N2056
November 9th, 2012, 21:47
This week I have been working on the BC-434A controller that works with the AN/ARN-7 radio. From what I have learned this works as a homing beacon.
http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r527/N2056/P-61/2012-11-9_21-55-39-76.jpg
I still need to make the gauge that is driven by this bit-o-radio. I also need to figure out if I can actually bring all of this to life, which brings up something I have begun to work on that will most likely affect the outcome of the project. As I try to figure out the details of assorted items in the cockpit (and elsewhere) I am finding that the "research time to part creation" ratio is really going south.
The Mid Atlantic Air Museum has been my primary source of information to date. Recently the individual that was creating their FS models decided that he was done. As far as I know currently they have no modeler, which means that nobody in the MAAM organization is/will be working on a P-61.
I know that they have a huge amount of reference material on hand that is not on the internet. If that was available to me I could get this project done a lot faster, but it would probably also mean that it would become something that would be a fund raiser for the MAAM vice SOH. I have been in contact with Michael Davies (the creator of the original mesh) and he is good with me working with the MAAM on this project. Given the fact that to date I have been working this as an SOH project I am obviously struggling as to what path I should take.
At this point I am soliciting input. I have not yet contacted the MAAM. If this became a fund raiser for the real P-61 would you guys be okay with it?
http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r527/N2056/P-61/2012-11-9_21-55-39-76.jpg
I still need to make the gauge that is driven by this bit-o-radio. I also need to figure out if I can actually bring all of this to life, which brings up something I have begun to work on that will most likely affect the outcome of the project. As I try to figure out the details of assorted items in the cockpit (and elsewhere) I am finding that the "research time to part creation" ratio is really going south.
The Mid Atlantic Air Museum has been my primary source of information to date. Recently the individual that was creating their FS models decided that he was done. As far as I know currently they have no modeler, which means that nobody in the MAAM organization is/will be working on a P-61.
I know that they have a huge amount of reference material on hand that is not on the internet. If that was available to me I could get this project done a lot faster, but it would probably also mean that it would become something that would be a fund raiser for the MAAM vice SOH. I have been in contact with Michael Davies (the creator of the original mesh) and he is good with me working with the MAAM on this project. Given the fact that to date I have been working this as an SOH project I am obviously struggling as to what path I should take.
At this point I am soliciting input. I have not yet contacted the MAAM. If this became a fund raiser for the real P-61 would you guys be okay with it?