I have 3 dozen+ unfinished(some untouched, some half-done)kits- mostly WW-II AC, some armor, a couple of motorcycles. I may go have the local hobby store order me a Revell 1/48 F4U-7.
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Funky NATO names for Soviet aircraft
- Thread starter Munjibunga
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Speaking of wacky Soviet aircraft..... How about this guy? NATO codename "Bull". Short for "Bull-Ess"? Sorry for the large file.
Speaking of wacky Soviet aircraft..... How about this guy? NATO codename "Bull". Short for "Bull-Ess"? Sorry for the large file.
Aahh! The Soviet's B-29 clone! Many pieces of masonry were excreted due to this aircraft's existence.
...and when I think about it, code naming it the "Bull" makes sense...
let me post one of my favorite aircraft ever.
This is, if you hadn't figured, where I got my handle.
This is, if you hadn't figured, where I got my handle.
Do you know what's going on w/the dorsal fin/fillet? The rear one, not the one closer to the canopy.
I started getting back into building model kits last year, but I never seem to have the time to finish them. I have (all 1:72) Hawker Tempest V, F4U-1A Corsair, P-47D Thunderbolt (Bubbletop), and a Spitfire Mk XIV, all in various stages of assembly. Now that Im bandless I think I might get on these.
Speaking of wacky Soviet aircraft..... How about this guy? NATO codename "Bull". Short for "Bull-Ess"? Sorry for the large file.
Ah yes, the TU-4...aka the Russian Ripoff...
...they took three "interned" B-29 bombers that emergency landed on Russian territory after raids on Japan or Japanese-controlled Manchuria, then copied them rivet for rivet and made it their front line heavy bomber for almost 10 years.
Infuriated the US in the process...and proved to be a very prevalent Soviet design strategy - let the US figure out HOW to do something, then copy it.
A few examples:
AN-12 (an obvious C-130 derivative)
TU-154 (...or is it a B727?
)Buran (mini Shuttle!)
Of course, eventually, the Russians/Soviets got their act together and started doing their own work - some of it exceptional!
Gotcha. Yeah, that is one of my favorites as well- the prop on that sleek airframe brings to mind a whammy bar on a fretless for some reason...
The names of planes the Japanese recieved from the allies were the worst.
Betty, George, Frank, Zeke,
My favorite the Geebee
Betty, George, Frank, Zeke,
My favorite the Geebee
Gotcha. Yeah, that is one of my favorites as well- the prop on that sleek airframe brings to mind a whammy bar on a fretless for some reason...
I want one of these just to fire up when the college kids next door get bothersome...
...but then again, that would blow windows for about a 1/4 mile radius...and cause miscarriages and brain damage...
EDIT: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! MODEL KIT MODEL KIT MODEL MIT MUST HAVE!!!!!
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Resin, eh?[hick drawl on full]Dunno bout them high-tech multi-meaty-uh models. Shoot, I betcha the glue don't even give ya a buzz.[off]
You have me a tad bit more confused than usual, sir.
The cockpit is about a half-mile long.
Resin, eh?[hick drawl on full]Dunno bout them high-tech multi-meaty-uh models. Shoot, I betcha the glue don't even give ya a buzz.[off]
What? What's wrong with resin?
AN-12 (an obvious C-130 derivative)
More of a bigger Fairchild C-123 to me!
TU-154 (...or is it a B727?
)and a VC10ski
Oh, I was just making a comment on my ignorance of the stuff- I'm old school(read *old*
)- plastic, paint & glue, a few firecrackers and we're done. 
