New FS2004 Canberra WIP thread

[Nigel H-J]

That looks lovely Steve, looking forward to more updates as and when they come. To have a VC as well will be brilliant.

Regards
Nigel.

[nazca_steve]

Cheers for the initial feedback, all. Tony, no offset canopies planned at the moment...going to have my hands full enough doing the myriad bomber canopy versions to start with. The PR.9s got a lot of techy stuff in it too...perhaps on a rainy day in the future. Trev, I'll try to do a low-poly AI version at the end of the project, shouldn't be too hard. And yes, Austerdriver, the marrow noses are planned as well, with WT333 as the planned showcase scheme for that type. The VC should be interesting, putting it diplomatically! One thing about the Canberra cockpit - it's not really a tidy one, but then that's why it has character. Pipes, lagging, darkness! And best of all, the nose crawlspace on the glazed nose versions!

And I'm definitely planning to have a smoky cartridge start

[Motormouse]

...and folding Rhumbold seat on T.4 and some TT.18's...and monkey nose T.17 eh?

ttfn

Pete

[nazca_steve]

Yes Pete, most likely a folding Rumbold seat, I've noticed this on some other variants too, and am trying to narrow down the shortlist of which used it. Deffo going to have the TT.18, and am planning (being the operative word) to have it deploy banners and flares etc. The proposed list runs something like this:

A.1/B.1 prototypes
B.2
PR.3
T.4
B.5
B.6 and B(I).6
PR.7
U.10/14
T.11/19
T.17
TT.18
B.20
T.22
B-57A
B.62 & T.64
odd nose job B.2s, such as the swordfish and marrow nose mods

How's that for starters. See you next millennium, then!

[Motormouse]

Yes Pete, most likely a folding Rumbold seat, I've noticed this on some other variants too, and am trying to narrow down the shortlist of which used it. Deffo going to have the TT.18, and am planning (being the operative word) to have it deploy banners and flares etc.

Here you go, you might find this link of interest

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/archiv ... 69478.html

oops..my bad T4 of course had the swivelling bang seat; T11 the Rhumbold!

ttfn

Pete

[nazca_steve]

Very useful, thanks Pete, I shall spend some time sussing what went where from that thread, although of immediate use is the reference to the fold down seat in the B.2. Now I just need to model the thing. Here's the progress so far, spent the evening doing the bang seats. Bear in mind this is the somewhat cruder exterior model, and the bomb sight still needs doing as well, along with various pipeage. I've probably said it before, but the Cranberry pit is a messy old place! But that's what gives it its charm.

outer skin off:


and on:

[Motormouse]

Hi Steve, I see you have the hydraulic hand pump handle in use, the red handle going to green box below pilot's ejection seat...it's not the handbrake lever , in reality its' stowed horizontally, (in spring clips) fwd of the pump, when pump isn't required for use.....its been a long while since I hand-pumped
a Canberra gear and flaps!

ttfn

Pete

[nazca_steve]

You've got me confused, Pete, surely, when in flight, the lever would not be stowed, but in position for use? I will say though in this shot it's incorrectly positioned inside of the seat lever, which I've since fixed. I also had the seat lever length too long, so I've trimmed that back a bit.

[SkippyBing]

Steve, generally hydraulic hand pumps are for emergency use so they stow out of the way at other times. There's actually one in the Lynx behind the pilot's head under the 'soundproofing' but it's rarely seen.
Model's looking good so far!

[nazca_steve]

Fair enough then chaps, I am duly informed. I was going off the various static museum shots I have where the lever is in place. Makes sense that they'd want to show off all the 'tech' I suppose.