https://www.scratchbuilt-propliners.com/journal daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://www.scratchbuilt-propliners.com/journal/is-it-flowers-youre-after-hg4hj monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/05ce7eeb-7e96-45bf-8627-83aa494242ca/0578784.jpg Blog - A VIP Bristol Britannia that was “No Bloody Good” Photo from: Library and Archives NT via Airhistory.net https://www.scratchbuilt-propliners.com/journal/searching-for-succulents-x4kda monthly 0.5 2025-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/db168bde-bb8b-4ebc-83b1-9e3a34944316/IMG_4790.jpg Blog - Technical Research and Model Design From Public Records Office Northern Ireland D4474/2/249 Image ref. T175/1371 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/8a64c279-0d6f-487a-bb6b-bd542e260ca8/BLOG+Britannia+Side+View+100.jpg Blog - Technical Research and Model Design - Make it stand out Study of fuselage frame stations with datum line in red. Light blue denotes centre section selected as basic building block for the model. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/11ebd56a-d832-45d7-92dd-a7481abb3f7c/Britannia+Centre+Fuselage+v109.jpg Blog - Technical Research and Model Design - Make it stand out Autodesk Fusion 3D design of the model’s main component: The fuselage centre section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/98375763-61c1-4834-8613-ed38485e5aa0/BLOG+Britannia+Fuselage+design.jpg Blog - Technical Research and Model Design - Make it stand out The Remaining fuselage as designed in Autodesk Fusion spanning from stations F493 to A491. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/20b245fa-0757-4f25-b6c7-6777ec969f57/Britannia+Wings+top+view+web.jpg Blog - Technical Research and Model Design - Make it stand out The top view illustration from the Maintenance Manual corresponded more to the Google Earth Images than any of the others available. Note that the wing was the same for 100 and 300 series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/de606a5e-ea9b-4fd7-9dd8-0e4481f44fe0/Britannia+Wings+front+view+web.jpg Blog - Technical Research and Model Design - Make it stand out Maintenance manual front view compared to measurements from Duxford. Dark green denotes Front Spar and light green dotted line denotes Rear Spar. You will also notice a discrepancy with the fuselage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/fc344d15-7cd8-4943-a53f-c19afc1bda8f/Britannia+Wing+Design+v44+2.jpg Blog - Technical Research and Model Design - Make it stand out A sample 3D sketch in Autodesk Fusion, incorporating the study made in 2D using measurements from Duxford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/fb2c5944-c5cd-4b6a-8426-ee5284640c65/Britannia+Wing+Design+v44-2.jpg Blog - Technical Research and Model Design - Make it stand out The final 3D design prior to printing. The outboard wing section and flap housing area behind the rear spar were printed separately mainly for practical reasons. Note the openings for the square Albion Alloys metal “spars” which are meant to increase the rigidity of the model’s wings even further. https://www.scratchbuilt-propliners.com/journal/building-the-britannia-fuselage monthly 0.5 2025-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/ee6649ea-be67-4551-b15f-cd1eeaa37b94/IMG_7103.jpg Blog - Detailing the Britannia Cabin Interior - Make it stand out From promotional booklet: ‘Fly to London by… B.O.A.C Britannia’ . 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The seats would be attached on these tracks at specific distances depending on the intended cabin seating configuration. This system allowed for (and still does) great flexibility of interior cabin layouts. This specific set of seats were not used in operational Britannias, probably donated to the museum from another aircraft. 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The canopy and windscreen framework, connected to the flight deck floor, together form the spherical pressure structure. Frame station F.493 is marked by the larger circular frame at the rear of the canopy and the back end of the flight deck floor. To the right, the nose section comprised of frame stations from F.619 (the radome attachment bulkhead) to F.548. (Source: Public Records Office Northern Ireland) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674f4fbbdfeed73580d0dfec/7b93dc1e-b7ae-4b81-8788-311f5f0c3ca9/Britannia+Nose+Website.jpg Blog - Designing & Building Britannia’s Iconic Nose - Make it stand out This image displays the nose section study (top) and the design of the main plastic components for the vacuum mold base (bottom). Notice the inclusion of an extra frame at station F.553, designed as a reference point for the canopy. 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