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Post by harrysone on Feb 12, 2017 7:43:11 GMT 12
Any idea what his paint scheme was for the Moth? He seems to have had silver doped wings & horizontal tail but fuse (and floats?) may be white? It's hard to work out from black and white/sepia images
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Post by Peter Lewis on Feb 12, 2017 11:22:03 GMT 12
Following on the above. I have now found a photo of the Moth as G-AAKK at Omaka 22nd February 1930, courtesy the Marlborough Museum. The name on the cowling is undecipherable.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 12, 2017 12:14:27 GMT 12
That's a great photo!!
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Post by harrysone on Feb 12, 2017 13:20:52 GMT 12
cool...judging by that photo, looks like it was painted overall silver
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Post by Peter Lewis on Feb 12, 2017 22:31:56 GMT 12
Another photo of Chichester's Moth has surfaced. This shows it as landplane G-AAKK, and the photos is ex-Wings magazine archive. Difficult to tell if this is in NZ or elsewhere.  Thanks Marty for supplying the pic. |
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Post by harrysone on Feb 13, 2017 8:03:41 GMT 12
hmmm...looking like it need a 'tart-up', a few fabric patche evident  apparently he flew the Moth from UK to Sydney before shipping it to NZ to Attempt the Tasman |
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Post by planecrazy on Feb 13, 2017 9:04:31 GMT 12
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Post by harrysone on Feb 16, 2017 6:02:58 GMT 12
Update...I scratch-built some leading edge slots and its fitted temporarily with an airfix Tigermoth windshield. While it looks OK I might be tempted to make one out of curved acetate or similar to make it more authentic (the original Avis kit boxing dispensed with the windshields and provided an enclosed 'coupe' canopy).   |
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Post by kiwiduster1 on Feb 16, 2017 9:20:36 GMT 12
Very nice work Harry. Am just doing slats for my model !!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 16, 2017 12:46:05 GMT 12
She's a beauty!!
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Post by planecrazy on Feb 17, 2017 16:46:22 GMT 12
Yeah she's looking good, have always have a soft spot for the Gypsy Moth, as promised a few pic's of Chichester's Moth and some of the local museum's display of his extended stay on Lord Howe Island. The flight path across the ditch.  A signed picture of the inverted moth low tide in the lagoon.  Few more pic’s, every wing rib was broken.  Francis working on one of the wings and local lady Minnie Dignam stitching up the some fabric. Of interest this building where they are sitting still exists, these day the laundry for visiting yachties, will get a pic of it down the track.  ] Locals carrying the Moth down to the Lagoon.  The day she departed.  The Z of ZK-AKK from the wing, I know for a fact the fuselage was white and obviously the wings were silver. To the right a fuel tank carried in the Moth.  Doubt he would have refuelled in flight though?  |
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Post by harrysone on Feb 21, 2017 6:11:45 GMT 12
cool looks pretty likely that the fuselage was white from your pics, is it possible that the aircraft fabric was repainted white at Lord Howe? I have seen some pics that still suggest it was silver at some point.
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Post by planecrazy on Feb 21, 2017 20:46:31 GMT 12
Sorry Harry, can't answer your question, as you have stated it is hard to
tell with the images, it looks like the the fuse is definitely a different
colour than the wings. I know one thing they didn't re-do the drift
lines on the lower wings. In his book he talks about not being too
fussy about his navigation to Australia as the east coast was a big
target. He wanted to fly into Sydney Harbour but end up too far
south at Jarvis Bay.
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Post by harrysone on Feb 27, 2017 15:45:59 GMT 12
Looking quite good in white   |
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Post by planecrazy on Feb 28, 2017 14:47:04 GMT 12
Beautifu job Harry, always thought the Gypsy Moth looked better than the
Tiger with the straight wings, much more elegant if that's the right word.
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Post by harrysone on Mar 13, 2017 9:01:06 GMT 12
getting there...   |
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 13, 2017 10:50:32 GMT 12
Gorgeous work, Harry!
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Post by harrysone on Mar 26, 2017 8:17:11 GMT 12
completed model...ready for a Trans-Tasman adventure  |
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Post by kiwiduster1 on Mar 26, 2017 8:59:12 GMT 12
Thats real cool posed on the trolly!! Great work .
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 26, 2017 18:25:17 GMT 12
Beautiful work, Harry! Just beautiful!
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apparently he flew the Moth from UK to Sydney before shipping it to NZ to Attempt the Tasman
