Martian Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 30 minutes ago, Kes said: This one? That's the one! Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Royle Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I would recommend "Miles M52. Britain's Top Secret Supersonic Research Aircraft" by Tony Buttler. Published by Crecy in 2016. ISBN 978-1-91080-904-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Well jbot1971,this has been a good introduction for you I think ! I look forward to seeing your rendition of your M52 pilot Britmodeller is very good for one's education and I have said many a time that it never ceases to amaze me at the vast knowledge herein. Even after 55 years knocking plastic together I'm still learning. We will never see the likes of 'Winkle' Brown again but his legacy will live on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewW Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Congratulations on a well made model of what should have been a ground breaking aircraft. Another book I can recommend is Air Britains "Miles Aircraft - The Post War Years. A little expensive perhaps but then as well as the M52 it details other Mils projects. Cheers Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 On 2.03.2017 at 6:55 PM, Kes said: Wow, great model! I've wanted an M52 kit for a long time, I even scoured the models shops of the Czech republic looking for one! (well, Prague at least!) Although for the moment I've forgotten the manufacturer of that particular kit? Can you tell me who manufactured this one of yours? Interesting you chose white for for your model? I just assumed it would be bare metal? Only a partial wooden mock up was ever made, I've never seen or read anything which would suggest it's colour? Uncle Google says this : https://www.scalemates.com/products/reviews.php?scale=1%3A72&topic=Miles+M.52 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/938224-arba-miles-m-52 Cheers J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Great looking model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 That is my kind of model and a kit I wish someone would make. You have done a lot of work to make a basic kit into something very nice indeed. Thanks for sharing. Regarding the books of Eric'Winkle'Brown I have one of his last books but I must endeavour to add more to my bookshelf as he is such an interesting man with so many sides to his life. There could be a subject for a Group Build here ' All the types Capt Eric 'Winkle' Brown has flown, it could be the most interesting group build yet. Thanks Gary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritJet Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Head in the clouds. said: Welcome to BM Jim good to see you here. Great looking M52, I've built the same kit and made the same changes as you have. It's always going to be an emotive subject in the UK due to the way it was cancelled etc. 1 hour ago, Head in the clouds. said: That is my kind of model and a kit I wish someone would make. You have done a lot of work to make a basic kit into something very nice indeed. Thanks for sharing. Regarding the books of Eric'Winkle'Brown I have one of his last books but I must endeavour to add more to my bookshelf as he is such an interesting man with so many sides to his life. There could be a subject for a Group Build here ' All the types Capt Eric 'Winkle' Brown has flown, it could be the most interesting group build yet. Thanks Gary. An Eric Brown GB has been suggested - Would be a good one with so many different types to choose from. Steve 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Great model - I have never seen one before. Well done! And a really interesting thread too!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot1971 Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Wow, I had no idea my model would generate so much interest and conversation and information. I will take more photos to show you the details of my construction. Thanks, everyone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 50 minutes ago, BritJet said: Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 On 01/03/2017 at 6:57 PM, stever219 said: And the world record holder for the greatest number of aircraft types flown. A record very unlikely to ever be broken too, I would suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 On 01/03/2017 at 8:56 PM, jbot1971 said: Ah, therein is the connection. So, maybe I will add a figure beside the plane, but in 1/72 scale, how can I make it look just like him? I believe he was a rather diminutive figure physically, hence the nickname, although a giant in the aviation World. A terrific model of what should have been a truly historic aircraft. All the work you've put in certainly paid off. The subject gets the average British aircraft enthusiast almost as worked up as the TSR2. I understand that mentioning the Avro Arrow in Canada has a similar affect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 44 minutes ago, Meatbox8 said: I believe he was a rather diminutive figure physically, hence the nickname, although a giant in the aviation World. His diminutive stature probably saved his life when testing a DH108 with its unpredictable violent pitch oscillation, an oscillation which took the life of the taller Geoffrey De Havilland Jr! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Great looking model! Scratchbuilding one of those in 1/48 is on my bucket list!😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Reconcilor said: Great looking model! Scratchbuilding one of those in 1/48 is on my bucket list!😀 I've heard using a Revell V2 is a good starting point for building a M52 from the spares box?? . . . Kes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Fantastic job, looks superb. Nice one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot1971 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) Here are some more photos: I make decals (JBOT DECALS, www.jbot.ca) so of course I had to make some for this build. The nose art commemorates the "fact" that the Miles.52 holds the world speed record. I also added the photo-registration marks all over the airplane, and navigation lights, and stencil data. I like the low, sleek look to this plane. This view shows the very slight dihedral to the wings and the annular intake around the cockpit. I glued the nose to a central column inside the fuselage to maintain the illusion of an unbroken intake. The pitot tube is from the spares box. I think it was for a HAWKER Hunter, originally. There were 3 sizes of "exhaust cans" in the kit. I chose the longest one and thinned the walls, then built a long exhaust tube. My understanding is that the engine was located in the forward part of the fuselage. Elegant lines of the Miles.52. Trying to look into the cockpit. I should have taken photos before I attached the canopy. I read that the designers knew the cockpit was going to be very small and cramped and that the test pilot would have to be short. Was it designed with Winkle Brown in mind, or was he chosen because of his stature? The landing gear and wheel wells were scratchbuilt. Perhaps I should have added some detail in the main wheel wells ... oh well. I should mention that the main wheel wells had to be re-positioned. Where the openings were originally molded in the resin resulted in a conflict with the position of the wings. The serial number is fictitious; I hope it does not conflict with any real planes. In general, I like to add detail to the cockpit, intake, exhaust, and wheel wells. I usually rebuild landing gear doors using thin sheet plastic and add lightening holes to an inner layer of thin sheet plastic. I have about 50 LUFT'46 models but doubt they would be appreciated here on a British airplane modeling site! There you have it. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them. I am eager to learn whatever I can. Edited March 7, 2017 by jbot1971 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Hello, do you do those decals in 1/48? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot1971 Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Reconcilor said: Hello, do you do those decals in 1/48? Yes, I can print the art in 1/48th scale. If you want/need a set, let me know via my email - [email protected] - and we can arrange something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, jbot1971 said: I have about 50 LUFT'46 models but doubt they would be appreciated here on a British airplane modeling site! There you have it. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post them. I am eager to learn whatever I can. jbot, you'll find that there are a lot of Luft 46 models in this site, it is a very popular subject for modellers. I'm sure, given your excellent build of the M.52, your Luft 46 models will be well appreciated! Edited March 7, 2017 by Whofan Spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyNZ Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Beautiful build of a beautiful aircraft. Quite an emotional reaction to this one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 15 minutes ago, SkippyNZ said: Beautiful build of a beautiful aircraft. Quite an emotional reaction to this one! Are you really surprised? Our self-styled greatest ally knees us in the nuts when we were down on our knees after a war that had nearly bankrupted us and desperately needed an achievement we could be proud of just so they could be first through Mach 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyNZ Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, stever219 said: Are you really surprised? Our self-styled greatest ally knees us in the nuts when we were down on our knees after a war that had nearly bankrupted us and desperately needed an achievement we could be proud of just so they could be first through Mach 1. Not surprised at all - in fact I was talking about my own reaction. As a non-Brit I am probably entitled to say... you can be proud of the achievements that *have* been made. There will always be a few 'near-misses' too. I wish I could have seen the M.52, TSR-2, and HOTOL come to fruition. However... Pup, Camel, Snipe, Hurricane, Spitfire, Meteor, Hunter, Mosquito, Lightning, Harrier, Typhoon (take your pick!), Tempest... Lancaster, Comet, VC 10, Sea Vixen, Fruitbat... (wanders off to have a cuppa and a wee lie down) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 That pretty pukka. Great piece of work sir. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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