T-21 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Had to go to Belgium to pick up 2 at Plastic and Steel Show !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 10 hours ago, ptmvarsityfan said: Hi, received my JP from Hattons this morning! Cheers, Paul Mee also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Boo! Went to my local toy shop today and they had all Airfix's latest releases bar one. No JP3. Sob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_c67 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Mine arrived yesterday, ready for the triple build....when I get round to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I made a start on my two at the weekend. A joy to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy72nd Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Got my kit today and overall I am very pleased, like the grey & day glo scheme so I may do that right away OOB! However I am disappointed in 3 things - 1. the nose tire; 2. the right main tire; 3. the left main tire!!! Before I became an Aviator in the RCAF I was an engine tech, so the tires were technically not part of my area of expertise, BUT, on an A-B check I would have called these tires FLAT!! I don't have the info for the J.P. but am willing to bet the tires are inflated to around 100 PSI, gawd Navy jets go above 200 PSI. At these levels tires don't go soft & squishy, no matter how much fuel you squeeze into the jet!!! I looked a group of pics of the J.P. that I have saved for reference and did not see any as flat as Airfix has given us in this kit!! Not even cars or trucks go that flat just under a heavy load! I wish they would go back to giving us round tires and let us decide how to deal with a/c weight! This is MHO but I do believe the pictorial evidence backs me up!! OK they don't have an emoticon to show one getting down off the soapbox..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I tried to buy one yesterday in the Hornby shop itself in Margate. Guess what? No stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Quote I am disappointed in 3 things - 1. the nose tire; 2. the right main tire; 3. the left main tire!!! I do agree - it looks as if the JP has been left at the back of the hanger for 6 months with no maintenance. Hopefully we'll get some aftermarket ones to replace these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 On 13/10/2016 at 00:28, Flyboy72nd said: I don't have the info for the J.P. but am willing to bet the tires are inflated to around 100 PSI, gawd Navy jets go above 200 PSI. 65 psi mainwheels, 65 psi nosewheel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Just about to undercoat my first (from Hannants), picked up 2 from Hattons, who could resist that price...... First one should be ready for Telford, grey 'n dayglow I think cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Have a look at pics - JPs had fairly flat tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 These are T.5 wheels/tyres, unsure if pressures vary across the marks Jet Provost T.5 XW324 U (G-BWSG) by James Thomas, on Flickr Jet Provost T.5 XW324 U by James Thomas, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Tires were the same across the Mks 3, 4 and 5. I'm not sure about the Mk1 tho. In the photo's above, although XXW325 was built as a T5 she was never upgraded to T5A standard - you'll note she has no nose strakes and lacks the nose mounted ILS glideslope aerial.. She's also wearing the RAF Finningley crest so she ended up as a T5B. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 20 minutes ago, Ascoteer said: She's also wearing the RAF Finningley crest so she ended up as a T5B. Indeedy, Jet Provost T.5 XW324 U RAF Finningley Crest by James Thomas, on Flickr Mind you I can't see it listed as a B anywhere and I thought they had that aerial & fairing on the nose? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 This shot of a T.3A shows the tyres quite nicely, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 The T5B designation was an unofficial Finningley thing. LLADTS (the Low Level and Air Defence Training Squadron) had a mixture of T5s and T5As with the tip tanks refitted (to extend the range for the low-level attack sorties and the endurance for the high level air defence sorties). They were all fitted with twin DME, the ex T5As having ILS, the ex T5s not. The ex T5As having nose strakes, the ex T5s not. Hence the designation T5B. The ducks bill aerial on the nose is the ILS glideslope receiver. ILS was only ever fitted to the T5A so the lack of the ducks bill is a dead giveaway that you are not looking at a T5A. The fairing above the ducks bill was fitted to all the T5 variants - this carried a light that was wired through the undercarriage downlock and so would illuminate when the undercarriage was down (an additional system wired through the same switchery would put a 3 pulse tone after any radio transmission) thus telling Air Traffic that your gear was down and locked (students have been known to call the checks without actually doing the checks). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Ascoteer said: .........(students have been known to call the checks without actually doing the checks). Indeed. On one of my earlyish trips my QFI noticed that during the downwind checks in the circuit (when the workload was pretty high for a newish stude) that I was rote reciting "undercarriage going down - three reds - three greens" but was finishing off the "three greens" whilst the undercarriage was still travelling - and so the lights were still red. Classic maxed-out stude trick of saying you're doing the checks - but not actually doing em. Bang on head courtesy of QFI - failed sortie (or dismal mark - can't remember which) and several sweaty sorties of even more intense scrutiny than usual 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Yup. Been there, got that T-Shirt. I think my most embarrassing moment was an early Dominie CONVEX sortie (bearing in mind I had in excess of 3000hrs at that stage) - I'd been doing assymetric circuits (where you bring the gear up after take off) interspersd with normal circuits (where you don't). Of course I turned finals gear up dspite being convinced the gear was down. What saved me was the undercarriage warning horn going off as the flaps travelled to the fully down position. I managed to initiate the go around before the caravan fired a red verey but it was all very embarrassing just the same. Cost me a few beers that night! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stramash Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) "Ejection seat pins all removed and stowed". Except they weren't. Still embarrassed over that mistake from one of my JP3 trips. Lost my solo cat temporarily as a result. Edited October 17, 2016 by Stramash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadbear Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Ordered two bargain JP 3`s from Hattons about 3 weeks ago.....still waiting for them to arrive. Seems to be a very popular new release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZ6 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Looks like the kit is up to £8 on Hattons. I got one for the £4 price. (and wished I had got a couple more) Then ordered an Eduard etch set which cost me 300% more than the kit did! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ascoteer Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Mine finally arrived last Saturday. I can now compare it with the old Airfix JP5A and the Sword JP5. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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