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5 hours ago, RGL said:

Thanks all, I’m currently listing to an audio book on carrier operations in WW2. Trivia; most USN aircraft had radial engines so they could land (insert crash) better in the sea as in line engines have air scoops that would cause the aircraft to cartwheel on a ditch killing the crew. It also allowed for more space in the fuselage. 

Those were valid reason. Another reason was that a radial is air-cooled.  Having a hit in the radiator far from the carrier or any land would be a bad thing.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

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True that, a pretty horrible way to die but getting captured did kit seem a good option either. 
 

ive started on the aircraft, trying to make a 3 tone paint scheme. The Pontos decals are exceptional and only take about 5 seconds to come off the backing. 
 

I bought an extra 6 pack of Avengers to make a total of 10, with 4 hellcats and 4 dauntless. Most of these will be packed in the hangar deck. 

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OK, I'll be the party pooper here and take the heat for whispering that some of the fuselage insignia are up side down.

Bunker gear on.

RGL, a wonderful job on the build and log.

 

Cheers, Harley 

Cheers, Harley<p 

                     

 

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1 hour ago, Tigerdvr said:

OK, I'll be the party pooper here and take the heat for whispering that some of the fuselage insignia are up side down.

Bunker gear on.

RGL, a wonderful job on the build and log.

 

Cheers, Harley 

 

I wish we could have a little microphone in front of Greg right when he reads about this. lol.  

 

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You are a braver man than I Harley. Are you certain that Florida is far enough from Australia to be safe?:blink:

Lou

 

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Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

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Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

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1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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1 minute ago, lmagna said:

You are a braver man than I Harley. Are you certain that Florida is far enough from Australia to be safe?:blink:

Thanks for your concern, I really appreciate it. I'll watch for any packages from BNA (Australia) that I didn't order💣😅

Cheers, Harley<p 

                     

 

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2 hours ago, RGL said:

I didn’t know the point of the star had to go up! 

You can reason that since you are downunder, the stars should be upside down ... very nice work on the airplanes

Carl

"Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson
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I wonder what WWII RAAF markings would look like upside down?:huh::D 

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

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Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

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1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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I think they used a blue and white roundel. Similar to the RAF/FAA, without the red center.

Ken

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57 minutes ago, RGL said:

Ah, but I wasn’t asked which era......

I did say WWII.:D I knew that the present day day version would look like a dead rat.

 

Jim and Ken are right. Australia started with the red, white, blue RAF roundel but like Jim said, Americans it appeared, liked to shoot at anything with a red circle, so the red was removed from the fuselage roundels but for some reason not the wings. If it makes you feel better they removed the red circle from the US insignia for the same reason.  

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Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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Careful Your hanger will start looking like my model closet where I hide all the kits I don't want my wife to know about!😈

 

You keep saying that you are not going to put many aircraft on the deck. Are you going to stage them as if they are taking off on a mission and many of them are gone already? Or as the aircraft are stored and only a few are parked on deck either coming or going? Just a note. American practice, unlike British practice, was to store many of the aircraft on deck, usually on the stern in the landing area and kept the hanger deck available for maintenance and foul weather storage. That allowed them to carry more aircraft as a rule and expedite launching for missions.

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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Yep, but during recovery the aircraft on deck were at the bow and their wings folded, the barriers went up between each landing. 
 

my Zeppelin had them taking off this time it will be landing. I could fill up the deck but it would double the cost of the kit! 
 

nearly done. 

Greg

 

 

 

 

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Yes when recovering aircraft the stowed aircraft or those waiting to go below would have to be on the launching area of the deck with the crash net up. How many aircraft come in the kit? I know you said at one point in your build how many you have of each type but I don't remember if you stated they were what the kit came with.

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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3 hours ago, RGL said:

4 of each, Avenger, Hellcat and Dauntless. 

Thanks

 

It is good to at last see the planes coming on board. Just like on the real carriers the ship does not seem alive until the planes arrive.

 

Are you going to make the Pacific campaign ribbon part of the display?

Lou

 

Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence

Currant builds:

Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold)

Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral)

1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin)

Currant research/scratchbuild:

Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes

Non ship build log:

1/35th UH-1H Huey

 

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16 hours ago, RGL said:

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Ah, a 2 Wire trap; the LSO is probably going to ark that down for being a bit off centerline, and for the one-wheel landing.

USN has a long-standing tradition of having an LSO (Landing Signals Officer) not only guide the ac but grade each and every landing.  And, those grades are posted outside of the Ready Rooms (and wracking up enough UnSat landings can get you grounded--in peacetime you can be cashiered).  "Ideal" landing is a 3 wire, on glide slope on centerline, straight and level. 
For those vessels powered by Bunker #2 or Navy Distillate #2, the stack gasses create a turbulent updraft behind the ship, and just at the edge of the glide slope (across it on angle-deck carriers).
There's a reason that carrier pilots have greater stress on landing & takeoff than in actual combat.

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