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    Man I love this crap!

    in General Discussion

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    Yeah, Russian aircrafts seem to suffer a lot from defective parts, especially in the electronics area. Notably with their IFF transponders.

    In the last month alone, Western jets in the Baltics, including LW and RAF Typhoons, and Polish F-16s, had to scramble a few times to guide back to Russian airspace (the Kaliningrad enclave) some Russian aircrafts that got lost with no transponder. This included an An-76, a Su-30, a Su-24, etc... So the problem seems fairly widespread :rolleyes:

    Hubert

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    HB Models B-24 Hints, Tweaks, Tips

    in Modelling Discussion

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    10 hours ago, ScaleRC said:

    Williams Brothers current product listing:

    http://www.wmbros.com/store/c1/Featured_Products.html

    The new WB appears to be a one-man operation, or a family one.

    Whatever, they are a real pleasure to deal with, and react promptly to demands. Lastly, their new decals service is invaluable for people like me who have an old stash of old WB kits.

    ... And, btw, they have the 1/32 Wasp engine available for USD 5.95. Its not the double Wasp, but still a good and relatively cheap source of engine, even if you take two to make a Double-Wasp.

    FWIW, the P&W cylinders were almost all the same in dimensions, or the difference is negligible in 1/32 (like 0.5 mm in diameter of the cylinder alone). Of course, the cylinders got more and more fins as they evolved, but we cannot reproduce that many fins in this scale anyway.

    All of this to say that the big diameter difference between the different P&W radials is located in the area of the crankcase, and that is easy to scratchbuild.

    Hubert

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    Soo.... What did you just get???

    in Modelling Discussion

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    I need to do a proper count, but I would think that probably 50% of my 1/32 stash is made of floatplanes or flying boats ...

    So it’s more than a keen interest. Maybe it’s my way of merging my interest in ship models and my interest in aircrafts ...

    If I can contribute a SIG thread, I’m game for it ...

    Hubert

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    Soo.... What did you just get???

    in Modelling Discussion

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    1500 Kms from home right now ...

    But, in case you did not know it had been released, my wife told me I just received the Roden Cessna L-19 with floats :wub: . And there are some cool civilian versions fo this one (not in the box, but that's what a Silhouette is for )...

    I love civvies and floatplanes / flying boats, in case you did not know yet ...

    And a pic ... I’ll try to find the time for a review. A (small) disapointment is that the floats (apparently base on an EDO model) are for an amphibious version, with the landing gear displayed. The LG hole will need to be filled for a pure floats version.

    i-kwsgwQC-600x450.jpg

    Plus some Albion Alloys tubes, square and round, and their « Connecto » system. I hope I read their code system right, and the connectors will fit the tubes.

    i-kDLcBqn-600x450.jpg

    Hubert

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    Kitty Hawk F-5F done.

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

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    2 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

    Agreed, but as it’s OOB, on they go.

    Maybe finding a John Deere, Caterpillar, or M.A.N. Logo might help?

    You’d then need to paint it green and yellow, and it would not be OOB. As for the pilots, I’m not sure they’d be too excited to take the commands of an engine obviuously made for plowing the fields ...:rolleyes:

    Hubert

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    CAR THREAD ( ..wheeee) :)

    in General Discussion

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    5 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

    Condensation in the crankcase. I kind a help it by  prolonged stay outside when the rain got into the intake. Gonna have it analyzed , just in case .

    I had the same kind of worried surprise the first time I opened the oil filling cap of my Porsche (3.6 l flat 6). It was full of what literally looked like mayonnaise :omg:.

    I called the guy who was maintaining it immediately. Perfectly normal. The water from ingested air in the combustion process mixes with hot oil fumes in the pistons (there are always some traces of them). It then condenses in the highest point of the oil circuit when the engine cools down, the filling pipe in the case of the flat 6. Beside, he told me he had never seen these engines have cam-head seal problem ... You generally don’t see it in other engines because this will dribble down in the crankcase, to be evaporated at the next engine run.

    Hubert

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    Fokker pair

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

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    Looking forward to see you perform one two of your magical tricks on building these kits :popcorn:

    This seat is already amazing. 

    Just one comment : even though I am sure they are not that visible IRL, these molding seam lines on the frames would worry me ;) , but then it’s just me ... and maybe that is one (of many) reasons why my kit output is so abysmally low ...

    Hubert

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