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Alternative Canberas

Posted: November 15th, 2016, 10:18 am
by Ghostrider
Hi guys

I have an air fix 1/72 scale Canberra PR9 in my stash, was thinking of doing something a bit different with it. Anybody have any ideas/photos/research/advice. Im a fairly experienced modeler so could probably handle some intricate work. I'm mainly looking for ideas for unusual PR9s

Cheers

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: November 15th, 2016, 2:09 pm
by Dazzled
Hi Ghostrider and welcome to the forum. You have a lot to choose from with Canberras. How about some of the RN ones or a target tug?

BTW, you might like to put an introduction in the "Welcome" forum. :)

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: November 20th, 2016, 8:03 pm
by Ghostrider
Cheers Dazzled

Didn't know there were RN Canberras. I'll start some research there, I was having some thoughts along the lines of a maritime strike variant. Thinking of something with more speed then a Shackleton but could be guided by it. Maybe some air to sea missiles mounted on underwing pylons?

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: November 20th, 2016, 10:54 pm
by Dazzled
There were actually strike versions of the Canberra. Try researching Canberras with AS-30 missiles.

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: February 2nd, 2017, 3:17 pm
by Ghostrider
Sadly I couldn't make it to Telford. But I've just seen a great pic in one of the magazines. An alternative Canberra which was carrying two underwing mounted bloodhound surface to air missiles! Looks amazing.

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: February 3rd, 2017, 1:18 pm
by IronMan129
Welcome to the forum Ghostrider!
As it happens I have been restoring a Canberra PR.9 and she'll end up after being converted looking like this:
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Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: February 3rd, 2017, 8:37 pm
by Dazzled
Buccaneer radar trainer 8-)

1:1 scale?

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: February 4th, 2017, 5:10 pm
by IronMan129
Possibly.
The real thing is sat in a hanger at the Newark Air Museum.

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: March 10th, 2017, 11:57 pm
by Ghostrider
Wow, looks interesting, what's known about this variant?

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: March 11th, 2017, 4:55 pm
by Dazzled
Ghostrider wrote:Wow, looks interesting, what's known about this variant?

It's a one-off called the T.22. Originally intended as a trainer equipped with the Blue Parrot radar used on the Blackburn Buccaneer it was developed into an aircraft with a much more sinister purpose. See this link. http://thempirestwilight.wikia.com/wiki ... rm_(ABAAP)

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: March 14th, 2017, 5:09 pm
by Ghostrider
OK, Much More sinister. however it ties in nicely with what I see as a real theme around Cold War technology. basically with both NATO and WARPAC tied into an ongoing arms race, we see any number of R&D projects like this. its really interesting.

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: April 4th, 2017, 2:01 am
by skypirate
Ghostrider wrote:Sadly I couldn't make it to Telford. But I've just seen a great pic in one of the magazines. An alternative Canberra which was carrying two underwing mounted bloodhound surface to air missiles! Looks amazing.
Yikes!
Can't imagine a Canberra carrying one Bloodhound, let alone two!
Perhaps the Fireflash missile would present a more likely what-if for self-defence, or the good old Bullpup ASM (there were a few different varieties, some available in 1/72 in the Hasegawa weapons sets).

cheers,

David

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: April 21st, 2017, 12:23 am
by Ghostrider
Hmmmmm...An air defense variant, interesting idea!

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: October 2nd, 2018, 9:58 pm
by Gregers
Sorry I am late with this but that all black Canberra isn't a PR9. It standard life as a standard bomber variant then had the nose changed for the B(I)8 type. After that it was used for trials work. Thus the spray rig under the rear fuselage. I have worked on this beastie and it went down the production line where my Grandad worked when it was first built.

All the best.

Greg.

Re: Alternative Canberas

Posted: October 3rd, 2018, 8:50 am
by Stevehnz
Thanks Greg, you saved me the trouble, nice looking machine though, I think a Frogspawn B(I)8 & my old Airfix Buccaneer might have a future together. :)
For Ghostrider, I think the only thing that grew out of a PR.9 was a PR.9 afaik, most of the odd ball Canberras & there was no shortage of them, were based on B.2s & B.6s & their derivatives., Of course, in whif world, what you fancy is yours to call. :grin:
Steve.