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Nice ones!
Good ones!
MiTasol
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In 1972 I attended an international aviation museums conference hosted by the San Diego Aerospace Museum.
They were restoring a Consolidated PT-3 trainer and one of the team was building a 1/12 scale model at the same time. My apologies for the quality of the scans but 54 year old film that has not been properly cared for does not last well. Note the fuel tank turn-barrels and the fuel cap chain.
They were restoring a Consolidated PT-3 trainer and one of the team was building a 1/12 scale model at the same time. My apologies for the quality of the scans but 54 year old film that has not been properly cared for does not last well. Note the fuel tank turn-barrels and the fuel cap chain.
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A4K
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Nice work!
Nice work!
MiTasol
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Unfortunately both this model and the PT-3 itself were destroyed in the 1978 fire. As was Franks Spirit of St Louis. From the museums web site San Diego Air & Space Museum - Balboa Park, San Diego. I was lucky enough to visit the original site 6 or 7 times in 72.
A4K
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Ouuuuchhhhh.... what a terrible shame... I hope no-one was injured atleast.
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Oh wow, fantastic
Excellent!
Just found this very nice model of a Helenic Airforce Corsair II, which apparently won "Best in show" in a recent international competition in Bulgaria:
Now to the interesting part: there is a figure of a girl refueling the plane. Behind the model one can see a framed photo with (probably) the same girl. After some search (Thank you, Google!) I found the following video:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JELcSImVJGI
The a/c, based on the serial, is the same - see serial.
@1:46 you see 2 girls - I bet the one of them (with the yellow earmuffs) was the inspiration for the figure.
Cheers!
Now to the interesting part: there is a figure of a girl refueling the plane. Behind the model one can see a framed photo with (probably) the same girl. After some search (Thank you, Google!) I found the following video:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JELcSImVJGI
The a/c, based on the serial, is the same - see serial.
@1:46 you see 2 girls - I bet the one of them (with the yellow earmuffs) was the inspiration for the figure.
Cheers!
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SaparotRob
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It must be quite an operation transporting these fragile works of art from home to shows and back.
Lovely work!
