What am I building now?

[Kiteman]

Thought it about time to post summat here......will play catch up with the Mitchell shortly (its finished now), but here is my current project...a little different and tricky but fun: see what ya think:

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[Haddock]

Looks like something adapted to carry passengers, could it be a DH4?
Haddock

[Bigkev]

I think its a DH.9..........

Judging by the cowling.

[Kiteman]

Kev wins again, ist a DH9, this time the air-ambulance version. The DH9 was pretty useless as a fighting aircraft and at the end of WW1 were modified for load carrying purposes. For the ambulance role, a special installation was built behind the cockpit over the former gunner's position in the widest part of the fuselage, where it was possible to fasten stretchers keeping the injured in a steady position. The construction of the fuselage itself was little changed, there simply appeared a prominent fuselage fairing. Only a single machine of this variant was built, and its operational use was short, because from the mid 1920's more capacious ambulances were produced, converted from more modern twin-engined bombers or transport airplanes.

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[Kiteman]

Parallel to this I have decided to start on something that would compliment this aircraft very well. I need summat to do whilst waiting for glue to dry properly. It is in scale 1:48 so will fit lovely on a diorama with the DH9. It`s small, well detailed, fiddly but very enjoyable, and apart from being in black plastic (yuk!), so far so good. Lets see what it is??

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[Haddock]

Do I get any points for saying it's got four wheels?

[zak]

Model T Ford-ish, starting truck?

[Kiteman]

Hey Zak....you spotter, Model T is correct...1 Point. No Points for starter truck though.

[Bigkev]

If I say Model T ford Ambulance, do I get a point??

Bigkev

[zak]

Is it an RPM kit Model T Ford?
Machine gun?
Supply??
Ambulance?
Not usually in black plastic though.
So maybe some other maker?

[Kiteman]

Yes Kev, you get another point.....it is the ambulance version.....just like the aircraft. It is the RPM Kit in 1:48 so should compliment the DH9 perfectly.

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[Kiteman]

Oh and Zak...you get a bonus point for spotting the kit maker!!!

[zak]

I should build one of those but have been unable to locate one in the UK.

[Kiteman]

shall I keep my eye out for you over here?

[zak]

Yes please.