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Hawker/AW Seahawk
Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 09:50
by AndyG
Well, I'm determined to make this, even if it kills me!! Gmax experts, expect LOADS of stupid questions from me; well, more stupid than usual anyway
This is a plea for a little help to start me off. Although I have plenty of reference material for the Seahawk (& family), and the wonderful 'Thunder & Lightnings' site is filling in some of the details, I'm a little light in the cockpit area; do any of you guys have some decent shots of the cockpit and instrument panels or, even better, access to a Seahawk to be able to get me the detail shots I need?
Thanks
AndyG
Hawker Seahawk
Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 12:15
by hobby
I suggest that you will find a lot of information including a 1/72 drawing and lots of colourschemes in side view and colour together with many black and white and some colour photographs of all types of Seahawks in:
Warpaint No.29 "Hawker Seahawk" by Tony Butler. Price £9.50
You may be able to buy this from Motor Books in St Martins Court, London or one of their other shops or through enquiries to:
http://www.motorbooks.co.uk
Failing that source try Midland Publishing in Leicestershire, UK.
This is an excellent reference publication of 40 pages and worth every penny of the purchase price.
Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 12:45
by AndyG
I'll have to see if I can get up to town this weekend. Thanks for the suggestion Hobby; all other help still gratefully received
AndyG
Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 15:55
by Motormouse
Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 16:07
by AndyG
Pete,
Yes I have (who didn't read my initial post properly
) and I've managed to get stuff from other sites as well. But seeing as this is my first project, and knowing the way people love to 'critique' people's work, I need to have as much info as possible on the cockpit area; ideally I would be able to get some stonking shots which could be used for a photoreal panel! I have shots of my own which will give me the information I need for u/c, wingfold etc (so, I'm an anorak - hands up anybody here who isn't!!), but not cockpit stuff.
Nice to see people helping out though, much appreciated.
AndyG
Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 16:13
by Motormouse
AndyG wrote:
Pete,
Yes I have (who didn't read my initial post properly
)
AndyG
Thats' it, I'll have to get new specs now
ttfn
Pete
Ps try e-mailing John Beattie at the RNHF?
http://www.royalnavyhistoricflight.org.uk/contact.htm
they've got a flying one!
Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 16:19
by AndyG
Motormouse wrote:AndyG wrote:
Pete,
Yes I have (who didn't read my initial post properly
)
AndyG
Thats' it, I'll have to get new specs now
ttfn
Pete
Ps try e-mailing John Beattie at the RNHF?
http://www.royalnavyhistoricflight.org.uk/contact.htm
they've got a flying one!
Pete,
Cracking idea dude. I picked up an aviation magazine last year (Air Int'l, I think) because the front page blurb said "Seahawk, View from the cockpit" - a wonderful article on the RNHF Seahawk, not a single shot of the cockpit. Go figure!
AndyG
Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 17:18
by Motormouse
AndyG wrote:
Cracking idea dude.
AndyG
I seem to recall he's pretty approachable, I've bumped into him once or twice in the past (late 80's) when I worked at a couple of well-known airshows,he used to fly the Seafury back then..
ttfn
Pete
Seahawk
Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 17:41
by hobby
Regretably several years ago all my enquiries regarding the purchase of 'Pilots Notes' for the Hawker Seahawk came to naught and at that time the FAA Museum had no copies anywhere for photocopying.
Posted: 27 Mar 2006, 19:47
by britishtourer
You have my full support Dave!
Any research you require?
) and I've managed to get stuff from other sites as well. But seeing as this is my first project, and knowing the way people love to 'critique' people's work, I need to have as much info as possible on the cockpit area; ideally I would be able to get some stonking shots which could be used for a photoreal panel! I have shots of my own which will give me the information I need for u/c, wingfold etc (so, I'm an anorak - hands up anybody here who isn't!!), but not cockpit stuff.