Plans/Blue prints

[Dice]

hello all

I am looking for blue prints or plans of all or as many as possible ww2 aircraft.

Any ideas ?

[simon]

I think someone else mentioned this elsewhere. These are very difficult to get ahold of (in many cases they just don't exist anymore), and actual blueprints are quite costly.

What do you actually need? Line drawings and silhouettes are quite readily available, but if you need to know what's inside an aircraft without necessarily needing scale plans, cutaway drawings may be sufficient, I've recently bought a book of these for some of the more common planes, I'll dig out the ISBN number if that's any use to you.

[Dice]

Hello Simon

Thank you for your reply!

I am looking for the line drawings and or silhouettes. I need them so that I can measure them and transfer them to different types of soft or hard wood so that I can try my hand at carving them, I have found some but only the profiles of the Plane. I am looking for all 6 sides if possible such as top view, front view, back view, belly view, and of course the profiles of each side. I have never been able to find all of the Above :(.

What book did you buy maybe it is available here in Canada or on Ebay and I can purchase it, I did buy a book soft cover (Janes ww2 aircraft), but alas it only has frontal and profile. I thought it might have worked but to difficult to get an accurate measurement.

Any help is greatly Appreciated and if I can get this project up and going I will send you photo's of the process to keep you up to date if you are interested?

Thanks

[simon]

Ok, here we go, the ISBN is 1-85605-754-2 and the book is called "Aircraft Anatomy World War II", General Editors, Paul Eden and Soph Moeng. I've found it quite informative, the cutaways are a sort of 3/4 view typically, they may be useful to you, then again they may not.

Good luck, I don't know what scale you're planning on, but I did try carving a 1:144 P-61 Blackwidow out of an old fruit & veg box when I was about 16. I think I did a respectable job all things considered, it was vaguely recognisable at least! If you have any specific aircraft in mind can I make a suggestion? Buy a plastic kit (Preferably 1:48 or bigger, 1:72 at a pinch, but definitley no smaller), and use the plans and model as a basis for your carving, that way you've got every conceivable view, and to scale as well.

Personally I don't like Jane's that much, it was published in the late 1940s from intelligence reports and reverse engineering of captured planes, and it hasn't really been updated since. I've got a copy of it myself, and I don't really trust it greatly, but for a contemporary view, it is quite interesting.

Anyways, again, good luck.

[Dice]

Again many thanks

I will try and locate that book, and very good idea about plastic models.

[simon]

No problem, oh, I'd definitely be interested in seeing the results, good luck again.

Simon.

[Snick]

http://www.aviation-heritage.com/index.html Then in the search box on that page enter: Paul Matt

The items you are interested in are the 4 CDs...

Each CD had a number of different aircraft on it... (Though I dont think you get the 6 views you want, the line drawings are quite excellent). In addition there are detail and other views of the aircraft.

[Dice]

THANKS

SNICK

I have been looking for a long time and this site is AWESOME

thanks to you and simon I can get on with my hobby:)

[Hein]

Hello all

The topic that you have been discussing is very near to my heart! I have built countless models. But the thing is, I want to built a fully operational plane! My heart is set on the Mustang P-51D. The book you are talking about, does it have the full blue print? If not, can you please direct me to the appropriate person to talk to.

Thank you for your time!

[simon]

Unfortunately not, however the Mustang was in production for quite a while after WWII so plans and blueprints should be fairly readily available, there is a good website that does have some actual blueprints for sale I believe, they concentrate mainly on Spitfires, but I understand that they have others available.

Failing that the Warbirds Resource Group have a modelling and a restorations section who may be able to help, and will certainly be more knowledgable than me. Another option is to contact directly some of the restoration groups and societies directly, such as the Confederate Air Force (CAF), who as restorers of some of these classic planes will probably have details.

In any case expect to have to pay quite a bit for original plans, although copies and modern reprints should be cheaper.

[Hein]

Thank you very much Simon. I appreciate it very much! I see that you are very well informed. May the flight gods be good to you!

[alph]

Howdy. You know many times its not nessary to have all of the views of a given aircraft. Three views are easier to deal with. I make templates of all my three view drawing and can complete a model ready to carve in an hour.
alph

Thank you for your reply!

I am looking for the line drawings and or silhouettes. I need them so that I can measure them and transfer them to different types of soft or hard wood so that I can try my hand at carving them, I have found some but only the profiles of the Plane. I am looking for all 6 sides if possible such as top view, front view, back view, belly view, and of course the profiles of each side. I have never been able to find all of the Above :(.

What book did you buy maybe it is available here in Canada or on Ebay and I can purchase it, I did buy a book soft cover (Janes ww2 aircraft), but alas it only has frontal and profile. I thought it might have worked but to difficult to get an accurate measurement.

Any help is greatly Appreciated and if I can get this project up and going I will send you photo's of the process to keep you up to date if you are interested?

Thanks


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[Dice]

Good day Alph

Thanks for the information you have given me I am new to this art form and am trying to be as accurate as possilble. do you think you can send me an example of what you discribed in your reply? and how you get the opposite site sides of design?

Thanks for your help

as for copy right etc...I have not gotten that far with my carving so have not run into that problem...YET LOL

[alph]

Hello Dice.
Getting started in this hobby is really easy! First you set up an area in your garage where you can feel free to mess up (ie) get dusty:D Next you find a subject you wish to emulate. I say subject because it is art and with the use of the world wide web reference photos are just about everywhere. I don't know about all of the techniques our brothers use,but I can tell you afew that work for me.
alph

Thanks for the information you have given me I am new to this art form and am trying to be as accurate as possilble. do you think you can send me an example of what you discribed in your reply? and how you get the opposite site sides of design?

Thanks for your help

as for copy right etc...I have not gotten that far with my carving so have not run into that problem...YET LOL


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