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Aaron Brooks Wolters
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Very cool Evan! Excellent idea Terry! 
A4K
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Cheers guys!
It is indeed a great idea Terry, thanks mate. Apart from being rapt at the gift anyway, I'm very honoured aswell to have received such a significance aircraft - the Saiun was his uncle's favourite personal design.
Working out a nice display base for it:
Thinking maybe a simple section of runway, base bordered in a nice varnished wood with a Black plaque stating full name of aircraft in gold capital letters, possibly in Japanese and English, and legend below in upper and lower case letters saying 'Gift from Hirohiko Yamada, nephew of Saiun Co-Chief designer Yasuo Fukuda'
What d'yas reckon?
It is indeed a great idea Terry, thanks mate. Apart from being rapt at the gift anyway, I'm very honoured aswell to have received such a significance aircraft - the Saiun was his uncle's favourite personal design.
Working out a nice display base for it:
Thinking maybe a simple section of runway, base bordered in a nice varnished wood with a Black plaque stating full name of aircraft in gold capital letters, possibly in Japanese and English, and legend below in upper and lower case letters saying 'Gift from Hirohiko Yamada, nephew of Saiun Co-Chief designer Yasuo Fukuda'
What d'yas reckon?
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Yep! Maybe make it an engraved, polished brass plaque, the engraving let in with black paint? Could be tricky for the Japanese characters though.
ccheese
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Been after a Comet Model Airplane Co. Lockheed P-38 for a long time. The company went out of business in 1987, but someone must have a warehouse full of Comet models, as they show up on eBay quite often. This one cost me $44.00 on eBay. Me and a Navy buddy built one of these in 1956, and he still has it !!
Hope to start it for GB #17 as a Recon Version. This model has a 34 inch wingspan.
Charles
Hope to start it for GB #17 as a Recon Version. This model has a 34 inch wingspan.
Charles
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A4K
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Very nice Charles! Great looking aircraft the Lightning.
Cheers Jim, Wayne and Terry!
Will look into options re the plaque, want it to look good. Really would like to get the name in Japanese too if possible.
And this arrived today from Aaron for the Rukuhia dioramas: Academy 1:72 P-40B Tomahawk - Thanks mate!
It will be converted to a P-40E-1, either NZ3009 'F' or NZ3029 XO-M.
Cheers Jim, Wayne and Terry!
Will look into options re the plaque, want it to look good. Really would like to get the name in Japanese too if possible.
And this arrived today from Aaron for the Rukuhia dioramas: Academy 1:72 P-40B Tomahawk - Thanks mate!
It will be converted to a P-40E-1, either NZ3009 'F' or NZ3029 XO-M.
A4K
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Czesc wojtku!
A little easier than anticipated my friend!
The scenes I want to model of NZ3029 and (possibly) NZ3009 are from photographs taken after their engines and cowls were removed, so no nose correction necessary. Just need to scratchbuild a firewall and oil tank basically, plus the centre leading edge of the wing visible in the engine bay.
According to scale plans, rear fuselage length and tail position are the same for the B and E, the B rear fuselage taller. Enter the Academy P-40M/N with it's separate rear canopy sections!
There will be some correction from the point behind the rear canopy section to tail, but the 'major' work is considerably lessened for me.
If modelling NZ3009, the wings will need to be seperated from the fuselage, and tail fin removed aswell, which does make her look real interesting! The wings were removed in one piece (thank god - hence her later rescue and restoration to airworthiness) - most of her compatriots had them gas-axed off.
Going to be fun!
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A4K
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That's the one my friend!
She's a bit sadder in the Rukuhia photos... will post pics in the next few days.
She's a bit sadder in the Rukuhia photos... will post pics in the next few days.
Lucky13
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Finally got the Airfix B-29 that I wanted and for less than the last I was bidding on, which went for 39 dustbunnies...
Also snapped up the Hasegawa 1/72 B-47E Stratojet, for a price that could not be refused!
Also snapped up the Hasegawa 1/72 B-47E Stratojet, for a price that could not be refused!
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Jolly good stuff old chap! Couldn't reply properly with the text messages earlier - had visitors.
I hadn't realised the B-47 was in 1/72nd scale - didn't even know there was one in that scale - should be impressive when done. Around 2022 by my reckoning ....
I hadn't realised the B-47 was in 1/72nd scale - didn't even know there was one in that scale - should be impressive when done. Around 2022 by my reckoning ....
Aaron Brooks Wolters
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Lucky13
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With a bit of luck, not too much overtime etc., etc., maybe even 2019!
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Now don't get too ambitious - you haven't allowed for pub time!
Lucky13
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Add another 6 months then...
Crimea_River
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Nice ones Jan!