JWM Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) The most striking (for me) was that Mirage IV and F 106 are so similar in size! I though that M.IV is closer to Hustler, not Delta Dart. Second was Mi-4 and S 55 - for me till now they were comparable and they are not! A nice lessons! Good idea. Cheers J-W Edited March 18, 2023 by JWM 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 What a great idea, love this! Most surprising for me was how small France's strategic bomber was. I always thought the Mirage IV was almost Vulcan sized. Here's a few of my RAF comparisons. Halcyon days; when we had a fast jet fleet. I wish all these were still in service. Canberra with little buddies ... Three generations of air defenders: Spitfire F22 and Hawk T1A. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 26/03/2009 at 15:31, AnonymousFO98 said: nice collection AV O the one that surprised me the most was the Demon - i assumed it to be smaller unless the CorsairII is a lot smaller than i imagined! Mig29 seems smaller than i thought too Together with her followers : F-4D (Monogram) / Demon (Emhar) / Tomcat Other contemporaries : F-4 (Monogram) / T Hunter (Matchbox) / Su-15 Flagon (PM) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) On 07/12/2019 at 10:19, JWM said: The most striking (for me) was that Mirage IV and F 106 are so similar in size! I though that M.IV is closer to Hustler, not Delta Dart. Sencond was Mi-4 and S 55 - for me till now they were camparable and the are not! A nice lessons! Good idea. Cheers J-W On 02/04/2009 at 20:29, AV O said: Your wish has been granted ! Here they are : (Hasegawa 1/72nd) Together with smaller ones, not to say tiny : Alouette (Skylark) lll (Heller) Gazelle (Airfix) You may appreciate the Mil-4 Hound's size. (Toga) Looking like a Whirlwind (Airfix), but as big as an S-58 or a Wessex (Italeri) Next to a Puma (Airfix-Heller) Bye now !!! Wessex / Hound Edited March 18, 2023 by AV O 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) On 15/02/2014 at 13:14, MPaul said: Some interesting comparisons there. Does anyone have a Lightning vs Tornado Gr4? Not a Gr4 but ADV (Italeri) / Mk3 (Airfix) : Edited December 7, 2019 by AV O 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) Some airliners : Here's a Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) close to a B-767-300 and DC-8-63 and a B-787 engine DC-8-73 / B-787-8 / B-767-300 : An overview of a bunch of those we may call Classic now : B-737-200 / B-727-200 / A300 / B-737-300 / L-1011 Tristar / B-747-400 / DC-10 A "small" colourful one next to a big white one : MD-90 (JAS) / B-747-400 Edited February 19, 2020 by AV O 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Viewed stand alone, the Mirage IVA has always seemed to me to be a very large airplane. Sitting next to the F-106, it's clear it's really not that big an airplane at all. It is, on the other hand, a most attractive machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 8:01 PM, AV O said: An overview of a bunch of those we may call Classic now : B-737-200 / B-727-200 / A300 / B-737-300 / L-1011 Tristar / B-747-400 / DC-10 Amazing! Collection AND a fact that all have opened flaps and slats! A lot of additional work! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 B-737-200 B-767-300 / B-737-200 / B-737-700 / MD-87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 The one that surprised me was the MiG25 and the Tomcat! I had no idea the F-14 was as big as that whale! Here's my interesting comparison, just how big the DO-335 really was! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) B-737 Meeting For more about B-737s : https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/27699-airliners-twin-jets-squadron-1200th/ Edited April 7, 2020 by AV O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I especially appreciate the photo of the F-106 and the Mirage IVA. Looking at it standing along on its tall landing gear, the Mirage IVA looks quite large. In fact, lengthwise, it's not much bigger than the F-106 but you have to see them together to fully appreciate that. Your models allow an appropriate comparison. Your builds are wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) Thank you. Indeed, the Mirage IV has long legs but only her nose is higher. You notice that their back part is similar, and that the F-106 is even taller. Their overall size is very similar. Edited April 12, 2020 by AV O 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacW Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 It is a real fun to observe so many men comparing sizes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 07/04/2020 at 16:22, MacW said: It is a real fun to observe so many men comparing sizes! After all, aren't we confined, all of us here, in the same model(ler)'s locker room ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Excellent thread and comparisons here. For me helicopters comparisons are always very eye-opening. For instance Huey is in fact a very sizeable helicopter, while many European machines are actually tiny. Also US engineering school is very different to e.g. French with huge sizes of many american types. F-106 to Mirage IV comparison is characteristic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Great thread and really opens the eyes to just how big (and small) some aircraft are. The F-100 and F-4 are diecast and the A-37 is the Academy kit. All 1/72 Corgi TSR2 and Heller Mirage IV: 1/72 Mirage again with a Corgi Vulcan: Corgi B-52 and Academy B-47. 1/144 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Booty003, thank you for your contribution . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) On 13/02/2014 at 15:49, AV O said: More differences down here : B-727-200 / B-737-300 / B-747-400 B-747-400 / MD-90 A300 / B-737-200 On 19/02/2020 at 20:01, AV O said: Some airliners : Here's a Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) close to a B-767-300 and DC-8-63 and a B-787 engine DC-8-73 / B-787-8 / B-767-300 : An overview of a bunch of those we may call Classic now : B-737-200 / B-727-200 / A300 / B-737-300 / L-1011 Tristar / B-747-400 / DC-10 A "small" colourful one next to a big white one : MD-90 (JAS) / B-747-400 A few more : B-52 / A300 / B-767-200 Edited March 17, 2023 by AV O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 I’m always surprised how small the Mirage IV was for a strategic bomber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Re M.IV. It was small because it relied upon in-flight refuelling over Eastern Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard S Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Thanks AV O, really interesting and informative comparisons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeff Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Interesting pictures and topic .... and a shock at how big/small some are against another. Great work on all that you've built! Keith 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 16/03/2023 at 22:22, Graham Boak said: Re M.IV. It was small because it relied upon in-flight refuelling over Eastern Germany. Interesting. If they’d ever been needed for real I can’t imagine they’d find many tankers over East Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV O Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 16/03/2023 at 23:22, Graham Boak said: Re M.IV. It was small because it relied upon in-flight refuelling over Eastern Germany. 48 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: Interesting. If they’d ever been needed for real I can’t imagine they’d find many tankers over East Germany. Yes, indeed ! Was it really the safest airspace ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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