The title is "Oh Mother"

The idea for this build has been kicking around my brain for some time, I even have a completed backstory that I have rewritten a few times. With TSRJoe having visited me recently, that got my mojo into gear to get the idea into plastic, bouncing ideas off someone is a real help at times, especially in person despite the hobby being a rather solitary one.

So with that, some pictures.



Obviously the box top above, below two pictures of the single sprue and the other contents of the bag.




And all of the "detailed" instructions 





The main difference will be the colour scheme and the aircraft registration.

What I don't know is the rules and regulations for civil aircraft markings in Australia. Is the registration on top of the wing as well as under the wing? Is the registration displayed over both wings or only one, and if so which wing? Other than that I'm good to go 

Gondor

Quote from: Gondor on February 23, 2025, 03:45:14 AMWhat I don't know is the rules and regulations for civil aircraft markings in Australia. Is the registration on top of the wing as well as under the wing? Is the registration displayed over both wings or only one, and if so which wing? Other than that I'm good to go 

Gondor

Try this, Part 45 Manual of Standards Instrument 2016; Part 45 Manual of Standards Instrument 2016


(If you can follow what they're saying, you're a better man than I am, Gondor-din!)

Australia uses international standards and has since they were established. If you're talking pre-WWII, and several years post-war: both sides of the rear fuselage between trailing edge of wing and the leading edge of the tailplanes, and, spread across the span of the wings, top and bottom. There are some cases where the registration number is not painted across the top, or in case of impressment overpainted.

This AVI Models Fox Moth colour and markings sheet is pretty typical.

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Quote from: jcf on February 23, 2025, 08:50:53 AMAustralia uses international standards and has since they were established. If you're talking pre-WWII, and several years post-war: both sides of the rear fuselage between trailing edge of wing and the leading edge of the tailplanes, and, spread across the span of the wings, top and bottom. There are some cases where the registration number is not painted across the top, or in case of impressment overpainted.

This AVI Models Fox Moth colour and markings sheet is pretty typical.

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I was thinking 60's or 70's actually.

I'm an idiot. I am sitting at a computer with internet access and not accessing the internet to find the answer I was looking for. jcf was spot-on with the box art and with a google for a Puss Moth I found pictures with simmilar markings on both the upper and well as lower wing surfaces.

Gondor

Quote from: Gondor on February 23, 2025, 08:56:16 AM

Quote from: jcf on February 23, 2025, 08:50:53 AMAustralia uses international standards and has since they were established. If you're talking pre-WWII, and several years post-war: both sides of the rear fuselage between trailing edge of wing and the leading edge of the tailplanes, and, spread across the span of the wings, top and bottom. There are some cases where the registration number is not painted across the top, or in case of impressment overpainted.

This AVI Models Fox Moth colour and markings sheet is pretty typical.

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I was thinking 60's or 70's actually.

Gondor

Then it'll look like a Cessna. 

Looking through Geoff Goodall's huge Australian aviation history site appears that it would most likely be underside of port wing, topside of stbd. wing and both sides of rear fuselage or vertical fin.

Geoff Goodall's Australian Aviation History

Quote from: jcf on February 23, 2025, 09:28:56 AMThen it'll look like a Cessna. 

Looking through Geoff Goodall's huge Australian aviation history site appears that it would most likely be underside of port wing, topside of stbd. wing and both sides of rear fuselage or vertical fin.

Geoff Goodall's Australian Aviation History

Thanks for the link, I think that will make things easier for me paint-wise. So far I am planning on painting the fuselage Yellow with the wings and horizontal tail surfaces in Green with either the opposite colours for the markings or White on Green and Black on Yellow which will be easier for sourcing decals.

Gondor

I probably should have you this link as well, the Puss Moth page on Geoff's site. Doh. A total of thirteen were on the register. Ten knocked down DH.80A fuselage "kits" were sent but only four were assembled into complete aircraft with locally manufactured wings etc. So, there's six constructor numbers you can choose from to create a "real history", 2078, 2079, 2086, 2087, 2094 and 2095.


Puss Moth in Australia

Thanks again for another link. I may have looked at that page, however, having a link in the thread helps. I don't think I will bother going as deep as using a construction number. One of the aircraft, shown in 1982, had the registration across both wings so I think I could just pick which workes best for me I think.

Gondor

I have tentatively started this build by separating the fuselage parts and the canopy which is either too wide for the fuselage or the fuselage is too narrow for the canopy. I am going with the latter as that is the route taken in this build on Britmodeller and it's what I am going to use as a guide.
How successfully I manage to follow that build or how well I simply manage to build it is another matter.

More to follow.

Gondor