gingerbob
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2 hours ago, tempestfan said:
Looking up references is cheating.
I'm a researcher- it's what I do!
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The Ducimus book also says 30"
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Dave, I've seen the graphic, and it is compelling. I'll now have to have a search through my information to see if I can find some clue I'd overlooked.
That's an excellent pair of comparison shots, thank you!
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Here are Chris' photos. For the eagle-eyed, yes, that's a Typhoon testing the late style, but Chris says it is identical to Tempest TT.5 etc installation.
And the "cuckoo door" type:
And closer... with a non-standard prop mod
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13 hours ago, Chris Thomas said:
.. if a volunteer send me their email.
I can do it, Chris (you'll already have my e-mail, though whether you can find it is another question!) That's a comment on computer technology, not your organizational skills.
bob
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9 minutes ago, Scimitar F1 said:
Has anyone else...
No, Will, I haven't- what did you see that makes you wonder?
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Hmm, I wonder how hard it would be to convert it to a 6-3 wing F-86F?
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Well, if you fail to hit the Aerodrome, I guess it becomes a DDL! Sorry... (if it makes it any better, I was already thinking, "I always hear it (read it) as ADDL")
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I, too, am very happy to see this at last. I believe I know who the originator (or at least "host") is, and I've corresponded with Geoffrey a number of times. I've already begun to create my own version from the data, and have already logged a couple of obvious typos- once I have a reasonable number I'll report them. I urge others to do the same- I know that it'll be received in the right spirit.
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38 minutes ago, Adam Poultney said:
Any more info on this?
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The name of the show is enough to induce me to ignore it!
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I suggest taking this newly developed sub-theme to the Group Builds area.
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On 4/7/2024 at 5:40 PM, Sabrejet said:
This is a typical 'early' 48 Sqn Anson
And hopefully not "typical"!
Thanks everybody, this is terrific, and I think (unless some compelling rival comes along), I might go for R-Robert. I am gingerBOB, after all...
Edit: Quoth the ORB: "Anson K6166, Pilot Officer A.R. Atkins, forced landed in the sea off Tankerton, Pilot saved and machine salvaged." [This happened in the middle of the Squadron's participation in the RAF Display, Hendon, though I don't imagine that the one event was directly related to the other.]
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So now we have definite (subtle) trough and definitely flat.
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I'm having trouble seeing any difference (to speak of) between the two. But I'm not a Dora expert, either.
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Colin, PM sent. Ross, I had a feeling someone would call me on that "GR" reference! They do, however, refer to themselves that way in the ORB from the time of formation.
Still listening,
bob
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Hello all,
To my surprise, I have failed to turn up any photographs from the Annie's (very) early days. I'd have thought that such a momentous occasion as the first "modern" monoplane to Squadron service would have generated some press and official publicity interest. I admit that my resources in this very particular direction are quite limited, though.
I'm anticipating rather mundane (not to say unattractive) appearance- overall silver, perhaps with a big '48' on the side?
Over to you,
bob
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Hmm, it does not appear to be on very early ones, based on a photo in "RAF Illustrated History". Interesting.
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5 hours ago, Troy Smith said:
A final thought, I know the Hobbycraft Vampires have a bad reputation for overall accuracy, or lack of, but how is the nose of their T.11 kit ? Anyone know?
I do not know, Troy, but based on my evaluation of a single-seater, it would be a great surprise if the two-seat pod was accidentally close to accurate. I've got enough Classic Airframes kits that that's what I'd poke into first. I know they're not perfect either, but...
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This is the first real comparison against the Airfix kit I've seen, and it certainly doesn't encourage me to seek out the Pilot Replicas kit. Fortunately I'm a WHOLE lot more interested in the single-seaters, so at least that problem has been adequately solved thanks to Airfix. There's definitely a "back of my mind" thought about doing a kitbash of some sort, but it is far enough down my priority list (which admittedly is anything but rigid) that I'm unlikely to have to worry about it anytime soon.
All my evident negativity aside, great start so far and I look forward to following your progress.
bob
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On 3/30/2024 at 9:09 PM, PatG said:
...they assumed a squadron would have the same number of aircraft as a staffel, around 12, where as it was actually greater at 16 or so.
Pat, I was going to comment earlier but couldn't remember what the abbreviations stood for precisely.
Typical RAF Squadron strength was represented like this:
12 IE (Initial Equipment), 4 IR (Immediate Reserve)
(The numbers sometimes varied with general type of aircraft, etc)
So yes, they "had" 16 aircraft, but only 12 were on the normal mission roster. (There might be somewhere around 21 pilots.)
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Well, it isn't a smart bomb...
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Or perhaps they were afraid that ANYONE who caught sight of the aircraft would try to force it down!
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drawing information sheet, perhaps.
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Looking for advising regarding Italeri B-58 Hustler bomber
in Aircraft Cold War
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What advice? There are at least a couple of threads talking about it quite a bit, though much of that talk is complaints about it being dimensionally flawed.
For example, the thread YOU started in January: