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Post by oldirish33 on May 14, 2022 9:14:41 GMT -5
You continue showing some interesting very well executed builds Andy. Nicely done!
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Post by dcast on May 14, 2022 10:32:55 GMT -5
Fantastic builds
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on May 15, 2022 5:07:45 GMT -5
Very interesting and quite advanced for the time I'd say. Nice build! Yes it was, I agree. Stayed in production until the mid 60s, and they remain in use in private hands to this day. Thanks Tom You continue showing some interesting very well executed builds Andy. Nicely done! Thanks Jerry. most kind of you Fantastic builds Cheers. Very much appreciated
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Post by JSB33 on May 15, 2022 8:30:56 GMT -5
Doesn't look like it would be the most comfortable but I guess you can not judge a book by its cover.
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on May 16, 2022 5:28:48 GMT -5
Doesn't look like it would be the most comfortable but I guess you can not judge a book by its cover. I can't comment on its comfort, but it was a very effective eyes in the sky and battlefield liaison aircraft. Rommel made very good use of his in North Africa
John Buffum was in late 1985 able to secure the Sport Quattro S1 that Michele Mouton had used to such good effect at Pikes Peak that year and straight out of the box he won the late season Carson City Rally setting him up for the following year. 1986 saw Buffum take the wins at the Perce Neige, Tulip 200 Forest, Norwester, Susquehannock Trail, Arkansas Traveller, Ojibwe, Dyfi St Agathe & Press On Regardless rallies and consequently win both the North American Rally Cup & SCCA National Championship before he competed at the season finale Olympus Rally. The Olympus was part of WRC in 1986 so Buffum was up against the works Peugeot and Lancia squads, and he acquitted himself well coming home 3rd overall some 6 minutes off the pace in what was to be the last Group B WRC rally though he would continue using the Sport Quattro in 1987 in the North American Cup
Platz/Nunu 1/24 - Audi Sport Quattro S1 - 1986 Olympus Rally - J.Buffum & N.Wilson - 3rd
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Post by Tom on May 16, 2022 14:03:52 GMT -5
I love that, a lesser known quattro! Wouldn't mind the 1:43 for my collection... Great choice and it looks like a very good kit too.
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Post by JSB33 on May 17, 2022 3:50:46 GMT -5
Looks like a very difficult build in regards to the paint and decals. And it looks like you showed it who is boss!
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Post by reeft1 on May 20, 2022 10:36:16 GMT -5
Wonderful! Forsprung Durch Technik!
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on May 27, 2022 2:52:54 GMT -5
I love that, a lesser known quattro! Wouldn't mind the 1:43 for my collection... Great choice and it looks like a very good kit too. It's what I would call a strange choice for the 1st release of a brand new tooling in this scale but i'm not complaining. It is an excellent kit that goes together very well Looks like a very difficult build in regards to the paint and decals. And it looks like you showed it who is boss! Always the window frames that a re difficult on any car kit and this was no exception. I mainly showed it who was boss Wonderful! Forsprung Durch Technik! Cheers Paul
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on May 27, 2022 3:11:36 GMT -5
Those of you who have consistently followed my kit thread will have noticed that I have a little theme on what Britain was using at the time of the Battle of Britain. The Spitfire & Hurricane have been seen along with the Defiant and the what could have been Whirlwind, but there was another fighter on strength at that time used to guard naval facilities down in Devon by both the RAF & Royal Navy. Introduced in 1936 the Gloster Gladiator had begun as a private development by the Gloster company based on their in service Gauntlet fighter but with redesigned stronger wings and undercarriage, less wing struts, a far more powerful engine, more armament and an enclosed cockpit that was quickly ordered into production as WWII loomed. However, even as it entered service it was obsolete and though it would remain in front line RAF service through to 1943 and would see action in China, Finland, Belgium, France, Norway, the Battle of Britain, North Africa, the Middle East, Malta, Greece and East Africa and see service with 19 air forces finally being withdrawn in 1953. Lindberg 1/48 - Gloster Gladiator MK.II - 112 Squadron, RAF Helwan, Egypt - 1940
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Post by JSB33 on May 27, 2022 4:29:38 GMT -5
Sort of like the meeting of 2 worlds there in the design.
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Post by Tom on May 27, 2022 12:21:56 GMT -5
I like that a lot and could see myself building one too. Now what was that series of books about hero pilots flying these? My memory is rather hazy but it might've been 45 years ago when I read them...
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Post by reeft1 on May 28, 2022 23:54:30 GMT -5
Excellent build as always - its sort of the missing link
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Jun 1, 2022 3:03:03 GMT -5
Sort of like the meeting of 2 worlds there in the design. Very much so. The Hawker Hurricane entered service 10 months after this, so this was very much a cross-over between the aircraft that could trace lineage back to WW1 and the new breed I like that a lot and could see myself building one too. Now what was that series of books about hero pilots flying these? My memory is rather hazy but it might've been 45 years ago when I read them... Very simple (and old) kit this one, apart from the rigging, as it had 35 parts, but it turned out well. Not sure of the series but was it about Faith, Hope & Charity which were the 3 Gladiators that defended Malta? Excellent build as always - its sort of the missing link Thanks Paul. Yes it very much is
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Post by Tom on Jun 1, 2022 4:18:55 GMT -5
I don't think that was it Andy. Will see if I can find more info.
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