You missed the Saxonwold and Wright-Patt SE5a(e)s listed above

been doing some digging

References
WW1 Survivors – Ray Rimmell
Aircraft Museums etc of the World Vol 6 – USA SE States – Bob Ogden
Veteran and Vintage Aircraft – Leslie Hunt

Position seems to be:

F1 Camel

F6314 RAFM Hendon
B6291 (G-ASOP – ex Desmond St Cyrien – current location?)
B5747 Brussels Air Museum
B7280 Krakow
N6254 (USCAR Reg – true identity reportedly lost) (listed by Ogden as being in Little Rock, Arkansas marked as B7270)

2F1 Camel

N6812 IWM Lambeth
N8156 Rockcliffe

Ogden lists A5658 as a replica

Does this help?

has anybody followed the ongoing debate between the Bluebird project people and the HLF about the restoration of K7? It’s very much germane to this discussion. It recorded step by step on the diary pages of their website

In the end they seem to have given up and are striking out on their own with the help of a number of organisations known to us.

Incidentally it looks as if they also have had some good publicity today on the 40th anniversary of DC’s record attempt

Whilst not seeking to relive or extend this debate, it does seem strange, having probably gone to great lengths and expense to fully and properly restore the airframe – eg right fittings, right switches, right instuments, right seat, right junction boxes, right control column etc etc, then to swerve the last hurdle and not complete the inate “rightness” and authenticity of the restoration/recreation by finishing the last “layer” of the restoration ie the paintwork to the same high authentic standards as each underlying layer. (Sorry that para has a high Fog Index)

An authentic scheme costs no more than a scheme likely to create comments for the wrong reason – just perhaps a few hours or even minutes of research.

Nothing that I say challenges somebody’s right to paint their own property as they wish. it is merely an observation. I guess I’m talking about the colours and the way in which the scheme is applied rather than the scheme itself. Think CAF FM-2!

Obviously to gain the correct CAA certification these pigs will have to contain a certain amount of new build material, and I have it on good authority that these are methane powered Hampden pigs which are 89% pork, and equipped with the optional extra, water, salt, sodium phosphate, sodium nitrate , sodium erythorbate and sugar injection booster pack.

if they’re Hampden pigs they will only be restored on one side anyway

Edit – fell for that hook line and sinker didn’t I , Ian

Mind you Herefords are Hampdens with Dagger engines

Is this company run by Hasegawa? :p

Given the furore over on Hyperscale or Modeling Madness at the moment, it might perhaps be more appropriate to query whether the company is run by Dragon:diablo: If you think the discusssion about Butcher Bird colours over here has been heated – just don’t ask about rivets on Mustangs over there …..

And certainly don’t mention it to Dragon as they’ll set a blogger on to you and issue internet rebuttals calling you a nit-picker and rivet counter………..

ps I’ve just bought an Fw 190 A-8 and I’m going to paint it in a totally authentic scheme with the correct mottling. (It’s made by Eduard, it’s in 1/48 scale and it’s bloody amazing. )

Some of the recent furore has been caused when the real world and miniature world collide – but as Robert Mikesh said in Restoring Museum Aircraft – modellers are an important information resource for museums and restorers. Much of the research of colours – be they German, British or American (particularly export colours) has been initiated by the guys who make small plastic replicas.Again i quote the Champlin D-13 as a fine example

is it a rebuild around an original VIN plate?