Homebee Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Pepelatz is to release a 1/72nd Lockheed L-210-10 Convoy Fighter resin kit - ref. 7208 Source: https://www.facebook.com/563609150678038/photos/a.731482003890751/830141737358110/ Box art V.P. Edited October 17, 2020 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Love the box art! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 What a horrid looking thing.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Oh, I don't know. I agree the box art is great, but, where did they hide the engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Presumably he's more or less sitting on it. Turboprops are pretty skinny things compared to piston engines of the same power. The thought of reversing one of those down onto a big wide airfield with no real view of where you're going is bad enough: the thought of reversing one onto a pitching, rolling carrier deck with a guaranteed wind across it is quite terrifying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 11 hours ago, Paul J said: What a horrid looking thing.... Na, I think it looks good, totally impractical but cool nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 8 hours ago, Work In Progress said: Presumably he's more or less sitting on it. Turboprops are pretty skinny things compared to piston engines of the same power. The thought of reversing one of those down onto a big wide airfield with no real view of where you're going is bad enough: the thought of reversing one onto a pitching, rolling carrier deck with a guaranteed wind across it is quite terrifying. Just like landing a helicopter but blindfolded, what could possibly go wrong? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denford Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 9 hours ago, Work In Progress said: Presumably he's more or less sitting on it. Turboprops are pretty skinny things compared to piston engines of the same power. The thought of reversing one of those down onto a big wide airfield with no real view of where you're going is bad enough: the thought of reversing one onto a pitching, rolling carrier deck with a guaranteed wind across it is quite terrifying. They were actually meant to operate from escort vessels: destroyers, though others may know better. Certainly not carriers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Denford said: They were actually meant to operate from escort vessels: destroyers, though others may know better. Certainly not carriers. The original specification called for the VTOL "convoy protection fighters" operating from the Liberty-like merchant ship afterdecks. Thus "...the thought of reversing one onto a pitching, rolling carrier deck with a guaranteed wind across it ..." was still a safe and comfortable option when compared to doing the same onto some 30 x 30 ft platform on the ship 1/4 size of the Essex-class carrier . Cheers Michael 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/8/2019 at 6:03 PM, Denford said: They were actually meant to operate from escort vessels: destroyers, though others may know better. Certainly not carriers. Even more suicidal then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Batt Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Anyone else remember Skydiver from UFO? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Dave Batt said: Anyone else remember Skydiver from UFO? Damn Dave!😂 Rocket pods and all. Great catch! Now I must have one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 6/8/2019 at 7:28 AM, Pete in Lincs said: but, where did they hide the engine? Engine? What engine? Pedals, chain and gears! 😉😁😁 B.R. Serge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) Source: https://www.facebook.com/SmallStuffModels/photos/a.1428380780747870/2524915091094428/ Source: http://www.greenmats.club/forums/topic/6861-pepelatz-172-lockheed-l-210-10/ V.P. Edited March 11, 2020 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 (edited) This is one of those cases where I initially react with delight at such an unusual choice and then, watch my enthusiasm drain down the plug hole when I find out its resin!! Still, good luck to them. I hope it sell well Allan😕 Edited March 11, 2020 by Albeback52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robertone139 Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 At least the XFV-1 got to fly, this one is completely bogus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madoc Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Robertone139 said: At least the XFV-1 got to fly, this one is completely bogus. Robert, "Bogus?" No, it was an actual design proposal by Lockheed. A "paper project?" Yes, definitely as it never got beyond that stage. But not "bogus" as in false. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madoc Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Albeback52 said: This is one of those cases where I initially react with delight at such an unusual choice and then, watch my enthusiasm drain down the plug hole when I find out its resin!! Still, good luck to them. I hope it sell well Allan😕 Allan, With some resin kits out there I can definitely understand that sentiment. But have you looked at the parts Pepelatz renders? They're about as close to "injection moulded" as you can get in resin. As such, they're easier to deal with than a vacuformed kit. And their fit 'n finish are superior to quite a few styrene injection moulded kits we've all encountered as well (I'm looking at you Mach 2!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 11 hours ago, Madoc said: Allan, With some resin kits out there I can definitely understand that sentiment. But have you looked at the parts Pepelatz renders? They're about as close to "injection moulded" as you can get in resin. As such, they're easier to deal with than a vacuformed kit. And their fit 'n finish are superior to quite a few styrene injection moulded kits we've all encountered as well (I'm looking at you Mach 2!) I have to confess to zero experience with this particular brand. Resin is a material I have never personally liked working with. I guess you either like it or you don't. Maybe it's an age thing! 😂 Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 44 minutes ago, Albeback52 said: Resin is a material I have never personally liked working with. For my most psychological problem work with resin was resin dust. Unfortunately, when working with resin, this problem cannot be avoided, because resin parts always require processing. Resin dust maybe minimize if do the rough work with a sharp model knife, receiving waste in the form of chips and not dust. But resin dust will still be. Of course plastic dust also harmful, but the stereotypes prevailing in the community of modelers create the illusion that plastic is more harmless than resin. Next psychological problem (not for my byt for many modeller's) is the need to use cyanoacrylate glue for resins. But believe me, the use of even medium-quality glue in a company with an activator leads to very good results. Of course maybe someone scared in a word "cyano" in name "cyanoacrylate" due to associations with "cynical potassium", which they love to poison people in detectives....but this is only superstition. In all other cases, the correctly made (accurate and in compliance with the technology) resin is no different from conventional plastic models. B.R. Serge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 More than happy it's resin as personally that's my preferred medium, (price might be a different matter of course). Good subject choice, hope they follow it up with other paper projects as there's a lot of interesting proposals out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Decals Source: https://www.facebook.com/pepelatzmodels/posts/1052240318481583 V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) Released - https://modelsua.com/lockheed-model-l-210-10-convoy-fighter-project-1950-1-72-pepelatz-7204 V.P. Edited December 17, 2020 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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