Donivanp
Lieutenant Colonel
I mean not to disrespect you, my apologies
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I mean not to disrespect you, my apologiesI have seen every top Gear from the beginning of the series way way back to the end. The very old ones to the last.
I have seen the speciale of Clarkson about the victoria cross winners and anything else.
I have and have read a lot of his books.
I have endured grand tour. Even liked some bits.
I have enjoyed diddly squat series.
So pardon me if I still do not understand.
But that's ok.
Still... i like me some B-58.
I like that F3F!In terms of numbers, the P-39 has the largest representation in my stash with somewhere around 58 of them unbuilt. But 48 of those are destined for a model building exercise with young'uns.
I think the next one to tackle - probably after my current 1/1 aircraft efforts - is an old Monogram 1/32 F-51D. I want to finally do one of those right, like I did with the old Monogram 1/32 F3F.
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It is not perfect. I decided to make that prop driven MLG work and almost brought it off. But some liquid glue ran down into the gears and I had to settle for the MLG almost all the way down.I like that F3F!
Sound like every kit I've ever done. Looks great from where I'm setting.It is not perfect. I decided to make that prop driven MLG work and almost brought it off. But some liquid glue ran down into the gears and I had to settle for the MLG almost all the way down.
I also took pains to hollow out the carb intake using a Dremal but later figured out that in take was unique to Al Williams aircraft and the real F3F's had a carb intake between the top two cylinders, even though you sure can;t see it in any photographs I have found.
I did install the correct antenna rather than the one shown in the kit but should have used a small piece of Al for the tail mast rather than regluing the one that came with the kit multiple times.
Oh, and it looks like 64 P-39 kits rather than 58.
It's just an example...and it's not mine, just a copy from the internet. But there are more elaborated whifs as well. With ot without parts from real planes. That's the reason for my question: shall we stay by the real stuff on the "zombie"-shelf or can we grab something different this time?Technically it's a modified P-38, so why not?
"The theme of this Group Build is to resume and finish any aircraft model that was started and abandoned, whether in a previous GB or not. The model must be an aircraft but can be any type representing any time frame. For the benefit of those "few" who are genetically predisposed to finish what they started, and who therefore have no started-but-unfinished kits, this GB will be open to include any aircraft model that has not been started."
It's also includes you favorite if you don't have a zombieAirframes &PlasticHero, thank you very much for the detailed answers!
I too see this forum as a source of information about WWII only and think that all GBs shall focus on this particular period. At the moment 50% of the started models (2 out of 4) are not from the WWII-period. This somehow misled me that any "zombie" is a good "zombie".
Cheers!