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On 3/9/2021 at 12:32 AM, Seawinder said:
I had a really enjoyable time building the Airfix P-40B, and I found the detail quite adequate. Can't comment on the Bronco kit as I don't own it.
FWIW, pics of my Airfix build here:
Nice job on that P-40 , Pip !
mine is mostly built with under-surface color and base-coat for top and ready for 2nd layer camo as soon as I whip up some masks.
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WWII or modern ???
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both of those are early Tu-2 powered by M-82 engines ( no bumps)
the ICM kit has the bumps for the M-82FN (ASh-82FN) engines -- you can sand them down if you are doing an early version like this
my worst complaint about the VEB Plasticart kit is that the propellers turn in the wrong direction AAARRRGGGHHHH !!! 🤩
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here's what I recommend if you are primarily interested in the aircraft themselves. (other books are available about pilots, units and battles/campaigns)
Soviet Combat Aircraft of the second world war
volume two : twin-engine fighters ,attack aircraft and bombers
by Yefim Gordon ,Dmitri Khazanov with Alexander Medved
ISBN 1-85780-084-2
$39.99 USD
Volume one is about single engine fighters and is
ISBN 1-85780-083-4 and is also
$39.99USD
they are both from:
Midlands Publishing Limited
24 The Hollow , Earl Shilton
Leicester , LE9 7NA England
after you have whetted your appetite with these I (and others) can recommend books on specific aircraft you may have further interest in.
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On 7/29/2020 at 5:27 PM, bobmig said:
No... the reprint is the same, with a couple of typos corrected.
Okay ! Thanks , Bob.
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is there anything in the reprint that is not in the original?
in other words...I have the book ...should I buy the reprint?
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I have 2 copies of the Airfix Spifire FR 46/47 and a few months ago I got the Airfix Spitfire F22/24.
one of the reasons I like the 47 over the 46 is the option of camera ports (although no cameras )
the MK 24 should be listed as an FR 24 as it has camera ports ,too (guess what mark I'm building)
the Trumpeter MK 14 Spiteful kit has a camera port and a camera. so yes I am including it.
so as you can tell I like Spitfires with guns as well as cameras.
I Thank all of you for your help and interest.
stay safe - don't catch that damn coronavirus !
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On 8/29/2018 at 7:47 PM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:
Hello Chris & Jason @dogsbody & @Learstang. Thanks for the Hb mig-3 option. It sounds good and had i thought of this build 2 weeks ago would have been easy to do. Sadly my next budget allotment will be at Christmas, and beyond any use for this build. If i go with the rockets i will probably just scratch build the rails. I have plastic, brass, and a reasonable bit of intelligence so it shouldn't be to hard.
Dennis
you will probably want this as a reference. it not only gives size and shape , but color.
http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Research/Ordnance/RS_Rockets/index.php
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I would think Nick Millman would be the man to ask.
he used to have a blog devoted to SEAC aircraft , but sadly it does not seem to be online anymore.
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Yak-7 and Yak-9 used a different type landing gear that is not suitable for your needs.
but Yak-1 , Yak-1b and Yak-3 are the same . (Yak-11 was derived from Yak-3)
the other solution is to do it wheels-up ???
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14 minutes ago, dogsbody said:
My 2 cents, even though Canada gave up on pennies years ago.
Chris
great idea !!!
now if we can just get the USA to do the same (it costs more than one cent to make a penny)
did you do something to replace it? or just make everything rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents?
(sorry if this is seen as thread hijacking -but I thought the answer might be valuable to others)
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and if that is not good enough I have two of the kits and I could send you the instrucions from one of them.
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On 4/7/2019 at 3:29 PM, KRK4m said:
There's no common part between The Yak-3 and Yak-9U.
Michael
HUH !!!!
much of the Yak-9U program was stolen from the Yak-3.
the problem in the conversion is that the two kits actually have different cross-sections ; in the end I think I will keep the ICM fuselage and will have to use a lot of filler putty and sandpaper to smooth it out.
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I thought about a Yak-9V conversion but in the end I decided there were more D's,T's,K's and M's that I wanted to do more.
however , I am still going for a Yak-9U conversion using Eduard's Yak-3 and ICM's Yak-9T (got some nice decals for the finish of it)
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it's length would be the standard 8.5 meters as other Yak-9 models with a 20mm cannon (that's heavy armament for a trainer)
what other specifications do you want ?
my best source on Yak fighters is A.T. Stepanets
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same color as used on the underside of the rest of the plane.
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I vote for Tamiya.
and just to let you know I have built 1/48th scale P-47s from Monogram ,Tamiya, Hasegawa,Academy and Promodeler.
(I had to buy the Tamiya P-47M to do a P-47D-40 in order to have the fin strakes ,compessability flaps and different gun-sight and cockpit floor)
so as long as you don't want a D-30 or later block the standard Tamiya "bubbletop" kit will be just fine.
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12 hours ago, Nigel Bunker said:
The alternative I use instead of a face mask is to cut or sand in a bowl of water. This stops the dust getting into the air.
...beat me to it !
you can also use the kitchen sink or the bathroom sink - I do this ,the running water washes away the dust. 👍
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Thank You for the link.!
I enjoyed that movie and so did my friend (he was in the Navy)
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.....because Lockheed owns the rights to the name "Nighthawk" in relation to the A-117 Stealth Attack Airplane. (commonly mislabeled F-117 Stealth Fighter)
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the Airfix Boston has some anemic engines and propellers ; you might want to beef them up.
if the old Revell kit has the same engines and props as the P-70 night-fighter then you are good to go.
the A-20A and A-20C have a slanted nose glazing and the A-20 and A-20B have a stepped nose glazing.
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On 1/22/2018 at 10:31 PM, Adam Maas said:
Umm, HobbyBoss released their 1/48 P-61A in 2014, followed by a B/C a year later.
I did not know that.
is there an online review somewhere ???
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when I said wrong scale I meant it should be 48
both the Monogram and Great Wall kits have their "issues"
hmmm....I wonder if they could be combined to fix the others mistakes ???
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pity it is in the wrong scale.
Finnish AF Pe-2 recce versions?
in Aircraft WWII
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in 1/72 scale Travers makes the decals for that Soviet Pe-2R with the tiger on it.