1/48 British Canberra Mk.20 - Page 2

**Leif Ohlsson** · #11 02-04-2009, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashrunner

It was one of the most beautiful aircraft I had ever seen. It was gleaming silver in its natural metal state, but had a dark band across the vertical stabilizer that said, "WEATHER." And those wings!!!

Sounds like this one (Source here).

Found the images with the help of Cooliris. A highly recommendable add-on to Firefox.

Leif

**Ashrunner** · #12 02-04-2009, 12:28 PM

Leif

That is the aircraft. One of the things I remembered after I posted the reply was the large, black cowlings on the engine.

A couple of years ago, I sat down and tried to remember every type of aircraft I refueled in the four years I was known as a "POL"-man. I couldn't remember half of them, but as I go about looking through books and images online, I think, "I remember passing gas to that type."

I have planned to do a post on my blog of "aircraft firsts"...impressions of aircraft on my first look and the like. The stories will be at my blog here, which currently is my life, mostly my military career and the things I did.

But not to hi-jack from NOBI's gorgeous model, I will say there are a few things coming from his shop some might find worthwhile. Stay tuned to Thaipaperworks for more information.

**NOBI** · #13 02-04-2009, 09:36 PM

I plan to do several varient of Canberra. RB-57 look real cool to design too...any 3 views drawing available?

**Richard** · #14 02-05-2009, 02:14 AM

Nobi, there are 3views of that one amongst the B-57 drawings I sent you.

**Alcides** · #15 02-05-2009, 10:23 AM

Hey !!! This is a good one. I'd prefer a Camberra B-62 like this colours:

Regards
Alcides

**jagolden01** · #16 02-05-2009, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by NOBI

I plan to do several varient of Canberra. RB-57 look real cool to design too...any 3 views drawing available?

A beat up US Canberra at Bradley Field, Conecticut, US --

**Rick Thomson** · #17 02-06-2009, 12:32 PM

I recall the Vermont ANG used to show up at Base Flight in CFB Cold Lake about twice a month with their B-57s, which were about the only US aircraft we ever saw that had been polished (not that they could compare with our T-33s in the shiny stakes). Their LOX systems leaked like a sieve though, and the pin bag which was just below the fill valve would usually be full of a pale blue liquid by the time the converter was full. This was the cause of a Light Col being somewhat peeved with me as he had stored his 35mm there for some reason, dunno if it survived a -292°F cold soak or not.

Ah the good old days, we saw just about every plane in NATOs inventory come through Cold Lake back then in the 70's.

**NOBI** · #18 02-06-2009, 08:50 PM

Richard just sent me a 3 views drawing of RB-57...Thank you very much. I surprise with a wingspan, 221 ft mean around 70 cm in 1/48 scale. That's huge.

**whulsey** · #19 02-09-2009, 07:04 PM

Oh yeah, it's got wings deluxe!

**gomidefilho** · #20 02-10-2009, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by NOBI

I plan to do several varient of Canberra. RB-57 look real cool to design too...any 3 views drawing available?

Already bought my copy of Canberra and I can not wait for other variants, :D Nobi make a version of B Mk 2 in the colors of the Suez campaign please !!! :p and beyond the B-57, the PR-9, B6(I) and B12 of the SAAF who has a color scheme very interesting all in blue with virtually no signs for night intruder attack...