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the beau i was talking about

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retro_seventies

February 24, 2005, 06:05:21 PM
ok here she is - shoulder winged bristol beaufighter flying boat.

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John Howling Mouse

#1
February 24, 2005, 06:23:24 PM
Ah-Ah-AH:  "Professional Artist Alert!!!"

Looking good, Ben.

Now, I dare you to build one!!!

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retro_seventies

#2
February 24, 2005, 06:27:03 PM
*slaps his thigh*

build one you say?

BUILD ONE?

i'll start it, but don't expect me to finish it within a few years...in fact i may put a clause in my will leaving you all my started but not finished babies...

i'll try though...new year's resolution and all that...
"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean, if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristin Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989.

Captain Canada

#3
February 24, 2005, 06:46:25 PM
Looking good, retroben, but.....the props are gonna smash the water !

Hard to see the Beau in there, save for the observer dude's post and the tail. Let's see a few more views, eh ? And some camo ! Banff Strike Wing colours ! :wub:  :wub:  :wub:

And as the mighty Baz commands.....BUILD IT ! NOW ! Or at least start it, and we can heap the praise on until you're guilted into finishing her !

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#4
February 24, 2005, 09:37:38 PM
:wub: Nice addition to the family. Thanks for sharing... :)  
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noxioux

#5
February 24, 2005, 09:52:35 PM
QuoteLooking good, retroben, but.....the props are gonna smash the water !

Hard to see the Beau in there, save for the observer dude's post and the tail. Let's see a few more views, eh ? And some camo ! Banff Strike Wing colours ! :wub:  :wub:  :wub:

And as the mighty Baz commands.....BUILD IT ! NOW ! Or at least start it, and we can heap the praise on until you're guilted into finishing her !

;)
Perhaps an extensible center hull section and floats, like the Seversky Super-clipper?

retro_seventies

#6
February 24, 2005, 10:01:43 PM
now there's a thought....super clipper, eh?

to be honest, i was too busy being excited to get practical - will fiddle with her a bit tomorrow, and then see what's going on with the airfix beaufighter pair that i have lurking in my pile.

lee, i think you're right about the fin area, the standard beau fin looks a bit weak compared with the new fuselage, especially as it looks like, as todd pointed out, that the props are gonna spalsh.

arse.

i'll see what a bit of fiddling turns up....

i'm desperate to know what's going on with ratty's transall flying boat so that i can see how best to make a scratch built hull...

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retro_seventies

#7
February 24, 2005, 10:05:09 PM
hey todd, i could gull the wings a bit, but that would be an ARSE to build...
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upnorth

#8
February 24, 2005, 10:48:17 PM
Looks nice!

As for the prop in the water issue, perhaps a better solution than deepening the hull would be to re tailor the section of the wings between the engines and fuselage so that they did the "Gull wing" thing like a Beriev BE-12. As I understand it, the only reason the BE-12 had wings like that was to keep its props clear of the water.

Thanks for sharing, I was thinking about doing something similar with Airfix's old 1/72 Blenheim IV a number of years ago, but the kit just didn't seem worth it.
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retro_seventies

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February 24, 2005, 11:25:21 PM Last Edit: February 24, 2005, 11:27:08 PM by retro_seventies
Thanks for the advice and kind words Upnorth - all advice gladly taken and mostly heeded!

so anyway, having eschewed sleep as " sooooo last night" i have gone ahead with a quick plan B for the beauboat....

deeper keel, generally stubbier look, with more commonality with the beau lines - being a smaller girl, the original vertical stab may just be big enough - got to work on that nose profile, and the plane will probably end up with more of a cabin and less of a cockpit than regular landbound beaus...

engines also canted up at 5 degrees...

*sigh*

not sure that i like the look of this one half as much as the longer, more elegant version, but this one would probably WORK.

bah.

i'm going to bed.
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elmayerle

#10
February 25, 2005, 12:24:35 AM
I think I would've just raised the engines above the wing and resolved the problem that way.  But, this is your "what-if", not mine. :D
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The Rat

#11
February 25, 2005, 05:15:54 AM
Quotei'm desperate to know what's going on with ratty's transall flying boat so that i can see how best to make a scratch built hull...
How best to make a scratch built hull?!?!?! Believe me mate, if you knew the bitch of a time I am having with this bugger you'ld say How worst to make a scratch built hull!  :wacko:  :angry:  I'll try to post some in-progress pics for you.

About that prop clearance, howzabout a retractable planing hull, like the... um, oh crap, somebody help me here, what was the name of that thing? Might improve the looks too. The front end on that lower drawing looks suspiciously like a Saro Lerwick, and we all know what a dog that was.
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The Rat

#12
February 25, 2005, 05:31:45 AM
Ah, here we go, the Blackburn B.20, courtesy of Dinger's Aviation Pages

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Aircav

#13
February 25, 2005, 05:34:56 AM
I think your first drawing looks great Ben  :D  :D  :D
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#14
February 25, 2005, 05:45:02 AM
Just wondering why no one suggested a float arrangement like with the He-115 or the Rufe?

Defeats the elegance of the flying boat, however it should be an easier conversion that wouldn't splash props. Maybe a float under each engine?

Or, how about a stepped forward boat hull like on the grumman duck?


Hmmm, high winged bombers to convert to flying boats... B-24, B-25... Hmmm
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