Pedja Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Great model to build... Thanks for watching. 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Nice looking cat, love the navy aircraft from this period. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Retired Bob said: love the navy aircraft from this period The American ones tend to have a "chunky" look to them. Attractive in a different way to the sleeker look of British and German Air Force kites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 19 minutes ago, Uncle Pete said: The American ones tend to have a "chunky" look to them. Attractive in a different way to the sleeker look of British and German Air Force kites. That would be the radial engine choice, reliable and powerful with no coolant system to get shot up, just what you need on long flights over the Pacific. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Retired Bob said: That would be the radial engine choice, reliable and powerful with no coolant system to get shot up, just what you need on long flights over the Pacific. Even radial engines typically have an oil cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, VMA131Marine said: Even radial engines typically have an oil cooler. That's true, but radial engined aircraft sometimes came home with cylinders shot away whereas inline engined Spitfires and Mustangs only lasted a few minutes after their coolant system was hit. Each had their merits and and I like them all. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I have always thought the plane was built around the biggest or best engine they had available, which in this case was the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 and it is an enormous engine. Same engine in the P-47 and F4U so you can see the similarity in their muscular appearance. Love this plane and love the job you have done. I also like the "Death N Destruction". Goes with this plane perfectly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 18 minutes ago, Retired Bob said: radial engined aircraft I don't know if this is right but my dad used to tell me about Blenheims with air-cooled radials used to have problems on takeoff if the engines were't warmed up just right. Admittedly, dad might not have been an expert since his hitch in WW2 as an A/C Plonk involved nothing more technical than defending the piano in the NAAFI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Niiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Uncle Pete said: I don't know if this is right but my dad used to tell me about Blenheims with air-cooled radials used to have problems on takeoff if the engines were't warmed up just right. Very possible, I can imagine the engines would not provide full power until it had reached operating temperature. I talked to a pilot that flew Blenheims and Beauforts during WW2, He said that they were so underpowered, most raids resulted in around a 25% loss ratio and the bomb bay doors on a Blenheim were not opened to drop bombs, the doors were held closed by a rubber bungee cord and the bombs just pushed them open as they fell away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Dang, that's great looking! Very well done weathering. USN aircraft had radial engines. The Grumman J4F (Widgeon), Piper NE (Cub), &etc were originally civilian designs, while the Lockheed LO-1 (P-38), NAA ETF-51D (P-51D), and others were USAAF aircraft USN aircraft were also burlier to deal with traps. Having written that, the F7F Tigercat was a beautiful aircraft--and to think it was a direct descendant of the XF5F Skyrocket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Love the subdued Gloss Sea Blue finish. Seasons Greetings Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Very nicely done. Are those decals or did you paint the markings? If decals, you did a fabulous job of getting them to lay down and weathering them! Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedja Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Mark Joyce said: Very nicely done. Are those decals or did you paint the markings? If decals, you did a fabulous job of getting them to lay down and weathering them! Cheers, Mark YES, all big markings except tail are airbrushed, so you are right about that. Thank you all for a kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 A real winner that you have there - like the painting and the weathering. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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