Tokyo Raider
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4 hours ago, Matt B said:
A small L-shaped one was added to the bottom of the nose just forward of the nose gear doors. ICM has molded this to the left fuselage half, so @Tokyo Raider I forgot to mention you'll want to clip that off for Flak Bait.
Great... thanks for the note...
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1 hour ago, Matt B said:
The left wingtip is out of view, but you can clearly make out the pitot tube on the right wing of Flak Bait in this photo. The plane in the background is a G-5, so it lacks a pitot tube in the right wing.
Thanks Matt... yes i will do FB with its appearance at the end with 200 missions. Thanks for your help on pitot tubes...
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My only confusion with the kit is the pitot tubes. These are molded part of wing and instructions show cutting them off and not gluing them back.
Is there someone who knows if the B26B had a left and right pitot tube on the wings? I am looking at photos and old monogram kit of flak bait has you add the pitot tubes.
Photos have most with pitot tubes, but some Marauders dont have them! Im building flak bait, with AM decals... thanks in advance for help!
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Mine just arrived from Poland... this is a fantastic kit! Very crisp moldings and lots of detail... I'm very very impressed!
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Bring on the Hampden! I basically am game for all Brit ww2 bombers. Short Stirling in 1/48 please!
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1 hour ago, Tbolt said:
The bubbletop versions only ever used the smooth one and the D-25 boxing only comes with the corrugated type.
Thanks Tbolt!
I just now see this was covered back on page 3, i missed that. Sorry to reask this q, thanks for answer...
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56 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:
Why not just use sheet plastic and square rod to frame and skin it yourself ? Its not hard to make a template for the opening ?
I was debating if i had the skill to do that. I need the tunnel gun if i start changing the model that much...
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I am planning to build 'Eileen' a p-47d-28 with filletless fuselage. It seems the free french kit is where i can build it from.
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What is wrong with cockpit floor? I see two cockpit floors provided in the kit above and one is ribbed and one is smooth...
Thanks in advance you Tbolt experts!
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I got 2 of these for the stash. I am happy with kit and waiting for aftermarket to fix cowls.
I wish i could get a panel to cover the ball turret so i can build "cocktail hour"... maybe i should just retract ball turret and pretend its not there! I do know it was removed at depot before deployment...
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On 4/2/2024 at 6:57 AM, Homebee said:
Soon - ref. 48015 - Republic P-47D-28RE Thunderbolt - Free French Air Force - basic kit
Source: https://miniart-models.com/product/48015-p-47d-28re-thunderbolt-free-french-air-force/
Will they box the p-47D-28RE in a different scheme? I need one but dont want french decals...
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2 hours ago, Scooby said:
You aren’t alone, I have three too. First time in a long time too that a kit went straight from delivery to my work bench.And now I will have a fourth.
Great that you started building one!
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Well, i ordered the royal class kit from my local model shop. That is only p51b kit he could get! It has decals for Shangra La, which appeals to me.
Ironically, another model shop i was at today had the old royal class p51d kit! Sold as used, but sealed from a colletion he got in, for a great price!
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Nice model of cool ki61 version... i built this kit about a year ago. Very unique lookiing!
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Thanks Piotr!
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My only complaint on the kit is that there is no gun muzzle detail on the fuselage as is shown in the box art. These features are left to modeller to add. I can understand it could be difficult to put these into tooling, but even a depression where to drill would be helpful!
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Wonderful! Thanks Piotr, for that picture! Glad to see they put that into the tooling!
I see that was also in the 1/72 Revell Flitzer kit of the 1990s, I guess I didnt notice it, It should have been built, not reside in my stash!
So it was for added power for climb probably.
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6 hours ago, Mu17 said:
A good example is the recent He162 variants - the two seater bears no resemblence to the real thing.
Paul
I agree Paul... I really want to separate the postwar fantasy from real designs.
What upsets me is when model companies (the offending kit wont be mentioned, but came out in 1990s) simply stick on forward swept wings on a HE162 where the conventional wings attach and call it a version of Volkjager! They kitted this crap! The landing gear are in wrong place and it would never balance!
I have a resin conversion for the FSW He162 that has you move the wing root aft to the design position so the aircraft matches the real design and balances.
I watch for these things because the 'cartoon' concepts usually violate aircraft design norms.
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8 hours ago, Mu17 said:
At the time I don't think area rule was understood.
No... not to the extent of later work, but the benefits could be measured in a wind tunnel... Wolfgang Haack defined this curve and proportion for minimum wave drag in 1941. So the Germans were on it.
Interestingly, the shape of the V-2 body seems to follow the optimum min wave drag shape... so that design feature was contemplated...
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I know Lippisch was looking at this type of cockpit. Fattening up this area of fuselage would help area rule for transconic flight, why not put cockpit there... This concept also had the sweapt low drag tail.
I also would like to see the ME drawing, but there is alot of other refs that point to this as final version of HG concept...
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I eagerly want the 1/48 flitzer too! I wonder what the second nozzle under the jet nozzle was for? Was that for built in RATO unit? I wonder...
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12 hours ago, John Thompson said:
Aha! Unputtied panel lines - fatal flaw!
John
Only on the lower wing root panel has rivet details. Rest of wing structure top and bottom were clear no molded rivets, this is the way the p51D kit is. Rivets on aileron and flap though...
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Just got my kits from hannats... really love the me p1101, the kit is great, several for the stash, but looking forward to building one soon!
HK 1/32 Halifax and Sunderland?
in The Rumourmonger
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I will hold out hope they do these in 1/48! I think hanging from a ceiling would be practical for most. Maybe they could offer a ceiling mount stand to hold the model up there!