Doug Lawrence Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Hi Guys, Can anyone help? Just bought at a very nice price a 66" span Tiger Moth kit....unfortunately without plans. Kit is old, was made by Inman Olympic Balsa Products Ltd (now defunct) and carries a Pegasus logo on the box(but not the same logo as the current company). Happy to pay a reasonable amount either for plan or a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Outerzone has a plan for a 66" Tiger Moth but from Premier. It might be worth downloading it just in case there are any similarities or if companies changed hand etc.I https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=14309 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lawrence Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Hi Peter, Yes,have already checked most of the plans services and I have downloaded the plan you refer to. I think I'm on a hiding to nothing with this as it is a kit plan I'm after which reduces the chance of finding one quite appreciably. Still, who knows, there may yet be someone out there who has a copy tucked away! Many thanks for your response, much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Dell Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 If my memory serves me they were one and the same Premier being the last incarnation of the company, I had the premier kit many years ago and I am convinced they it was the Olympic one the factory was very close to me in Essex. For the small cost of printing the plan out at full size so you can check the parts against it would be the way I would go, there were not many tigers at that size produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lawrence Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Hi Nigel Thanks so much for the info, the kit box carries the address which is indeed in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex. As mentioned I have downloaded the Premier plan and there are parts discernable on it that show a remarkable resemblance to items in the kit🙂 so I'm off to the print shop to get blown up! Thanks for taking the trouble to respond, much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Dell Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Hi Doug Yes he was in Woodham as was I the he moved to Southminster further up the road from there and it became Premier as I recall. Good luck with the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 If you have the plan as a pdf then there's no need to get the drawing printed commercially if you have a printer at home. If you're using (say) Adobe Acrobat to view the drawing there's an option either to print the whole thing in A4 sections and tape them together or choose a small part (say a former or rib) and just print that. Then you can compare the print with your kit parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lawrence Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Thanks Nigel, bit of a story attached to this. I'm 83, pushing 84 and I had to give up flying about four years ago as balance probs meant I couldn't stand up to fly, sold all my gear. Worst day of my life, I held A & B certs and was a club examiner and instructor at one point but, hey, life and age catches up! Faced with another boring winter and having found the kit on FB I thought, heck, I can sit at a table and cut and stick. What the heck I will do with it if or when I finish it I've no idea but maybe keep your eyes on the 'For Sales'! Thanks for your help my friend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lawrence Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Hi Geoff, Thanks for the tip, it rather looks as though what I have is probably a forerunner of the Premier Kit. I'm happy to stand the expense of getting the whole thing printed full size as there maybe minor (or even major) differences that a full size print might help with. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 You're welcome, Doug. Looks like we're almost exactly the same age - I'm 84 in January 🙂 As I said you can print the whole drawing from Acrobat if you select Print - Full Size and Poster. It will print the drawing in sections of A4 (or your other chosen paper size) which it's easy (but a bit fiddly) to tape together into a useable drawing. Even better you can just print the parts you're working on. I prefer a .pdf file to a proper drawing now because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 I've had a couple of Premier Tiger's in the past, lost the first in a mid-air. The other got rather oil soaked, I passed it on to a Club mate who refurbished it, converted to electric & it is still flying. Lovely flying model. I've still got a scan of the instructions in my files which are will attached in case they are of use. It is split into several sections due to the limitations of my scanner at the time. Tiger Moth Part 6.pdfTiger Moth Part 5.pdfTiger Moth Part 4.pdfTiger Moth Part 3.pdfTiger Moth Part 2.pdfTiger Moth Part 1.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lawrence Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Hi Geoff You've got a couple of months on me, mine's May, but Happy Birthday for January! I take your point about just looking at the bit I'm working on, good point. I'll probably finish up doing both to have the best of both worlds. All the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lawrence Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 Hi John Many thanks for the instructions, I do have a set from Outerzone but they have seen better days and yours are so much clearer (Outerzone might be pleased to have yours!). Thanks for your trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Dell Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 19 hours ago, Doug Lawrence said: Thanks Nigel, bit of a story attached to this. I'm 83, pushing 84 and I had to give up flying about four years ago as balance probs meant I couldn't stand up to fly, sold all my gear. Worst day of my life, I held A & B certs and was a club examiner and instructor at one point but, hey, life and age catches up! Faced with another boring winter and having found the kit on FB I thought, heck, I can sit at a table and cut and stick. What the heck I will do with it if or when I finish it I've no idea but maybe keep your eyes on the 'For Sales'! Thanks for your help my friend. Sorry to hear that Doug, I am sure you will enjoy the build, makes into a good looking model. Take care my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lawrence Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Thank you Nigel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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