Please email ian@copyzone.co.uk if you would like to be sent our catalogue.

Engine Manuals have been sent to Gloucestershire, USA and South Africa.

Our Spitfire Posters have gone to Poland and Japan.

Spitfire drawings have been ordered from New Zealand and France.

Yesterday I heard the excellent news that Paul Blackah – Chief Technician at The Battle of Britain Memorial (our first customer) has been awarded the MBE.  Many congratulations, Paul.

If you know of any other museum or charity who could benefit from a similar offer, please let us know.

There are a total of 13 drawings in the pack.  As always, they are archived versions of the original manufacturers drawings all providing essential information for anyone aiming to produce an authoritative scale model.

You can find the list of technical drawing details  in the Hurricane Drawings list.

If you have an interest in any of these Hurricane gun mounting and similar drawings (and know the drawing number that you want), please email me – ian@copyzone.co.uk

All have been checked for accuracy and readability.

To receive these electronically for only $40 please email ian@copyzone.co.uk

We have had over 250 people taking the survey. Key statistics are..
49% were from USA & Canada
75% are Modellers
89% have not (yet) bought anything from the Site.
Of those who had bought drawings, 64% thought that they were good or very good value
Sea Fury is the most popular plane for new drawings.

If you haven't yet answered the survey and would like to give us some feebback, you can do so online at…

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JBC8QZ6

Happy New Year to everyone.

Image by Danny McL via Flickr

Some recent news on restoration work on various warbirds from around the world.  The work by Worldwide Warbirds on a Chinese Nanchang CJ-6 is more of a refurbishment to flying standard than a restoration – but let's not split hairs.

Fly in an Avro Lancaster | Troy Media Corporation

There are a couple of de Havilland planes and a Lancaster which was taken from its “airplane on a stick” display status in downtown Toronto and is now under restoration. The museum is open Wednesdays thru Sundays. … If you become a member of the museum, you can upgrade your membership to include a ride in one of their warbirds. You can get to fly n the Boeing Stearman, North American Harvard, DC3 Dakota, Beech 18, Chipmunk, Cornell, Tigermoth, PBY Canso, B-25 Mitchell, …

Chinese Radio Gear Removed (click on pics for enlarged images …

Roughly 200 lbs. of 1930's technology…. Rear cockpit. Battery and Radio Bays. Many of these brackets are drilled out in the next phase. Front cockpit with secondary firewall completely stripped of all electrical. …

Engine Clean Up

The engine is undergoing final preparation for a face lift. It has. been cleaned, degreased, and stripped of all paint on the case. We. will continue to mask and prep for primer on Monday.

And some other interesting news about warbirds, pilots and their antics:

• Wayward Pilots Stripped of Their Licenses (cbsnews.com)
• Pilot injured in vintage biplane crash near Ottawa (canada.com)
• Laser Pointed At Aircraft Thursday Night; Has The Burien Laser Pointer Returned? (b-townblog.com)