Clunkmeister

Fairchild 71C

Agreed. Some of those 1930s German seaplanes are timeless. I’m especially fond of an earlier design, the Junkers W-34.

Drat! That parallax problem rears it’s ugly head once again.

As Mikester had already stated, this site is a scale model site, and your subject material doesn’t really mesh with the spirit and format of the forums. But I do agree with Dave’s recommendations on construction materials. However, since Mike and Dave jumped on this first, have not yet acted on any thread action, I’ll leave it open. For now.

Good GRIEF is that great!!!

Yeppers, Reichs-Ausschuß für Lieferbedingungen und Gütesicherung 6013. I always wondered what the European standard “RAL” stood for. Wikipedia is your friend. impossible to find color up till recently S-92, S-199 and others. Yum!

Great Success!! It looks like I’ll be building some Czech and early postwar Israeli stuff.....

I do hope that public rides in these aircraft continue. The various B-17s, Lancs, B-24s, 25s, and 29s have safely flown many thousands of people over the years with nary so much as a scratch. This tragedy will hurt, and maybe the FAA will look a bit closer for a bit, but I expect they’ll find first class operations at every one of these organizations. Collings is a first class operation and I expect no issues will be found. I expect that they’ll eventually replace Nine O Nine and get back in the B-17 game. In related news, one thing perked up my ears. The commercial pilot eyewitness specifically stated that Nine O Nine lost her number three engine on takeoff. That’s the starboard inner engine which he personally stated was smoking badly. The pilot of Nine O Nine specifically broadcast that he had problems with number FOUR engine. Eyewitnesses to the approach reported hearing very sick and unhealthy engine sounds which would make sense if number three was still turning. It is very, very easy to misidentify a bad engine on takeoff and shut down the wrong engine. On a twin, you’re now a glider, on the B-17 losing both on one side means you now have a very big problem. Manageable, but less so if you don’t know what you’re dealing with. That will definitely explain why he couldn’t gain altitude. You’d have to hold a boot full of rudder at that low speed and takeoff power setting. I’d say they did well just getting her around the pattern and lined up on final. It sounds like he hit the approach and threshold lights just short of the runway, then veered off onto the grass. That’s happened to more than a few folks over the years. Even with bombs gone and half empty tanks, wartime bombers had a tough time even maintaining altitude on two.

Mk.1 eyeball Ryan, and I just look at 1930s Hawker biplanes and that Hurri is development of classic 30's Hawker, I copy them without shame. After all, I am incapable of figuring this on my own. Close enough for Government work, I say.

Now they’re saying seven dead, and like Smitty said, they can’t even get to the front of the aircraft. Wumm, I agree on ex military aircraft to some extent. I flew the C-46 for a living, and it’s a totally competent freighter will few vices that can’t be mastered with in type training. The B-17 was flown for decade as an extremely reliable and capable crop sprayer and firebomber. But I also have plenty of T-6 time. That aircraft will bite the sloppy, poorly skilled, and untrained. Treat it poorly and it’ll kill you dead so fast you won’t even see it coming. I’m no jet or high performance guy, so I have no clue on those, although I’ve heard that if you master the T-6, you can fly anything. Now I DO believe that because I don’t think it’s possible for any normal human to truly master the T-6. You can just get good enough to keep it from killing you, but master it? Yeah right.

Exactly, Jeff. And even a more absurd arguement here. It's an old time airplane. That's it. It's not a weapon of war anymore. It's been demiled, all guns, armor plate, bombing wquipment, and all other war making equipment has been long since removed. It's now just an old airplane painted up in vintage colors. People who carry on like that are just looking for the next cause du jour to hang their hats on.

There's word out there that at least two have died and several others are in hospital. Thoughts and Prayers for those involved.

The “Ground them all!” Comments have started along with the “civilians have no business getting their hands on these weapons of war” outcries. It happens every time there’s even so much as a busted wingtip on the hangar door.

You could CAD that up and 3D fold that thing in a couple weeks. It’d be a great NATS entry. Much better than the 1:1 scale bacon and eggs breakfast I saw in Omaha

Nice. This is one I never thought we’d see in 1/32. But I LOVE IT!

Good GRIEF!!! I'd need another wing obn my home. But it'd be oozing coolness!

But it's the right color for a firebomber. Things are looking up.

It’s all good guys. I’m fine as is Joy. Y’all are like extended family, so I put it here. I’ve been lucky enough to have very little death in my family, so I was there for others. Now all the bad comes at once. I’m well into my fifties, so it’s time.

Yep. My wife also is an EMT, so she was there with the rest of the family when I was at work. She was counting breaths and noticing the signs. She had them ready. Oh man this has been two weeks from hell for me. I can’t remember ever being this broken up. My entire family is dying all around me.

just got the text, and Ronnie's gone.

Yes, I remember that. the ones Sprue have are the lacquers

Uhhh boy, just got a call from Joy, and her Uncle Ronnie was involved in a car accident and he's now in emergency surgery. 78 years old and probably shouldn't have been on the road.

Oh MAN! Can you even begin to imagine a Sikorsky S-35, 38, 39. 42, 43, actually ANY of the S-Boats for that matter as a 1/32 kit. I'd have kittens I'd be so excited.

the most spectacular model I can even begin to imagine is a Vickers Wellington done by Wingnut Wings, following the whole Dambusters/Barnes Wallis theme. Can you even begin to imagine the Wingnut treatment of that amazing fuselage texture. just thinking of it makes me shiver in delight.