Sandringham conversion for the Airfix Sunderland

[kitnut617]

Hi,

I'm sure there is/was a conversion set to convert a Sunderland into a Sandringham, does anyone know which manufacturer it was that released the set ?

Robert

[Martin H]

Im not aware of any conversion for a Sandringham.................yet


Id be interested if there is/will be one

[Thorvic]

http://www.aussiemodeller.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=687&start=10

Its mentioned here

[Martin H]

Im sure your trying to slowly bankrupt me Geoff LOL

[PR19_Kit]

I was going to suggest Dana Kopher for that.

The Sandinghm conversion is mentioned in the Airliner SIG Forum quite a bit but I've never seen one. Dana's stuff is held in high regard in the US, but it's not cheap.

[Martin H]

I was going to suggest Dana Kopher for that.

The Sandinghm conversion is mentioned in the Airliner SIG Forum quite a bit but I've never seen one. Dana's stuff is held in high regard in the US, but it's not cheap.

What else has been done then?

[Radish]

The Queen Mother's arm waved at me at Sandringham 1974

[PR19_Kit]

What else has been done then?

Mostly he does engine conversions of 1/72 scale piston engined stuff, but I can't get into the AMD Group files list at the moment.

May be worth emailing Dana at dkopherATyahoo.com and ask him.

[kitnut617]

Thanks guys, I've just sent an email to Dana to see what's available

[raafif]

as there's no Sunderland thread in the whiff files, I'll ask here ...

    Anyone have a clean Sandringham line-drawing (or Sunderland for backdating)
     the one I'd usually start with (on that French/Russian site) is a bit too grubby & would need a fair bit of work to make it suitable for colouring (have an idea for an airline ... the name is secret for now ).

thanks raafif

[philp]

This any help?

http://www.f-rsin.com/pages/collection/14025-26-27.html

Side views of the 1/144th resin kit.

Sunderland drawing on Wiki but it is pretty small.


Looks like a larger image on Blueprints but you have to register to see it.
http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/modernplanes/modern-sa-st/18677/view/short_sunderland/

[PR19_Kit]

Something wrong with that drawing......  

The engines on a Sunderland point outwards, not quite at 90 deg to leading edge, but getting there. Shorts had to sweep the wing back a bit after they built the prototype to solve a CG issue IIRC, but left the engines as they were.

It's a Mk I too, with the unfaired step and the twin upper fuselage gun positions. By the time they were being 'civvie-ised' most had the faired step and upper turret.

[JMN mode off]

[rickshaw]

The Queen Mother's arm waved at me at Sandringham 1974

Was it attached? 

[raafif]

This any help?

http://www.f-rsin.com/pages/collection/14025-26-27.html

Side views of the 1/144th resin kit.
Sunderland drawing on Wiki but it is pretty small.

Looks like a larger image on Blueprints but you have to register to see it.
http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints/modernplanes/modern-sa-st/18677/view/short_sunderland/

thanks Philip,
                 heres what I've done ...

[PR19_Kit]

That bottom one's tricky, a military Sunderland converted to a civvie Sandringham and then re-militarised!

I like the side mounted barbettes, are they to give some means of protection to the rear without fitting a tail turret again?