[WWI] DH6 / was: Salmson 2A paint scheme

[Douglas Anderson]

Hi Mike
  There is the Windsock "AMC DH6" by Bruce Robertson.
  Also two books, the first of which is "A Portrait of Military Aviation in South Africa" by Ron Belling, one of South Africas most renowned aviation artists. Inside is his painting of this aircraft along with colour notes. Two were imported to South Africa and flown from Muizenberg, just up the road from where I live. They were written off in accidents during the '20's. The wings of one were rediscovered in the loft of an upholsterer in Salt River in the '60's or '70's. I have heard that they reside in the airforce museum in Pretoria, but so far have had no luck tracking them down.
  The second book is 'In Southern Skies' by John Illsley. This has a number of rather poor quality (over exposed) photographs of the aircraft. It is these three references that I am currently using. And as soon as I am actually able to track down the wings, I will be photographing and measuring them and checking the colour of the fabric.

Michael Kendix <mkendix at hotmail.com> wrote:
  >From: Douglas Anderson 
>Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:23:03 -0800 (PST)
>
>She is a lovely aircraft and one that I would love to model. In fact, it 
>was this model, built by Jean >Pascal, 
>www.wwi-models.org/Images/Maire/Allied/Salmson/index.html, that inspired me 
>to build >the 1/16th DH6

Really? What's the connexion?

I have a nice Les Cooper 1/72nd scale vac of a DH6 - very nice crisp vac 
sheet. However, absoultely nothing comes with the sheet - according to the 
instructions. The instructions say things like "Maybe you should get an 
Aeroclub engine."

What references are around for this, none-too-well-known machine? I have 
the DH5-DH15 FMP book, which has some nice drawings and photos, but that's 
it.

Oh, by the way, I am part way through the sanding-priming-sanding cycle on 
the Phönix C.I vac.

Michael

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