HubertB
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Hi guys,
I hope that you and your houses have been spared by the floods in Eastern Australia.
Hang tight if its near you.
Hubert
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The collector rings of the Bristol engines were made of steel (not stainless, as far as I know), the only metal that could withstand the high temperatures of the exhaust gases.
Their color is actually a mix of the colors you find on steel submitted to high temperatures and almost submitted to a tempering process: from the blue so much loved by the high-range watchmakers like Breguet (steel blued at an alcohol flame) to the reds and oranges of steel going through various high temperature gradients, to some rust. « Brass » is just a shortcut simplification of these complex hues ...
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Amazing work as usual. It looks like these Russian trucks had the same type of ergonomics as a British WWII fighter
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You’re on another winner, and what a start
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Hubert
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I’m like you Steve. Got the book last week, and am going through it slowly before going to sleep. The theoretical and practical explanations take some time to be absorbed and integrated, but I can concur that, from the little I have read so far, it’s the best modelling book I have ever bought
Hubert
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No blemishes at all, Rob, especially considering the true size. Which is also why the wire wheels probably look better in real life than on the macro pics. These wire wheels are the nemesis of aircrafts’ and cars’ kits in almost all but the biggest scales.
H7bert
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30 minutes ago, Kaireckstadt said:
Thanks for your feedback Rob!
So it seems I achieved my goal: I wanted it to look like it was in daily use as it was at the time of the wars in Israel.
You did, indeed. I am always amazed at how diminutive the Mirage cockpit is compared to other contemporaries.
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6 hours ago, DocRob said:
It took more time to get to my tiny island, than the original would have needed for the trip, but finally my Vanguard Models Duchess of Kingston arrived. The immense delay was caused by UPS, seemingly not being able to handle the Brexit shakes well.
The box contents oozes quality out of every pore. This kit looks so much better right out of the box, than all other wooden ship kits, I have seen.
The only question is, do I start right now,....Cheers Rob
Now that you have rigged WWI biplanes, you’re fit for a period ship, Rob
And you are right, Chris Watton’s kits are the WnW of wooden period ship kits.
Hubert
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I it a husky or a malamute ?
Hubert
PS edit : Bingo ! 15 years in the petfood business have left some memories. Yukon King was an Alaskan malamute, bigger than a husky, just like the dog next to the monty lady (otherwise she is probably too short to pass the selection
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Beautiful, and the figures are a top-notch topping for this build and display.
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These « World’s guards » series are amazing.
One of my very good friends and former neighbours in France used to be a cavalry officer in the Polish Army in the 70s ( he even participated to the Atlanta Olympics with the Polish horse-riding team), I could almost swear the ICM Polish Cavalry Officer in this series has been modelled based on one of my friend’s pictures of the time
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My comment could be read as political, when it was just referring to an inefficient administrative process. My apologies for this unwanted undertone.
Your post on the other hand is purely and unashamedly political, and furthermore with statements that one could think lifted from some propaganda outlet.
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6 hours ago, Peterpools said:
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And to think, they charge for such "non service".
Peter
In fairness, Peter, Hannants do not charge you. You can fill your basket as much as you want, but when you try to checkout, you’re told « sorry, no checkout possible at the moment ».
Even if disappointing, this is actually responsible customer service. And they must be really p...ed to have to refuse orders because of a mess they have no responsibility over
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15 hours ago, ScottsGT said:
Yep, but not too bad of a price. They are showing up on Hannants as well, but for some reason it won't let me add them on the reorder even though is says you can. Well, that was from my ipad. Let me try it from my PC right quick.
Nope. Not even from my PC.
Given the complete mess the UK Post Office, and overall Cutsoms' process, are following Brexit, and the fact that they got thousands of parcels returned because of this Brexit disaster, Hannants do not allow any checkout for non-UK customers ATM.
Ask me how I know ...
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Jetmads have announced a re-run of 500 kits for their 1/32 Viggen ...
You better hurry if you want one. Me, I am waiting for a Draken , by anyone ...
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42 minutes ago, Marcin_Matejko said:
I am glad that I can help. Thank you for the proposition to print the engine. I also go this way and design a 3D model of this engine, I haven't finished it yet, so far it looks like this:
Good luck :-)
Marcin
You’re obviously far ahead of me in the design of the engine
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If you want to share the file, my offer to print it for free still stands.
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2 hours ago, Marcin_Matejko said:
The plane shown in Paris was a prototype that tried to interest the French. But Romania got interested in him, so he was sold to Romania. It was a model for the PZL P11F aircraft, about fifty aircraft of this type with GR engine were made, which were used by Romanians. The aircraft was offered for sale or license with a Bristol or GR engine. However, at the exhibition in Paris, this prototype had a sink GR 9Krsd. The P11C series copies already had a Mercury engine.At the moment I am collecting materials about this aircraft, but in this photo, although it is of poor quality, you can see that the engine heads are shaped like GR and not Bristol:
Wow ! I had not found this pic anywhere ! Thank you ! And dang, you are absolutely right ! So now, I have to modify the engine, or forget about my intended scheme, which is unlikely, because, frankly, olive drab schemes are not for me
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I was procrastinating about a trivial issue, which was how to represent the ignition harness ring of the Mercury, not being convinced about the IBG-supplied PE. it’s good I did, in the end. Now I « just » have to design the GR engine, then 3D print it. At least I can focus on the cylinders (a bit of my nemesis, as I stalled for 5 years on the design of the P&W R-985 cylinder head) as most of the rest will not be that visible.
I owe you a printed GR, for pointing me in the right direction. Follow this space and just ask me when I’m ready, if you are interested.
Hubert
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Just now, Marcin_Matejko said:
Hello Hubert, congratulations on taking on the rather difficult task of converting the late P11c into the fifth P11 prototype. As I am preparing for the same task, I would like to draw your attention to a few things that made this plane different from serial planes. First of all, it had a different engine, it was not the Bristol Mercury but the Gnome Rhone 9Krds engine. For this reason, there was a different exhaust manifold, a slightly longer engine crankcase and a slightly different propeller cap. The undercarriage covers you made so beautifully should cover slightly different wheels, which were smaller in diameter and a little wider. This plane did not have a radio station, therefore there was no door for the radio station behind the pilot's cabin in the fuselage. There was also no internal structure to hold the radio within the hull. There were no radio antennas and no mounting elements for the fuselage, wings and fin. This plane did not have bomb launchers under the wings. It also had a slightly different aileron design than serial airplanes, and the horizontal tail had a different shape, it was more convergent. There were probably more differences, but the documentation for this prototype does not exist and there are also very few photos.
Good luck with the further construction, best regards Marcin
PS. These are my two 1/32 scale models PZL P6 1931 and PZL P11 the third prototype 1932. Both are made from scratch.
Hello Marcin,
Thank you for your feedback and comments.
I followed, in awe, your build threads of the early PZLs. Your work is absolutely outstanding, and far above what I am attempting.
As far as the engine is concerned, I went through the documents I had about the prototype I want to represent, as I had some concerns about the way the cowling was painted, some representations having what would be the frontal exhaust ring of a Mercury engine painted, which would be an aberration given its nature.
From what I have read, I have come to the conclusion that the prototype shown in Paris had indeed the Mercury engine, which was a bit of relief, in all honesty - I just hope it was not wishful thinking from my part
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Thank you for the data on the wheels and radio compartment panel. I have been sidetracked lately by my experiments at 3D printing the components of a Travel Air Mystery Ship and a P&W R-985, but at least I have learned that designing and printing wheels is among the easiest things of kit design
. I now need to find a way of removing the panel line of the radio compartment hatch without destroying the adjacent surface details.
And in fairness, I’ll probably live with the kit’s stabilators, unless I can figure a way of designing a new one consistent in surface detail with the kit.
Please do not hesitate to contradict my engine certainties for the Paris Air Show bird, if you have the data.
Hubert
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Now, because of this review, I am poorer because I ordered the book and some more items
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Hubert
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20 hours ago, harv said:
I realized that when I started my Horton. But this !!.......harv
1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said:I forgot you had the Horton.
Hey guys, I don’t want to be pedantic, but
- first pic is a Horton
- second pic is a Horten :
I don’t know about you, but I see a difference bigger than an « e » or an « o »
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You get my unreserved admiration for working in such a small scale, and what a result on top
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I was working one day on the capstan of a 1/600 Mauretania, and decided these scales were just too much pain for my strained eyes. Now, I focus on even smaller details ... in 1/32 scale
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Very thorough review, Fran. Extremely well done and interesting.
It looks like this the book to buy to get started, or make real progress, on figure painting.Hubert
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17 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:
That's ZM's approach to their kits. Very different from most everyone else and pretty cool for it.
6 hours ago, Bomber_County said:You’ll love it.....you could always have a factory scene with all the components being assembled or leave the skins off......
Although, whereas the Horten is a real replica of the original, the Mustang’s structural details are a bit fancy for the most part.
Which does not make the kit any less impressive.
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Nice B-24. Congrats !
Hubert (although I personally cannot unsee the flat wing airfoil and funky wing incidence
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Thoughts for our friends down under
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Reminds me furiously of other behaviours in a certain pandemic ... « what I believe and have to do is so much more important than your life ... and f#!@k your feelings »
Hubert