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  1. Tailspin Turtle
    While waiting on Dana, some examples: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/06/sea-blue-vs-insignia-blue.html
  2. Tailspin Turtle
    Thanks for the link
  3. Tailspin Turtle
    The three-view drawing at the beginning is the Lockheed Model L-242, which was proposed to the U.S. Navy. See https://thanlont.blogspot.com/2017/04/a-carrier-based-zipper.html
  4. Tailspin Turtle
    Bill - You're on track. I'll send you some lines drawings directly that confirm it. However, note that the A and B noses forward of the capsule to fuselage station 180 are identical on them.
  5. Tailspin Turtle
    Scroll down here: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2009/10/grumman-f-111b.html
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    Note that the capsule (and therefore clear parts) change wasn't incorporated on 714 and 715. The different radome was simply the result of a nose extension to move the cg forward and to improve the visibility over the nose. My 1/72 B from once upon a time using the Esci kit if I remember correctly (that's a Monogram F-14 in the background).
  7. Tailspin Turtle
    As far as I know, the Navy-operated Airacomets never received a Navy-unique designation. Also see http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-was-bell-aircraft-f2l.html
  8. Tailspin Turtle
    I've updated my F4U-5/AU-1/F4U-7 post with some additional material: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-last-propeller-pulled-corsairs-f4u.html
  9. Tailspin Turtle
    Well, maybe this will set your mind at ease about the purpose of the F4U-7 chin scoop. With respect to the respective configurations of the AU and F4U-7 wing inlets, the best photos I've found have been added to my F4U-5/AU-1/F4U-7 post. All I can say for sure is that only the -5 had the oil coolers there. The other two appear to have three turning vanes and one or two structural posts but my impression is that the configurations are not identical.
  10. Tailspin Turtle
    A work in progress: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-last-propeller-pulled-corsairs-f4u.html AU-1 carburetor air came from the wing inlets as did air to the oil coolers in the fuselage; I don't know about a blanking panel. The F4U-7s had one oil cooler in the lower fuselage just aft of the second row of engine cylinders fed by the chin inlet; my understanding is that the wing inlets provided air to the carburetor and the intercooler.
  11. Tailspin Turtle
    My understanding, also from Larry Webster, is that the XF15C is going to Hickory, North Carolina: http://www.hickoryaviationmuseum.org/
  12. Tailspin Turtle
    I flew a turbocharged helicopter in the Army, the TH-13T. Turbocharging was added to compensate for the increased weight of the avionics required for instrument training. Since it was powered by a piston engine, rotor rpm was maintained manually with a twist-grip throttle on the collective. The turbo lag was very obvious in a hover, since at first you rolled on too much throttle and then in compensating for that, rolled off a little too much. Somehow, you quickly learned to roll on the amount of throttle that following the lag, was just right. The other problem was that when the turbocharger failed, the amount of power available was drastically reduced (e.g. not enough to hover).
  13. Tailspin Turtle
    Those aren't very accurate drawings of the B's forward fuselages. See http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-complete-f-111b.html
  14. Tailspin Turtle
    The vents behind the radome are different and the bulge for the later radome goes aft past that...
  15. Tailspin Turtle
    They are in the wing leading edge adjacent to the fuselage, both sides.
  16. Tailspin Turtle
    An email to him ([email protected]) will result in a quick response with what he has available and the price. I suggest telling him where you live so he can quote the shipping cost.
  17. Tailspin Turtle
    Hmm - I haven't noticed a smell but mine is still in its bag so that may be why.
  18. Tailspin Turtle
    I don't have the Magma kit, probably because once upon a time it was 1) too expensive and 2) somewhat primitive. With the exception of the canopy, which is a very thin vacuform, I'd guess that this kit doesn't require a lot of expertise to build (and does include decals). For that matter, the canopy is on a resin mold in a separate bag, so it isn't likely to be damaged in transit and if worse comes to worse in trying to fit it, you can create another one. The kit instructions are pretty good too.
  19. Tailspin Turtle
    Back to Akatombo Works and the Blackburn B-48 Firecrest. I just got the one I ordered from Atsushi Koyanagi, about a month from Japan to Connecticut. It looks really good in the box considering it's a cottage-industry kit. Also see his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/atsushi.koyanagi.520. His product line is eclectic to say the least, almost all odd-ball, one-off aircraft, most non US. I haven't been able to find a website in English that lists it but an email to him ([email protected]) will result in a quick response with what he has available.
  20. Tailspin Turtle
    Sorry - I can't remember comparing them directly. I built the Revell kit with the Revell nose and the Hasegawa kit with the Esoteric nose a long time ago before I realized that the B nose transition began at the forward end of the nose wheel well. One benefit of the Esoteric nose is that the model is less likely to be a tailsitter (I also can't remember if I added weight to the Revell kit's nose). They both look okay as built, though.
  21. Tailspin Turtle
    The Revell nose is a bit off because for one thing, the lower half of the transition begins too far forward. See http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2009/10/grumman-f-111b.html and scroll down for awhile.
  22. Tailspin Turtle
    Actually, the armor was at least retrofitted to the AD-3s and 4s. (I don't know if late production AD-4s were delivered with it.) See http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2013/07/ad-armor-all.html Also, the wheel-well doors were introduced on the AD-4 and the AD-5 reverted back to the open hole. The doors were reinstated with the AD-6. However, you are correct in that the AD-4W, like the AD-5, had no wheel-well doors.
  23. Tailspin Turtle
    After looking at these pictures and some of my stuff, I'm pretty sure that there was a stall strip on the leading edge of the wing above the right main landing gear but not on the left. There were fixed scabbed-on slots on the outboard wing panel when the radome was fitted. No armor plate (it wasn't intended to go in harm's way). The oil cooler outlet was now a duct added on the sides of the fuselage aft of the cowl flaps. The catapult hooks were now mounted on the landing gear struts with a cutout in the forward facing landing gear doors. All the dive brakes were deleted. The new fact that I recently became aware of is that both finlets on the horizontal stabilizer were angled three degrees to the left like the vertical fin. Let me know if any of that doesn't make sense and I'll work up a blog post.
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    That was a protective tape that turned yellowish over time.
  25. Tailspin Turtle
    The Airfix S-3 basic shape is actually more accurate than Hasegawa's, at least the engine nacelles are (the nacelle aft of the fan outlet is not circular). As noted above, it also has weapons bays. If I remember correctly, the Hasegawa kit is better in all other respects.
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