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Cliffy B

#225
February 12, 2011, 01:30:55 PM
The gray and white USN birds are F2H Banshees and the seaplane is a Convair R3Y Tradewind.  It was initial conceived as a cargo seaplane, able to go extreme distances and IIRC beach itself like an LST and open its nose to unload.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_R3Y_Tradewind
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#226
February 12, 2011, 01:32:34 PM
Fighters = McDonnell F2H Banshee
Tanker = Convair R3Y Tradewind

IMHO

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chrisonord

#227
February 12, 2011, 01:36:00 PM
Cheers for that Cliff,
I like Flying boats, and I have a Marlin in the stash, the Tradewind will be quite a bit bigger I dare say.I am not too clued up on early USN jets so I didn't recognise the Banshee's.
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kitnut617

#228
February 12, 2011, 03:15:52 PM
Quote from: chrisonord on February 12, 2011, 01:36:00 PM
Cheers for that Cliff,
I like Flying boats, and I have a Marlin in the stash, the Tradewind will be quite a bit bigger I dare say.I am not too clued up on early USN jets so I didn't recognise the Banshee's.
Chris

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Stargazer

#229
February 12, 2011, 03:50:43 PM
Quote from: Cliffy B on February 12, 2011, 01:30:55 PM
the seaplane is a Convair R3Y Tradewind.  It was initial conceived as a cargo seaplane

Not quite so. It was initially ordered as a patrol boat under the designation P5Y (Consolidated-Vultee Model 117) but ended up as the R3Y transport (Convair Model 3).

Jschmus

#230
February 12, 2011, 10:35:42 PM
The Tradewind was an odd bird.  It was an early turboprop, fitted with the troublesome XT40 engine.  After trials as a patrol bird, the rest were built as "flying LSTs" but they couldn't keep their noses down when beaching, so that didn't work.  They served as tankers until 1958, when the Navy scrapped the XT40 program altogether, and all the aircraft it powered.
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ChernayaAkula

#231
February 12, 2011, 11:29:35 PM
Gray-over-white + Banshee = sexy! :wub:
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Hobbes

#232
February 13, 2011, 05:24:40 AM
Quote from: Jschmus on February 11, 2011, 07:11:05 PM
A friend of a friend posted this one on Facebook.


That's an odd picture. FOUR drogues, including two from a single reel?

kitnut617

#233
February 13, 2011, 07:31:41 AM
I think this explains it better Harro
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Scooterman

#234
February 13, 2011, 08:04:34 AM
Quote from: ChernayaAkula on February 12, 2011, 11:29:35 PM
Gray-over-white + Banshee = sexy! :wub:

I second that! 

Wish the manufactures would get around to doing some Golden Jet Age USN subjects.  Fury, Banshee, Cougar, Tiger, Phantom I............has there ever been a kit of the Banshee in 1/72?

kitnut617

#235
February 13, 2011, 08:17:20 AM
Quote from: Scooterman on February 13, 2011, 08:04:34 AM
Quote from: ChernayaAkula on February 12, 2011, 11:29:35 PM
Gray-over-white + Banshee = sexy! :wub:

I second that! 

Wish the manufactures would get around to doing some Golden Jet Age USN subjects.  Fury, Banshee, Cougar, Tiger, Phantom I............has there ever been a kit of the Banshee in 1/72?

Airfix (I've got one) and Hobbycraft (got one of them too), both IJ. Then there's Airmodel, O'Neill and Victoria Products vacuforms (I've got a VP one too)
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Cliffy B

#236
February 13, 2011, 12:24:45 PM
Academy makes a nice 1/72 F2H as well.  Not sure if its OOP or not though  :-\

http://www.internetmodeler.com/2002/january/first-looks/acad_f2h.htm
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Maverick

#237
February 13, 2011, 04:28:10 PM
The Academy model (I bought it as a new release) offered both overall Blue & Gull Grey over White schemes as well as befits a later mark of the type.

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Mav

Captain Canada

#238
February 13, 2011, 05:20:45 PM
Another great selection of photos...thanks, guys. I love this thread !

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