Here are models by John aka ZumaAir. Two de Havilland aircraft, namely a DH-8 and a DH-2. Well done John. These are John's first submission. I hope to see more of his models.
Lou
I don't know why the first image rotated. It is upright in my PC.
Lou
very nice work,my fav dh is the dh4 military,saw 1 in cleveland oh back 1957,in thompson museum,now it is the smithonion a&s mus
Here is John's nicely done Airco DH9G. The DH9 started life as a dog due to the poor performance of the chosen engine. Once equipped with the American Liberty L-12 engine that rectified its shortcomings.
Lou for ZumaAir
Here is John's nicely done Nieuport circa 1916.
Lou
Well done. What scale are you working with?
Fraser
Well Done ! Looks great .
Cheers
Gordon
A 1/72 scale Nakajima Type 91 submitted by John.
Lou
Interesting. It resembles a Pitenpole Aircamper.
Regards
Fraser
Well Done ! John . Looks great .
Cheers
Gordon
Here is the Swoose Goose by John C aka ZumaAir.
Lou
Looking good .
One of these was on the cards at the time I built the Ascender. Watching with interest.
Cheers
Gordon
The aircraft has an interesting design. From the era of the twin boom.
Looking forward to further progress.
Fraser
John has completed his Swoose Goose and has also provided a nice photo of his latest project of a RCAF Harvard.
Lou
Well Done John !
I like the Swoose. I've got a drawing somewhere.
Looking forward to some more of your models.
Cheers
Gordon
The Harvard MK IV is one of my favourite aircraft. I had to read up about the Swoose Goose....never heard of it before. Wikipedia has some interesting information on the prototypes. Thanks for the interesting models.
Fraser
Nice job John. Regards Paul J.
Another project from John. The Whitehead Comet is a little know aircraft and the only one built by Whitehead Limited (1915-1919)
Lou
for John aka ZumaAir
Interesting. The vertical fin and rudder have an early deHaviland look.
To:Gearup,
You are correct!
The original photo. was from my father"s album RAF/RFC {i916-1918}
See ZumaAir for model of aircraft he flew in those years.
Whitehead was my mother's maiden name. If there was ever a connection
I never heard. My father never talked of those years.Of course,I never asked!
Are you still in B.C.?
I went to school in North Vancouver,emigrated to the USA in 1949, eventually
ended up in Malibu,lost our home of 40 years in the November 2018 fire and
moved to Keller,Texas in January.
Great to hear from a fellow Canadian,in the heart anyways!
Carry on!
JOHN{aka Zuma Air}
Yup, in the lower mainland. Things have probably changed a bit here since the '50s 😜 but the black bears still visit houses on the north shore, so that is still same.
Fraser
Well done John.
Gordon
Here is John's last email.
Here is my contribution to the early jets cook-up: Saab 21r developed from the Saab piston model.
It was relatively easy to carve using various Exacto blades, sandpaper, Testers brush enamel, and xeroxed decals. I didn't have success with decal paper and the computer! The kitchen table is still my workshop.
John (aka ZumaAir)
Lou for ZumaAir
Another nice Gladiator biplane by John C in 1/72 scale.
Lou for
John aka ZumaAir
Port side.
Thanks John. Looking forward to seeing your next project!
Fraser
Good to see a Gladiator John.
Well Done.
Looking forward to your next project.
Gordon
John's latest model is this nice de Havilland DH-2 pusher biplane.
Quote 'Hoping you are well. Wishing you a happy holiday
By tc
John Cairns aka. ZumaAir"
Unquote
Lou for John
Nice work, well done John. Regards Paul J.
The open frame must have posed a challenge to build. Interesting model, looks great.
Fraser
Well Done John!
The DH2 is on my list.
Cheers
Gordon