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It would be painted at the factory, and in usage would strip the paint off the leading edges, it wouldn't be completely bare metal but would look streaked and scraped bare metal with paint remaining in the areas that don't take a lot of stress.... (same with the inside of the shroud/intake chute which would be streaked with scrapes) they didn't chew much ice, mostly semi-compacted snow on the main routes... One of the few still in use, this is the Donner Pass Blower/Plow... Pretty much they are rebuilt/repainted every year in the off season...
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Lotus 72D by gsdpic - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12
Egilman replied to gsdpic's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Now you have... https://www.indycals.net/decals/f1/77wolfwr1.html https://www.bestbalsakits.com/tamiya/tamiya-detail.asp?kitnumber=4145 https://www.ebay.com/itm/234972506380 Indycals does most of the tamiya kits in any scale... Bestbalsa is also a good source.... Hope it helps... -
Sorry bout that little history dribble brother, there are quite a few serious RR modelers here that already understood the differences, so I probably shouldn't have brought it up, but for the few that are unawares, it is a good thing to understand.... Didn't mean to de-rail your build log....
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Well to actually get down to the brass tacks of model railroad scale, it is ALWAYS based upon the gauge of the rails, which is the distance between the rails.... "O" gauge being 1/48 the distance of real live american gauge rolling stock... This is known as "Standard Gauge" in real railroad parlance, all others are based upon this standard.... European gauge is also "Standard Gauge" as that is where it was mandated by law in 1846... Standard gauge, 4' 8.5", (56.5 inches, 1,435mm) is the most prevalent gauge around the world..... so, true "O" scale would have a gauge of 29.9mm or 1.177 inches... And since everyone serious about model rail knows that "O" gauge is 32mm where does it get it's relation to 1/48th scale? The point of what I'm saying, is there are 4, (maybe more) different standards for "O" gauge model railroading, which isn't 1/48th scale... (more accurately 1/43rd scale) in the '50's the american model railroad manufacturer's started building for scale accuracy and chose 1/48 scale as their standard for rolling stock (including Lionel) but stayed with the original gauge for their track, and over the years "O" gauge has given way to the term "O" scale in model railroading... Scale and gauge are not interchangeable terms... any serious discussion of Model railroading scales needs to take this into account....
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SU-85 WW2 Soviet Tank Destroyer by CDW - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Egilman replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Or, any Feldwebel with a panzerfaust..... -
{chuckle} It might be in miniature, but the engineering remains the same..... Good work!
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The AMX-13 project by RGL - Heller - 1/35
Egilman replied to RGL's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
That Twin anti-aircraft gun is probably the rarest of them all... I'm here my friend.. -
Actually, they had a very healthy fixation on Power to Weight ratio, which up until 1940, heavily favored radial engines...
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So, the lightning strikes! Works for me....
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Designed in '38 it was the first cannon armed British aircraft, it was also the fastest thing the RAF had in development... At the time, anything the British could get into the air was being produced, remember this was designed as a bomber killer, they needed rate of climb and raw power more than they needed speed for that role.... Merlins didn't fit that bill besides all the merlin production was spoken for for the next few years given the situation at the time... (it's why they licensed production out to Packard for the P-51) The RR Pregrine's developed valve problems which lengthened it's development time and as a result only a few were built, barely over 100 of the type and with the success of the Typhoon and Tempest it was decided that the Whirlwind wasn't needed/too costly to manufacture and maintain compared to it's contemporaries.... The type was retired in early '43 in favor of the Typhoon/Tempest line.... (also cannon armed) Think of a P-38 with cannons instead of machine guns for it's effect on a target.... And the Tempest was 60kts faster at sea level as well.... That's what war does, speeds up the development decision policies, there was no time for prolonged development....
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A fresh issue bird, EXCELLENT!!! not too many build to a new look anymore... It is just as beautiful as an end of the line veteran.... Well done brother...
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I think your right on the money for a fresh bird without too many missions under it's belt...Which was most Tempests... By the time they became prevalent in the forward units, the war was almost over.... They didn't get a lot of down and dirty must fly no matter what action.... (like the early war planes did) What you got doesn't need much if anything, remember, get some shots in real light, (bright sunlight) before you finish it, you will be surprised in how it changes the look... Right now, it looks perfect... Nice subtle work.....
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Beautiful Job Brother.... As far as the next one? Isn't that Lightning speaking to you? {chuckle}
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Lotus 72D by gsdpic - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/12
Egilman replied to gsdpic's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
https://www.ebay.com/itm/125606597953?chn=ps&var=426640223723&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=21562-222008-2056-1&mkcid=2&itemid=426640223723_125606597953&targetid=296739514498&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9057154&poi=9142551&campaignid=19868683663&mkgroupid=145907810526&rlsatarget=pla-296739514498&abcId=&merchantid=433595783&gclid=CjwKCAjw6eWnBhAKEiwADpnw9kSyE9Xl9o6XSa9a4TWyVcS6LNWimD1GtDK8xv5mHeUSifD6jMQGdBoCiaUQAvD_BwE Made to order... And these... https://www.tbdecalsmodels.com/product-page/1-12-f1-lotus-72d-1972-1973-tamiya-decals-tbd109 -
My pleasure Brother... There's a lot out there over the Wright Brothers/Smithsonian Langley controversy... Law, politics and personalities.... Here's a synopsis about it... https://www.wright-brothers.org/History_Wing/History_of_the_Airplane/Doers_and_Dreamers/Wright_Smithsonian_Controversy/00_Wright_Smithsonian_Controversy_Intro.htm No less than Glenn Curtiss was involved and several directors of the Smithsonian as well... Eventually it Involved FDR too... Since the Smithsonian refused to admit their clams over the Aerodrome were false the Brothers sent their Flyer to be displayed in London... Rather than at the Smithsonian where it belonged... Lots of interesting history in that period... (and after the war the Wright Flyer was returned to the USA for display)
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Nope, That was Samuel Langley from the Smithsonian and his Aerodrome.... His scale model flew successfully, but his full sized machine nosedived into the river.... I believe an engineering examination of the plans done sometime in the '70's decided that it couldn't fly as designed... It had no controls that would work anyway, and Langley missed the point completely, getting into the air had already been done in Europe, it was control that everyone was looking for... And the brothers were the first... Chanute never built a powered machine, he was getting old and felt it was going to take a younger man... But he actively supported the Brothers who consulted with him almost constantly... In fact the wired Pratt truss design of their wings is directly attributed to Chanute's guidance....
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Yep, the 1902 Glider, Glider #2 the first workable control system... A brilliant achievement, it was after their successful experiments with this glider that they realized all they now needed was a reliable power source... As an added treat, in pic #3, don't fail to peruse the reproduction hang glider hanging from the ceiling above Glider #2, that is Octave Chanute's 1896 hang glider... (made over 200 flights itself) Octave Chanute was a pioneer aviator and engineer... He also acted as a consultant to the brothers while they were perfecting their wing designs... (as well as being a witness to the Brothers first flight)
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The best I can find out is they have a range somewhere in the 400-450 mile bracket on a full fuel load, (the actual range is still secret, consumption is in the .75 mpg range) it also depends on what kind of fuel they are carrying, it is a multi-fuel engine that can run on anything from bunker oil to white gas... (and they can mix it on the fly) No, they don't have turbochargers, the engine is a 1500hp turbine itself... Of course not all Abrams have turbines, the export versions, (Egyptian and soon to be Ukrainian) have retrofitted diesels.... The power pack is still classified information... sorta....
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SU-85 WW2 Soviet Tank Destroyer by CDW - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Egilman replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
It will if you make it fit.... {chuckle} Beautiful, it would be a real shame to lock away all that work.... -
Happy Birthday Brother.... The insides of the trailer looks good, what are you going to load it with? {chuckle} The round landing gear wheels are a throwback to earlier days, but their ability to sink into asphalt paving on short notice caused their demise....
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One more thing Chris, the boat would be secured inboard when in port, outboard when at sea.... I know that sounds backwards, but it was standard navy practice... Essentially making the boat easier and faster to launch in case of emergency at sea....
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They would have been built red, but soon re-coated in black before it's first assigned deployment... (the red hull was too conspicuous to leave as is) She looks absolutely stunning Chris...
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P-38J Wicked Woman by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/48
Egilman replied to DocRob's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I think it's more your background than anything else my friend... and the soft white light.... Anyway it's beautiful, but your going to have to promise to give us a look representing the heavy SWPAC area in mid July.... {chuckle} This is going to be one stunning bird in heavy sunshine... (a true "Morotai Maiden") -
P-38J Wicked Woman by DocRob - FINISHED - Tamiya - 1/48
Egilman replied to DocRob's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
There is one suggestion I would make, take it out in the sunshine and get a few shots of it before you make a decision to do anything else... Natural light shows what it really looks like.... She's looking damn fine..... -
SU-85 WW2 Soviet Tank Destroyer by CDW - MiniArt - 1:35 Scale
Egilman replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
In '56 or '57 or so as a kid I went thru the tail end of a hurricane, scared out of my wits when the whole house started shaking, and remembering the screech of the wind still sends shivers down my spine... Long about '72-73 or so as a teenager I saw 4 feet of snow from an overnight blizzard, we had to climb out the window to shovel a path to the door to open it... And this was smack dab in the middle of Connecticut.... I'll pass on either weather condition/situation, thank you... {chuckle}
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