Alwyn Gee Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Dammed, fine, splendid Tim, any better it widnae dae. Still looking for one of these in a box with ARTF on the front. Alwyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Congratulations Tim a very worthy winner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott - Moderator Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Well done Tim, well deserved too. See you at Greenacres at the weekend?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 well done Tim, you deserved it for such a shining example of the modellers art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Well deserved Tim. I reckon your Hawker Cygnet was a strong contender for the trophy too. Edited By kc on 22/07/2013 11:28:35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo565 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Well done Tim, as Bob says a great example of the modeller art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Thank you Gents for the great feedback! The B2 remains just about my favourite model to fly. Yes. it's a bit complex in its construction but, like the full-size aeroplane, has a certain 'something' about it. Well I think so anyway! tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Tweddle Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 No Tim thank you and a very well done. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim Söderblom Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Isn´t there any film of this beauuuutiful aircraft..?? I got so inspired of this excellent thread that I´m putting this plane on my must-build-list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Joachim, There's plenty of footage of the full-sized aeroplane - a quick YouTube search will get you there. As for the model, I think there was some taken at the 2012 Ashbourne Scale Day. I'll have a poke around and see what I can find. tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Aha!!! Clips of the B2 start at around 2:08; **LINK** tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim Söderblom Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Thanks! She´s really beautiful in the air. Too bad it´s so messy/expensive/fiddly/heavy to get the real scale-like sound as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Well, the B2 is still flying, and Rich Harris shot this video at the last weekend's Greenacres fly-in! tim **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsay Todd Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Beautiful model Tim, I say this every time I see it - build a bigger one. Linds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Posted by Lindsay Todd on 27/05/2015 21:34:05: Beautiful model Tim, I say this every time I see it - build a bigger one. Linds One day, Linds, one day........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mansfield Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Hi Tim not sure if you will see this As a former apprentice at Blackburn & General aircraft now BAE, I follow the FB page which has the B2 as the profile pic.I got inspired to build a model, I searched, found and purchased you plan from RCME. I have been using your post on the forum as a building plan, totally amazing. This is my first scratch build, also my first bipe I have always built from kits. I now live in Canada and find some of the materials you used are not available here so some mods have been made. Currently wings & tail feathers are built, I am now into the fuselage. A couple of questions, what did you use for the rigging wire & what is the colour are the struts & U/C painted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetenor Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 The blue paint looks like Florida green or Ice blue BMC car colours . Or maybe IRIS blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mansfield Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Thanks, will try for the Florida green, seeing as I live in NA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 The Blackburn is probably still at the Old Warden museum in Bedfordshire, their website has a photo - colour looks more blue than turquoise to me. The full size was in the hanger when Tim flew his model and they looked exactly the same colour. Possibly dulling the colour a little made the model look more realistic ( the Dave Platt theory of colour perspective I think ) On the occasion Tim got that trophy he was asked by my brother ( a very experienced panel beater ) how he made the aluminium cowl. The amazing answer was it was not beaten alloy but just tape over balsa. From just a couple of feet away it was impossible to tell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tim Hooper Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Posted by Jim Mansfield on 25/01/2019 13:49:46: Hi Tim...... A couple of questions, what did you use for the rigging wire & what is the colour are the struts & U/C painted? It's a long time ago, Jim, but thanks for the interest! The rigging wire was, I think, 30lb coated fishing trace - my 'standard' rigging gauge. As for the shade of blue, a quick look through the paint stocks, reveals an opened pot of Humbrol #47 Sea Blue, so that's probably what I used. My B2 is still flight worthy, you'll be pleased to hear, and gets an airing several times a year as a matter of course. The OW B2 was there when I last visited a few months ago too - as was another B2 built from my plan! Good look with the project, Jim. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mansfield Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Great looking duo Tim, I was wondering anyone else had built a B2. Thanks for the info, I like to put some detail in the cockpit of my models, with that in mind I searched for photos, manage to get on showing the instrument panel but only part of the seats. Do you know where I might get photo of the them? Current progress, thanks to your posts, wings and center section, horizontal stabalizer, rudder, cabane & wing struts built. Fuse is under way, though the motor you installed is no longer available so I plan on an E Flite Power 60 not sure what if any dimensions are different yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hooper Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Jim, I was lucky enough to have a walk around of the B2 whilst researching the upcoming build. There are a couple of shots of the seats in my album; **LINK** Any use? Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Gee Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Hi JimI've sent you a private message Alwyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Mansfield Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Aiwyn, I don't know how to read private messages, I have just joined the Forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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