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Richard M · Last edited by Richard M on Wed 07 Nov 2007 10:01 am; edited 2 times in total

Welcome to the Airfix Avro Anson Group Build for which Richard M is Group Build Leader. The build will take place from 15th November 2007 until 15th January 2008. This is the "Chat" thread for the Group Build and any reference material should be posted in the Reference Section.

If you wish to take part in the Group Build, click on the Usergroups link at the top of the page. Then::

Go to the lower of the two drop-down boxes where it says "Join a Group"

Select "Group Build - Avro Anson"

Click "View Information"

Click on "Join Group".

Richard M will then approve your membership of the Group Build and create a thread for you to record progress of your build.

That's all there is to it!

If you are not sure how Group Builds work, you can read the rules here.

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fluff75 · Posted: Wed 31 Oct 2007 11:48 am Post subject:

Hi Rich,
Just to say that I am hoping to build my ANSON as a Mk 1 UA-M, N5314, 269Sqn. Coastal Command, Wick, 1939. using the decals from a 'Kits at War' sheet issues by Dutch decals a number of years ago. It has night black undersides and a pre-war squadron codes.
Looking forward.
Ron.

Spudgun · Posted: Sat 03 Nov 2007 08:14 am Post subject:

Awww soz, I'm goinna miss this (my model build program runs from Febuary to September). I've got an Anson with the Flightpath etch set.
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Ratch · Posted: Sat 03 Nov 2007 11:59 am Post subject:

You can always join in Group Builds Plus

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Richard M · Posted: Wed 07 Nov 2007 09:51 am Post subject:

I've done a banner for the GB which can be seen in the first post, anyone can use this to put in a signature etc (not on the ATF though as pictures in sigs are not permited!).

Here's a direct link to the image which is 320 by 150 pixels,
http://i164.photobucket.com/album...nRed/Allsorts/ansongbbannernb.jpg
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Richard M · Posted: Wed 14 Nov 2007 09:23 am Post subject:

A few hours to go until this GB goes live, best of luck to everyone and I hope you all enjoy making models of the greatest plane ever!
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Ratch · Posted: Wed 14 Nov 2007 19:37 pm Post subject:

Is it that close

Mind, I did sort some reference stuff out the other day

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Spudgun · Posted: Wed 14 Nov 2007 19:57 pm Post subject:

Have fun everyone. I'll be shadowing this GB looking for hints and tips for when I build mine.
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Richard M · Posted: Thu 15 Nov 2007 12:22 pm Post subject:

Gentlemen, start your engines! The Anson GB is now underway, best of luck to everyone!
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Richard M · Posted: Fri 16 Nov 2007 08:12 am Post subject:

Just thought I'd go through some of the more obvious bits which are missing from the Airfix kit but which can be easily rectified.

Lewis gun recess.
Along the fuselage spine behind the turret there should be a recess in which the Lewis gun rests when not in use. This can be filed out and a small piece of plastic card added to make the bottom of the recess box.

Lewis gun mount.
The position of the mount as given is too low and as a result the gun cannot traverse. Cutting off the locating pins and mounting higher on the actual clear turret transparency using clearfix or superglue (if the canopy has been treated with Klear) fixes this.

Tail balance and antenna spigot.
Small pieces of plastic rod can be used to make these.

Nose lights and windows.
In addition to the small floor bombaimers window there should be small windows either side of the nose and in the front. In addition there are two round windows in the roof of the nose. Depending on the version you are doing there could be a circular landing light in the centre of the front of the nose (alternatively a pair of lights located on the left wing if not present in the nose).
These can be drilled and filed out and filled with clearfix to represent the glass.

Landing Gear.
The landing gear is a little short, adding a 2mm plastic extendor to the wheel braces fixes this.

Transparency framing.
The side windows have framing molded into them. The vertical ones are exterior, the diagonal ones are interior framing and should be the interior colour. To complicate this there are the diagonal panels of the emergency escape hatch located at the halfway point each side, these are the exterior colour.

I'll amend with more pictures and diagrams later on.
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idster · Posted: Fri 16 Nov 2007 10:28 am Post subject:

Thanks

I was just looking at some pictures on the net to decide wether to paint the interior frameing or model it from plasticard
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grahameo · Posted: Fri 16 Nov 2007 19:07 pm Post subject:

Well for my first group build EVER!!! I will be building the Anson straight out of the box with no add ons, and it will be the No. 321 Sqn RAF St Eval.
I did try to find some information on Ansons from No. 4 AGS at RAF Morpeth to try and do a variant from there, but so far I have only drawn a blank.

Graham
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Ratch · Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2007 12:10 pm Post subject:

Are there any major differences between the Mk.1 and the T.1

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Richard M · Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2007 12:52 pm Post subject:

Not really, the T (Trainer) designation as far as I understand it, seems to have been given to aircraft assigned to training squadrons with the modified windscreen and schrenk wing flaps.

Other than that the two are pretty interchangeable. On later marks the T designation was given to overseas variants of the C.19, but then used again for the T.21/22 for UK use.
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fluff75 · Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2007 13:29 pm Post subject:

Ansons were used for Navigational Training as T.Mk.1 s and so I think that the interior cabin details may have differed from the Mk.1. Externally though there was little difference even though there were different marks of Cheetah engines used..
Ron.

Ratch · Posted: Sun 18 Nov 2007 13:30 pm Post subject:

Cheers Rich Cheers!

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Richard M · Posted: Wed 21 Nov 2007 15:53 pm Post subject:

As nobody else has commented on it, anybody notice the mistake on the box art for the Anson?
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Answer is, it depicts the aircraft N9742 Y*MW as having the early production sloped windscreen rather than the later upright windscreen.
As the box description does not differentiate between early and late types it could be construed as misleading, as what you get in the box is not what is shown on the box art (cue some wag mentioning you could say the same about J*EJ and the Defiant).

Just for general interest here's some info about N9742.
Contract No. 766119/38, 350 Mk.I, N9526-N9999. Built Newton Heath. Delivered 9/1939 - 3/1940.
608 Sqn, UL-U.
321 Sqn, MW-F later Y, Ditched off Holyhead, Anglesey 29/11/1940.
Picture 1, No321 Sqn. Note the different style of roundels on the fuselage!
Picture 2 No321 Sqn K6285
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Richard M · Posted: Wed 05 Dec 2007 22:43 pm Post subject:

Nice to see so many Ansons coming along so well! I'll have to get a move on - I haven't even got the cabin put together yet! Nice work guy's

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