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May 27, 2008 at 8:00 pm in reply to: Corsair at Fleet Air Arm Museum #1173092

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It really is an impressive piece of work. The book about it is a good read too, with lots of detail photos. I read on the net somewhere that the Brewster plant was so badly organised there was a machine at the end of the production line to turn the Corsairs over and shake the loose bits out. Sounds too bad to be true. They certainly lost the contract. It is true that the yanks gave most of the Brewster builds to us though.

I’ve read that somewhere as well – 730 odd they made, the ones in US service were all red lined at far below expectations but more than half made their way to the FAA – can’t dig out much about problems with them in the books I have, not tried the WWW yet – Robbo’s pictures above tell the story, you can touch the oil and paint !

The Brewster scandal was matched in some ways by Curtiss and their efforts to build P-47’s I understand?

May 27, 2008 at 7:07 pm in reply to: Corsair at Fleet Air Arm Museum #1173108

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I thought Les Cralley’s Corsair was the only known Brewster build example in existence.

Cheers

Cees

stripping back the paint, they found grey/green paint but the Goodyear built models were all blue, the manufacture date was post Brewster going out of business (big scandal at the time?) so they must have used assemblies and components from their line.

it really is a remarkable piece of work and I’d recommend anybody to see it.

May 27, 2008 at 5:33 pm in reply to: Spotted #1173251

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Westland Wessex on a low loader

A-303 Westbound this morning, not much of a helo man, two tone brown scheme and Royal Navy titles – have a snap on the mobile which I may be able to upload if its any good.

May 25, 2008 at 1:13 pm in reply to: Mark I mustangs #1176009

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The XP-51 Prototype survived

It was reflown in (I think) the 80’s – Ethels documentary history gives :

wing area 233.19 sq ft
Span 37.03 ft

No length though ?

The XP-51 is now in a Museum in the states – real forsight to keep it intact

May 24, 2008 at 5:57 pm in reply to: 86 Die-casts in the cupboards now… #1176741

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At long-last the diecasts are slowly getting to a decent standard, like the Hobbymaster Harvard, or the Corgi Swordfish & Lysanders.

I’m selective……..so 86 IS a big-deal, to me !!!!!!!!!!!

Won’t be long, before you crack the 100 barrier lol

I need to be more selective – I have a few I’m not too chuffed with (Typhoon with no rockets…. thats like Pizza without beer….) so try to check them out visually before I buy – WWW images don’t always tell a story. I go through phases with what I want as well – still, at the end of the day – I like ’em.

Am updating my will (am only 42… but hey….) wonder what to put about these… plus my books – ah well, if they go to a jumble sale I’ll come back and haunt the buyer:diablo:

May 24, 2008 at 2:21 pm in reply to: Just had a thought #1176778

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Can’t help much other than to say…

been delving in the old book collection, a quote in “Typhoon & tempest at war” says about the Sea Fury ” This aircraft had been discussed between Camm and the Air Ministry as the “Tempest Light Fighter”, well before the Tempest itself became operational. Basically, it was a Tempest with a reduced wing area, a Centaurus engine and a greatly improved view over the nose for the pilot to facilitate deck landings”

Something quite lovely about the late Hawker Piston engined designs though, just bulging with power and strength, at the end of airframe development etc – would love to see a Tempest V or VI in the air and I get a bit of a sulk with Hendon’s example in the TT scheme…:( still, each to their own….

May 23, 2008 at 10:46 pm in reply to: 86 Die-casts in the cupboards now… #1177099

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I tried….

Build kits, cheaper, more interesting and can do the schemes you want!
Impressive collection mind!

could never quite master it, plus once left a black outline of a 1/32 Lysander wing shape on a carpet with some spraying that got out of control! – and with a quick check, I’ve paid 50% or less for about a quarter of these and I sell a few on from time to time – time to rotate the collection though as I’m running out of space:eek:

May 23, 2008 at 10:42 pm in reply to: 86 Die-casts in the cupboards now… #1177182

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that I do…

You have a very understanding Mrs!

still drives me insane though, this is a woman who when “Jaws” was on TV chips in with “why don’t they just swim away?”…… still, she Ok’d these, plus the cupboards and even paid for a 1/32 Tomcat ! Can’t be bad (and don’t mention the football season ticket I just signed a cheque for…..)

May 17, 2008 at 11:12 pm in reply to: B29 and TU-4 #1181464

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somewhere…….

just how close a copy of the B29 was the TU-4 would the parts be interchangable?
http://www.aviamonuments.ru/planes/Rossiya/Moskovskaya+obl./126
I understand there might be one of them in China on display somewhere near Beijing as well as one in Russia is this correct?

I recall reading that they even recreated Boeing logo’s on the control column and while the engine cowlings were too large for the Russian powerplants they were the same size as the B-29, BUT – Stalin said the same and so this was taken on a quite literal basis what with him being who he was…..?

May 17, 2008 at 6:24 pm in reply to: Blenheim gets nose job(merged) #1181776

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[QUOTE=Lindy’s Lad;1249760]Ugly as sin, but ugly aircraft are the best (Black Widow, Victor, etc)

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ooo, thats fighting talk;) – Victor is far better looking than that Vulcan jobby that gets all the plaudits….. something very “dan dare” or (if you recall it?) Trigan Empire about the Victor – Vulcan looks like a 5 min job before shift end on a Friday…. then again, I always have a soft spot for the later Spits with all of the engine bulges, cannon bulges…. bit like an older beautiful film star with a bit too much work having been done… each to our own:rolleyes:

May 17, 2008 at 5:20 pm in reply to: Blenheim gets nose job(merged) #1181796

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just a huge thumbs up from me…

I remember being on holiday reading about the first crash (before I had a chance to see her…) watching the rebuild, seeing her fly, watching the rebuild again – what a bunch of fine people and top top work.

without starting anything, in terms of colours…. @ 1938 markings or do we want WW2 with a gun pack etc? Either way, Beautiful just Beautiful work (ugly looking thing with that nose) but who cares !?!?!?

May 8, 2008 at 12:06 pm in reply to: Phantom Low level at St Athan – Ray Hanna? #1189545

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what a great snap…..

anybody seen the images of Andy Cubin flying a Jaguar in Oman? They are in the Crowood Press Jag book – stunning…… just googled and couldn’t see them on the WWW – flying at silly feet like this….

May 5, 2008 at 7:49 pm in reply to: F2H Banshee #1192105

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can’t find it now…

Too bad there aren’t more here. 🙂
A lot of 1950s U.S. Navy aircraft are rare, in part because of smaller production runs and many (Demon, Cutlass, Tiger, etc.) didn’t stay in service long.

I think I’ve seen just one Banshee, at Pima (they seem to have one of everything…but remember that until the late 60s, Navy planes were disposed of at Litchfield Park, near Phoenix, and not just across the road at D-M) but I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a Phantom I.

isn’t or wasn’t somebody restoring a Cutlass to (in theory) flying condition, read it in maybe the International Air Power Review before it went stealth…. jets of that period had a high loss rate compared with later models as well.

May 5, 2008 at 7:18 pm in reply to: F2H Banshee #1192122

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Bridges At Toko Ri

is doing the rounds on Sky, Panthers are the main type but a few lighter coloured Banshees are on the flight deck – not a bad aviation movie at all, the flight scenes are well done as are the models compared with other movies of the time and since.

May 3, 2008 at 7:20 pm in reply to: SX336 – An Unfolding Story. (Note – 11 Images Suitable For Seafire Afficionados Only) #1193174

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Nice pictures…

I got my copy of the Crowood Press Seafire book this week, well worth a punt – Seafires usually occupy a chapter at the end of Spitfire books, nice to see a volume dedicated to her.
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