DerekB Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) Here's a picture of Tom's plane, most likely when it was serving with 12 Squadron on coastal patrols out of Darwin: A20-545 03 SLSAcrop by Derek Buckmaster, on Flickr It was only with 2OTU for less than a month, so it probably still looked like this when Tom was flying it. Most likely with "45" repeated on the fuselage sides in 48" yellow letters... Edited June 18, 2018 by DerekB sandokan, Guyman1, ClumsyDude and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 (edited) Nice! This looks like fun. Count me in Craig P.S. I was just about to ask where you got the drawing of the wirraway frame, then I saw your website. Cool! Edited February 11, 2017 by brahman104 mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Thanks Derek! That's really brilliant, I'm most grateful. Jim DerekB and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekB Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) OK, a few accessories have arrived. Two Vickers K guns (upper left) and two Vickers Hyland Type B guns (right) from Gaspatch Models. These look very nice, with excellent detail. The Hyland Type B guns will have their water-cooled barrels removed and replaced with air-cooled barrels to replicate the Vickers Mark V guns used on the Wirraway. Japanese Type 97 barrels from Sprue Brothers (bottom) will make this happen. Edited July 7, 2018 by DerekB mpk, sandokan and Guyman1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Any Updates? Great project. Anthony in NZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekB Posted June 6, 2017 Author Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) Progress is slow, as work is busy. But I've been looking at how this will work, and the news is mostly good. Here's a quick view of the start of work on the seats. Original T-6 seat on the left, Wirraway seat on the right. The back of the seat should really be gently curved as well (not flat), but I don't think that will be too obvious. Edges to be rounded smooth and then the second seat will be modified as well. Edited July 7, 2018 by DerekB Gazzas, SirBlueHenry, sandokan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekB Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) The Wirraway is fitted with a 3-bladed prop, using a Hamilton Standard 3D40 hub and 6101A blades. The blades in the Kittyhawk Texan kit will work (and I have 2 kits, so I have 4 blades) but I need to modify the 2-bladed 2D40 hub from the kit. Here are some pics showing how this is done... First, cut the hubs in half and trim them to fit in a 120 degree pattern: Then a simple jig to hold the 3 "halves" in place while I glue them back together: Edited July 7, 2018 by DerekB SirBlueHenry, Starfighter, Gazzas and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Excellent prop mods, Derek! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekB Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) Here's the plan for converting the Texan wing into a Wirraway wing... The centre-section just needs cosmetic work and correct detailing of the wheel wells, so that will be relatively easy. For the outer wings, a thin wedge will be trimmed off the inboard edge to get the correct straight trailing edge, as shown in the sketch below. Luckily the sweep of the leading edge will then be correct (North American didn't change the wing geometry much ) and I'll just need to do some surgery to round the tips and correct the ailerons and flaps... Edited July 7, 2018 by DerekB Guyman1, sandokan, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirBlueHenry Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 A thin slice to remove but quite a big job to achieve, I think. Not to mention getting the dihedral back and ensuring the bolt line fairings still look ok. Id suggest making a dihedral jig before sawing the wings. DerekB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekB Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) First fuselage side frame attempted... Edited July 7, 2018 by DerekB Starfighter, D.B. Andrus, sandokan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 That's brilliant! Kev Shawn M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 agreed looks like success to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Brilliant work on the frame! What glue did you use? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel_W Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Derek, I'll be following your build to it's conclusion for sure, especially since it will be a major conversion. Your modified side frame matches the plans perfectly. Well done. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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