John R Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 First Jets by johnrieley, on Flickr In case you don't recognise them Bell XP 59 )Amodel) Campini Caproni (Valom) Messerschmitt Me 262 V1 (Hi-planes) Gloster E28/39 (Hi-planes) Heinkel He 280 (Huma) Heinkel He 178 (Condor) I thought that showing them together would give an idea of the relative sizes There are more here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234975742-the-first-jets-part-2-some-more-from-my-collection-of-early-jet-ac/ including some Russian a/c of which few have heard. John 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 What a beautiful and interesting collection John,all superbly built to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbed Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 What a great collection. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Nice collection. The E28/39 could be blamed for my aviation interest. It was the first aircraft that ever captured my interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Lovely collection there! They all look very smart and well built. As you said, relative size is very suprising. The p-59 is mch bigger than I thought. Are you thinking of adding a Mig-9 or Yak-15? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 A nice little line up there. I particularly like the Me262 V1. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbpruitt Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) Very nicely done sir! I really like being able to see the relative sizes- interesting how big the Campini Caproni is by comparison. Is it possible that you have a Gloster Meteor prototype near completion? Wouldn't that be great- parked right next to the Me 262 V1! Edited January 30, 2015 by jbpruitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 A very fine collection of the first jets. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Yes, there are more. There's a Meteor F1, rather than a prototype, and a clutch of Russians. No Mig 9 or 15 yet. I'll try and get another picture if its sunny again tomorrow. One of the reasons for posting was to show how big the XP59 and Campini Caproni were because I was surprised when I saw them. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Great collection John. Timely too... there's a digression to early jets in this thread http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234975441-which-172nd-scale-vampire-fighter-is-the-best/?p=1875732 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Hi John: Wonderful collection and good source of inspiration for all those who haven´t had a path to follow, and another road for us who already follow one. Its a nice point to start a collection as those magnificent first machines have a nice charm and, in a cultural way, could have inside many tales and a great history to tell about the aviation advances to be a focal point of talk for many people interested in that theme!!!!. I will amply recommend your post to be watched to my local modeling pals and friends. Thank you very much for sharing, Cheers, Luis Alfonso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheels Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Good to see an themed collection like this that's both interesting and well executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Very cool collection indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commontsar Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Beautiful little collection! I can't wait to build half of these myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike DeTorrice Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 A fascinating line up of jets ! Wonderfully built and displayed here. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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