Western Canadian Regional Model Contest (2012)

[Matt308]

Anyone know what happened to the vid in post 227? .

Still there...

 

[Crimea_River]

Hmm, not on my machine. Jan's videos are gone too. Weird.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice ones!

Yep the vid is still there. Probably something wrong with your Adobe Flash/HTML5 settings, update Flash and see what happens.

 

[Crimea_River]

Today it's back. Life is good.

 

[Airframes]

Yep, it's there for me too, but doesn't seem to want to 'stream' properly - bit jumpy - but could be my settings.

 

[Crimea_River]

Final two in this category: Italeri FW 190F-8 and an MPM N1K1 Shiden.

 

[Airframes]

Not bad. bit of a canopy and cowling problem on the '190, but looks good overall.

 

[Gnomey]

Good ones!

 

[Matt308]

I don't recall the shiden kai have such a swept wing form. Looks odd to me.

 

[Crimea_River]

Yeah, struck me as odd too but I chalked that up to my lack of knowledge of Japanese types. Maybe a poor kit representation or maybe real - perhaps Wayne'll know.

Anyhoo, let's try the OOB 1/72nd scale multiple engined prop category. Of 4 entries, gold went to this Revell IL-4, although I see some imperfections here.

Silver went to this Zvezda Pe-8

 

[Wayne Little]

I don't recall the shiden kai have such a swept wing form. Looks odd to me.

The wings do look a tad odd, in that they do appear to be swept back ever so slightly....shape is correct though.
This one is the N1K1 Shiden where the wings are mid fuselage, the N1K2 is the Shiden-Kai with the wings in the lower normal position, the Shiden-kai was a redesign of the N1K1 creating a different and much improved fighter aircraft.

 

[Gnomey]

Not bad.

 

[Airframes]

Not a bad pair, but I think the judges got the placings the wrong way around.

 

[Crimea_River]

...or I might have when I wrote them down.

 

[Wayne Little]

Not a bad pair, but I think the judges got the placings the wrong way around.

Second one is definitely the better of the two...

 

[Crimea_River]

Yup, I agree. Here are the other two: Italeri A-26 and a Trumpy Wellington. The Wellington took 3rd, if my records are right.

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff. I do like the A-26 as a model, and that one looks pretty good. The Wellington is good too - not easy to get the white looking suitably 'mucky'. The framing on the glazing is ever so slightly 'rough', but if that's 1/72nd scale, it's been done well, and won't be as noticeable to the naked eye. Good one. (keep trying to resist getting their Wellington III in 1/48th scale ...)

 

[Matt308]

I've always liked the Wellington and that looks rather nice.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice ones!

 

[Wayne Little]

not bad at all!