In practice the 3 door Estates were a disaster as the Hydrolastic suspension meant that any heavy loads in the back would result in the headlights printing at the clouds!

They made a van version too, just like a Traveller but with the windows filled in and no rear seats. Luckily sanity prevailed before they put them on the market and the entire production run were used as internal transports at Cowley or Longbridge, all of them painted that awful dull orange colour so beloved by BMC.

Some vans may have escaped into the world after BMC were sold to BL, but they were never sold through dealers.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 19, 2024, 03:34:55 PMIn practice the 3 door Estates were a disaster as the Hydrolastic suspension meant that any heavy loads in the back would result in the headlights printing at the clouds!

They made a van version too, just like a Traveller but with the windows filled in and no rear seats. Luckily sanity prevailed before they put them on the market and the entire production run were used as internal transports at Cowley or Longbridge, all of them painted that awful dull orange colour so beloved by BMC.

Some vans may have escaped into the world after BMC were sold to BL, but they were never sold through dealers.

Thanks for the information Kit.

Hello mods.

Can I build a representation of an aircraft from a WW2 movie that might have been filmed during the 1960's?

Let us say (for example - this is not my idea but it asks the question) that in 1965 Hammer studios decided to make a movie about how Guy Gibson (Alec Guinness) brought an end to the war by dropping a nuclear bomb onto Japan from a Lancaster.  The build would be of a Lancaster carrying the Fat Boy bomb.

A question for the mods, concerning my articulated locomotive build (not yet started), seen here:
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=32877.0
IF the hypothesis is that this locomotive series had been put together in the sixties, from existing older locos (like the swiss BLS did in real life, BTW) and the history is tweaked accordingly, would the build be admissible here?

Quote from: zenrat on February 24, 2024, 08:47:35 PMHello mods.

Can I build a representation of an aircraft from a WW2 movie that might have been filmed during the 1960's?

Let us say (for example - this is not my idea but it asks the question) that in 1965 Hammer studios decided to make a movie about how Guy Gibson (Alec Guinness) brought an end to the war by dropping a nuclear bomb onto Japan from a Lancaster.  The build would be of a Lancaster carrying the Fat Boy bomb.

The aircraft you are modelling will have been used in the making of a film in the 60's, so I would have thought so.

Quote from: loupgarou on February 26, 2024, 03:54:38 AMA question for the mods, concerning my articulated locomotive build (not yet started), seen here:
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=32877.0
IF the hypothesis is that this locomotive series had been put together in the sixties, from existing older locos (like the swiss BLS did in real life, BTW) and the history is tweaked accordingly, would the build be admissible here?

yep that would be fine and down to the backstory

Quote from: NARSES2 on February 26, 2024, 07:33:03 AM

Quote from: zenrat on February 24, 2024, 08:47:35 PMHello mods.

Can I build a representation of an aircraft from a WW2 movie that might have been filmed during the 1960's?

Let us say (for example - this is not my idea but it asks the question) that in 1965 Hammer studios decided to make a movie about how Guy Gibson (Alec Guinness) brought an end to the war by dropping a nuclear bomb onto Japan from a Lancaster.  The build would be of a Lancaster carrying the Fat Boy bomb.

The aircraft you are modelling will have been used in the making of a film in the 60's, so I would have thought so.

yep that works

CBE

Thanks for the positive answer.   

Thanks Mods.  You can blame Weaver for what is going to happen...

 

Quote from: zenrat on February 27, 2024, 02:13:55 AMThanks Mods.  You can blame Weaver for what is going to happen...

 

It's what I'm here for...    

You certainly are.  You get credits as both muse and parts supplier.   

What's a Fat Boy bomb? 

Quote from: jcf on February 27, 2024, 11:46:13 AMWhat's a Fat Boy bomb? 

It's the Fat Man when young....

Hi Mods, thanks for what you do in these GB's

Ok, does a 1960's TV show fit the criteria.
I have this - Stingray from the Gerry Anderson show of the same name


Running with a backup plan or second contribution

Hi All

As the end of the group build looms i am going to cut out the need for the usual attempts at bribery, online threats, hostage taking  and name calling to get a 13.99 day extension

So we will now end the build on june 7th at 23:59

CBE