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    RN FG-1 Phantom 1/32 scratch conversion

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

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    That's brilliant Cees!  

    Ok you know what I would do is file a little bit off the hook mounting between the printed reheat cans as the engines were ever so slightly closer together.  That should help take care of them sticking out past the sides of the fuselage.  Otherwise I am impressed at how well they drop in considering they are 'actual size' reduced to 1/32 instead of making it fit a kit.

    Nice work, hopefully those extras I sent you wont be far away

    Cheers Anthony

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    RAF FGR-2 Phantom, scratch conversion

    in LSM 1/32 and Larger Aircraft Ready for Inspection

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    Wah-Hoo  I finally sorted (guessed what my password was) my login details....so happy:D

    Now Cees I can comment publicly on how much I have loved following you along with this build.  You have done an amazing job and have been a HUGE inspiration for me doing my own conversion.  Your results are awesome and I hope mine will look half as good as this does.  Just beautiful and genuinely lost for words, I have a new screensaver to keep me motivated now 👍

    Cheers Anthony

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    Daft project or is it? 1/32 Short Stirling III

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

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    16 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

    A 1:1 scale Auster-Taylorcraft?   What engine are you using, Anthony?  Lycoming, Continental, or Gypsy? Is it a civilian aircraft or the greenhouse military version?

    The British produced Austers were one unique looking light plane. 

     

    14 hours ago, Peterpools said:

    Anthony

    A 1:1 scale Austerity -Taylorcraft - now that so amazing. I looked a some pics of the Auster and I can see a lot of the Taylorcraft’s I’ve been so fond of. Taylorcraft and Piper linked at the hip and the first training hours and solo were in a J3. 
    send some pics our way

    Keep ‘em comin

    Peter

     

    11 hours ago, FME erk said:

    My Dad was a founding member of the Auster pilots club along with Jim Simes . . . .

     

    Thanks guys!  She is a T.7 model and served in AAC/RAF/RAuxAF/RHKAAF and then HK Govt (hence going from RAF serial WE552 to HKG-4).  She is very different to the civvie ones and has a 145 Gipsy Major out front. I am rebuilding her to full stock military config.

    Sorry for hijacking your thread Cees....

     

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    KH P-39 Airacobra

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

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    12 hours ago, Peterpools said:

    Hi Ant

    Got ya and much appreciated. I’ve more then a few times bailed out and removed the KH T-6 from an order. Believe me, if you’ve binned the kit, my fate would have been the same, just so much closer to the start. 
    I’ve been following your FR.1 Wild Hair build on LSP and what can I say ... both brilliant and incredible. 

    Keep ‘em comin

    Peter

    yep we need someone to produce a new T-6 for sure!

    Awww man, glad to know you are looking in my friend, the FG.1 Phantom sure is a mission at every turn to convert.  But I knew what I was taking on (kinda LOL) before I started, not like a KH kit which bites you unexpectedly

    I still hope that when this Covid thing has settled I can come to Long Is to visit my friend and play with all his aeroplanes and we can catch up still!  Funnily enough he's just brought himself a T-6 

    Keep up the awesome work!

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    KH P-39 Airacobra

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

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    Well from here she looks pretty darn good, but that's easy for me to say when I am only looking at a distance. I had only one KH kit (T-6) and didnt get far in as there were just too many issues with shapes, fit etc.  I am one who is always up for a challenge, but that one ended up in the bin with any useful bits clipped off the sprues to use on other kits.  Shame cos the T-6 is such an iconic plane.  I've seen others do superb builds of theirs...they are a better human than I!

    hang in there buddy, you got this now!

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