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Quote from: NARSES2 on June 03, 2023, 06:03:19 AMTrying to think of something to stick a Centaurus on the front of ?

P-47 in an installation similar to the XP-47J, cylindrical Centaurus cowling with a chin.

Thanks Jon 

Quote from: Mossie on June 08, 2023, 11:16:45 AMI've tested the opposite, an R2800 cowling (from a CL-215) on a Sea Fury.  It'll fit, with some fettling.

Works also well with a Tempest Mk. II (using an F4U cowling).


1:72 Bedek Aviation Company "סערה" (Ser'h); aircraft "57" of the חֵיל הָאֲוִיר (Kheil HaAvir, Israeli Air Force)'s 104 tajeset "צרעות" ("Wasps"); Herzaleah (near Tel Aviv, Israel), during the Suez Crisis, summer 1956 (whif/Matchbox kit conversion) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on June 09, 2023, 07:19:03 AM

Quote from: Mossie on June 08, 2023, 11:16:45 AMI've tested the opposite, an R2800 cowling (from a CL-215) on a Sea Fury.  It'll fit, with some fettling.

Works also well with a Tempest Mk. II (using an F4U cowling).


1:72 Bedek Aviation Company "סערה" (Ser'h); aircraft "57" of the חֵיל הָאֲוִיר (Kheil HaAvir, Israeli Air Force)'s 104 tajeset "צרעות" ("Wasps"); Herzaleah (near Tel Aviv, Israel), during the Suez Crisis, summer 1956 (whif/Matchbox kit conversion) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

Oh I do like that 🙂

Quote from: AeroplaneDriver on June 08, 2023, 07:50:34 PM

Quote from: The Wooksta! on June 08, 2023, 01:09:43 PMCentaurus Corsairs are so passe. Been done at least twice.

Well if it's already been done then yeah, let's never try it again. That's the Spirit of Whiffery.

There are so many things to whiff, why redo what has already been done?

because i haven't done one, and am curious how it goes for me?

Quote from: Steel Penguin on June 09, 2023, 12:41:31 PMbecause i haven't done one, and am curious how it goes for me?

Absolutely, great to try things for yourself! I have found even some of my crazy ideas other have already done or thought about, but who cares?@ It's all about the fun. 

I've seen plenty of builds I've liked and my first thoughts are "I want one"
That why we all have models of
everything..planes..cars..armour..either cause you saw it in a shop or another modellers builds.

Salt Cat Racing, '84 XJ6 with turbocharged 1951 Buick Fireball Straight 8. 

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Now that's a challenge for Zenrat if I ever saw one 
Hell that's a cool car 

Changing the plugs on #7 & #8 has be done from INSIDE the cockpit!

Like a Sunbeam Tiger.............

I'd have a go at this, but I have already done it      also the new build I was thinking of breaks the rules   
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Quote from: Wardukw on June 09, 2023, 10:36:46 PMNow that's a challenge for Zenrat if I ever saw one 
Hell that's a cool car 

Finding both the Jag and the engine in 1/25 would be the challenge.
I like that it has portholes on the front wings like a real Buick.

I might enter a car in this but TBH swapping engines between cars is something I do anyway in a normal build.  But never fear, I came across a kit I had forgotten I had yesterday and it rekindled an evil plan...

Quote from: zenrat on June 10, 2023, 05:14:21 AMFinding both the Jag and the engine in 1/25 would be the challenge.
I like that it has portholes on the front wings like a real Buick.

Has anyone EVER done an XJ6 in 1/25? Or indeed almost any Jag, apart from the Mk 2 and all the racing ones. Oh, and the E-type of course.

Didn't AMT do a kit with a straight 8 Buick included some time back? My memory says it was a rather basic hot rod kits of some sort.

Quote from: Vostoc7 on June 10, 2023, 02:28:51 AMI'd have a go at this, but I have already done it      also the new build I was thinking of breaks the rules   

  Oh, so great/suprising a model!
    "Grandma' you have such a huge propeller"...  said the Little Red Riding Hood.