Clunkmeister

The big three Mustang kitmakers Zoukei-Mura Revell of Germany, Tamiya F-51 We’re looking them over, building all three at the same time, documenting the good, the bad, and the ugly. And there’s much of the first, and a bit of the other two. Any guesses which one comes out on top? The results will surprise you. I’m not a panels open guy, I don’t like toylike features, and I like having both tails All three manage to pick my butt at times

Do it, Paul. Both those ships and those who served on them are heroic war heroes. I’ll probably do it someday as well. The extra deck machinery on Britannic makes for some interesting model making. But there’s absolutely zero fought both those ships are Harland and Wolff creations.

I thought about it, but not as Titanic. To me, Titanic is not only cliché, but also a gravesite, a d I’d never build Titaanic anymore than I’d build a graveyard. HOWEVER, people forget that Titanic had two almost identical sister ships, Britannic and Olympic. Both of those ships are extremely interesting. Britannic never ran as a civilian liner, instead it was impressed by the RN and served with distinction as a Hospital Ship until striking a mine and the Captain desperately trying to beach his ship on a Greek island. The heroic crew saved all but thirty, but only 5 were buried, with most of the rest lost being in two lifeboats that ran through a still turning propellers and were chopped to bits. They had cast off from the ship before the order was given. Olympic served on the transatlantic run she was designed for, was nicknamed “Old Reliable” for her trouble free service, but time caught up to her and after being hopelessly outdated by newer steam turbine liners, she met her end around WW2 when she was paid off and scrapped. also, Olympic served as a troopship, complete with an awesome dazzle paint scheme. Either one of those amazing Ladies can be built from the Titanic kit. Britannic in her white hospital ship colors with bold red crosses would make one seriously striking display. Olympic looks identical to Titanic with the exception of a very minor difference in one of the dining halls and promenades. Not much more than a name and pennant change would create Olympic. The Trumpeter kit has MUCH potential IF you let your imagination run… Britannic…. And Olympic, both in her White Star livery, and her dazzle scheme. Pure history here, folks.

I use the line myself. Not on everything, but on a lot of stuff. I like MMP. The paint is very different than all others, it’s water based, and I’ve had some adhesion problems if I mix products. Use their primer, and their reducer let’s it flow better as well. mMP paint is thick. You must thin it go airbrush it, and a little goes a long, long way. Use their thinner, follow their recommended mixes and vary it to your taste.

Now you’re gonna force me to finish that Deuce, and get that black hole up in Oklahoma back in the air. You get a new plane, I get an empty wallet. You just threw out the challenge flag. Funny about low and slow, but I had looked into the Air Cam a while back. Twin engines, a massive useful load, slow and fun. I really, really like that thing, but it’s one high dollar homebuilt. twin 914s, twin reduction boxes, and twin props. But no feathering? But sitting g almost on a beam is too much for me. Even sliding the hood back on the T-6 freaks out my wife, so getting her into the Air Cam would be an exercise in futility.

Tony, hmmmm. This does look a bit, ummm, Bellanca-ish. Or, hang on, it’s not Bellance anymore, Champion? Ish? Heck, whoever makes the bloody Citabria, those guys! like the Citabria had a kid.

I’ve had one on the bench awhile. Nice kit, but the cowls seem fiddly. It almost seems like it was designed to be displayed all opened up. I’ll check your WIP.

Has anyone here actually finished one? If so, your thoughts? It’s a ton more work than Tamiya, but a ton more detailed as well. I’ve seen the finished models at IPMS shows, and to me, they’re dead on accurate like the Tamiya and RoG P-51D-5NA. Funny how just up to 8-9 years ago, we had plentyof awesome kits of WW2 fighters, but no accurate P-51, but now we have three companies that have decent Mustangs that look amazing and assemble precisely.

Great review is right! I’ve been anti g for one of these come into my LHS for a few months. I guess I’ll need to go to eBay or another online retailer. life goes on.

Reston Peace, Dale. You’re not in torment any more. All the Blessings, from Texas! Fly west, Dale.

This galloping POS will finally come off the hot rod SOD and get brought back in for completion. 35 Ford 3 window coupe that’s been beating around my place for 25 years or so. It had a 2” chop put in the roof years back, which definitely helps get rid of the bubbletop look. Plus the canvass top opening has been filled as well. The frame is original Ford, but has been boxed and a Mustang ll front end and narrowed 9” rear installed. Unfortunately, the Mustang front end is not what I want. It’s going back to a traditional Ford solid axle front and will keep the 9” rear. That, along with some rear fender skirts will give it the early 50s custom taildragger cruiser look I want. Powertrain is 1957 Ford 292 with a T5 gearbox. 292 has the rear T-Bird sump, PCV system, and front timing cover mount like a flathead. An electric cooling fan will be used, as there isn’t enough room with the 292 to use the engine driven fan. This thing’s been on my mind for many, many years... The completed car is similar to what I have in mind, y’all except that the blue car hasn’t had the top chopped like mine has.

Yes, the emphasis is now more on the LARGE, rather than just the scale multiplier. So a 1/72 An-225 is absolutely welcome in the main area. Its a serious attempt to be more inclusive and not disqualify people. One model a few of us have built or are going o build is the 1/48 Vickers Wellington. 1/48 is as big as you’ll find unless you scratch it or go vac, so as fast as I’m concerned, BRING IT! That U-boat will look stunning!

That’d be oh so cool! A taped together NZ Corsair -1A is to me, the ultimate that can be done with the Tamiya kit. 213’s birds were worn, but the NZ kites were absolutely trashed.

Nice to get this off the SOD. I’m fascinated by VMF-213. They took a kicking all through the Solomons, yet kept going strong. I see a few of these in my future. Another VMF-213 bird, an FAA kite, and absolutely an RNZAF -1A The funny thing on Tamiya... I actually don’t like the builds. They just seem too.... click and paste for my normal build style. But,.. it’s exactly what I need right now, and these turn into one awesome completed model. Tony told me many, many times,.. in the doldrums, build a Tamiya. Well, no doldrums, just big pressure in life cleaning up after the storm.

I love this... it’s ME!

Hmmmmmm......

Having fun finishing a SOD build

Just... WOW! I have the full kit, and much of that interior is absolutely invisible when complete. Stunning build so far!

Speaking of ships... Trumpeter’s new 1/200 Titanic... No, I’m not ghoulish enough to model that ship, but with a small amount of change, Olympic is a real possibility,... and Olympic as a troopship would be mind blowing. And Britannic as a Hospital Ship would be a real stunner. Not many realize that Olympic served reliably on the Liverpool to New York run for decades, and was eventually scrapped as she became obsolete.

A Clunk in 1/32 would be mind boggling. It was a big, big aircraft, but it was a two seat, twin engine all weather interceptor, and carried a lot of weapons and fuel. It was also arguably the best, and for awhile the ONLY really capable all weather interceptor available to the West. Plus, unlike many other contemporary aircraft, it was by NO means underpowered with it’s twin Orendas. It made the F-89 instantly 10 years out of date, outperforming it handily in every respect. It’s only flaws? A cramped rear cockpit and no air to air refueling capability.

I’m really looking forward to seeing how Jetmads does with the Viggen. I know of at least one other person here who ordered one as well. Hopefully it’s worth all the hype.

That 1/48 B-47 will look real,y blood along with the B-36, B-52, and B-70. Along the same lines, I also have the 1/72 Tupolev 95, Antonov 24, and 1/48 Bone, all which will go nicely with the others, even if the scale is a touch different and Antonov isn’t a bomber. A Tupolev 22 in 1/48 might be too much to wish for? Displaying all of those together at the same time might be a bit real estate intensive. Even the Tupolev 95 is massive in 1/72, dwarfing the B-52.

And the Tamiya Lanc has some shape issues that are tough for some to swallow.

Fokker was THE undisputed American civil aircraft King in the late 20s up until the Douglas DC series. The Universal put him on the map, his Trimotors were leaps and bounds better than the Fords. If it wasn’t for shoddy maintenance work on the wooden wings, it might be Fokker and Douglas instead of Boeing and Douglas. But Tony Fokker was as set in his ways and immovable as Henry Ford. He refused to accept new technology and his airplane’s performance eventually overtaxed his still WW1 construction processes.

That ironclad looks like a deathtrap.... Just a little bit of cold water leaking onto that hot boiler,... KABOOM!