Airco H2 Instrument panel

[Derekjohnhowl]

I'm working on two 1/48 DH2s at the moment. The Blue Max kit, and the Eduard (unfortunately not the profipack version). Fascinating to compare them, and I have my carbon fibre rods ready if the Eduard plastic booms won't stand the strain.

The Eduard has three different options for instrument panels. I understand that these are for early, mid and late versions of the DH2. But I need to know which to use for which of the decal/painting options specified in the kit. Anyone out there with simple guidance for a simple brain?

Any other tips/advice on this model welcomed, too.

Or anything on building the old Aurora DH10a. Now that is an epic. Hours spent so far reducing the wing to something sensible, then the engines to recast, then....

[StephenLawson]

I may have a thing or two on this. I'll check when I get home later tonight.

[Derekjohnhowl]

Many thanks.

The only drawing/pictures I've seen are for the two sepaerate bits, to left and right of the cockpit - as opposed to the 'horns', with instruments in two banks to left and right of one panel, or the lower panel that also has shelves for ammo.

I see from the Eduard 1/72 instructions that these three options are left open there as well - so maybe Eduard didn't get to the bottom of this themselves.

[StephenLawson]

A fellow modeler asked me this over on Finescale's site. Here is his query and my response. Its the Profipack that goes into detail about the appilcation of the instrument cluster per aircraft by profile or serial. What serial # do you plan to do?

Stephen, I have another question about the DH.2 kit. Eduard provides options for three different instrument panel/deck configurations. As I plan on building DH.2, No. 5998, Capt. J. O. Andrews mount (1916), do you know which configuration I should use? I could scan the instructions and post that section here if that would help. Thanks!

Here's a scan of the instructions. I boxed in the step in question. Thanks again!

Greetings ruddratt;

Eduard had a minor screw up here. Other wise it would be very clear. I'll explain. In your instructions the headers are 2 A, B & C. These stand for the colour profile schemes provided in the kit. The problem was someone forgot to add "D" to the instrument cluster that has "C". So "C" should read "C & D." Your choice is "C" so its the choice on the far right. Both are 5xxx series machines and will have the same instrument cluster.

http://www.eduard.cz/products/pdf/n80/8094_15.pdf

[Derekjohnhowl]

Stephen

Many thanks for your time and effort.

I always try to find the Eduard profipack instructions, even when I am building a non-profipack model as they are often much clearer and help to resolve this sort of difficulty. Unfortunately I couldn't find the DH2 profipack instructions on the Eduard website although, strangely the link in your response has just worked for me.

Sadly though this doesn't help. The Profipack instructions are for 4 possible versions:

A - No.6011
B - No.7851
C - No.5998
D - No.5967

The non-profipack version I have (kit 8093) has instructions for 2 possible versions:

A - No.6015
B - No.6006

The instrument panel instructions show the same three options, with decals but obviously not the PE. I'm aiming at B - mostly because I want one DH2 in PC10 (the Eduard) and one in doped linen (the Blue Max).

As that is No.6006 it's right in between 'A' and 'C' in the profipack models. I suppose I'll just have to make a guess between these two, assuming that the panel changed in accordance with the serial number!

Now if the old Windsock file was available....


Thanks again.

[StephenLawson]

No worries. Just for a bit of fun here are some references you might enjoy.


Cross & Cockade Intl. Vol. 20 #1 1989 Part 1.
Cross & Cockade Intl. Vol. 20 #3 1989 Part 2.
Cross & Cockade Intl. Vol. 21 #3 1990 Part 3.
Cross & Cockade Intl. Vol. 22 #1 1991 Part 4.
Cross & Cockade Intl. Vol. 22 #4 1991 Part 5.
“The de Havilland D.H.2" by J. M. Bruce, Profile Publications , 1966.
“The Royal Flying Corps in WWI” by R. Rimell, Vintage Warbirds #1, Osprey Pub. 1985
“Thorpe Park’s Pusher” by J. Hall, Aeroplane Monthly Pp. 72-75 1980.

[Derekjohnhowl]

Good heavens!

I shall have to try to find access to some of these. In the end it will probably be just a shot in the dark. There is always that dishonourable thought that hardly anyone would know anyway!

I'm sure when I look back on this that fitting the booms will be the issue, not the panel.

Many thanks again for taking time to help out a new boy.

[StephenLawson]

There is a thread here on the subject of the 1/48 DH 2 by the master builder Wojtek Fajgia.