By the time he has finished Chris there will be no room for any aircraft - hohoho
Very true, but do I care?
Not really, it is entertaining me and keeping me relatively sane.( I know I am giving Martin ammunition to say something really complementary.)
Well, while the scenery is drying I have been giving thought to the searchlight and generator problem.
I have a poor plan of the searchlight in 1:76 from the Airfix book, " Modelling RAF vehicles" By Gerald Scarborough, and quite a few photos on line, so I shall resize the plan and take it from there.
I am intending this to be a 90cm searchlight (light projector), like the one in the photo(see earlier).
The generator will be another problem, no plan, some photos and videos on line that are quite helpful, but they come in various shapes and sizes.
I think I will opt for the Lister JP4 type and see how it goes, it will be mounted on a two wheeled trailer.
So after spending three hours down the allotment, I may attempt something this pm, again it will be plastic card and commercial (resin) wheels.
I have found a website that list all the Lister engines and gives some critical dimensions, I will be able to use this to guesstimate sizes from side views.
I do not know if all searchlights had generators or if some operated from base supplies? Anyone know?