Subject: Re: Gallery Article - Canberra T17A
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "Aibara Darius @Consult" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 11:20:49 -0800

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From: Aibara Darius @Consult <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:28 AM
Subject: Gallery Article - Canberra T17A

> Steve
>
> Re-sent as requested.
>
> Regards
>
> Darius
>
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: Aibara Darius @Consult
> > Sent: 22 Oct 2002 12:59
> > To: [email-masked]'
> > Subject: Gallery Article - Canberra T17A
> > Importance: High
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > One more for good luck!
> >
> > Canberra T17A
> >
> > This is a model of the RAF's "Electronic Canberra" (now withdrawn from
> > service) in the markings of 360 Squadron at RAF Wyton in 1990.
> >
> > The model is based on a Falcon vac-form kit of the Martin B57 with
> > numerous additions from the spares box to form the lumps and bumps
> > peculiar to this aircraft.  The cockpit interior was scratch built from
> > plastic card with an Aeroclub white metal ejection seat.  The
> > undercarriage wheel wells, struts and doors were also scratch built but
> > the vac-formed wheels were not too bad and so I actually used them.
> >
> > The prominent nose was assembled from a sawn off spares box drop tank of
> > suitable shape and additional lumps faired in with filler.  An article
on
> > the Canberra T17A's of 360 Squadron in an RAF Yearbook had pictures and
> > drawings showing where all the various aerials, intakes, conduits and
> > "lumps" went.  The engine intakes are white metal spares from a couple
of
> > Aeroclub EE Lightning kits.
> >
> > Humbrol Hemp and Light Aircraft Grey were brush applied and all of the
> > decals came from the spares box - very satisfying.
> >
> >
> >  <<Canberra T17.zip>>
> > Regards
> >
> >
> > Darius Aibara
> >
>
>
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