dcrfan

You have captured their typical finish very well

I have finally found the email that has details of the ammo box and spent cartridge bag in the rear of the Lynx cockpit that shows why I don't think the radio racks could be fitted. In the photo you can see one of the ammo boxes and port side rail they ran on. Note the over/under twin rocket launchers shown in the photo were an unsuccessful experiment so were never used in that configuration. The photo and drawing were provided by Phillip Evans who lived in Rhodesia during the war. The information was provided to him by a former member of the RhAF.

See https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235113628-148-cessna-172-to-cessna-180-and-c185-conversion/#comment-4468383 I'm away from home at the moment. I will post another as built photo on my return.

I just found this thread. Great progress but I don't think the RhAF Lynx had the comprehensive USAF 0-2 radio racks at the rear of the cabin. I fully acknowledge that I make this suggestion with no actual evidence just circumstantial info. The RhAF Lynx were delivered as civilian specification Rheims-Cessna aircraft so I don't believe had the rear radio racks and the ammunition boxes and spent case collectors for the roof mounted .303 machine guns occupy much of the rear of the cabin. Do you have any knowledge or evidence of cabin rear mounted Rhodesian radio racks as I think they utilised civilian style instrument panel mounted radios. With the work you have done I hope I'm wrong. I have two RhAF Lynx underway, the first I started converting the original 0-2 kit to the Rhodesian configuration which obviously triggered Roden to issue the RhAF kitset so now I've got two partly built but lots of other builds keep getting in the way. I've do have a suitable pilot figure which will have a Rhodesian style camouflage flight suit

I recently converted a 1/48 Cessna 172 to a C180. It was actually much easier than I thought. The tail is all new. I did stuff up one thing as I added the ribs on the fin before shaping the rear edge of the fin so it looks too thick

New kits with dubious modern warbirds paint schemes get me going. The level of research does not go past google pictures

Ceres book is on its way to me from the UK

This Islander restoration organisation may be worth contacting for drawings. http://www.ivanberrymandirect.com/BNAPS_Images/BNAPS_News-May_2016.pdf I found it by googling 'bitten norman islander maintenance'

These are the best drawings I can find on the net. See https://www.the-blueprints.com/search/islander/ britten-norman-bn-4-islander by tankienz, on Flickr

I'll be watching this closely as making an Islander in 1/32 or 1/35 is on my 'one day' list. Like you I have gathered drawings off the net and an unassembled Airfix kit. I want to build an Islander to make an Rhodesian Air Force aircraft.

Well now you have - Ferret scout car, Cheetah helicopter (aka UH-1), Rhino protected rail trolley and Wickam rail trolley. All 1/35th scale model 068 by tankienz, on Flickr And Rhodesian Cheetah, MAP 75, Crocodile, Pooky, Mine Protected Land Rover and Kudu. You guessed it all 1/35th scale. model062 by tankienz, on Flickr

Must now be in stock as my order was shipped from Japan yesterday.

Great news on the RhAF Lynx version. Another promised after market addition, a nose ballast kit https://hlj.com/product/SAC32128

Does any one have any idea if it will sit on its undercarriage without additional weight the nose?

I've just found this thread. You are making great progress. I've just started assembling my kit so will pinch your solution to reinforce the undercarriage.