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Opps:facepalm: Sorry Fred, great planes design & historical wise! The Spits flew top cover to tangle with the 109s and the Hurricanes tore up the bombers. The Lanc, well all you have to say is the Damn Busters.
Not a big deal man given the beautiful aircraft you have been talking about. I just finished a Curtiss Helldiver which is a neat looking model. Always liked the American carrier born stuff as well like the Hellcats and corsairs.
 
Fred...agree 100% on the Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancs.....also throw in the Mosquito...that plane was gorgeous! I always loved the Lancaster's paint scheme.
also..the Helldiver is a neat looking plane too....gotta love the nick name..."the Beast"...kinda says it all...still looks cool though with that big ol tail and the tri color paint scheme...


Not a big deal man given the beautiful aircraft you have been talking about. I just finished a Curtiss Helldiver which is a neat looking model. Always liked the American carrier born stuff as well like the Hellcats and corsairs.
 
Fred...agree 100% on the Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancs.....also throw in the Mosquito...that plane was gorgeous! I always loved the Lancaster's paint scheme.
also..the Helldiver is a neat looking plane too....gotta love the nick name..."the Beast"...kinda says it all...still looks cool though with that big ol tail and the tri color paint scheme...

The beast wasn't an endearing nick name. The SB2C Helldiver, AKA Sonofa B#£ch 2nd Class
 
Paul,

What's the scale of your thud?

Daniel

It`s an old Monogram 1/48 scale kit.Needed a bunch of work and resin/aftermarket bits to make it look better ,although it really was a very nice kit for it`s age.


Cheers Daniel


Paul t
 
Gentlemen ,watching that big black bellied beast they call the "Lanc" fly over ,flanked by Spitfires and Hurricanes does indeed inspire awe ,and brings a shiver down your spine !

I had the same feeling the first time a saw a B-52 and B1-B do a fly over !

Being under a B-2 during fly by was just wierd ,but in a great way !

Funny how big a shadow those planes cast when overhead :eyepop:

But these is just something about the sound of radial engines that does it for me.

Paul t
 
Gentlemen ,watching that big black bellied beast they call the "Lanc" fly over ,flanked by Spitfires and Hurricanes does indeed inspire awe ,and brings a shiver down your spine !

I had the same feeling the first time a saw a B-52 and B1-B do a fly over !

Being under a B-2 during fly by was just wierd ,but in a great way !

Funny how big a shadow those planes cast when overhead :eyepop:

But these is just something about the sound of radial engines that does it for me.

Paul t

I was at the Friday Blue Angel practice many years ago at the old Dallas NAS. About 200 yds from the end of the runway & inline with it. A solo came screeching by during one of the passes. I noticed the shadow on the ground racing towards me, and actually flinched as it came across me. It was really awesome!
 
Talon...agree...the crews were not too happy with the HellDiver's performance in the earlier models. I think the skipper of the Yorktown, Jocko Clark, decided to replace his air group with Dauntlesses for her first wartime cruise. I will defer to the guys who have far more knowledge than I will ever have on the performance of these planes, but apparently it had a lot of teething problems...even still, I agree with Fred, it is a cool looking bird. I love the Hellcat too...another classic....heck, they are ALL classics!


The beast wasn't an endearing nick name. The SB2C Helldiver, AKA Sonofa B#£ch 2nd Class
 
Paul...you did a beautiful job on your F-105...it looks awesome!

It`s an old Monogram 1/48 scale kit.Needed a bunch of work and resin/aftermarket bits to make it look better ,although it really was a very nice kit for it`s age.


Cheers Daniel


Paul t
 
I took my son to watch an air show at the old Willow Grove Naval Air station in Pa, has to be about 10 years ago, he was 7 or so...the Thunderbirds flew that day.....it was really hot that day and he hung in like a trooper but by the end of the show he was exhausted so we walked to the car and them fly from the parking lot.... at the end of the show, they came screaming over head from almost every compass heading....just hauling butt ....one flew low and fast over us in the parking lot....and set off half the car alarms in the process when it blew by us over head...


I was at the Friday Blue Angel practice many years ago at the old Dallas NAS. About 200 yds from the end of the runway & inline with it. A solo came screeching by during one of the passes. I noticed the shadow on the ground racing towards me, and actually flinched as it came across me. It was really awesome!
 
Not a big deal man given the beautiful aircraft you have been talking about. I just finished a Curtiss Helldiver which is a neat looking model. Always liked the American carrier born stuff as well like the Hellcats and corsairs.

You build plastic models too ?


Paul T
 
Paul...you did a beautiful job on your F-105...it looks awesome!

Thankyou sir !

I think I have almost every warbird WWII -present in my collection ,and then some :wink:

I was checking out the 1/32 B-17 kit.....kinda got me thinking !!



Paul T
 
You build plastic models too ?


Paul T
Ya paul I like 1/72 scale Airfix stuff. Has the right size and detail level for me. You on the the other hand have some serious skills bud. I'm about to do a stang for oldest boy. Gonna have a redhead with big eyes on the nose lol. Right now I am in mayerthorp with my oldest brother and two of my son's hog hunting. Love the hunting cabin atmosphere lol.
 
Talon...agree...the crews were not too happy with the HellDiver's performance in the earlier models. I think the skipper of the Yorktown, Jocko Clark, decided to replace his air group with Dauntlesses for her first wartime cruise. I will defer to the guys who have far more knowledge than I will ever have on the performance of these planes, but apparently it had a lot of teething problems...even still, I agree with Fred, it is a cool looking bird. I love the Hellcat too...another classic....heck, they are ALL classics!
Hellcats had the best kill ratio of the war did it not? The wildcat was everyone's favourite underdog lol. I also really like the swordfish. Must have been weird watching seagulls pass your plane lol
 
Hellcats had the best kill ratio of the war did it not? The wildcat was everyone's favourite underdog lol. I also really like the swordfish. Must have been weird watching seagulls pass your plane lol
The Swordfish was possibly unique in that it outlived the aircraft intended to replace it, the Albacore. In fact, one squadron (119 Squadron RAF) actually replaced its Albacores with Swordfish. The nickname "Stringbag" wasn't a derogatory comment on all the wires and fabric; it was a reference to a woman's string shopping bag which could carry pretty much anything, as could the Swordfish - torpedo, bombs, rockets, depth charges...

The Swordfish might not have been slow enough that seagulls could overtake it, but it's slow enough that it can fly formation with a helicopter.

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The Swordfish was possibly unique in that it outlived the aircraft intended to replace it, the Albacore. In fact, one squadron (119 Squadron RAF) actually replaced its Albacores with Swordfish. The nickname "Stringbag" wasn't a derogatory comment on all the wires and fabric; it was a reference to a woman's string shopping bag which could carry pretty much anything, as could the Swordfish - torpedo, bombs, rockets, depth charges...

The Swordfish might not have been slow enough that seagulls could overtake it, but it's slow enough that it can fly formation with a helicopter.

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Hey bud let's not forget the swordfish did in the Bismark and the raid on the Italian fleet at Taranto. Great plane that also helped pioneer radar for ASW work as well :) it was a very useful aircraft but I think that has much to do with the absolutely superb aircrew who flew it I think as any particular characteristics of a charming but antiquated plane. The Avenger was a much better aircraft in RN service off its carriers in the torpedo launching role as well as ASW. The fleet air arm also used an aircraft called the Barracuda did they not in some of those roles?
 
Fred..great call on the Swordfish! I built a model of the Swordfish years ago...I like its paint scheme with the white fuselage and the camo on top.

The Swordfish was possibly unique in that it outlived the aircraft intended to replace it, the Albacore. In fact, one squadron (119 Squadron RAF) actually replaced its Albacores with Swordfish. The nickname "Stringbag" wasn't a derogatory comment on all the wires and fabric; it was a reference to a woman's string shopping bag which could carry pretty much anything, as could the Swordfish - torpedo, bombs, rockets, depth charges...

The Swordfish might not have been slow enough that seagulls could overtake it, but it's slow enough that it can fly formation with a helicopter.

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Fred...I think you are right about the Hellcat kill ratio...it was something like 19:1

Hellcats had the best kill ratio of the war did it not? The wildcat was everyone's favourite underdog lol. I also really like the swordfish. Must have been weird watching seagulls pass your plane lol
 
Paul....would love to see you build that B-17! that would be awesome!!


Thankyou sir !

I think I have almost every warbird WWII -present in my collection ,and then some :wink:

I was checking out the 1/32 B-17 kit.....kinda got me thinking !!



Paul T
 
OHHHHH, Were is said museum ? Got any more pics of that f-8 in the background of the third shot?
 
You can also goggle them they have good pictures on there web site. My brother was one of the three founders of the museum back in the late 70s
 
I used to build models for a living, building oil refineries, off-shore drill platforms, shopping centers, pipe-line laying ships, abig model of the Cutty Sark sailing ship for a museum, etc. At a later time, for a side line, I put my name in at hobby shops on their bulletin boards offering to build models for people. I built RC gliders, the big Top Flight Spitfire and Corsair, and plastic models, (which is how I got into the B-17 balsa model with aluminum sheeting, as discussed earlier.) When I would build a plastic model, I would build two or three at the same time, practicing on one, and improving one the second. The best model goes to the customer, and the inferior of the two I would keep. The photos below are from an A-6 Intruder that I built for a gunny who wanted to give it to a friend. I built this model about 25 years ago. I have about a hundred un-built models in my storage room for some future date. One of the things I do on my planes with the gear extended, is place them on a griddle that goes on my stove, and then the burner is turned on. As the griddle heats up, the tires get flat on the bottom and bulge a little looking as if there is weight on them. I know I did it on the A-6 but it may be hard to see. For my "remove before flight" flags on the ejection seats, I use #46 wire and took the foil off the back of Wrigley's gum wrappers. That foil was about .0005" thick. I could peel it off, flatten it out, paint red, cut in strips, glue the wire on and then glue the other end of the wire onto the appropriate location. I was going to put tags on the nose of each of the bombs, but lost motivation on this model before I did.

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I took my son to watch an air show at the old Willow Grove Naval Air station in Pa, has to be about 10 years ago, he was 7 or so...the Thunderbirds flew that day.....it was really hot that day and he hung in like a trooper but by the end of the show he was exhausted so we walked to the car and them fly from the parking lot.... at the end of the show, they came screaming over head from almost every compass heading....just hauling butt ....one flew low and fast over us in the parking lot....and set off half the car alarms in the process when it blew by us over head...

I usually do not go into airshows, for 2 reasons. 1 is that most airshows in North Texas area is not conducive to good photography, crowd usually on east side and shooting into the sun. #2 with or without my DSLR I like to be as close to the action as possible, which is anywhere outside the airshow proper. Yes even the parking lot is better than “show center” Here are some of my images during my time in the warbird community.2XCompC-B17_0199 .jpgF-22.jpg426Cp copy.jpgspn379CRp.jpgCOMPGM1A8x10_0482 copy.jpg8x10-_0078 CW.jpg
 
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My last air show was in 1995. I saw the Blue Angels at Brunswick Navel Air Station in Maine. Got badly sun burnt. I had to work late that night. I wish I just gone home instead. It was a slow night. Great show! I still have my program, somewhere. Now I go watch which ever Air Team is flying the day before, practicing, and don't have to get sun burnt. They usually start practice around 3 p.m.
 
I used to build models for a living, building oil refineries, off-shore drill platforms, shopping centers, pipe-line laying ships, abig model of the Cutty Sark sailing ship for a museum, etc. At a later time, for a side line, I put my name in at hobby shops on their bulletin boards offering to build models for people. I built RC gliders, the big Top Flight Spitfire and Corsair, and plastic models, (which is how I got into the B-17 balsa model with aluminum sheeting, as discussed earlier.) When I would build a plastic model, I would build two or three at the same time, practicing on one, and improving one the second. The best model goes to the customer, and the inferior of the two I would keep. The photos below are from an A-6 Intruder that I built for a gunny who wanted to give it to a friend. I built this model about 25 years ago. I have about a hundred un-built models in my storage room for some future date. One of the things I do on my planes with the gear extended, is place them on a griddle that goes on my stove, and then the burner is turned on. As the griddle heats up, the tires get flat on the bottom and bulge a little looking as if there is weight on them. I know I did it on the A-6 but it may be hard to see. For my "remove before flight" flags on the ejection seats, I use #46 wire and took the foil off the back of Wrigley's gum wrappers. That foil was about .0005" thick. I could peel it off, flatten it out, paint red, cut in strips, glue the wire on and then glue the other end of the wire onto the appropriate location. I was going to put tags on the nose of each of the bombs, but lost motivation on this model before I did.

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Very nice build !

I remember years ago ,trying to find an old OOP Monogram A-6E was indeed a chore,and when you found one they commmanded huge money !

Of course it was re-issued again not that long ago ,as is usually the case.

I built the Monogram 1/48 EA-6B offering a few years ago ,very nice kit for it`s age.,but some aftermarket bits and decals and it looks great.

Remeber some guys would not touch a kit if it had raised panel lines ? Even if the real plane did indeed have overlapping panels ,they would still sand the whole thing flat and re-scribe the entire kit :facepalm:

I mean yah ,I`ve done some re-scribing ,but only if it needed it (Kopro ,AA models to name a few LOL)

Take care

paul T
 
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