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F-5F by ErnieL - Kitty Hawk Models - 1/32 - PLASTIC
Canute replied to ErnieL's topic in Completed non-ship models
Ernie, nice pictures. I think the Red Arrows (UK) put on a good precision flying show with more than 5 jets. Don't knock the Aggressors as being only for fighter wannabes. The only way to get good at flying air-to-air missions is 1. do a lot of flying, 2. fly against different aircraft. I got to help train new Aggressors, flying F-5s, back in the 70s down at Eglin in F-4Es. Fighting other combat a/c (F-15/16/14/100, A-7) was less often, due to their availability. Any dissimilar air combat is better than just flying against your squadron mates. Just my nickel in the grass. 👌 -
brake systems1.bmp I'm not sure this will open. First file is 7Meg, this one is about a Meg. Three older brake systems.
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One of the railroad websites just had a series of blog entries on the retainer valves and their use. A couple of former and current railroaders were involved. They were set for descending grades to keep the cars from accelerating too fast and over-speeding the braking capability of the loco. There were older passenger car braking systems, prior to the UC system, but I'm still looking for actual diagrams for you.
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I think they are not as obvious in the steel heavyweights and lightweight, because they are mounted inside the vestibules. Air brake systems were most likely add-ons to these wooden cars, not built into them, like the steel cars. I'd bet the conductors would squawk if they had to hang outside adjusting the retainers, going down a grade. I live not far from Saluda, NC The Southern Railway had a 5% grade on their mainline between Asheville, NC and Spartanburg, SC. This was a line from Charleston, SC to Cincinnati, OH. There were special procedures the train crews had to do in Saluda proper to set retainers to go down the grade, not to exceed 8 MPH. There was a timing section of track they went through. If too fast, they went into a divert section of track that ran up a steeper grade to stop or go off the rails into the woods beyond the track. And that did happen a time or two.
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M-50 Israeli Sherman - FINISHED - MP Models - 1:35 Scale
Canute replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Oh, yeah! Played that one when I was doing air defense alert at Eglin AFB in FLA. Only 4 guys in a single wide for 24 hours. Only TV was over the air, antenna was on a rotor. We had 2 stations from Pensacola, FLA, 1 in Dothan, Alabama. Pulled alert with squadron mate who was heavily into super-detailing a Revell 1/32 F-4E. We'd go out and sit under the jet, tracing the assorted lines of hydraulics and other plumbing in the wheel wells. He'd call a line and I'd trace it from here to there in the wells. Reinforced a lot of the systems I learned in my initial F-4 training. -
Andy, I think it is what you think, a retainer valve. I blew the picture up as far as I could and it looks like one. Looked just like a freight car valve; you can see the retainer line running down the central door. Your interpretation looks good.
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M-50 Israeli Sherman - FINISHED - MP Models - 1:35 Scale
Canute replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
We had a long running series of American Civil War games at our alert facility in Germany. Some magazine published a new game every few months and it kept us occupied. Beat the alternatives. -
F-16c 35th FW Misawa "803" by Javlin -Tamya - 1/48 - PLASTIC
Canute replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Check on Scalemates.com for what may be out there. You never know what could be out there. I was looking at a Mudhen aka F-15E. This Great Wall kit has so much stuff included, but a lot of the ordnance is way newer than my era of knowledge. The accessories will blow your mind. Incredible. -
Hey, there's Popeye on the cowling. Nice.
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Yes, the stucco in Bitburg was a salmon color. I think my dad had pictures of the town square in Jan-Feb 45, after 3rd Army helped pinch off the Bulge. Looked better in 1975.
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Only certain ones, Carl. It was a very specific and demanding combat mission. Not everybody did it. My base had the job and only 1 squadron did the lion's share of the job. I was in a separate squadron that flew as air escorts for the primary Weasels. We carried ordnance to neutralize the surface to air missile sites. The job was not for the faint of heart. The stucco in Edward's photo is spot on for what I remember as the color in France. Where I lived in Germany, the stucco was more of a red, but it was fairly new, having been redone in the late 40's/early 50s.
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She's a beauty.
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Nicely done. It looks ready to rumble. Can't wait for the diorama.
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They're all targets, sez the Weasel. Some are just higher priorities for weapons employment.
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Yeah, the sandbags I remember from the 70s on were OD. They were also plastic. I was opining about a WW 2 era burlap bag, is all. Carry on. What's an aviator know about earth-moving equipment, huh?
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Nieuport Ni-17 by cog - Eduard - 1/72 - PLASTIC and PE
Canute replied to cog's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Jack, looking good. If I may hazard a guess, if the bags are burlap, they'd probably be a light tan.
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Nicely done, mate. What a recovery. 👍
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The mullions on the upper sashes really make this car pop. Doing a great job, Andy. Definitely need breaks working on those real fine details. I kitbashed some auto garages in N Scale for a museum layout and could only work on the windows about 20 minutes or so. Had to go work on some HO stuff.
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Like that wolf, Jack. On pins and needles waiting the next installment.😉
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Nice seat covers.
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Looking good, Andy. Nice to get some sanity back. And the primer looks good. Ties it all together.
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Just drop dead gorgeous.👌
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Painted Military Figures by Roger Pellett
Canute replied to Roger Pellett's topic in Completed non-ship models
Nice plaid paint.
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