Taxiable Lancs

I would be much happier if it was Peter Weir rather than Jackson. Weir is a known stickler for historical authenticity.

Just imagine if they could get all the taxiable/moveable Lancs in one place for the filming 😀

They dont need real taxiable Lancs, as being a professional modelmaker I have my ear to the ground in the film industry and have heard they are building a squadron of full size taxiable Lancs in China. Using big CNC machines to
make all the fuselage and wing formers to the original drawings.:)

Graham

BOB replicas

Hi there,

Yesterday eveing I read the book: how they made piece of cake from cover to cover and enjoyed it very much. Some of the pics show the mock ups made by Feggans Brown including fuselage section to film pilot’s in all sorts of positions;). Similar for Memphis Belle sections of B17 were constructed and of course the daddy of them all: Battle of Britain for which a lot of full size SPits, Hurri’s and 109’s were built (and one full size Heinkel?).

What happed to these mock ups? Are they in museums or were they destroyed after filming.

Cheers

Cees

The Norfolk and Suffolk aviation museum at Flixton
has a Spitfire from the BoB movie, its in a pretty ropey state
but safe, this is not due to neglect just the temporary nature
of its construction!

Graham

PS the TD248 recreation is worth a look though.

tempest 2 restoration

A V in the air is not possible with that Sabre engine. It’s not reliable enough IMO.
They would need to find a way to convert the whole deal to a Centaurus or something. I consider the chance of a V in the air as utopia. :(:(

So I settle for a II.

There’s one ready..pictures at http://www.hawkertempest.se
All painted. Needs the engine. Ohhh what a sight that could be.

I think there has been an over reaction to the reliability of the Napier Sabre, the engine that powered the Tempest was a much improved version compared to the early Typhoons, it would be ignoring the history of the development of the engine to write it off as not suitable, and the service time was much more than 25 hours, that was the Early engines.
And with the modern metals and lubricants of today I am sure it is possible to get even more out of it.
You only have to think about some of the even more obscure flying restorations to realise that a lot is possible with the will and money.

Graham

tempest 2 restoration

What puzzles me is why they have gone to the trouble to have an engine overhauled in the states, I know where there are two Bristol Centaurus engines brand new on their trollies still in their as made condition intended for a Beverley
couldnt they use them?

Graham

Recovered FW190

Yes seen this before, I cant decide if the the paint is still on that means
the metal could be cleaned up like new or its panels are in variable states
of preservation.
Shame it wasnt a Typhoon/Tempest!:diablo:

Cleaning Perspex

I have been working with perspex [Clear Acrylic] for 20 years as an architectural modelmaker and it is quite resilient material.
Lexan is NOT perspex its only similarity is that it is clear! and if you try and polish this material it is quite soft and will never be clear again.

I would get some wet and dry and sand it off and then go through the grades
to 1200 grit and buff it back up using perspex polish [ available from Hamar Acrylics London] or something like brasso which will do a similar thing and will bring it back to perfectly clear.

Try and avoid using chemicals as sometimes it crazes [ white spirit for example ]
is quite bad.

Regards

Graham