Yes, Crosswinds has been having a funny couple of days. Up and and down like the Assyrian Empire.

Col - I wish I had the originals to scan. These scans I found on about the 99th page of a Google search, having been alerted to the fact that the old vacuum formed Contrail scale model did include these drawings. I will continue looking.

Making progress.

http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=49121&hilit=Vickers+Valentia

Excellent. I reckon that Contrail kit documentation is probabaly the best there is going to be.

Did you note the magazine references?

I've not got any of them.

Yes, saw that. Unfortunately I don't have any of them. But will continue to try and find anything that would help. I would really like to have this bird.

The first drawings of the Valentia.









More Iraq rare birds to follow.

You got them. Great. I'm assuming the machine in Iraq is the Valentia with the defensive guns. Watch those mixed in Victoria plans.

The one above shows engines with cowls, but lots of pics show no cowls. with or without?

Also I have Dragon drawings, with camo's, which I'll post later.

I'm going to go with cowls as shown in the drawings and photos of the actuall aircraft of the Habbaniya Communications Flight here:

Yep, minus cowls!

It's lucky I have a 3dz radial engine which I made for my DH1 model.

OK, a few more drawings I received today, and I have a promise of drawings for the Bombay, and Breda 65.



DH Dragon

Sorry, I've been sent a Rapide, not a Dragon!

Rapide has the pointy wing tips, the original Dragon has the square ends.

Oh yes, I see what you mean, cowls over the radial cylinders.

No they didn't