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**** DONE: 1/48 MS 406 - Winter War / Eastern Front WWII
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Very cool...
Good work so far!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Looks good and so neat.
Donivanp
Major
Ditto to all
about rad of MS406. it could be in any position when the ac was on the ground.
the rad was a manual control. The pilot will set the radiator up position when the water temperature will be below 60° and down when the T° reach 120°.
The radiator stays in the position as adjusted by the pilot.
up or down it was not a problem during pre warm engine.
When the oil is cold his viscosity is high, under the high pressure, an by pass is opened, the oil coming from the engine, return directly to the engine without cross the radiator.
When the oil begin to be warm, the pressure decreases and the by pass is progressively closed. The oil crosses radiator now.
Du très joli travail sur ce pit!
the rad was a manual control. The pilot will set the radiator up position when the water temperature will be below 60° and down when the T° reach 120°.
The radiator stays in the position as adjusted by the pilot.
up or down it was not a problem during pre warm engine.
When the oil is cold his viscosity is high, under the high pressure, an by pass is opened, the oil coming from the engine, return directly to the engine without cross the radiator.
When the oil begin to be warm, the pressure decreases and the by pass is progressively closed. The oil crosses radiator now.
Du très joli travail sur ce pit!
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le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
Hello,
Thanks Waroff for this information...
I saw your work on your MS406 => an amazing and fantastic work
Finally, I decided to work on the nose...
Before
After
Thanks Waroff for this information...
I saw your work on your MS406 => an amazing and fantastic work
Finally, I decided to work on the nose...
Before
After
JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Since I'm not familiar with this aircraft, I am having a hard discerning the type of work you did on the nose. Did you bevel the top front edge of the cowling down at a greater angle? From the profiles, it looks like the original aircraft had an angle point between the nose and the canopy. Not meant to be a criticism since I believe that subtle work = good work!
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le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
many drawings show a broken line near a propeller, but it's a wrong interpretation.
When we look in three quarter front, the cowling line and the line of cylinder head give this impression of broken. But from firewall frame to the propeller spinner, it's a straight line. This line is tangent to the propeller spinner, not above it.
I drew from the original technical drawings and data MS (fuselage plan, frame, plan-form),
each line, circle, arc, are strictly traced according to MS data of 1938.
With a broken line, your MS is better now.
It is too wide but it will be not easy to corrected (fuselage: wide of AZ = 22,5 , and at 1/48: 18,75.... maximum cross section, at the windscreen frame station: 900x1835mm)
bonne journée
Waroff
When we look in three quarter front, the cowling line and the line of cylinder head give this impression of broken. But from firewall frame to the propeller spinner, it's a straight line. This line is tangent to the propeller spinner, not above it.
I drew from the original technical drawings and data MS (fuselage plan, frame, plan-form),
each line, circle, arc, are strictly traced according to MS data of 1938.
With a broken line, your MS is better now.
It is too wide but it will be not easy to corrected (fuselage: wide of AZ = 22,5 , and at 1/48: 18,75.... maximum cross section, at the windscreen frame station: 900x1835mm)
bonne journée
Waroff
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Nicely done so far!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
That is good detail correction which most folks would never have known Steph, me being one of those 'most folks'.
N4521U
Colonel
It's great to find these differences in the kit to the real thing, and then be able to make them.......
reminds me of all the ones I did on my Blenheim, verrrry satisfying.
Well done.
reminds me of all the ones I did on my Blenheim, verrrry satisfying.
Well done.
fubar57
General
Something I would never have noticed. Nice correction and good info Waroff.
Geo
Geo
Crimea_River
Marshal
Impressive fix Steph.
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le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
Hello,
Thank you all for your nice comments.
Radiator done even though it was not really the right shape
Thank you all for your nice comments.
Radiator done even though it was not really the right shape
Donivanp
Major
Great catch and lesson about it. I know nothing of this aircraft so am learning along the way.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nicely done Steph, just love the way you add all this detail.
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le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
I keep working... 
I cut the location of the radiator (radiatot wells ?)
I cut the location of the radiator (radiatot wells ?)
