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Gnats (1 Finished)

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TallEng

#30
April 19, 2012, 01:35:44 PM
Deringer? it doesn't sound very belligerent though does it?
Isn't there a Hebrew word for Bl**dy annoying little whiney Insect that bites?
Only Much shorter and to the point? ;D

Regards
Keith
The British have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved". Soon though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross". Londoners have not been "A Bit Cross" since the Blitz in 1940 when tea supplies ran out for three weeks

Thorvic

#31
April 20, 2012, 12:08:46 AM
Quote from: andys on April 16, 2012, 11:02:40 AM
VERY nice  :bow:. For the second one, may I suggest an Israeli one, ground attack '73. The WHIF being the Israelis bought/license built Gnats instead of Mirage/Skyhawk...

I wonder what the Hebrew is for "Gnat"?  ;)


You mean these ?

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=7&CATID=-769886&j=1

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PR19_Kit

#32
April 20, 2012, 01:58:25 AM
Quote from: Thorvic on April 20, 2012, 12:08:46 AM
Quote from: andys on April 16, 2012, 11:02:40 AM
VERY nice  :bow:. For the second one, may I suggest an Israeli one, ground attack '73. The WHIF being the Israelis bought/license built Gnats instead of Mirage/Skyhawk...

I wonder what the Hebrew is for "Gnat"?  ;)


You mean these ?

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=7&CATID=-769886&j=1

So why didn't they?
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

seavixen

#33
April 20, 2012, 09:01:37 PM
Quote from: TallEng on April 19, 2012, 01:35:44 PM
Deringer? it doesn't sound very belligerent though does it?
Isn't there a Hebrew word for Bl**dy annoying little whiney Insect that bites?
Only Much shorter and to the point? ;D

Regards
Keith

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#34
April 21, 2012, 01:45:21 AM
Quote from: seavixen on April 20, 2012, 09:01:37 PM
Quote from: TallEng on April 19, 2012, 01:35:44 PM
Deringer? it doesn't sound very belligerent though does it?
Isn't there a Hebrew word for Bl**dy annoying little whiney Insect that bites?
Only Much shorter and to the point? ;D

Regards
Keith

Cher Lloyd?

Bitch  ;D ;D :bow:
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Gondor

#35
April 22, 2012, 03:11:14 AM
Finished putting the first of my Gnats together and found that you have to be very careful with the fitting of the insides of the air intakes and also the undercarriage bays or several other parts will not go together as nicely as expected.

Gondor
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Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

TallEng

#36
April 22, 2012, 12:34:45 PM
Quote from: Gondor on April 22, 2012, 03:11:14 AM
Finished putting the first of my Gnats together and found that you have to be very careful with the fitting of the insides of the air intakes and also the undercarriage bays or several other parts will not go together as nicely as expected.

Gondor

Mmmm... I found that too!, I think I've managed to get one intake flush and one a little proud,
although I didn't have a problem with the U/C bay. The rest fits very well. Oh except for the Underwing
fuel tanks, their fit left something to be desired.

Regards
Keith
The British have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved". Soon though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross". Londoners have not been "A Bit Cross" since the Blitz in 1940 when tea supplies ran out for three weeks

Gondor

#37
April 22, 2012, 03:34:38 PM
With luck someone will produce an after market set of tanks for the Gnat.

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

TallEng

#38
April 22, 2012, 06:27:01 PM
Quote from: Gondor on April 22, 2012, 03:34:38 PM
With luck someone will produce an after market set of tanks for the Gnat.

Gondor

Do you mean the slipper tanks as supplied by Airfix? I just meant that they had some rather obvious joints
in them, and that I had to do a bit of sanding of said joints, not that they are in any way inaccurate (note I haven't measured
them against plans/the real things, they look good enough to me)

Or did you mean the Drop tanks as used by the Gnat F1/Ajeet and seen fitted to some early T1's?
For the drop tanks I would use the ubiquitous 100gal. Phenolic Asbestos type drop tank as used by the Hunter, Wessex  and (possibly) the early marks of leaping Heap.
As supplied in the RoG Hunter Kits-(you have got at least a couple in your stash? ;D)
they look close enough for government work/Whiff work to me :thumbsup:

Regards
Keith
The British have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved". Soon though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross". Londoners have not been "A Bit Cross" since the Blitz in 1940 when tea supplies ran out for three weeks

Mossie

#39
April 23, 2012, 01:43:22 AM
Yeah, I'm putting one together at the moment and I must admit it's a little fiddlier than I expected.  I'm having the same experience with the tanks, mucho PSR to get them right and the intakes on mine fit very proud, there's going to have to be a fair bit of persuasion to get them to fit.  I've found although some parts seem to need sanding to get them to fit, once you put poly on it softens the edges just enough to pop in for a very snug fit, seems to be a feature of several of Airfix's new kits.
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rickshaw

#40
April 23, 2012, 07:02:14 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on April 20, 2012, 01:58:25 AM
So why didn't they?

'56 was a bit of an eventful year.  There was a little bit of a problem with Middle Eastern affairs I seem to remember...
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PR19_Kit

#41
April 23, 2012, 08:27:32 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on April 23, 2012, 07:02:14 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on April 20, 2012, 01:58:25 AM
So why didn't they?

'56 was a bit of an eventful year.  There was a little bit of a problem with Middle Eastern affairs I seem to remember...

Ah yes, something to do with a canal as I recall?  ;D

Actually I never did check the date!  :banghead:
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

JayBee

#42
April 26, 2012, 09:29:57 AM
Quote from: Martin H on April 16, 2012, 12:10:36 PM
Quote from: andys on April 16, 2012, 11:02:40 AM
VERY nice  :bow:. For the second one, may I suggest an Israeli one, ground attack '73. The WHIF being the Israelis bought/license built Gnats instead of Mirage/Skyhawk...

I wonder what the Hebrew is for "Gnat"?  ;)

Israel wanted to build both single and two seat Gnats under license.

Does anyone on the forum know what version of single seater they were interested in?
Like, was it the F1 or a single seat T2?

Jim
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Cats are not real. 
They are just physical manifestations of collisions between enigma & conundrum particles.

Any aircraft can be improved by giving it a SHARKMOUTH!

TallEng

#43
May 02, 2012, 02:12:25 PM
At the risk of being accused of causing thread drift:
I proudly present: a Finished Gnat: (that's not a Finnish Gnat ;D rather a Gnat that I consider Finished!)

So..
Gnat F.2 XP530/'G' 614 Sqn. (County of Glamorgan) Sqn. R.Aux.A.F., RAF Llandow.











614 Sqn After the 1957 Defense review, when it was agreed to reequip the RAuxAirForce
with a mixture of Hunter F.9's and Gnat F.2's

Regards
Keith
The British have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved". Soon though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross". Londoners have not been "A Bit Cross" since the Blitz in 1940 when tea supplies ran out for three weeks

tc2324

#44
May 02, 2012, 03:29:18 PM
Great looking Gnat Keith.  :thumbsup:

Although I wouldn`t want to be flying as I launch one of those `winders......  :lol:
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