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

[Douglas Anderson]

Actually AMC stands for Aircraft Manufacturing Company, same as Airco. Have no idea why they use AMC in the Windsock instead of Airco which I always assumed was the correct title

Michael Kendix <mkendix at hotmail.com> wrote:  Douglas:

Yes, the Datafile is a must if I decide to make that vac kit but I need to 
finish the Phönix C.I first.

I guess DHC stands for De Haviland Corporation or some such.

Michael


>From: Douglas Anderson 
>Reply-To: World War I Modeling Mailing List 
>To: World War I Modeling Mailing List 
>Subject: Re: [WWI] DH6 / was: Salmson 2A paint scheme
>Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:16:50 -0800 (PST)
>
>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 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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