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PR19_Kit

#165
July 21, 2019, 06:07:07 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on July 21, 2019, 03:54:21 AM

I'm starting to see this in BPF markings. Must resist the urge  :banghead:


Why must you?  ;D

Quote from: Scotaidh on July 21, 2019, 05:03:19 AM

The lift-line of the wings doesn't seem to match the thrust-line of the props ... and that fin seems a trifle scant.  I'd expect that craft to be a bit directionally unstable with an odd attitude in normal (straight and level) flight.  Probably take off like a homesick angel, but landings might be challenging. 


Hang on a sec, this is the artwork from a UNICRAFT box we're talking about here. We really shouldn't be getting hung up on small things like thrust and incidence angles.  :o
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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chrisonord

#166
July 21, 2019, 07:17:10 AM Last Edit: July 21, 2019, 01:59:09 PM by chrisonord
All their stuff is made as fodder for Tophe's laboratory  isn't it  :wacko: :wacko:
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Thorvic

#167
July 21, 2019, 10:55:37 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on July 21, 2019, 03:54:21 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 20, 2019, 03:20:51 PM
Like a Brewster Buffalo with a contraprop!  :o

Quote from: kitnut617 on July 20, 2019, 03:56:47 PM
It always reminds me of an F8F Bearcat

My first thought was that a Buffalo had met a Bearcat one dark night.

I'm starting to see this in BPF markings. Must resist the urge  :banghead:

You need the Folland F118 for that  :angel:
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kitnut617

#168
July 21, 2019, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: Thorvic on July 21, 2019, 10:55:37 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on July 21, 2019, 03:54:21 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 20, 2019, 03:20:51 PM
Like a Brewster Buffalo with a contraprop!  :o

Quote from: kitnut617 on July 20, 2019, 03:56:47 PM
It always reminds me of an F8F Bearcat

My first thought was that a Buffalo had met a Bearcat one dark night.

I'm starting to see this in BPF markings. Must resist the urge  :banghead:

You need the Folland F118 for that  :angel:

What's one of those Geoff, all I get when I do a google are photos of Gnats ---  :o
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Scotaidh

#169
July 22, 2019, 01:49:18 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 21, 2019, 06:07:07 AM
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Quote from: Scotaidh on July 21, 2019, 05:03:19 AM

The lift-line of the wings doesn't seem to match the thrust-line of the props ... and that fin seems a trifle scant.  I'd expect that craft to be a bit directionally unstable with an odd attitude in normal (straight and level) flight.  Probably take off like a homesick angel, but landings might be challenging. 


Hang on a sec, this is the artwork from a UNICRAFT box we're talking about here. We really shouldn't be getting hung up on small things like thrust and incidence angles.  :o

Well, presumably they got the drawing from somewhere other than in-house - most likely the source of the design?  Wikipedia - oh, right - I see your point.   :wacko:
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NARSES2

#170
July 22, 2019, 06:20:31 AM Last Edit: July 22, 2019, 06:22:14 AM by NARSES2
Quote from: kitnut617 on July 21, 2019, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: Thorvic on July 21, 2019, 10:55:37 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on July 21, 2019, 03:54:21 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 20, 2019, 03:20:51 PM
Like a Brewster Buffalo with a contraprop!  :o

Quote from: kitnut617 on July 20, 2019, 03:56:47 PM
It always reminds me of an F8F Bearcat


My first thought was that a Buffalo had met a Bearcat one dark night.

I'm starting to see this in BPF markings. Must resist the urge  :banghead:

You need the Folland F118 for that  :angel:

What's one of those Geoff, all I get when I do a google are photos of Gnats ---  :o

Just gets a couple of lines in my British Secret Projects which says it was basically a Folland F.117 fitted with a Centaurus.
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jcf

#171
July 22, 2019, 01:28:51 PM
The profile is similar to the side-view on the F.117 3-view on
pg.22 of BSP Fighters & Bombers 1935 - 1950, 1st edition.

Thorvic

#172
July 22, 2019, 11:43:14 PM
Quote from: kitnut617 on July 21, 2019, 02:24:24 PM
Quote from: Thorvic on July 21, 2019, 10:55:37 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on July 21, 2019, 03:54:21 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 20, 2019, 03:20:51 PM
Like a Brewster Buffalo with a contraprop!  :o

Quote from: kitnut617 on July 20, 2019, 03:56:47 PM
It always reminds me of an F8F Bearcat

My first thought was that a Buffalo had met a Bearcat one dark night.

I'm starting to see this in BPF markings. Must resist the urge  :banghead:

You need the Folland F118 for that  :angel:

What's one of those Geoff, all I get when I do a google are photos of Gnats ---  :o

Its the Naval version, but slightly different to the F117
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#173
July 27, 2019, 04:21:37 PM
Igor and his artwork...  Blatant hypocrisy.  He bleats about people stealing images from his website but shamelessly loots other sites for artwork and photos.  For example, the Hawker P.1030 uses one of TsrJoe's models, the photo lifted from Tony Buttler's BSP volume 3.  There's likely others but this is the only one I can definitively prove.

The man is a shameless pirate, producing the world's worst resin kits imaginable at top end CMR prices for excreble garbage that makes the worst Merlin kit look like Tamigawa.
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PR19_Kit

#174
July 28, 2019, 07:47:25 AM
Don't mince your words Lee, tell us what you REALLY think.   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;) ;)
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Thorvic

#175
July 28, 2019, 02:07:29 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 28, 2019, 07:47:25 AM
Don't mince your words Lee, tell us what you REALLY think.   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;) ;)

He cant do that the site's bad language filter would be in overdrive !!!  ;D
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NARSES2

#176
August 24, 2019, 02:16:37 AM
Hannants have had a big restock of Unicraft and there's some very tempting stuff in there. So having suffered enough pain with England's batting yesterday I went and looked at one of the few unbuilt Unicraft kits in the stash.

Emergency over, the chains will not be required  ;)
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zenrat

#177
August 24, 2019, 05:21:14 AM
Come on Chris, their batting wasn't THAT bad... ;D
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- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

NARSES2

#178
August 25, 2019, 06:17:18 AM
Quote from: zenrat on August 24, 2019, 05:21:14 AM
Come on Chris, their batting wasn't THAT bad... ;D

Did you watch it, or had you popped out to make a cup of tea ??  :angel:
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NARSES2

#179
January 18, 2020, 02:22:45 AM
Looking at Hannants new releases as I do every Saturday morning I was tempted by this.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/UNI72154?result-token=vaegY

However after looking at all the other photos of it and an Academy Tempest in the stash I can probably sort something out without putting myself through the pain necessary to build the Unicraft kit  ;)
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