I am building a model that is replaced by a better kit. I have an old
TBY
vacuform that was started a while back. Later I obtained a more
elaborate resin
kit. However, the fact I have an excellent reference book coupled with
how wide
open the cockpit of this aircraft led me to see this vacuform kit as
an ideal
guide for work on other vacuform kits I have that still are the only
example of
a particular aircraft such as the XP-54 kit I have.
Here is my question. How does one handle the measurements of the many
excellent
views I have in the TBY book? The basic lay out is dealt with with
precision,
eg, how long is the aircraft, wing span. Yet I am stumped about thing
that have
photos are drawings taken at an angle. Is an educated guess the best
bet? Since
the TBY is a USN aircraft should I look for similarities for better
documented
aircraft. Perhaps finding out how big a seat , a radio, a throttle is?
TIA
Big Al Cherer
- posted
14 years ago