rhyno
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Post by rhyno on Apr 27, 2010 19:19:50 GMT 12
Dont want to hijack this thread but I'm also building/Kit bashing a RC 86'inch C185 (How I find this site)And I am after colour photos of AG 180/185 to loosely base it on.I want to weather it up so if you can piont me in the right direction that would be cool.Also been playing around with funtional mironair sprayers as well.
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Post by dakman on Apr 27, 2010 19:36:41 GMT 12
hey Rhynho live in Napier may be able to help with photos etc of c180 185
lets know
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Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 27, 2010 21:41:32 GMT 12
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rhyno
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Post by rhyno on Apr 27, 2010 22:10:32 GMT 12
Thanks guys.Keep em coming.
Dakman you know I'm in Napier?
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Post by dakman on Apr 28, 2010 10:19:02 GMT 12
Hi rhyno sorry hope i have not given to much info on this forum
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rhyno
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Post by rhyno on Apr 30, 2010 23:12:31 GMT 12
No worries I got nothing to hide  |
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Post by exruralaviation on Nov 16, 2010 17:55:10 GMT 12
Were any of the 180s get modified back to the conventional format after they finished their days as topdressers? Absolutely, as an example BUG in the pictures above is currently in immaculate condition as a private aircraft (Owned by Hunter McEwan from memory) and is regularly seen all over the country at 180 club fly - ins. I've worked on BUG and possibly BYJ as well during thier non - Ag lives. Close examination of BUG nowadays reveals a slightly non - standard arrangement of the top cabin skins, and some extra formers and framing under the cabin floor. Owners of ex- Ag 180s do have to carry out additional inspections of the leaf spring undercarriage legs (if they are known to have been fitted during the Ag ops) due to additional stresses from that time - Ag and skiplane legs are identifiable by being a little thicker than the original standard legs. |
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Post by exruralaviation on Nov 16, 2010 18:05:27 GMT 12
Yes, 180 ZK-BUJ was a Rural a/c that I flew for several hundred hours in The South Island based in Timaru in the early sixties on topdressing but mostly on spraying. Still have a few photos tucked away showing it in the spray gear configuratio. I then got a brand new 185 CCB. BUJ eventually was restored back to original configuration and was owned by a fellow in Tapanui. I attended a Rural reunion and Met the owner and once more got to fly my old favorite 180. What a thrill that was to be able to fly it once again. Allan
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Post by ZacYates on Nov 16, 2010 19:58:16 GMT 12
Allan, have you any photos? Would love to see them!
Any progress, Master Stokes? ;-)
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Post by exruralaviation on Nov 17, 2010 10:40:26 GMT 12
I do have some photos stashed away. Will sort through them all. My scanner is not working at the moment but will get that fixed up. Some are in color and some in black and white. Allan
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waimo
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Post by waimo on Nov 18, 2010 12:06:14 GMT 12
Allan.did you work for Auster Air Service also are you from Canada.
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Post by exruralaviation on Nov 18, 2010 19:58:58 GMT 12
Yes I did. Flew for Laurie Greenwood for a couple of months flying 180 BMW mostly rabbit poisoning around Omarama. Then went to James for a spell and then got on with Nac Eventually back to Canada. Allan
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Post by mstokes on Feb 6, 2011 22:32:47 GMT 12
Due to the need to actually finish something in the modelling section (1/32 BOF is my major project, however I haven't actually finished anything other that a NZ Unimog in the last 18 months) I pulled the base painted Cessna out of the back of the display case and started reworking some of it.
A few articles in SAM magazine on Bird Dogs and 180's have given me some good tips on how to improve the scale accuracy of this model, so I might give it a shot.
I today restripped the doors, have started removing the oversize hinges and lugs (it actually looked to 'toy like' how I had it) and am doing some plastic surgery on the incorrect cowl (well for NZ examples anyway).
BOF will still be on the table though, I spent the whole of the last week working on the supplementary under cowl continental oil filter... great but it feels like nothing has got done on a final level. Am waiting on very slow post from the UK with some parts as well.
The latest SAM shows a lovely 'Aussie' army C180 in early Vietnam FAC guise. This is the 1/72 Khee Kha kit in vac form. It looks quite good and easy enough for those unfamiliar to vac forming to work on. Might make a good kiwi example for someone.
Back to the plane now...
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 8, 2011 14:10:18 GMT 12
The 72th vac model sounds like a bit of me. Iwas fortunate to have been working in a hangar frequented by 180s and 185s when I painted the engine of my Revell 180, still not sure if I want to make it an Aussie military ship - Vietnam is a favorite subject of mine - or a top dresser....keen to see your progress Mike, as well as BOF.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 13, 2011 20:59:38 GMT 12
Was this C180 finished?
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Post by mstokes on Apr 26, 2011 15:29:24 GMT 12
Hi Flyjoe, I still haven't finished this one, I am modifying the cowling to look more realistic and to also have the 'sunken' airscoop rather than the chin scoop.
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Post by flyjoe180 on May 2, 2011 11:30:57 GMT 12
Sounds good, looking forward to seeing an update or the finished model soon  |
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