Bedders
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Does the yellow handle denote an ejection seat? Didn't know they had those.
Justin
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Excellent work. As well as the colour scheme, the radio gubbins behind the seat looks great.
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2 hours ago, 2996 Victor said:
Hoping you're being ironic?
Apologies- I am. Emoji added. Looks exquisite.
5 hours ago, Tbolt said:What doesn't look good?
See above. Looks excellent!
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This doesn't look very good at all.... 😍
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19 hours ago, RidgeRunner said:
Hi Justin! Is that that gap being filled?
Martin. It sounds too much of a good project not to see it through before the end
Hiya, I'm still slightly stuck in the research phase but almost ready to get moving on it again. I've been using drawings to get a better sense of the canopy proportions so I can make a buck for a plunge-mould. More updates soon I hope.
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Those canopy masters look exquisite. I just wish someone would make one for XP-51F, G and J. Would help immensely with my group build entry...
Justin
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Looking really great Cookie. Particularly lovely flappery.
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5 hours ago, 352nd Fighter Group said:
Hopefully 1/72 in the near future
Can I like this more than once?
In any case the 1/48 will also enable a better nose to be put onto the Airfix XIX.
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Can we have a group build?
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On 3/3/2024 at 8:27 PM, Torbjorn said:
Is it really? I think there are few subjects less treated than the P-51D when it comes to AM decals. Not that I mind more of course.
There are plenty of decal sheets out there, but their accuracy is not always the best. Some are old and could be updated (e.g Micro-/Superscale). Other more recent ones are incorrect (e.g. the code letters on KitsWorld 4FG subjects are too tall). Others again have been produced in short runs and are now hard to find. And others again might have fitted old kits reasonably well, but might not work well on new, more accurate kits. Over the years more original photos have come to light enabling more subjects to be decalled in theory. But decal firms are perhaps reluctant to decal subjects that are not linked to well-known pilots or units, hence the range remains somewhat limited.
I had hoped that the Arma Hobby B-model kits would generate a new swathe of decals for these great kits, but not much has happened. That gives Arma space to issue a wide range of boxings if they choose to do so (as KP have done incidentally with their less-than-perfect B-model kit). Let's see what happens when Eduard issue their Ds. There's money to be made if someone wants to.
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Lovely Hunter - very well done.
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Looking very niiice Cookie. I've got one of these kits but am slightly loathe to start it as I have too many others still in progress. But I'll be following along enviously..l
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15 hours ago, TEXANTOMCAT said:
I don't know how to break this to you FS, but most of the aircraft have been dispersed from the BOB hall, most is now touchy feely stuff, they even reduced the float struts on the Sunderland so the cafe would fit.
Others may disagree of course, but IMHO there is a huge amount of wasted space and it isnt what it was - also they have disposed of a lot of aircraft - eg the B-25 'wasn't relevant to the RAF'.
I'll stop there or I will kick the cat.
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I agree it's a bit of a mess at the moment. Probably struggling to find its way as the demographic of both staff and visitors changes. And coming to grips with design mistakes made the past. With the balconies/galleries now closed, it's not really a patch on what I remember as a kid. The first world war stuff is good though.
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Not my scale, but that looks rather wonderful.
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Lovely job. I sat in her once when she was 3W-P. Didn't know then that she had previously been a low-back XVI.
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Looks great with the flaps. I can almost hear the engines whistling on the approach!
Justin
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Very nice indeed. Really like that colour scheme.
Justin
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Despite the fact that the wings are a bit too short in span, and the fuselage likewise could be 1mm longer, I quite like the Sword kits. I’ve made a high back FXIV and an XVIII out of them , both on BM RFI somewhere, as is my recent Sword/Xtrakit XII), and I have more kits to do (including potentially using one for a XIX). But as others have said above, you do need a greater degree of patience with them as they fall into the ‘art’ category of Spitfire kit, as opposed to Tamiya’s/Eduard’s ‘science’.
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33 minutes ago, Dave Fleming said:
Will be watching with interest - the lack of any XP-51F/G kit, even in short run, is a gap in the P-51 story. One note, the G that carried RAF markings appeared to have a taller tail (H/J size) than the other Gs. Not sure why.
I saw a suggestion of an FJ-1 cockpit canopy as a base for the larger F/G one
Thanks Dave. Yes the G started with a tail like the F, which was similar in height to the B/D, but then got a taller one that was also used on the H and J. As for the canopy I’d seen that Fury suggestion too and will investigate further.
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Well I'm gonna have a go at this. After reasonable success at an H-model a couple of years ago using the RS Models kit, and the research involved in that (see inspiration gallery), I think I have a reasonable understanding of the Lightweights to try something more ambitious. The XP-51F, G and J were basically the same aeroplane with different engines and tail units, and given that the Allison nose on the J is very different indeed, I'll steer clear of that for now. Instead I'll try my hand at one of the Merlin-powered Lightweights, most probably the G for the first attempt, cos a) I think it's the nicest looking, and b) with a top speed of 491/492/495/498 mph (I've seen various figures claimed), it was the fastest Mustang ever (racers aside). The hardest thing to sort will be the canopy, but I won't really be able to start on that task until I've got a reasonably complete airframe to attach it to. So I'd better get started. Here's a pile of bits.
I've already started on the fuselage surgery, and have stuck the wing halves together. But I fear that doesn't mean I'm anywhere near the 25% complete point yet. Further updates soon I hope, but given we've just moved house and there is a fair bit of DIY to do to get it ship-shape, this one ain't gonna be quick...!
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Very nice indeed. Like the Aussie camo a lot.
Justin
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Absolutely top notch. Love it. Want one!
Justin
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Interesting pics. WR-D appears to have one upper wing roundel bigger than the other. And does AN-L have a Saffer fin flash?
Justin
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Vol 2 All the Spitfire questions here
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FWIW I've spent quite a while, over a number of occasions in recent years, staring at MT847 and wondering why it looks so ropey (besides the paint job). I don't think there's an engine in the front (the pic shows a Griffon on a trolley next to the airframe) and the propeller seems to be mounted in a very ramshackle way with all the blades set at different angles of pitch. The cannon shrouds are too long for the mark and are poorly mounted, and the supercharger intake is missing a bit at the back. So for my money it's not the best example to base references on: it's all probably held together with string and the angle of the exhaust pipes and perceived thrust line are both probably way off.