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Post by Scalainjridesagain on May 22, 2024 6:54:53 GMT -5
After securing third in the 1976 F1 championship with the six wheeled P34 Tyrrell would continue development of the car for the 1977 championship and the revised car, the P34B was wider and more aerodynamic but unfortunately also heavier. Ronnie Peterson replaced Jody Scheckter alongside Patrick Depailler for the season, but the new car was not as good as the previous years car particularly in braking and cornering, and it would also struggle with reliability so of the seventeen races that season Depailler would finish 8 and Peterson 7 and of those only 4 were podium finishes. Towards the end of the season the front track was widened to try and address the handling issues which helped Depailler secure a season best finish for the team in Canada with 2nd place. The last race of the season was in Japan and Depailler and Peterson would qualify 15th and 18th respectively and whilst Peterson would retire after colliding with Villeneuve on lap 6, Depailler would go onto finish 3rd which meant Tyrrell finished 5th in the championship.
Fujimi 1/20 - Tyrrell P34B - 1976 Japanese Grand Prix - R.Peterson - DNF |
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on May 22, 2024 8:23:08 GMT -5
Very nice model of an extremely cool looking F1 car!  |
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Post by 105epaul on May 22, 2024 11:22:22 GMT -5
Great model and you get added brownie points as it's the great Ronnie Peterson's car. He was one of my favourite drivers, I got his autograph when he raced in F2 at Crystal Palace in the early 70s.
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Post by Tom on May 22, 2024 12:45:58 GMT -5
Fantastic build of an iconic F1 car, perhaps the most recognisable ever.
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Post by reeft1 on May 23, 2024 6:36:41 GMT -5
Super build
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Post by JSB33 on May 26, 2024 9:44:57 GMT -5
It has gotten to the point where I have to check which thread I am in before commenting, I have to see if it is an Andy original or store bought. You make young Chinese female factory workers jealous.
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on May 29, 2024 3:59:00 GMT -5
Very nice model of an extremely cool looking F1 car! Thank you Julio and yes, perhaps even the coolest of them all. Great model and you get added brownie points as it's the great Ronnie Peterson's car. He was one of my favourite drivers, I got his autograph when he raced in F2 at Crystal Palace in the early 70s. Cheers Paul  Talented driver gone far too early so that autograph is a great thing to have Fantastic build of an iconic F1 car, perhaps the most recognisable ever. Appreciate that Tom and yes i think it is the most recognisable F1 car there has and probably ever will be. Thanks Paul It has gotten to the point where I have to check which thread I am in before commenting, I have to see if it is an Andy original or store bought. You make young Chinese female factory workers jealous. Thats very kind of you sir. I'm getting better i know but i'm not to their standards just yet. Will keep trying though |
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Jun 1, 2024 4:34:20 GMT -5
After the E.28/39 proved that jet propulsion was viable, Gloster presented a proposal for a twin-engined jet fighter in late 1940 which was approved in early 1941. A prototype began taxiing trails in 1942 and in March 1943 the fifth prototype took to the air followed by several more with different engines and some changes to control surfaces before in January 1944 the design was finalised for production which would be the Rolls-Royce Welland powered Meteor F1. 300 were ordered, and the first versions were cleared for service in July 1944, but in the end only 20 were built as such was the pace of development that the remaining aircraft on the production line were completed as later variants. The F2 was next in September 1944 powered by Rolls-Royce Derwent engines followed by the F4 in 1945 with a strengthened fuselage and upgraded Derwents and nearly 500 of these were built which led in 1949 to the T.7 a two seat version of the F4 of which 650 were built and also the next major version, the F8. The F8 also went into production in 1949 featuring a longer fuselage with increased fuel capacity, a modified tail, a standard fit ejector seat, a blown teardrop canopy and of course further upgraded Derwents and over a thousand of these were built and from this version was developed a fighter reconnaissance variant to replace the by now ageing Spitfires and Mosquitos in that role. 20cm longer than an F8 due to its nose designed to take a camera it first flew in 1950 and also incorporated three external fuel tanks and 126 would be built entering service in 1951, and they would remain in service with the RAF for 10 years plus in addition 21 would be exported. There are a number of survivors of this particular variant, but they are all static with Ecuador having 6, Israel 2 and there is one remaining in the UK.
Airfix 1/72 - Gloster Meteor FR.9 - No.8 Squadron, RAF Sharjah, Trucial States (UAE) - January 1958 |
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Post by Tom on Jun 1, 2024 6:15:36 GMT -5
Famous name, attractive looking machine, superb build!
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Post by 105epaul on Jun 1, 2024 7:29:05 GMT -5
Nice build, I don't think any Meteors are flying here now. My neighbour flew one on a test as he was the only pilot available who had twin jet engine experience, probably from flying the Canberra. Back in about 1969 I went on a coach trip to an airfield race circuit meeting at Koksidje, Belgium and there were a number of redundant Meteors parked up. Well as a 14yo it would have been rude not to climb up onto one and sit in the cockpit wouldn't it? And have two Belgian boys bouncing on the rear of the fuselage thus getting the nose wheel off the ground? I enjoyed the racing and that bit of fun.
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Post by JSB33 on Jun 1, 2024 8:07:35 GMT -5
What a great looking plane
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Jun 1, 2024 9:53:17 GMT -5
Cool looking airplane, nicely done!  |
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Post by reeft1 on Jun 1, 2024 14:33:56 GMT -5
Super build
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Jun 8, 2024 4:19:13 GMT -5
Famous name, attractive looking machine, superb build! Yes, yes and thank you though could be better but my first time building this new tooling so much has been learnt Nice build, I don't think any Meteors are flying here now. My neighbour flew one on a test as he was the only pilot available who had twin jet engine experience, probably from flying the Canberra. Back in about 1969 I went on a coach trip to an airfield race circuit meeting at Koksidje, Belgium and there were a number of redundant Meteors parked up. Well as a 14yo it would have been rude not to climb up onto one and sit in the cockpit wouldn't it? And have two Belgian boys bouncing on the rear of the fuselage thus getting the nose wheel off the ground? I enjoyed the racing and that bit of fun. Thank you There are 4 flying meteors in the world and 2 are in the UK, but they are not preserved as they remain in service since the 1950s with Martin Baker, the ejection seat manufacturers. They have periodically been stored and then re-activated and they are currently both 72 years old.
Some 4000 Meteors were built, and a lot have been preserved, for example Argentina has 22 of them and in relation to your experience there are still 5 in Belgium. You may well have sat in the cockpit of one of those remaining
What a great looking plane It certainly is that Cool looking airplane, nicely done! Very much so and thank you Cheers |
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Jun 8, 2024 5:19:35 GMT -5
The British Army had used both the Daimler Armoured Car and Dingo Scout Car to great effect in WW2 and so in 1947 would issue a requirement for a replacement and Daimler would secure a development contract in 1948 with the first prototype being delivered in 1950. The new Scout Car named Ferret was heavily based on the previous generation sharing its drivetrain layout, low height, suspension, but it had a longer wheelbase, larger body, more powerful engine, larger wheels and a 6 speed epicyclic gearbox which meant all gears were available in both forward and reverse. Production would start in 1952 and almost immediately a MK2 version was introduced fitted with an Alvis turret including a 7.62mm Browning machine gun and the two types would remain in production for 10 years with a little over 4400 built split across 4 types of Mk1, 8 types of Mk2 and also a Mk3, 4 and 5, and they would remain in service with the British Army until 1991. Many are now to be found in museums or as gate guardians all across the world, although at least 24 nations have around 800 still in active service, with India being the largest remaining user with around 320 on strength.
Airfix 1/35 - Daimler Ferret Scout Car Mk.2 - Royal Army Corps, Berlin, West Germany - 1961 |
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