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Egilman
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I just got word from KitLinx that my parts are on the way..... YAY!!!!! And the wheels from the ukraine is in post office shippin' limbo, they are out of Ukranian customs and in the hands of the shipper... I might have all the parts before I really start.... This is a good thing... EG -
Military Wrecker - Revell - 1:32 Scale - PLASTIC
Egilman replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
You could still do it brother, it's not that difficult. But it's true that it will be more difficult than having it off the model.... It looks great either way, it's may be a 60's kit but your build shows that modern techniques can make them look very very good... Well done my friend.... -
Military Wrecker - Revell - 1:32 Scale - PLASTIC
Egilman replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
That is why the term REMF strikes such a chord with all servicemen that have actually seen combat........ According to my father, it applied to anyone no matter the type of rank insignia they wore, he related a story where he actually was in the next room when the colonel, was berating a major for his lets say greater than spic and span tendencies in the "name" of efficiency. The colonel gave him the "Short" course on military efficiency in a combat zone, which had nothing to do with paint. He was soon separated from the division, yeah, completely out of the division he was that disliked and that was in Korea..... I can imagine similar things happening in all combat zones.... Some people just cannot figure what is important in what situation.... -
Actually those are very nice plans Lou, Here is their plan for the Airspeed Horsa Thank you for the link. Excellent source! I'll add it to my link to AeroFred.... AeroFred sends me free plans in my e-mail every few days.... I always love new sources, thank you for sharing...
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EXCELLENT! Beautiful work.... Looks great! Joe.....
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Thank you Craig, I'll have it finished in a bit....
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Yeah, my dream, (I've already collected the available kits/information including a full set of the structural and GSE drawings) is a Saturn V, Apollo 10 in 1/72nd scale on it's launcher heading for LC-39B that will be 6 feet from the crawler shoes to the top of the Crane not counting the crawlerway or lightning mast....... (and it's already cleared with the admiralty) Don't know if I"ll ever get it done, but it is my dream model....
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<triple sigh> Different people have different visions I guess.. for me brother, it has to be more than a tube sticking out of one side with the jeep and gun exiting down the ramps.... it could be that simple, but it doesn't tell a complete story to me..... I would need the discarded tail section to add more life, more action..... the tail section is what would require the space... the wingspan as you point out is 88 feet, in 1/35 that measures out to 2.5 feet 30 inches, the horizontal stabilizer is roughly 1/3 of the wingspan that is 10 inches of space needed right there then there is the length of the tail section say another 12 inches there... with the 2 inches of fuselage and 6 inches of ramp? The base has grown to at least 20 inches long and 14 inches wide right there... of course rearranging the parts could probably compact it down to about 16 by 16, but that is still quite large... Doth exaggerate? chuckle, Not in my vision.... it's not the height that is at issue length and width. Now for OC's C-5A down the Galaxy ramp dream? with a tail height of 65 feet? 65 divided by 35 equals 1.857 feet... EG
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And I would have to find another place to live, the Admiral would transfer me out before separating me from the service...
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amen brother!
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Now that would be something, but it would require at least two feet for the tail height and five feet of length to get the entire tail ramp in 1/35th scale..... (and a wall for it to stick out of) {chuckle}
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Building it wouldn't be the issue my friend... I could probably hack & staple something presentable together..... Thank you for the compliment Denis..... Thank you EVERYONE for your comments, even those trying to convince me to do a dio...... {chuckle} It's GREATLY appreciated.... EG
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yeah there's that, but then you have to find a good ground level shot, which is the hard part...
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Can't use the II cause I've locked the presentation into D-Day, the Horsa Mk II hadn't been built yet.... (and by the time they started using the II they weren't using M1A1 Howitzers anymore, they had upgraded to lightweight M2 105's) Also I'm specifically locked into the 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, they had the M1A1's with Jeeps and were assigned to Horsa's for the D-Day assault... (the 320th GFA had 105's) In the Keokuck mission (supporting the 101st) they used Wacos for many of the jeeps and howitzers... There were so many different loading configurations in the supporting missions almost anything you come up with would be authentic...
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Unfortunately not from me brother, I just don't have the room for such an undertaking....
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You can read about the whole D-Day air assault from Midnight 00:01 June 6th to 23:59 June 7th (D-Day +1) here: USAF HISTORICAL STUDIES: NO. 97: AIRBORNE OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II, EUROPEAN THEATER.... A full text PDF file you can read online. (or download) The Second Glider assaults, the "Keokuck" mission supporting the 101st and the "Elmira" mission supporting the 82nd starts on Page 65.... The whole thing is an excellent read....
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B-25J Mitchell by Tom E - Revell - 1:48 Scale - PLASTIC
Egilman replied to Tom E's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
THAT'S the stuff!!! My bottle still says Future Acrylic floor polish. (that was several name changes ago) I remember on several online forums where everyone went all crazy when they did the first name change and Johnson's said they were discontinuing the Future line, it was just a product line/name deletion, incorporating Future products into the Pledge product line trying to keep sales up.... Had everyone confused for a while....
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That pic is of a Waco Glider brother, (in British service known as the "Hadrian") and yes it could only carry one or the other.. the Airspeed Horsa Mk 1 is twice as large... the USAAF as well as the British used both... Four Horsa's and a Waco (Hadrian) in the same LZ... You can tell the Horsa's from the separated tails, it's how they unloaded vehicles....
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The problem with that brother as you are well aware of is building the two sections of aircraft. You need the fuselage section right behind the wing to represent the exit, and a complete tail section which was tossed to one side... the span of the horizontal stabilizer alone would be close to a foot in 1/35th it would have to be on a base at least 18"x 12" at the absolute minimum and probably more like 24"x 24" to do a proper job of it...... I suppose it could be set up as it's own separate shelf in the display case... One of those subjects that would be great, if you had the space to keep it... I do believe that someone produced a paper kit of the Horsa in 1/33rd scale, that would work I suppose.... (building it in plastic using the paper as patterns) I guess Bronco does a 1/35 injection Horsa Mk1 .... (amazon, check the price) Kit Review...
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B-25J Mitchell by Tom E - Revell - 1:48 Scale - PLASTIC
Egilman replied to Tom E's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
No no no no... not Pledge, the oily greasy furniture polish, Future, the hard shell floor polish.... Jacks picture is Future after they (SC Johnson) renamed it...... (the reason they re-named it? Pledge is supposedly more recognized than Future was and has better customer appreciation) You definitely want the floor product... -
T-28s by ErnieL - Kitty Hawk Models - 1/32 - PLASTIC
Egilman replied to ErnieL's topic in Completed non-ship models
We have reality, we have what the mind remembers of reality, and then, most of the fun of modeling comes from trying as best we can at making our remembered reality match actual reality in the chosen mediums available.... You will eventually find that reducer machine brother, it's there, the journey is in figuring out how to get it to work for us as individuals. I know you've got it, I've seen it..... -
I salute you sir! you are one brave soul.... I can't even see that stuff anymore..... I looks with trepidation at my TF 18 kits and the PE they are going to entail (1/350th scale) at twice your size...
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One fine looking bird brother.... sure looks the part... The shot through the access door is a great one... Thank you for sticking it out...... it is a treat... EG
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Thanks Lou, It was a fun build even if a short one... and a bit of a challenge.... Sadly though as the 76th Anniversary of what is depicted is but a week away, it is dedicated to those who took many shots so those who didn't get the shots I was looking for could live...... context is everything.... Thanks goes to all that served.... WE owe them more than anyone can return... EG
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Thank you my friend, I tried to get it as close as I think it would have looked, unfortunately there are no pics of this available online. (but I'm sure they exist in someone's photo collection) It's a situation that HAD to have happened, the Horsa Glider loadings were set up that way.... Shame that no one seems to have took a pic... Thank you for following my friend.... EG
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