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nheather

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Building an Airfix Beaufort and I have a question about the hatch on the port side, the one you can leave off to show off a Lewis gun.

 

I haven’t decided whether I want to fit it or not yet but I have noticed that the panel line doesn’t look to be in the correct place.

 

It would be a simple matter to fill the existing line and scribe a new one but before I do that I want to be sure that this is a kit error and it’s not meant to be like this.

 

Also, anyone know how common it was to have the hatch removed.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel

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There is a thread about Australian Beauforts, which goes into some detail about how this hatch opens - it is not normally "missing" - and the gun mountings.  If it isn't on this board I don't know quite where it is but some of out Australian contributors might help.

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It's not uncommon for it to be open. It's not really removable. It slides down. Here's the correct position.

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PS - I'm not an expert!

 

EDIT - As Chris says below, you can see the upper and lower hatch halves in the open position. Note also the pre-painted camouflaged fin and rudder. It's probably not entirely a posed picture - in another sequence (only on microfilm) the worker is installing the door on 271.

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Many thanks, this explains the location of the panel line - and that it isn’t really a panel line but the gap between the two parts of the door - and therefor it is correct that it doesn’t line up with the panel line on the fuselage.

 

Interestingly, a lot of the profile pictures even those that come with after market decals show the line on the door matching the panel line on the fuselage - in this case it seems that Airfix are correct and the profile artists wrong.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel

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On 8/9/2022 at 11:23 AM, nheather said:

Many thanks, this explains the location of the panel line - and that it isn’t really a panel line but the gap between the two parts of the door - and therefor it is correct that it doesn’t line up with the panel line on the fuselage.

 

Interestingly, a lot of the profile pictures even those that come with after market decals show the line on the door matching the panel line on the fuselage - in this case it seems that Airfix are correct and the profile artists wrong.

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel

By the way its a side mounted Vickers K gun not a Lewis! Interestingly its also fitted with a vane sight.

 

Selwyn

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On 8/13/2022 at 7:02 AM, Selwyn said:

By the way its a side mounted Vickers K gun not a Lewis! Interestingly its also fitted with a vane sight.

 

Selwyn

In my research also sometimes referred to as a Vickers GO gun (GO = Gas Operated) just in case........

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