Xenol Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Not sure if this should be in with the Whifs really – I have been reading a lot of Biggles books recently, and got quite interested in the modelling possibilities that they provide. In one recent read, (Biggles Breaks the Silence) he heads to the Antarctic in a Wellington under the guise of a government research vehicle to retrieve some lost gold from a shipwreck. Not much is said about the aircraft other than it being modified for the cold weather, including the addition of skis – which leaves me with some latitude regarding livery. This is my first proper build in a long time, so hopefully it doesn't go too awry! With that I toddled to the local shop and picked up airfix's offering to begin this weekend. Below is a rough mockup of my intended scheme: Looking forward to this 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Since I began working on my Ford Tri-motor project, I've become very much interested in aircraft involved in exploring the Antarctic (even if fictional). So, I'll be watching your progress closely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) I'm liking the look of this, I did wonder about the turrets but then figured there must have been (I've not read this one) a bunch of baddies/renegade nazis in a whale ship/ ski equipped ju52 ( delete as appliacable ) so the turrets might have been a good idea. I found this image of a cover of a 2014 printing of a edition of several Biggles adventures, a bit boring re the colour scheme but some ideas for the skis, somewhat similar to the USN R-4Ds operated in Antarctica would be a good start point I reckon. Steve. Edited January 9, 2019 by stevehnz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenol Posted January 10, 2019 Author Share Posted January 10, 2019 11 hours ago, stevehnz said: I'm liking the look of this, I did wonder about the turrets but then figured there must have been (I've not read this one) a bunch of baddies/renegade nazis in a whale ship/ ski equipped ju52 ( delete as appliacable ) so the turrets might have been a good idea. I found this image of a cover of a 2014 printing of a edition of several Biggles adventures, a bit boring re the colour scheme but some ideas for the skis, somewhat similar to the USN R-4Ds operated in Antarctica would be a good start point I reckon. Steve. Thanks for the image – I was actually planning on removing the guns from the turrets, from memory the aircraft was unarmored. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Time to dig out my Biggles books Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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