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lwford

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Does anybody out there have a copy of Northern Aircraft Cruisemaster ads as seen on pg. 18 of BC B20-151? I'm trying to find the original paint and outlines for my 1958. Can't seem to determine how they painted the wing and tail. All I got is profiles and that is at least one step forward. My original logs have Bahama Blue, Daytona White and Special Gold. I have no idea where the gold is. The crate has been wrecked 4 times and is now painted Fleet Turquoise and off white( can be viewed on http://www.myplaneonline.com) I attempted to contact all the previous owners but the only man still alive is the person I bought it from and he just hit 80! Any and all pictures of the original Cruisemasters would help. LYNN N9818B :?:
 
Lynn:

Nice looking airplane!

An odd source of color images is ebay. They always seem to have original ads for sale - I recently bought one for the 1950 14-19. There is a book on Bellancas that's coming out in February but it does not cover aircraft manufactured after the New Delaware factory closed, GM left the scene, and his small army of Sicilian craftsmen mysteriously vanished.

Over the holidays I always spend time with an old friend who has all the mainstream aviation magazines dating back to the early 40s. I take a look through them for color images of -2s and I'll bring along my digital camera.

Just a bit of advice, FWIW. You will either have to recover the airplane or apply paint on top of what you have. This was done to mine long before I bought it. Although I love the paint job, the paint - along with microballooning the wings, added 150 pounds to my empty weight (ouch). The wing leveler installation could have added to that extra weight as well.

Finally, although folks like the notion of originality, Bellanca owners remind me of Swifters - they freely modify their machines. Go to a Bellanca fly-in and you'll see all manner of gear farings, custom cowls, and heavily modified panels. I've seen Viking panels wedged into some, wood grain - or faux woodgrain - panels retrofitted into others. One Cruisair I saw had circular rear windows, like portholes - looked cool!

Point is, if you don't like your current paint scheme, paint it in the colors you like. Despite their astonishing qualities, these are low value aircraft, and it's an open question whether originality increases their value. If it increases its value to YOU...well...okay then!

Jonathan
 
Johnathan, thanks for the comeback. My plane has been repainted over the original paint. The fools used Imron so I will be looking at a recover job when I get ready. I hope your friend has what I need so thankyou in advance and also the other web site. LYNN N9818B
 
Johnathan, thanks for the comeback. My plane has been repainted over the original paint. The fools used Imron so I will be looking at a recover job when I get ready. I hope your friend has what I need so thankyou in advance and also the other web site. LYNN N9818B
 
Sorry to hear you got Imron as it was not made for fabric. You will soon develope cracks in stress areas of the fabric and Imron is near impossible to repair( FOOLS). You get a nice shine and finish but unless your Enola Gay on display it starts to crack. I have a Imron brocure and in it they do not recommend it on fabric! LYNN N9818B :evil:
 
Yes, I know Lynn <sigh>

In this case the painter formulated it differently for the fabric than he did for the wings. It has held up well for quite some time, but it's HEAVY.

Jonathan
 
Boys, I found the NASM Smithsonian has drawings for 14-19 Cruisemaster. Four drawings cost $9.10. they also sent me for free two articles and Three Cruisemaster pictures. They didn't say anything about the dash two but I asked them to check again with my order. Seems Weber's have the drawings and they are not for shairing. The NASM site for e-mail is REFERENCE.DESK@NASM.SI.EDU :P LYNN N9818B
 
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