TallBlondJohn
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Enjoy it, that's what counts. We now know the hull wasn't red!
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8 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said:
G'day TBJ, I agree, and in the past I've bought a few Belfast kits for precisely that reason. But they're not so cheap here anymore, and I've learned how to make some of the parts now. I'll be very interested in your 1942 what-if version when you do her. Any idea when?
Not for some years I'm afraid, got to get retired first. But it is in the (large) 'definitely do' stash, not the (very large) 'maybe' stash. It is Hood after all - my great-grandfather knew some of the men who built the 1:1.
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Lovely job Arnold. I have 2 Hoods in my 1/600 stash, I plan a 1932/Mediterranean fleet and a what-if 1942 with the same 'rules' as yours - no aftermaket, scratchbuilt extras only. Though I do find cheap Belfasts are a great source of better parts.
Can't face a 1/600 1941, already got one in 1/700 and a 1/350 in the Stash - how may Hoods is too many?
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Just a quick note to say my cryptic clue was just meant to be a change for those who like that sort of thing, but then the Exupery answer came up - at last, one I knew - and its all I've got right now.
I appreciate it might not suit non-English speakers, so if anybody wants to chip in with a more traditional offering, go ahead. Shame I came out too fast with the Warburton connection, could have used that.
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4 hours ago, GiampieroSilvestri said:
That is the right answer!
Saluti
Giampiero
Thanks! Ok for my question I'll repost my cryptic clue above:- My first is my first.
- My second was the one before me.
- The first was my third.
- My fourth was one of my contemporaries
- My fifth was a cat's cat and another cat.
- My sixth stands for what I am
For full points you have to get each. Hint - two aren't aviation related, just wordplay.
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What is the connection between the 2558 metres high mountain in the middle and a very famous pilot?
Pilot/author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Saint Exupery in Argentina, named after him.
Small bit of trivia: both Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Adrian Warburton both disappeared on reconnaissance missions in P-38s (F-5B variant) in 1944.
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If I may, I have something easy but different?
- My first is my first.
- My second was the one before me.
- The first was my third.
- My fourth was one of my contemporaries
- My fifth was a cat's cat and another cat.
- My sixth stands for what I am
For full points you have to get each. Hint - two aren't aviation related, just wordplay.
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Apparently one of the crew was dumb enough to post a photo of his girlfriend standing in front of it - with the street visible out of the window, enabling geo-location.
At least that's the story going around the DIY geo-location community, I suspect Ukraine didn't have too much trouble tracking this thing.
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11 Darn it. Not one of my guesses were right, but there were 3 I 'knew' but too rusty to recall.
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2 minutes ago, Noel Smith said:
Really nice model.
I believe it was the only one of Hitler's large warships to survive WW2. It was quite a handsome looking ship in its day.
What happened to it eventually? I believe it was used by the Americans anchored in a nuclear test area in the Pacific. Did it sink, or was it scrapped after any radiation subsided on it?
Prinz was radioactive after the Able and Baker tests and was towed to Kwajalein Atoll, where she developed a leak, capsized and sank,. She's still there upside down in shallow water and a popular scuba diving site. One of her screws has been removed and returned to Germany as a naval memorial.
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Just look at the leather on that seat. I think I need to go and have a lie down.
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beautiful build, I have this is the stash due to build about 2040. Is there a registration issue with the top wing roundels or is that just the light?
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Beautiful. Great choice of scheme
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Beautiful work
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2 hours ago, TeeELL said:
If you can find an Airfix 1:72 kit, I can supply what you need to correct and enhance it!
Got one and keep meaning to order from you - do you have a current parts/price list?
Thanks
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I use pins too, it makes life a lot easier. If really desperate I'll rebuild the entire strut out of brass rods with the gaps filled with CA+talc, leaving the ends as pins.
If you've already painted or decaled the wing be careful, the pin will scratch - another reason to keep them short and file off any sharp bits.
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Good build so far. Of course the big problem with this kit is ITS THE WRONG SCALE. Airfix, if you are listening, fix it.
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9 hours ago, exdraken said:
BUT: 😉
the nose is a bit short ...
That's the Airfix kit for you. The Revell is more accurate 😉
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2 minutes ago, Paul821 said:
A problem with the Spitfire is the huge number of variants, especially if you include the Seafire. To me some Marks have more aesthetic appeal than others. To me the Vb Tropical is ugly and the clipped wing models are just wrong. Then there is colour is a Pink Spitfire as attractive as a silver one?
Yes - coz it's pink.
Seriously, Spitfire is (IMO) that rare plane that doesn't look so good in silver. A lady needs a proper frock.
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43 minutes ago, Whofan said:
Interesting, thought I; only one mention of a Japanese plane, the Ki-61, which funnily enough I agree wth; one mention of Italian planes where I can see why they were mentioned, but not one German fighter?I
No-one loves the Me 262?
I thought long and hard about the 262 - but are German aircraft beautiful in the same way as a Hunter or a Spitfire? Some are stunners, certainly, but its a different aesthetic. 262 is the nearest to beautiful, but still something else. Too many triangles maybe?
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Looks just like my Emil (same kit) and I can think of no higher praise! 😉
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The Airfix can be built up nicely but it takes a lot of work. The engine nacelles were the worst part on mine, but the decals (recent boxing) were excellent). I got the canopy to work and scratch built the cockpit.
But sounds like that e-bay FROG would be ideal for you.
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For just how wrong anybody who thinks the F-14 is the most beautiful jet fighter ever is, watch this:
Sigh.
Seriously, the F-14 is top ten but never number one. On the ground it just has that straining squatting look, and not in a good way.
My pick:
- Pre-War: DH88 Comet
- WWII fighter: Late model Spitfire
- WWII anything else: How about a civilian (no turrets) B-17G? Naah, just kidding, its Mosquito.
- Jet Fighter: Draken. In the flesh it looks good from every angle. But usually ruined by dull paint jobs.
- Jet Bomber: XB-70
- Best ever: A-12/Concorde.
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The hull join will crack, trust me. I'd slap some epoxy along the inside with some cross braces.
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RAF Typhoon FGR.4 80th Anniversary of D-Day
in Real Aviation
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"...and will be nicknamed Moggy"
I'm sure it will, but if you decide it in advance its not really a nickname is it?