I’m just about to begin building my new Bristol Brabazon model – and I am trying to find out the colours used in the cockpit.
(the MiG-15 is for size comparison).
I realise that there are probably only B&W photos available, but any ideas about the colour of consoles, floor, seat cushions etc ???
Failing all else, I’ll probably go with grey and a black panel, but any pointers would be welcome.
Thanks in anticipation….
Ken
By: GrahamSimons - 27th January 2011 at 16:56
Graham,
Dont just listen to one guy. Take your book to another for a second opinion and try again. And try some of the smaller publishers too. I am sure someone will show interest in the book even if its only a limited run. It gets it out there at least.
Oh I don’t worry about it! I’m a publisher in my own write ! (have been now for 22 years) but I like to spread the risk around some. If push comes to shove, I will end up producing it myself, but at the moment I have one or two other irons in the fire before I go down that road! I’ve turned up lots of piccies that have not seen the light of day for lots of years, so it a worthwhile project. I also do not think it was as much of white elephant tat a lot of so-called ‘aviation journalists’ have claimed in the past!
By: Merlin3945 - 27th January 2011 at 11:17
Graham,
Dont just listen to one guy. Take your book to another for a second opinion and try again. And try some of the smaller publishers too. I am sure someone will show interest in the book even if its only a limited run. It gets it out there at least.
By: Flanker_man - 25th January 2011 at 19:46
Thanks Graham – that’s just the sort of thing I am after.
Not much will be visible in 1:72 scale – but I’d like to at least make some effort to get it right.
As for your book – what a shame !!! 🙁
I would have thought that in last years 100th anniversary of Bristol a book on the Brabazon would have gone down well.
No accounting for taste I suppose……
regards
Ken
By: GrahamSimons - 25th January 2011 at 16:53
I’ve just finished a 128-page book on the Brabazon, and have been told by one commissioning editor that there is no-one who remembers it and therefore it’s not worth putting into print!
I have the original Brabazon brochure that has a beautiful colour spread of the interior of the Brabazon II that was going to be included but…. *shrugs*
Assuming that the colours were reasonably accurate – and I have no reason to doubt that they are not – the cockpit interior was grey, and seats a reddish brown A partial scan of the artwork is attached.
I’ve also got some AMAZING colour representations of the interior of the HP.42 – but that’s another story!
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January 25, 2011 at 4:08 pm