HARS Museum updates and sometimes requests

[rochie]

Since these models will be in flight in the landing config. I need a couple of 48th pilots fo the F-111.
Anyone recognize these Hasegawa pilots?

ok Bill, i checked online and the Phantom kit i have in storage has those two pilots in it so as i said in the other thread i'll go see if i can get them for you on sunday and if so they are yours my friend.

 

[meatloaf109]

Oh, my mistake!
I didn't know what it was you were asking.
They look suspiciously like the Hase pilots that came in the F4B USN kit.

 

[N4521U]

You guys give so much..... Thanks Karl.

Yep Paul, I knew their names....... Mutt Jeff........
or in Oz..... Dad Dave!

 

[Airframes]

Paul, the same figures are in all of the Hasegawa Phantom kits, including the RAF/RN versions.

 

[rochie]

Righto Bill, got the pilot figures for you so will get them in the post tomorrow

 

[N4521U]

you are da-man!

 

[rochie]

pilot figures are on the way Bill

 

[w_nu50]

Well I've been officially accepted into the volunteer workforce at HARS yesterday, the Historical Aviation Restoration Society Inc.

The link...... Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc

I've gone to work on the display already. 5 hours of trying to make the models on display a bit visible, more of reducing the clutter than anything. 3 cases to work with, one hardly had anything in it, and it's lighted.

The first of the cases had things just shoved in. Can't blame anyone for it if they are not modelers. So I merely thinned things out a bit by moving some to the upright lighted case, and Parking the others so they could be seen. I think it was an improvement and some of the staff were actually looking at the displays when I had finished commenting they didn't even know some of the planes that were in them.

The second was the most cluttered. The big plastic one. Looks like it had been a display case for a ship at one time. I hope to have another shelf to put above the base inside to utilize the upper portion. All the planes in it are in rather good shape, so it was just a matter of arrangement. Everything from WWI to modern jets at 1/72nd scale. I moved some dodgey looking choppers into the upright case to make a bit of room and it all turned out okay.

The upright case I moved some rather nice planes from a fourth display case, which now can be used for some other museum goods.

Structurally the museum is not really Finished. Still some carpentry to be done and some of the staff seem to think the main display area is part of the workshop!

good job.

 

[N4521U]

This was posted on the HARS member forum......

Enjoy!


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie3SrjLlcUY

 

[Wayne Little]

sweet Bill...

 

[N4521U]

As a bit of a lark I put this list in the Stash thread. And I have one on the way from Geo, good on ya mate.
Maybe someone will be interested in lightening their stash some. This is a list of the kits I need to complete the display of aircraft in the museum collection. Only if you have a hankerin to lighten your load.


Caribou DHC-4..........Hobbycraft.......1/72
Cobra AH-1S helo......Fujimi...............1/48
Hunter FGA-9.............Academy.........1/48
Neptune P2V-7..........Hasegawa.......1/72
CAC Sabre.................(?) 1/48
Tiger Moth D.H.82......(future release ?) 1/48
Winjeel......................(future release ?) 1/48

Thanks to;
Geo
***Harvard.....................Revell...1/48
HARS Member
***Canberra B2..............Airfix.....1/48
HARS Member
***Connie.......................Heller...1/72
Myself
***F-111..........................1/48
HARS member
***DC-4..........................an old VAC kit 1/72
Myself again
Bf-108B..............................Eduard............1/48

 

[meatloaf109]

Of particular interest is his comment that they received no special training to switch from the P-38 to the Spitfire.

 

[N4521U]

One less engine to worry about, just a bit more rudder for the torque on takeoff that is absent in a 38. But you do have to zig zag to see over the nose.

** If I remember hearing that the 02 is one of the few multi engined aircraft you only need a single engine ticket to fly..... cuz it can be flown on one only.

 

[N4521U]

The pilots are here.................Thanks Karl, you are da man!

 

[fubar57]

AT-6 got posted today Bill. Enjoy.

Geo

 

[N4521U]

Very generous Geo.....
I mentioned to the Pres last Saturday that someone from the forum has donated a T-6 for the museum. Asked I pass on a thank you.

 

[Crimea_River]

Bill, I have nothing to fit your needs. The Tigermoth will be a challenge as there are only two manufacturers I'm aware of that did one in 1/48 and both have issues. This is a very under-represented aircraft in 1/48 and it would be great if someone like Roden or Wingnut Wings did a new tool. Kinda on the hunt for one myself.

 

[fubar57]

Always happy to help a brother out. I don't know what the status of this is yet...

1/48 PLT259 CAC Winjeel - MPM Production - Britmodeller.com

Geo

 

[N4521U]

Intersting, had no idea anyone was even Planning a Winjeel....... had never heard of one till I got to the museum.

Andy, is okay, thanks for the hunt and info.

 

[Airframes]

Bill, there's a kit of the Tiger Moth, in 1/48th scale, shown as a Future Release, from either Special Hobby or Hobby Boss, I think the former, but would need to check. Not sure when it's due out, but I'd guess sometime in the New Year, as future releases aren't normally announced too far in advance.