Looking for some referances

[jknaus]

I'm gathering together all the ref material I can find for a Type B Bus Pigeon Coop. I've found pictures online and someones build although they dont provide a lot of info. I've been told there is an article in an old Airfix magazine and maybe an old Military Modeling mag. So figured I'd see if anyone has any of these mags that they might scan the articles. No idea which edition though. Also if any one out there might have more pics of one from the War Museum in London I think, that they might share. I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
Oh and this is what I am converting my Miniart Type B Bus into.

James

 

[moon puppy]

That would be a totally cool project James

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Can’t help with references. But that’s a really cool project!

 

[Jeeves]

Here are probably the links you found James, but one mentions the issue of Airfix magazine being from July 1969 and the chap in this forum thread had it scanned years ago...

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/airfixtributeforum/1-32-airfix-b-type-bus-pigeon-loft-conversion-t30690.html

Other links:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/airfix-type-bus-wwi-bill-pigeon-loft-1476994212

https://landships.activeboard.com/t60272885/motor-pigeon-loft-airfix-conversion/

https://www.messynessychic.com/2017/08/02/pigeons-of-war-and-their-double-decker-buses/

 

[jknaus]

Here are probably the links you found James, but one mentions the issue of Airfix magazine being from July 1969 and the chap in this forum thread had it scanned years ago...

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/airfixtributeforum/1-32-airfix-b-type-bus-pigeon-loft-conversion-t30690.html

Other links:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/airfix-type-bus-wwi-bill-pigeon-loft-1476994212

https://landships.activeboard.com/t60272885/motor-pigeon-loft-airfix-conversion/

https://www.messynessychic.com/2017/08/02/pigeons-of-war-and-their-double-decker-buses/

Awesome thanks. The only one I had not seen is the Airfix page. That helps immeasurably. Not the next time I go to town I'll be looking for some fine mesh and some bass wood I think, and some more pigeons. See if I can find any more of the Miniart kits.

James

 

[Iron Mike]

Pigeons?

https://miniart-models.com/products/38036-pigeons/

 

[sharkman]

That is a very cool subject James and the Miniart pigeons would make a great addition!!

 

[jknaus]

Pigeons?

https://miniart-models.com/products/38036-pigeons/

Yep I have a package coming. Will need a few more when I get some funds again. First the cat, then the dentist and now the car. This month is killer.
James

 

[moon puppy]

I had a year like that James.

 

[SA Dave]

I found these on variety of Google searches

 

[moon puppy]

Having been a victim of random pigeon bombardment I love how those guys are ducking as the pigeons are flying the coup.

 

[jknaus]

I found these on variety of Google searches

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Thanks Dave. I found those also although some are the French equivalent. Appreciate it. I think I have as much as I can get without flying to London and trying to measure the one in the museum. I am going to try writing them and see if they have drawings and more info next.
James

 

[Jeeves]

If they're anything like the folks at RAF Hendon years ago who helped me out on loadout research for a flight sim I was doing, they will probably do just that. I had tons of great stuff they photocopied for me...