JWM Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) I should like to go on with presentation of some my models. Let stay with British airplanes. Now the Miles Master/Martinet family. First the family photos: Master I cames from Pavla. It has just few additions/correction and the decals are not just out of the box. Miles Master III is basicly the very old Frog kit, however it was deeply re-shaped regarding drawings. BTW I should like to acknowledge my brother (KRK4m on this forum) for large help in research in completing documentation in this particular case and in general - as he deals professional on history of aviation. Going back to the Master III. The fuselage was cut - it is lower by about 2 mm now, the whole engin/cowling is new and the canopy cames from Pavla spare one (for late Mk I). There are other minor modifications as well - have a look please (I edided this paragraph on 20 August when I realized that I mixed Master Mk II and Mk III - my model is Mk III, with 14 cyliders US engine...): The Martinet comes not from Pavla kit, as one could think. This is a free scratch conversion from Frog Master II kit... This happend, because I started work on this just before a Martnet kit from Pavla apeared, but I finished it alredy knowing, that kit exists. Sometimes life if bitter, isn't? It has a longer wingspan of course, again lower fuselage etc... Comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek Edited August 16, 2017 by JWM Switch to Flickr 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 3 great and interesting aircraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Very nice and unsual builds. What is the rotor like thing on the side of the Martinet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) That is the windmill that powers the winch to wind the trailing target back in (or what remains of it) after all the baby fighter pilots have finished trying to kill it. JWM, those are fine models. There's a lot of work there even though they are small and apparently simple aircraft. I must get some Master kits at some stage. I am interested in the drawings you used to re-shape your Master II. Are they available to the public? Edited August 20, 2014 by Work In Progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Lovely work and a subject you seldom see! In mad moments I've toyed with the idea of trying to do a Miles Master "Emergency Fighter" - your work is making it harder and harder to avoid having a go! Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Great job on some interesting aircraft. We desperately need some injection moulded versions of all three of these in 1/48 as they have been so overlooked. Especially the Masters, over 3000 of them were built. I have a vacuform mk3 to make at some point but right now it looks pretty grim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 They look brilliant! Glad you have done justice to the second line aircraft. Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) Wow,they're superb,s'peshly the Master II and Martinet(and a Fleet one to boot!!!). I too started to convert a Frog Master III into a Martinet and then the Pavla showed up. I have a conversion article on how to do it out of Airfix magazine from a galaxy far,far away. I'll get it scanned ASAP and pop up the link. I'd love a gander at the Master II info you have. That side number on the Martinet is familiar,is it one of 772's running out of Twatt up in the Orkneys? Edited August 20, 2014 by Miggers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Nice threesome Types not often seen built well done Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) I too started to convert a Frog Master III into a Martinet and then the Pavla showed up. I have a conversion article on how to do it out of Airfix magazine from a galaxy far,far away. I'll get it scanned ASAP and pop up the link. I'd love a gander at the Master II info you have. That side number on the Martinet is familiar,is it one of 772's running out of Twatt up in the Orkneys? Hi, I apologize, I am sorry - this is not Master II but III - I have just made a correction in original post about it. I did this models in 2003, so I am not now so much familiar with topic as when I was doing the models in 2003... This is 14 cylinder engine, not Bristol Mercury, 9 cylinders one - still it is not original Frog cowling nor engine since the original one are rather wrong Martinet is that one you mentioned - from Orkneys. Master Mk I is from Flying School in Sealand. Here is a photo: http://www.forgottenairfields.com/united-kingdom/wales/clwyd/sealand-s945.html and colour profile was in one Czech page: http://airwar.valka.cz/britanie/master/index.php The 3D views I used, came from a book about Miles company, from a library of Krakow Museum of Aviation (thanks Mike! [he uses nick name Krk4m here]) - i think this was that one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Miles-Aircraft-Since-Lambert-Brown/dp/0370001273 I have not seen those plans in Internet... Best regards Jerzy-Wojtek Edited August 20, 2014 by JWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Great family album! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Hi, I apologize, I am sorry - this is not Master II but III - I have just made a correction in original post about it. I did this models in 2003, so I am not now so much familiar with topic as when I was doing the models in 2003... This is 14 cylinder engine, not Bristol Mercury, 9 cylinders one - still it is not original Frog cowling nor engine since the original one are rather wrong Martinet is that one you mentioned - from Orkneys. Master Mk I is from Flying School in Sealand. Here is a photo: http://www.forgottenairfields.com/united-kingdom/wales/clwyd/sealand-s945.html and colour profile was in one Czech page: http://airwar.valka.cz/britanie/master/index.php The 3D views I used, came from a book about Miles company, from a library of Krakow Museum of Aviation (thanks Mike! [he uses nick name Krk4m here]) - i think this was that one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Miles-Aircraft-Since-Lambert-Brown/dp/0370001273 I have not seen those plans in Internet... Best regards Jerzy-Wojtek Cheers Jerzy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Very nice line up! The Martinet is my favourite. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Very nice collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 Martian and Meatbox8 - many thanks for comments, apologize that after a long time... Hi All - I am continuing rescue of old threads :). Again, one fourth or one fifth I am returning to cuurent RFI, sorry if you have seen it already... Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 A terrific trio from Miles. I'm particularly impressed by the Martinet conversion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1967 Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 Hi Jerzy, Again a lovely collection of some British aircraft you don't see very often built up on here. To me I like the dark earth / dark green and yellow colors, something quite appealing. More please, regards Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 16, 2017 Author Share Posted August 16, 2017 Colin, many thanks I like also yellow belly in RAF machines... Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac-endo Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Hello everyone, this is my first time posting. I'm an old Japanese modeler and I'm not good at English. So please forgive me if I use strange English. I am working on Master III now. I will combine Frog's main wings and cowling with Pavla's fuselage. Then I have a question. What are the details of the underside of the nose of the Master III? Please tell me if you know. ・I imagine some would be two exhaust pipes and a carburetor air intake. ・Is the starboard air intake for ventilation or for oil cooler? ・Especially I have no idea what is the looks like exhaust at the port side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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