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1/72 - Lockheed L-210-10 Convoy Fighter resin kit by Pepelatz - released


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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.

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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?

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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.

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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

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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!

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😉😁😁

 

B.R.

Serge

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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😕

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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.

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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!)

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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

 

 

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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

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