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Capt. Vick said:
I never realized how big the Delta's wing was when compared to the Hustler's...or vice a versa
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Yes, the 102 is Big, but the Hustler ia Huge!

This came in the mail today. I've herd not so good reviews on it, but the moldings look pretty good. But that's not to say the fit will be, so I'm expecting quite a bit of filling and sanding but the end result should look ok. One thing that worries me is the way the kit has mechanical linkages that turn the payload pylons when the wings are moved froward or backward to keep them parallel to the slipstream. It reminds me too much of the early Monogram models with the working parts. Has anyone built this one and tried to make that feature work?
 

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Christmas pressies arrived, thanks to Ivett's family! All 1:72 (the presents, not the family )

-Flightpath 72103B: C-130 Allison T56-A-15 engines
-Pavla V72-84: DH.100 Vampire Mk.6 vacform canopy
-Squadron (Falcon) 9104: F4U-1A/D Corsair, 2 vac form canopies in open position
-Ventura V7252: 8" and 4" serial letters and numbers (Black), WW II to current day




 
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Just came in the post... with many thanks to Wayne!

-Academy 1:72 F4U-1A Corsair
-Hasegawa 1:72 P-40N Warhawk

Both for the Rukuhia dioramas, first two of which can now be begun




Thanks mate!
 
Nice stuff guys. No experience with that wing mechanism Glenn but it does remind me of the 1/32 Monogram Mustang that had the retractable undercarriage that operated with a thumbscrew under the fuselage. Pretty nifty at the time. Bomb releases worked too.
 
Glenn, I've built the Revell 1/32nd scale Tornado, and the Airfix 1/48th scale version, both of which had the 'mechanism' for swinging the wings, but not linked to the stores pylons. On the larger scale, the offset arm was fairly substantial, and actually works, if moved gently. However, on the 1/48th scale version, although it works, it's very fragile, with some flexing, and could easily snap, or disengage. I'm guessing it will be a similar arrangement on the F-111.
Unless you really want the wings to 'swing' in unison, I think it would be better to omit the 'mechanism', leaving the pivots in place, which would allow the wings to be positioned as required, and the pylons to be moved into the relevant position.
 
Just checked the stash Glenn, I have the EF-111 version. My recent arrivals that came over the past week, 10 more items to come, Ho Ho Ho. The first photo shows a 190 for my captured theme, a P-47 for my formation aircraft theme and a Buffalo, cause it was half price. Photo 2 shows two more decal sheets for my captured theme. Photo 3 was purchased to finish my F-86 as an RCAF aircraft. Nato Top Gun 1957-60. And finally, some photo-etched seat belts.






Geo
 
Nice ones George


Here's a scan of the instructions. It is quite complicated. I think I might try it and if It doesn't work well enough I can always break the pylons off and glue them on.
 

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Earlier this month I bought 20 boxed models from a guy getting out of the hobby (his hands won't handle it anymore):

1:144
B-58

!:72
F-86
B24D
RB-36
Ki-61

1:48
B-29
B-24J
B-17F
SB2C
TBD-1
A1H
Bf-109E
Bf-109F
Hu-87
Me-262
Ar -234
Ju-86
Me-110
Ki-84
B5N2

In addition I got 3 crates of aircraft books and magazines.
 
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