/ww2/british/pages/DE%20HAVILLAND%20DH82B%20QUEEN%20BEE.htm All the Best, Violet Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Wouldn't the entire fuselage need replacing, though? It mentions something about it being wooden as opposed to metal and fabric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) It is worth adding that the Queen Bees were not based on Tiger Moth fuselages, having slab sides. That would increase the needs for the conversion. Probably this can be represented just by sanding down the sides of the kit. Source: Stuart Mackay's tome on the Tiger Moth from Midland Counties. Edit You beat me to it... Edited March 25, 2014 by Graham Boak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 The width difference is mentioned on the Tiger Moth thread, it's only a couple of inches, so sanding off the stringer on the side of the fuselage is almost there. See John's post: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234950322-airfix-tiger-moth/?p=1555770 I wonder if the floats from the Matchbox Seafox are the right size? Or the Supermarine S6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Not sure those floats mentioned above will be right. Too big for a start. But It shouldn't be too hard to convert the airframe with just floats needed. And the blanking off cover for the rear seat. But how about a conversion set to turn the Tiger Moth into the Thruxton Jackaroo!! Four seater fuselage. inserts eithe side of the upper wing fuel tank thus extending the wingspan. or an Ambulance version as used by RAAF in the far east, or a Crop sprayer? OR... better still, a conversion to the Canadian variant. New main wing struts, new tailplanes with trim tabs to the elevators, cockpit coaming replacement and cockpit canopy, The Menasco engine! The Airfix kit already makes this part easier as the Gipsy engine cowls is a separate part, though a tailwheel is already included on the sprue as Canadian ones had them fitted. The only other alteration to the build one would have to do with these new parts would be to angle the main undercart legs forward by shortening the forward struts here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Or a Fox moth..... Re Floats, how about the ones from the Airfix Auster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 The Airfix Auster floats are the wrong shape. You are looking for ones shaped like the S6B but a fair bit smaller I suspect. They may be workable by thinning and shortening. There have been previous discussions on prewar floats (based on the Osprey, I think) and I believe that John Adams may have mentioned the Moth ones as they came up in the discussion... I'm sure he's at least thought about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I think the floats from the KP kit of the Piper L-3 floatplane version of the kit will be about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) Or do a land based Queen bee !! (JUst thinking through 'what kits do I have with floats!!) Edited March 25, 2014 by Dave Fleming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Use Swordfish floats from the Airfix kit, say it's a 1/48 model of a Queen Bee drone used in the 1938 shrink ray tests off Slapton Sands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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