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The Aviation Enthusiasts Thread!
- Thread starter KillerNeuron
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Very jealous! Such amazing aircraft!A couple of weeks ago I got to go for a ride in a P-51 in Bremgarten, Germany:
http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/t77mackie/de Havilland Mosquito NF MkXVII/
The Mozzie is a NF MkXVII. It's the old 1/48 Tamiya kit - a very good one too.
Here's an F9F. It has the markings of the Navy's first jet on jet kill of a Mig 15.
The Thunderbolt I posted is Robert Johnson's Penrod and Sam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._Johnson
Johnson was the first ETO pilot to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's 26 kills. This is more impressive when you consider the fact that he did this in the early war when the Luftwaffe still was a serious force to be reckoned with. On June 6 1944 Johnson was on a transport back to the States.
I have a lot more planes and if y'all would like I can take some more pix and upload them.
Thanx,
- mac
IDK, the Mig 29 is pretty sleek looking as is the new Euro Fighter.
But, yeah, I love the old WW2 planes. They don't make 'em like they used to!
http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/t77mackie/de Havilland Mosquito NF MkXVII/
The Mozzie is a NF MkXVII. It's the old 1/48 Tamiya kit - a very good one too.
Here's an F9F. It has the markings of the Navy's first jet on jet kill of a Mig 15.
The Thunderbolt I posted is Robert Johnson's Penrod and Sam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_S._Johnson
Johnson was the first ETO pilot to surpass Eddie Rickenbacker's 26 kills. This is more impressive when you consider the fact that he did this in the early war when the Luftwaffe still was a serious force to be reckoned with. On June 6 1944 Johnson was on a transport back to the States.
I have a lot more planes and if y'all would like I can take some more pix and upload them.
Thanx,
- mac
Thanks very much, Mac.
Here's a site that has a lot of old model kits like the ones I used to build.
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I can't get the page with the Monogram 1/48 scale Mosquito kit I built half a dozen times to come up, but if you type mosquito in the search box it should come up.
And yes, post more pics of your models; I'd love to see them!
Mike
I think Revell just did a new tool 1/48 Mosquito. Not sure why, the Tamiya kit is outstanding.
I just realized I did upload a bunch of pix a while ago in my PhotoBucket:
http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/t77mackie/Plastic Pix/
Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Aichi B7A2 Grace
Dick Best's SBD-3 Douglas Dauntless - Battle of Midway. Interesting history on this one:
http://modelingmadness.com/review/allies/cleaver/tmcsbd3.htm
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If anyone is interested I do commission modeling work. Very reasonable pricing. I really need the money too!
Thanx - Enjoy.
-mac
I just realized I did upload a bunch of pix a while ago in my PhotoBucket:
http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab328/t77mackie/Plastic Pix/
Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair
Aichi B7A2 Grace
Dick Best's SBD-3 Douglas Dauntless - Battle of Midway. Interesting history on this one:
http://modelingmadness.com/review/allies/cleaver/tmcsbd3.htm
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If anyone is interested I do commission modeling work. Very reasonable pricing. I really need the money too!
Thanx - Enjoy.
-mac
The Russian stuff is pretty sexy. I prefer the Sukhoi. The Typhoon doesn't look horrible. I think the US stuff is just......meh. Stealth aircraft are just ugly. No curves.....just bizarre angles. Good for scattering radar, bad for aesthetics. Not to say that ugly isn't good. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the A-10.
The XF84 "Thunderscreech", looked good on paper but in real life a disaster. Probably the NOISIEST plane ever made
Here's a sound recording of this evil sounding beast flying over
Here's a sound recording of this evil sounding beast flying over
25 minutes ago from the lawn outside my work. Roseville Ca. It's a camera phone, sorry for the quality.
A couple of weeks ago I got to go for a ride in a P-51 in Bremgarten, Germany:
Here's a short vid I took from the passenger seat:
http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z48/victorkennedy/Mustang%20August%2018%202012/?action=view¤t=MOV01241.mp4
OMG...I am so jelous!!! Merlin engine!!!!
25 minutes ago from the lawn outside my work. Roseville Ca. It's a camera phone, sorry for the quality.
Dammit- forgot about that. Oh well, was completely *distracted* at that hour...
This flies around my house on Saturdays and Sundays
I love Lancasters, but I'm not sure if that's a Lancaster or a Lincoln.
In any case, here they are in their finest hour. 230, 235, 240...hold her steady.
Mike
While the F-22 and F-35 are quite ugly, IMO, slightly older airframes like the F-14, F-15, F-16, F/A-18 are incredibly sexy.
Most of the third and fourth generation fighters are attractive aircraft, especially the MiG-29, Eurofighter Typhoon, Su-27, Su-33, etc.
Fifth generation fighters, IMO, are uglier than sin, however, they server their purpose, being stealth.
Speaking of ugly, here's a Lincoln:
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Longer than a Lanc, different engines, BAD nosejob.
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Longer than a Lanc, different engines, BAD nosejob.
Another one of those "Looked Good On Paper" things, the XFX1 Pogo, the idea was to take off and land vertically. taking off was one thing but landing it was a suicide mission
Having been recently up close and personal with the F-35 at Lockheed, I gotta say, it looks like it ate too many sandwiches or something. Not as sleek or aggressive-looking as the Raptor, which I actually think looks amazing.
