Recent content by GrumpyOldCrewChief

Attended the Detroit Pride Parade on Sunday, June 8th, and my family and I did our "Mom Hugs" and "Dad Hugs" stand at the end of the parade route. It greatly saddens me that this simple show of support brings such joy to so many. What terrible things must be happening in those peoples lives that...

How reliable would the variation at the engine exhaust stubs be? I remember a slight difference in the port and area leading the outlet.

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I meant that the Italians generally hewed to roughly the same sort of fighter philosophy the Japanese did. Lighter, more maneuverable airframes were preferred over heavier, but more ultimately versatile designs. The rigidity of thought of the separation of fighter v. light attack v. heavy bomber...

One of several of the major factors to be considered in this divergence in the paths will have to be the relative power from the available powerplants. Italy never domestically had the R-2600/R-2800/Merlin class of aero engines. The home-grown engines never rose to this level, and the...

The crated bare-metal wing, with the "meatball" star, looks to be an early, short-winged B-26 outer main-plane panel.

Such fun... https://youtu.be/v7c187E5BxY?si=Dw1AtCbYb4Koi0DH ...and... https://youtu.be/B9FzVhw8_bY?si=A8IvFA4coG4XEUbl

Anybody aware of any sort of conversion set for this? In 1/72nd?

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How was this kit to build? Your finished product looks great, but what trials and travails are hidden under that camo scheme?

With all these newly promoted mods, I wonder if the chances of getting banned have increased. More sets of sensibilities to offend, ya know... ;) In all seriousness, congratulations. :pilotsalute:

The only dark spot in your ascension is what it took to make it happen. Congratulations from across the pond! -from a colonial who also casually hates ketchup...

There are lots of factors, some of which have been mentioned, but some important ones which have not. I love watching the videos that this guy produces. Here is a very relevant one: https://youtu.be/EKR-Obdq8_E