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[tigercat]

I have an idea for a mid 30s aircraft soldiering on into the battle of Britain . It will involve spats  if I can get round the undercarriage issue.

Something akin to the Harrow or Bombay so definitely not frontline but used because it's available.

[Captain Canada]

I'm thinking somat similar, but nothing that big ! Maybe a biplane if I can get one in time.

[NARSES2]

Well they would still have been around and indeed Harrows were used as aerial mine layers during the Blitz and one transport evacuated wounded from Arnhem.

Bombay's didn't enter service until November 39, so plenty of scope there

[Hman]

Not having heard of the Harrow, caused me to look it up...

Anyone for Long Aerial Mines  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_H.P.54_Harrow#Operational_history

[JasonW]

I like the look of the Harrow, but suspect finding a 1/72 kit is likely not an easy task. I'd figure on a vac form kit of it having been done at some point.

Recently got the Bombay from Valom, so maybe there is hope for a Harrow getting produced at some point in the near future.

[PR19_Kit]

There was a vacform Harrow around some years ago, maybe Formaplane? It's their sort of aircraft.

It's better looking than a Bombay for sure!

[JasonW]

There was a vacform Harrow around some years ago, maybe Formaplane? It's their sort of aircraft.

It's better looking than a Bombay for sure!

I think Contrail did one.

I actually like the look of the Bombay. Then again I like the look of the Blackburn Blackburn as well so maybe my personal taste in aircraft is suspect.......

[jcf]

Short L.17 Scylla and Syrinx were landplane versions of the Short S.17 Kent flying boat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Scylla



In the same period Imperial Airways also used the AW Atalanta.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Atalanta




Later handed over to BOAC, and then impressed into service.

[PR19_Kit]

HP42s were still flying well into WWII, and at least one was camouflaged.

[zenrat]

Would an AEW aircraft have been feasible in 1940 or was the radar equipment and associated generators etc too bulky & heavy?
Or would the issue have been reliable communications back to the control room?

[PR19_Kit]

IIRC our own kitbasher already did that, based on a Wellington.

[Captain Canada]

Love the HP42 pic never seen that one before !

Also like the AEW idea I was thinking somat similar but wasn't sure of the timeline.

[NARSES2]

Love the HP42 pic never seen that one before !

Neither have I. HP 42 always looks as though it's just about to snap it's back to me

[KiwiZac]

Scalemates has four entries for the Harrow, all 1:72: https://www.scalemates.com/search-solr.php?fkSECTION%5B%5D=Kits&q=Handley+Page+Harrow

[NARSES2]

IIRC our own kitbasher already did that, based on a Wellington.

Yup he has and he had an interesting conversation with a thoroughly bemused guy at Hendon - naughty man