Airspeed Ambassador 1/72 W.I.P

[VH-WAL]

I picked up this old Transport Wings Vacuformed Kit in the UK last year, this elegant triple tail finned aeroplane always tickled my fancy and I thought I'd give it a go after beating my Carvair project into submission.
The pics show the work done so far... the pieces being cut out of the sheet then wet sanded to shape and size on my sanding board. I was then able to offer up the parts to each other and detected an immediate problem... the wing to fuselage fairing points on the fuselage have would give the model a pronounced dihedral which the real aeroplane did not have, also the height of one fuselage side is slightly less than the other .. but this is probably due to a bit of distortion which should be easily fixed by putting in a central spine. The dihedral problem will require something more major.. I have a few options in mind.

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[hrtpaul]

Nice work Wally. You're a better man than me mate LOL

[VH-WAL]

Nice work Wally. You're a better man than me mate LOL

I have a few spare vacuforms that you might like to have a go at Paul... How about a 1/72 Bison to go with a gaggle of your intercepting Phantoms?

[hrtpaul]

I have a few spare vacuforms that you might like to have a go at Paul... How about a 1/72 Bison to go with a gaggle of your intercepting Phantoms?

Ahhhhhhh thanks but I'll be fine I think. I'll stick with easy stuff me thinks

[VH-WAL]

I have a few spare vacuforms that you might like to have a go at Paul... How about a 1/72 Bison to go with a gaggle of your intercepting Phantoms?

Ahhhhhhh thanks but I'll be fine I think. I'll stick with easy stuff me thinks

Its already cut out of the plastic backing sheet..

just a bit of fabrication required, should be a piece of cake for a man who can fix a Beech or a Piper

then again I have this spare Broplan Piaggio you might prefer

[hrtpaul]

Wally there's a reason why I avoid having to touch a Beechcraft or a Piper as much as possible these days

[modelbear]

Wally,
This looks like it is going to be an interesting build. I saw your post on Britmodeller asking about the landing gear doors but don't know how to post a photo there (I don't have an online photo account) so I am posting here instead. This is the landing gear obviously from a restoration but I cannot find the original site that these photos were posted.

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There are also cutaway drawings on Flightglobal which you might find interesting:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/ ... 01196.html
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/ ... 01197.html

I have the Welsh 1/144 kit in my stash so I tend to save photos like those above when I come across them as I am unlikely to find them again when I eventually get around to doing the kit.

Cheers,
Peter

[VH-WAL]

Thankyou Peter,

very helpful

I'll send you all the stuff I have collected cheers
wal

[modelbear]

Thanks Wal, that would be great. I don't have much else other than front and rear views of the main wheels (from the set above), a cutaway drawing (found today) and 3-view layout - along with a few general pictures found from searching the net.
Are you planning to do the Butler scheme for the plane?
Peter

[VH-WAL]

that's the plan once I figure out the cheat line colours, then I have get some white outlined Butler Airlines Titles...one problem at a time though...

cheers
wal