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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Aug 10, 2024 4:29:51 GMT -5
As usual, very nice build! Thank you Tom  Another couple of excellent builds Andy! They might as well have painted a bullseye on the side of the Bishop.  At 15 mph how did it keep up with the tanks it was intended to support? The Archer looks much more well thought out and practical, much more lethal. Great work! Cheers Jerry Absolutely on the Bishop, especially as it was deployed in the North African deserts which tend to be somewhat flat. Let's just say it wasn't a success because it was a bodge job rushed into production
Great models as ever Andy. My paternal grandfather was in the Royal Artillery and he helped to lob shells at the enemy with the 25 pounder. He was the main driver of the lorry that towed it, he did have to leave his Morris Quad and gun behind in France in 1940 though. He was in NW Europe in 1945 too. My brother has some of his letters home to his wife starting in 1939 when he was in the BEF in France, humdrum stuff but so evocative and moving. Oops, I've rambled on, sorry! Thank you Paul Carry on rambling as most interesting. Your Grandfather would have driven one of these then Those letters maybe full of normal life but they are great reminders of the greatest generation
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Aug 10, 2024 5:41:28 GMT -5
The Spitfire needs little introduction. Introduced into RAF service in late 1938, the Spitfire would see service until 1954 and fight in every corner of the globe and serve with many air forces. Probably its most famous moment was the Battle of Britain, in which it and the Hurricane were the chief fighters of the RAF however the Spitfires story didn't end there as it was constantly updated throughout the war and beyond to meet new roles, or new threats or simply because technology improved in the form of engines, weapons and materials. Spitfire development had progressed post the Battle of Britain with Mk II (921 built) which entered service in late 1940 which was essentially a more powerful Mk I and then onto the Mk V (The Mk III (2 built) was a test bed for later production types as was the one-off Mk IV which was the first Rolls-Royce Griffon powered Spitfire) which was a Mk I or Mk II with an even more powerful Merlin and this entered service in June 1941 only months after the Mk II. Some, 6500 Mk Vs were built but in August 1941 the Focke-Wulf FW190 entered service with the Luftwaffe, and it immediately outclassed the Mk V and although development was kept up on the Mk V it was pretty clear that something new was needed. Unfortunately the next generation of Spitfire which would become the Mk VII & Mk VIII was still in development, so a stop gap was needed which came in the form of a Mk III that was converted in late 1941 to take the latest generation of Merlin and this proved to be a success so it was ordered into production as the Mk IX based on the Mk V, and it would enter service in mid 1942 and as it proved very effective some 5600 were built, and they remained in service until the end of the war and post-war despite the introduction of many other Spitfire types (the Mk VI, VII, VIII, X, XII, XIV are those that saw service during the war with the Mk XVII, XIX, 21, 22, 23 & 24 being post-war types). The model is from Airfix and is one of their Super Kit series in 1/24th scale it was a new tooling introduced in 2022 and also of interest it was the first kit in a very long time (other than the Lego like Quickbuild series) to be made in England, specifically in Newhaven. I actually picked this up second hand locally and because it's a small world, on talking we discovered that we knew quite a few of the same people mainly because he works for SMTS but also because he went to school with my missus and is a friend of both my BILs. The option I've built is the personal mount of Ioannis Agorastos "John" Plagis who was Southern Rhodesian born Greek National who joined the RAF in 1940 when Greece was invaded and would see service in Malta in 1942 (10 kills) and then England from late 1943 through to the end of the war (6 kills) and as part of this second tour he would take command of 126 Squadron just before D-Day and the model is off his aircraft as it appeared between June and September 1944
Plagis retired from the RAF as a Wing Commander in early 1948, and he was both the highest scoring Greek and Southern Rhodesian ace of the war, and on top of that the most decorated Southern Rhodesian serviceman of the war.
Airfix 1/24 - Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc ML214 - Flight Lieutenant Johnny Plagis - 126 Squadron, RAF Harrowbeer, Devon - July 1944
Lastly to give you an idea of size i've posed it with D-Type of the same scale i made awhile back
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Post by Tom on Aug 10, 2024 9:31:06 GMT -5
I wanted to say 'that must be huge'- yes, it is. What a fantastic build, love the amount of detail. If I had the time and the room (not just for the build but also to display the result) this is one I'd love to try my hand at!
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Post by 105epaul on Aug 10, 2024 10:07:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words Andy regarding my grandfather's war. Lovely Morris Quad, that is what he drove and left behind in France when it ran out of fuel. A long walk to Dunkirk ensued. Very nice Spitfire, great that he survived the war and got sixteen kills too.
My brother posts the letters home on a WW2 website if you want to read them, PM if you would like to, it's four letters thus far.
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Post by reeft1 on Aug 11, 2024 12:09:08 GMT -5
Fantastic
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Aug 13, 2024 4:08:56 GMT -5
I wanted to say 'that must be huge'- yes, it is. What a fantastic build, love the amount of detail. If I had the time and the room (not just for the build but also to display the result) this is one I'd love to try my hand at! Yes it's pretty large and i would say is now probably the centrepiece of my model builds. Thank you but all credit must mostly go to Airfix for a fantastic kit that went together so well. If you do decide a kit build is needed i'd highly recommend. It's pretty good value as well
Thanks for the kind words Andy regarding my grandfather's war. Lovely Morris Quad, that is what he drove and left behind in France when it ran out of fuel. A long walk to Dunkirk ensued. Very nice Spitfire, great that he survived the war and got sixteen kills too. My brother posts the letters home on a WW2 website if you want to read them, PM if you would like to, it's four letters thus far. Welcome Paul and thank you. Often forgotten that the BEF for the main part came back in what they were wearing and little else Thanks on the Spitfire. Of the 10 in Malta, 5 were on the same day so a good pilot who later ran a Rhodesian airline as well
PM sent and thanks for the reply. I will be having a good read when i have a spare hour or so. What a site
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Sept 12, 2024 4:06:44 GMT -5
Brabham developed the BT46 for the 1978 Formula 1 season with its debut being the third race of the season in South Africa where it would prove to be competitive from the outset but because of the width of the Alfa Romeo Flat 12 power plant, the designer Gordon Murray was unable to achieve the necessary floor design to provide significant ground effect. In order to achieve this Brabham looked elsewhere and the Chaparral 2J with its twin fan sucker car provided the inspiration and so the BT46 was redesigned to incorporate a sealed engine bay, sliding skirts and of course a large fan and clutch mechanism with the former drawing air through the horizontally mounted radiators thus providing a modicum of legality. Two cars were prepared, and they would debut at the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix and there were immediate protests about the legality by other constructors as when the engine was revved the car could clearly be seen to squat on its suspension plus there were claims that the fan was spitting debris out into the following cars however they were allowed to race. Watson would qualify 2nd and Lauda third and whilst Watson would drop back and eventually retire due to throttle issues, Lauda took the fight to Andretti who would retire with engine failure, leaving Lauda to take the win by a little under 30 seconds. The protests continued after the race but the stewards and then the FIA deemed the car legal, however Brabham would voluntarily withdraw the car for the rest of the season to forestall an internal battle within FOCA of which Ecclestone was president.
The model is from Fujimi and in places I found this quite tricky particularly around the engine enclosure, however it does pass the 3 foot test.
Fujimi 1/20 - Brabham BT46B - 1978 Swedish Grand Prix - N.Lauda - 1st |
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Post by Tom on Sept 12, 2024 4:17:57 GMT -5
One of the most iconic F1 cars ever thanks to 'pushing the boundaries'. I have it in my 1:43 F1 collection but it's nowhere near this nice.
Worthy choice, great build!
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Post by 105epaul on Sept 12, 2024 12:03:24 GMT -5
Excellent build of the infamous 'fan car', bit of a shame that Brabham withdrew them after Sweden. I can remember the furore in my copy of Autosport from back then.
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Post by Alfaholic on Sept 12, 2024 22:37:29 GMT -5
I love this car for many reasons - one being that it got up Colin Chapman's nose, and the "great innovator" who pushed the rules to breaking point was one of those leading the charge to have the car banned!!
Great build, and it's still a great looking F1 car.
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Post by reeft1 on Sept 13, 2024 1:03:36 GMT -5
Always loved the fan car
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Post by 64collector on Sept 18, 2024 15:08:31 GMT -5
Lovely variety.
I wish I had space for big kits and the patience
I do have a tamiya subaru somewhere but it's probably a bit ropey now haha
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Oct 5, 2024 4:35:09 GMT -5
One of the most iconic F1 cars ever thanks to 'pushing the boundaries'. I have it in my 1:43 F1 collection but it's nowhere near this nice. Worthy choice, great build! It is and as i've built a P34 or two and a Lotus 72 this deserves a place with them
Thanks Tom
Excellent build of the infamous 'fan car', bit of a shame that Brabham withdrew them after Sweden. I can remember the furore in my copy of Autosport from back then. Thanks Paul. It definitely ruffled a few feathers, that's for sure. Withdrawal is the right word as they were deemed legal by the letter of the rules as the fan was considered a cooling device and not a moving aerodynamic device. I love this car for many reasons - one being that it got up Colin Chapman's nose, and the "great innovator" who pushed the rules to breaking point was one of those leading the charge to have the car banned!! Great build, and it's still a great looking F1 car. He was but then again just like now when there is a breakthrough, obvious like this or not there seems to be constant calls of rule breaking from other teams. Cheapens the sport i think
Cheers Martin
F1, 70s, innovation makes it very likeable Lovely variety. I wish I had space for big kits and the patience I do have a tamiya subaru somewhere but it's probably a bit ropey now haha Thankyou
Well in my case both of those came with age but the space came before the patience
See if you can rescue it but i've found is Tamiya UK's agent has an excellent replacement parts service even for old kits
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Oct 5, 2024 5:20:20 GMT -5
Enter The Draken
Saab began development on the Draken in 1948 as a replacement for the (previously featured on this thread) Tunnan and Lansen which at that time were yet to enter service however this was to be a much more sophisticated aircraft with a requirement to be an all weather single seat supersonic interceptor. During development the performance requirements would change several times and so the first prototype did not take to the air until 1955 and whilst a production order followed in 1956 it took until 1958 for the first production aircraft to arrive and in the meantime the requirement was changed yet again, this time for the aircraft to be Mach 2 capable and with a revised modified Rolls-Royce Avon it reached that in 1960. The Draken went fully operational in 1960 with J35A which was quickly superseded by the J35B in 1962 and in addition a two seat trainer the J35C followed in the same year however all were superseded again the following year with the J35D which incorporated considerable design changes including a more powerful engine and increased fuel capacity and from this was developed the reconnaissance version the J35E. The penultimate version the J35F started arriving in 1965 and again was based on the D but with much improved avionics and electronics and over the next 7 years 230 were built, and they would remain in service until the late 90s with 67 being upgraded to J35J specification to extend the types' lifespan which happened between 1987 & 1991. An interesting point is that the type never really replaced the Tunnan (service 1948-1976) or the Lansen (service 1956–1997) with all three being for a while being operational with the Swedish Air force at the same time. The model is from Eduard and utilised Hasegawas moulding but enhanced with resin cast and photo etch parts and represents a J35F which entered service in 1967 but it depicts the aircraft from 1989 when it was used in air displays for that season with the red tail and white ghost specifically added to this reason
Eduard 1/48 - Saab J35F Draken - Captain V.Ahlin, 1st Air Division, F10 Wing, Angelholm-Barkakra, Sweden - 1989 |
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Post by Tom on Oct 5, 2024 6:40:45 GMT -5
That is a very nice build. I like the plane too, good proportions and shape.
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At 15 mph how did it keep up with the tanks it was intended to support? The Archer looks much more well thought out and practical, much more lethal. Great work!
