Excellent stuff Vic!
**** DONE: 1/48 Junkers Ju 52/3M - Jet/Recon/Transport GB
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks Geo and Wayne.
tigerdriver
Staff Sergeant
very impressive
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Top-notch work!
very well done Vic, needless to say when i get round to mine all panels will stay shut !!!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Nicely done Vic!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Good work there Vic.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Many thanks guys, pulled out the chainsaw this arvo and chopped out the doors and roof hatch, pics tomorrow and may start on the engine being used a freight.
T Bolt
Colonel
You're a brave man Vic, Well done!
Nice work so far Vic!
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
I want to see pictures!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks guys and here you are Paul, just a couple of shots……………….
As promised, a view of the opened doors and hatches, still need to cut the cargo door in half though.
Decided at this stage to start on the DB 601 engine for the freight compartment, it's and Eduard and incredibly detailed. I thought about removing the moulded spark plug leads and making real ones, but decided as this is going to be shut inside the compartment, there's no point except for me to maybe get some practice. As it stands at the moment, I've added some 7 pieces already to this engine with a couple of extra wire pipes and as you can see, I've still a few to add.
Question for those of you in the know. When transporting these things or storing them, what sort of frame were they mounted on and would it have used the two mounts that usually attach the engine to the airframe.
As promised, a view of the opened doors and hatches, still need to cut the cargo door in half though.
Decided at this stage to start on the DB 601 engine for the freight compartment, it's and Eduard and incredibly detailed. I thought about removing the moulded spark plug leads and making real ones, but decided as this is going to be shut inside the compartment, there's no point except for me to maybe get some practice. As it stands at the moment, I've added some 7 pieces already to this engine with a couple of extra wire pipes and as you can see, I've still a few to add.
Question for those of you in the know. When transporting these things or storing them, what sort of frame were they mounted on and would it have used the two mounts that usually attach the engine to the airframe.
tigerdriver
Staff Sergeant
no idea on accuracy but something like this would seem logical for workshop use ?
and more interesting than a big packing crate i guess
I can find some pics of hoists and big a frames for getting them out of the planes, but nothing on a trolley or dolly etc ...
and more interesting than a big packing crate i guess
I can find some pics of hoists and big a frames for getting them out of the planes, but nothing on a trolley or dolly etc ...
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nice work Vic, hope you remember which door goes where ?
i think the engines came in a big crate, give me a few days if you can as i have a picture of a crew changing an engine on a Bf109 with the packing crate in the shot !
it is in a book i have and i will have to scan the image first
i think the engines came in a big crate, give me a few days if you can as i have a picture of a crew changing an engine on a Bf109 with the packing crate in the shot !
it is in a book i have and i will have to scan the image first
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks Karl, I'm in no hurry.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Great stuff Vic.
Karl is right, the engines came in a large wooden crate, with the engine itself sitting in a cradle. I'll dig out and scan some pics for you.
Are you going to open the door at the radio ops position, starboard side, behind the cockpit?
EDIT:- Here's the pics of engines on the cradle. In the first pic, the packing crate can be seen in the right background, with the engine number stencilled on it. these crates were too big to go through the split loading doors of the Ju52, so the engines were normally loaded just on the cradle, already fully assembled as a 'power pack'. The engines were bolted to the cradle, which sat on the base of the crate, with the crate itself being lifted off in one piece.
Karl is right, the engines came in a large wooden crate, with the engine itself sitting in a cradle. I'll dig out and scan some pics for you.
Are you going to open the door at the radio ops position, starboard side, behind the cockpit?
EDIT:- Here's the pics of engines on the cradle. In the first pic, the packing crate can be seen in the right background, with the engine number stencilled on it. these crates were too big to go through the split loading doors of the Ju52, so the engines were normally loaded just on the cradle, already fully assembled as a 'power pack'. The engines were bolted to the cradle, which sat on the base of the crate, with the crate itself being lifted off in one piece.
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meatloaf109
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Some really great stuff compressed into 44 minutes! Detail on how the loading doors opened and fastened from the CAF boys.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuiAvx6Vmes
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuiAvx6Vmes
