Supermarine S6B

Surprisingly, accurate 3-view drawings of the S6b are not too common. As Chumpy says the RAF museum has a reasonable number of the original blueprints on microfiche and you can nake copies on their printer at sensible prices. Apart from that I would suggest Profile Publications No39 which has accurate but rather small plans, copies often turn up on eBay. Then there are plans in Aero Modeller from June 1955, occasionally on eBay too. Finally there are drawings made by a guy called Kavelaars who did a lot of Schneider research in the ’70s. These are in the Scince Museum archives (actually Imperial College library) and copies can be bought. If you want more info. drop me a PM.

Cheers

Ralph

im afraid its not my one 🙁 i always wanted to build it but never really had the funds, nor any support from the LMA (which you need really) they thought it was too ambitious for a beginniner (i thought if it was my money, why couldnt i build it?)

they do fly of water though, and with an 80cc inline twin, fairly fast too 🙂

ill get round to building her one day

What a lovely-looking model! I assume it flies off water – anywhere in particular?

right ok, after having dug out the plans, i photographed them also found a picture of what the completed model should look like (my size 11 foot is for scale :eek:)

and this being the completed model

It really would be something else to see one of these fly again, even if its a replica!

No it is not a flying model, im planning to scratch build one in 1:48th scale.

If you require your model to be super detailed and accurate, quite few of the original Supermarine works drawings are to be found in the RAF Museum archive at Hendon.

Full tables of offsets for fus etc + a lot of detail stuff.

Chumpy.

i ordered them from america AGES ago, they’re drawn up by a chap called “jim pepino”
its 1/4 scale and ideally powered by an inline twin of 60cc or more, depending on wanting a race legal one or a true to scale one, there is an 88″ or a 100″ wingspan version, the drawings ive got are for the 100″

PP i think you’re not far from me? if you would like, id be more than happy to photocopy them for you

Ben

P.s
a link to jim pepino’s website,

Pepino Plans

belair kits in the uk provide a CAD service and offer laser cut “short” kits for the design (ie all bulkheads and formers etc, but have to provide your own stringer and sheet wood etc)

link here

Belair Kits – Pepino

ie an RC model? if you want ive got some plans for a giant scale one i could photocopy for you and post?

Ben

I wasnt aware anyone did scale R/Cplans for the S6.

Can you tell me who they are by Nashio and give me some more details please.

If its scale drawings you require Ollie I believe that those who publish RCM&E modelling magazine do a set.

ie an RC model? if you want ive got some plans for a giant scale one i could photocopy for you and post?

Ben