Peter_OZ

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merlin,
mate where was that airshow? Would have liked to have seen that one

cheers
Peter

Merlin65

G'day Peter,
The Tyabb airfield is about 50 k's southeast of Melbourne on the Mornington Peninsular. They hold a warbird airshow annually. The Temora Aviation Museum usually send several aircraft down here. If you go to their web site you can sign up for a free newsletter which is usually a good source for the dates of upcoming events.
If it's the Boomerang you're most interested in, Suzie-Q has her own web site at http://www.boomerang-flight.com/ which has the most comprehensive restoration photo section that I have ever seen. A modeller's dream.
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Merlin

Peter_OZ

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kewl
thanks for that Merlin

mornington peninsula is a bit of adrive for us, we are in brissy!!

cheers
Peter

jymster

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Puma,

I just wondered if you could share with me what you bought in your bulk timber pack and where you got it from?

Also, how true to scale are you going to build? Are you going whole hog with Litho plates, fabric etc, or just tissue, dope and paint?

If you don't mind me asking, what did you pay for the Kittyhawk retract set?

And finally, what would you expect your final boomer model weight to be? Any ideas?

Regards,

James.

jymster

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Where did everybody go?? This thread has just died all of a sudden. Was it something I said?

torana1968

Hi,
Well I'm still here looking, haven't done anything else as I'm waiting to get a good picture of the fuselage near the tail wheel to check its shape...
Roger

seafurymike

Hey guys,

I didn't realise there were so many modellers on this site from Aus.
Good to see so many from melbourne too.

I would also try and get in touch with noel. Nice bloke.
He built and flew the wingeel? at last years nats, he is a great builder.
I suspect he might have a mould for the bommer, as i think he makes several models, one for comp, one for practice,etc.
He may lay one up at a price??

Mike

Merlin65

A Boomerang and the MK VIII Spit will be doing a flypast in Temora on ANZAC day for the New South Welshmen among us.
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Merlin

jymster

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Merlin,

Do you know if they are flying past any other towns/areas? Or if they are landing anywhere? Would be nice to get some closeup detail shots.

jym

torana1968

Hi,
If anyone gets near I would appreciate a shot of the fuse near the tail wheel showing the taper of the fuse in that area.
Roger

jymster

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Roger,

I am not sure if this site is amongst your favourites list, but if not then it should be! Fantastic detail shots during a full restoration of a full sized Boomerang. Go to: http://www.boomerang-flight.com

Awesome stuff!!

jym

Merlin65

Jym,
The Spit is based in Temora so will not have to fly far but I don't know where the Boomerang is coming from. Probably Queensland I suspect. As far as I know the only fly by is over the parade down the main street of Temora.
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Merlin

jymster

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Thanks for the info.

Does anyone know of any other books on the Boomerang apart from the Wirraway-Boomerang-CA15 book. I already have this one. Puma said he had several books on his "subject" but I can't seem to track down any others.

Also, has anyone used the Scale Model Research photo and 3-view pack for the Boomerang? Is it worth getting?

Regards,

Jym.

US185Damiani

Nope, I just found it again, I'm anxious to see some construction pics.

Peter_OZ

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Jym,

mate have not used SMR for a boomer but did use them to research a J3 Cub some years back, got lots of pics and a lot of photo copied material, some of it useful some not.

cheers

Peter

hawker3119

Hi all you Boomerang builders i was in Temora last w/end the fly past was great with Steve d eath in the spitty, Judy Pay's mustang and Matt in the boomerang awesome and matt put on a great display by himself i am a friend of Matts and can aquire a lot of pic's i will be building a scale of his and it will be 1/4, 108" i will try to achieve a weight of under 25lbs and will use some laser 4/s i do not have plans as yet as i don't know the accuracy of the airborne plans any one know any better plans cheers

hawker3119

Hi there here is Noel ph no 0398575951 but i dont think he has a mould what size are you considering i am doing a 4.5 scale comes out at 96" regards John

Fly-guy

puma79 I live in Brissy and fly at TMAC there is a bloke at tmac who has built a CAC Boomer but it doesn't have at motor in it yet. He had about a 1700mm span on it if your lucky itll be at the show we have coming up in may it is i think.
Marcus.

Peter_OZ

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Flyguy, I also fly at TMAC, the bloke you are referring to is Lionel Weeks. He also has the B17 and is building a B29.

There was a boomerang, Winjeels and Wirrayways at the Caboolture airshow this weekend. The Boomer did a biut of a display but not as impressive as that done by the Yak3.

cheers
Peter

Fly-guy

hey peter_OZ are you a regular flyer at TMAC if you are what days do you fly. And your right that is lionels boomer. i would have killed to have gone to the caboolture airshow to[&o]. Bet lionels b-29 will be something if his b-17 is any indication of how good it will be.
Fly-guy

hawker3119

Hi there t.m.a.c. is that the Tingalpa field if so do you know Ray Dixon. Have you progresed on your Boomerang cheers

puma79

Sorry about the lack of replys. Some ******* stole my digital camera a month ago, so no more photo's of the project. My P40 has been taking forever to get going... the undercarriage finally arrived from Custom Retracts in NSW, and I must say SUPERIOR QUALITY indeed. Cost approx $600 and the mains are unreal... however, tailwheel is a little unscale...but I can fix that up. Have been concentrating on getting the flap assembly on wings cut out.

I hope to get started on the Boomer soon, guess I will commence templating the wings up and getting them together. However, I think seafury mike said something about a glass fuse for a boomer?? any way of checking this out pete??

Anyone else got photo's of their Boomer projects?

hawker3119

Hi there are you doing the H.D. 94" P-40 as i have the same i have Peter's retracts but i build my own tail wheel as far as the boomarang i dont know of a glass fuse i know Noel Whitehead's is glass but i am sure i asked the Q years ago about a mould i will give him a call talking to Matt Denning the drawings from airborne (Heslehurst) are pretty detailed and accurate but we are checking the front 3 formers of the fuse we think somethink is wrong with the teardrop shape keep you informed cheers

Peter_OZ

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hi flyguy,
yes both my wife and I are regualr fliers out there. She even has her bronze wings and has her heart set on a T-28. She saw one at Caboolture on Sun and could not shut her up about it hehehe.

We are normally there Sunday late morning to beat the rush, quite often I have my yellow and white Astrohog plus my spitfire.

yeah Lionel's B17 is nice but wish he would stop flying it like an aerobatic plane - can't say the B17 was supposed to do knife edge flight!!

cheers
Peter

Fly-guy

hehe lol Peter I've never seen lionel do a knife edge but id agree that it shouldnt be flow aerobatically (is that a word? is now) I watched him fly it at the Mini-airshow last year and he was just doing a nice scale flight. btw I fly Saturday mornings
Fly-guy