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Enzo Ferrari by CDW - FINISHED - Tamiya 1:24 Scale
Canute replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Quite the machine. I'm in also; pulling us a stack of tires. No rafter hanging for me. -
Maybe they'll serve us a venison stew? Had a great one in a tiny gasthaus on the German/Luxembourg border. The facility was rather modern, but the food was traditional. My Dad had pictures of Bitburg when he was there in 1945. All the stuff I saw in town 28 years later was about my age or newer at that time.
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After completing installation of the keel bolts and reapplying some WOP, I came back some hours later to test fit the keel to the frames. Got a little too hurried in dis-assembling the keel on the stern section and cracked off a wee piece from the last notch of the keel. It was a clean break and I glued it back with a dot of carpenter's glue. So much for getting the keel and frames glued up today. 😞
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I'd bet there was a lockout of some kind to prevent tilting the nacelles from the vertical position, on the ground. As long as they've been around, I've never read about that happening. The issues with landing in dust-storms, induced by the aircraft, were a n early problem, but they have some kind of blind landing system to assist them.
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As always, an interesting build, Denis. Nice job, fixing the faux pas. Italeri may have been doing the interior marks for the AF version, but never did release a modified kit. There would be a lot of drilling of good sized holes to add them to this one, too. Probably entailed some significant mods to the molds or making new molds, either of which costs Euros.
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That's tough to like your post, Javilin. Back issues are no fun; you never know when it's going to go out. I literally feel your pain, thanks to my Phantom time. Too many over "G" sorties.
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Even making up the mortar section as a separate kit would be a fantastic model.
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Lou, this is conjecture on my part, but putting the engines in the fuselage would take up cubic feet better used for troops and or cargo. Losing top end speed must have been an acceptable trade off. It's still faster than any other helicopter. The gyrations Boeing/Vertol went thru in designing the software for the control systems was one of several reasons for scrapping the bird. One of my squadron mates was working in Philly on their designs as a junior software engineer. Part of the issue was the old head running this tasking was a good wrench turner, but nowhere near knowing squat about software refinements. Love all those X planes developed in the 40s, 50s and 60s. I've had a chance to see some in the various museums I've been able to visit. Very cool designs.
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Nice. I'll follow this Denis. This beast can go a max of 280 Knots or 320 MPH or 530 KPH. USAF uses them for Special Ops missions. Per the official AF website: "The CV-22 is equipped with integrated threat countermeasures, terrain-following radar, forward-looking infrared sensor and other systems that allow it to operate in various austere conditions." That's those bumps and such all around the jet.
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Finally decided to join in with the Medway Longboat project. I liked the lines, it'll teach me some fundamentals and it's designed by the Maestro, Chuck. The wood is excellent to work with and I've tried to keep my big mitts clean. I opted for the half lap joints to stretch my skills. I thought I did a pretty good joint and glued the stern together. Oops, it was bent. I figured out I only checked the thickness along the immediate outside edges but failed to check it was uniformly the 5/64" thick on each side. After an application of isopropel alcohol and dismantling the boo-boo, I made a little sanding fixture to keep the joints uniforms. Now, it's nice and straight. It's a piece of .040 inch styrene sheet with two .080 x .125 styrene strips. The .080 will allow me to get very close to the 5/64" dimension. I built up the keel and got it ready to add the bolts. I drilled the bolt holes with a #74 drill. Next step, wipe on poly. I worked on the floors and frames, making sure every one fit nicely, The fun will begin when I start fitting all of them into the keel. Bow frames. Stern frames I have to attach the transom, but have a question for the mavens. Do I remove the char in the groove to attach it to the keel. I cleaned up the char on the top edge and am contemplating how to keep the transom square to the keel. So far, it been a pleasure working with this wood.
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1/48 Italeri CH47 (Chinook) "Big Wokka" RAF
Canute replied to Old Collingwood's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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Hmm, the Dragoons would be a good choice. I had considered reenacting a US Cavalry staffer at Gettysburg. Had the horse, but needed the rest of the gear. And time, which Uncle Sam was pretty stingy about allowing time off. The Cav at Gettysburg was in at the start, under Buford, northwest of that town, slowing the Rebs advancing on Gettysburg. And they were in there at the end, est of town with Custer and Stuart in one of the bigger cavalry clashes so far in that war. I'm a fan and student of the Cav in that war.
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