**** DONE: 1/72 Blenheim Mk.IV - Heavy Hitters II GB

[N4521U]

Yeah..
Don't I know it..................... But....

This is IT..... no more ya hear!!!!!!!
I added a wall closer to the pilot seat, added a back to the stool top seat and some crap behind the seats.
I have a feeling the bomb bay is wayyyyyy too short in length!

 

[Wurger]

Here another diagram for the chin turret... the pic source : the Net.

As far as making of a such turret is concerned. Bill do you remember my thread about how to make a pilot's seat? The link below... I would use the way for making it. Just some of clear plastic or wrapping foil and the wooden mould as Andy suggested.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/bu...w-make-your-own-pilots-seat-models-26095.html

 

[Wurger]

BTW.. Great job done on the model so far.

 

[N4521U]

Thanks Wurger.

I will try something for the turret, but only After all is done. So I don't miss the deadline for both entries in 21 days. I don;t want to have to go Back to them to finish!

 

[fubar57]

That's a great cockpit for that scale.

Geo

 

[Wayne Little]

Bill that cockpit looks pretty good mate!

 

[meatloaf109]

Nice detail!

 

[Airframes]

That's looking the biz Bill ! don't forget the bomb sight before you finish the nose area. It was the 'course setting type, with the prominent compass. Let me know if you need a pic, as i think I have one somewhere. It should be easy in this scale, basically a small disc and a rod.

 

[Catch22]

Wow Bill, fantastic!

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far Bill!

 

[N4521U]

Bomb sight?????? holey moley! It pivoted on the leg of the table if I remember the photo I have..... Too may bits.

 

[Airframes]

Far as I remember, the sight was mounted behind the starboard, angled side nose window. I have a pic of the mounting somewhere, if I can find it, but here's a 'stock' shot of the sight itself, this one being the Mk1, correct for the Blenheim. The short side, with the compass, was inboard, with the range arm pointing forward, towards the window.

 

[Crimea_River]

The bomb sight is clearly seen in the pics I attached in post #166.

 

[Airframes]

Yep, I'd forgotten about those shots Andy, and they show the mounting and position very well.
The pic I have, somewhere, is a wartime shot, in B&W, and only shows the sight from the outside, with the bomb-aimer behind the sight.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

BEYOND WORDS BILL!

 

[N4521U]

I thought it was the thing attached to the leg!

 

[Wayne Little]

That will be an interesting scaled down addition Bill....get to work man....

 

[N4521U]

troublemaker!

 

[T Bolt]

Fantastic work Bill

 

[rochie]

nice job Bill