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    Airfix Javelin FAW9 3D printed parts

    in 3D Makerspace

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    Hi TeeELL,

    I’m a dedicated fan of post war jets with a particular ‘love’ of the Javelin. One of my first jobs was to calibrate the production Concorde’s pressure errors using XH987. Hours spent reading aneroid barometer readings from 35mm film over a hot light-box…..

     In my younger years I built Frog and Heller Javelin kits (only in 1/72 of course) and now have both and a few Airfix kits in my stash, so I too would like to register my interest in the work you’re doing and any possibility of using your expertise (and tenacity) to get the back end and the airbrakes to look more accurate. I’m enjoying following your thread!

    Regards, 

    Simon

    Italeri 2021

    in The Rumourmonger

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    15 hours ago, Beermonster1958 said:

    It's not actually French. The aircraft was painted in a colour scheme to commemorate the centenary of the ending of World War I.

    The fin flash is correct in accordance with the style of British markings of the period

     

     

    John

    Thank you, good to learn something every day! Had I noted the roundel in the early style it might have given me a clue. I’d not previously seen this commemorative scheme and thought it looked a bit odd. 

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    1934 pattern 'C' Type hangar

    in Work In Progress - Dioramas

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    I'm awstruck! I'm planning an airfield diorama which I'll be starting this year and although I've invested in some commercially available kit parts to make part of a 'T' shed I'd love to put a 'C' shed on it too - in partial relief as I've got some space but not infinite! How has your project developed? You obviously found some authoritative drawings and I'm truly envious of your skills with CAD and with the laser cutter. I'm dying to know how it has worked out.

    With bated breath.....

     

    1/72 T2 Hangar...at last! Blotz buildings

    in The Rumourmonger

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    I wouldn’t worry too much about the “20mm” description; in my experience that can be a bit of a generality.

    T2 Hangars (there were four sub-types) were all 118ft wide. According to the calculator on my phone, 502mm (see Blotz website) is equivalent to 118.58ft at 1/72 scale. That’s near enough for me to be tempted to buy! 

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    New Tool Airfix Vulcan 1/72 - Black Buck rebox announced

    in The Rumourmonger

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Space Ranger said:

    And speaking of the Mk.1, I seem to recall, from the dim,dark past, that there were conversion kits to turn the old tool Vulcan into earlier versions. Who made them? Was it C-Scale? E.D. Models? I suspect we will see something similar for the new kit once it hits the streets.

    The conversion is still available as far as I’m aware. Try ‘Flightpath’ or djparkins.com. 🙂

    1/72 - Blackburn Buccaneer S.Mk.2 by Airfix - S.2C & S.2B released - new S.2B boxing

    in The Rumourmonger

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    On 1/19/2019 at 2:38 PM, Wez said:

    How does this little selection suit you?

     

    Proposed subjects for the forthcoming Xtradecal sheet:

     

    Blackburn Buccaneer S.2 Collection Part.1 (10)
    Buccaneer S.2 XV550/X 16 Sqn RAF Laarbruch West Germany 1977.
    Buccaneer S.2 XV357 612/LM 803 NAS Royal Navy RAF Lossiemouth 1971.
    Buccaneer S.2 XT287 237 OCU RAF Honington 1972.
    Buccaneer S.2 XT277/H 809 NAS Royal Navy HMS Hermes 1960's.
    Buccaneer S.2 XT270/C 12 Sqn RAF Honington 1972.
    Buccaneer S.2 XV867 655/LM 736 NAS Royal Navy RAF Lossiemouth 1970.
    Buccaneer S.2B XV345 XV1/2 XV Squadron RAF Laarbruch West Germany 1979.
    Buccaneer S.2 XN977/230 801 NAS Royal Navy HMS Victorious 1966.
    Buccaneer S.2 XT281/281 Unknown Squadron Royal Air Force 1981.
    Buccaneer S.50 G-2-1 South African Air Force 1970s.

    Standing by to be corrected (haven’t got my log book to hand) but iirc XT281 was on the strength of 237 OCU at Honington in 1981.  

    Air Graphics 2019 projects, programme and releases

    in The Rumourmonger

    Posted

    I had hopes for the Bedford RL. Now having seen the pictures above, the cab shape doesn’t look right. The front windows on the real thing are not in line but angled in a slight ‘V’. The front face of the cab on the model resembles that of the RL-based fire appliance at Retford that Barry Wright (BW Models) produced in 1/76. 

    I think I’ll hold on for the RL that Milicast are planning to release this year; I expect that’ll be more reasonably priced too.

    L/F NMF RB-66 Destroyer photos during the Vietnam War

    in Aircraft Cold War

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    Hi Dave, co-incidentally I was wading through part of my stash this morning and found one of my 2 old Italeri B-66s. I've found references hard to come by on the internet; even the walk-arounds that I've discovered (PrimePortal, Cybermodeller) haven't been terrifically helpful and I'm looking out for a sensibly priced copy of the Aerofax Minigraph. One thing I have noted though, which you may already be aware of, is that the leading edge slats are always deployed when the aircraft is stationary on the ground. I assume therefore that these were automatic slats, as for the A-4 ( and many other types). The slats appear to have been in 2 or 3 portions on each wing, from just outboard of the engine pylons virtually to the tips and another thing I've seen in some pictures is that the outboard portion is often deployed, albeit partially it seems, when the aircraft is flying. None of this nerdy detail is probably of any use but there it is.

     

    Happy days

    Simon

    Bristol Bloodhound

    in The Rumourmonger

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    The Airfix model of the Bloodhound remains popular in spite of all its imperfections and I confess to having a few stashed away, though I've not built one for a few years. Idly surfing EBay recently I came across what looks like an exquisite 3D model of a Bloodhound on its stand, the only drawback for me was that it was available in 1/87 or 1/43.5 scale. On request however the modeller (inner-leaf) has run some off at 1/72 scale and a few are now available on EBay at what I think is a reasonable price. I'm looking forward to receiving the ones I've ordered and I'll let you know what I think. He can run the models off at 1/76 too, again on request. I don't know who 'inner-leaf' is but it looks as though he's done some of us a great favour!

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