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Started by philp, June 08, 2013, 10:40:54 AM

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reddfoxx

Are you folks talking about the Harvard II painted up like John Gillespie Magee's Harvard?  There is a great article about it at Vintage Wings:

http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/569/The-High-Flight-Harvards.aspx



Captain Canada

Excellent read, thanks ! I saw it at the airshow in Trenton as well

CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

reddfoxx

Nice shot. 

Have we had this posted yet?  A Tu-91 nose grafted onto a Tu-4; not sure it is a WHIF, might have been real.  Still bizarre.


Green Dragon

It was a real testbed Reddfoxx.

Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

ericr


NARSES2

Quote from: Green Dragon on July 04, 2016, 11:09:25 PM
It was a real testbed Reddfoxx.

Paul Harrison

And the build is in a recent SAM or SAMI (SAM I think ?). I've tidied up my mags so of course can't find it  :banghead:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Captain Canada

CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

Gondor

Quote from: NARSES2 on July 07, 2016, 07:24:51 AM
Quote from: Green Dragon on July 04, 2016, 11:09:25 PM
It was a real testbed Reddfoxx.

Paul Harrison

And the build is in a recent SAM or SAMI (SAM I think ?). I've tidied up my mags so of course can't find it  :banghead:

I followed the build on Britmodeller

Definitely an ugly duckling

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....

chrisonord

The "aircraft" became the TU-91, a proposed naval attack aircraft, bu got cancelled. You can get a kit of the actual aircraft Modelsvit do one in 1/72nd scale.
Chris
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

Captain Canada

CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?


Green Dragon

Just watched that Blue Harvest episode a couple of days ago!

Paul Harrison
"Well, it's rather brutal here. Right now we are advising all our clients to put everything they've got into canned food and shotguns."-Gremlins 2

On the bench.
1/72 Space 1999 Eagle, Comet Miniatures Martian War Machine
1/72nd Quad Tilt Rotor, 1/144th V/STOL E2 Hawkeye (stalled)

RAFF-35

Not exactly a whiff, but war history online just posted this to facetube,
Don't let ageing get you down, it's too hard to get back up

kerick

Same old problem with a kit that big..... Where do I put it when its done?
" Somewhere, between half true, and completely crazy, is a rainbow of nice colours "
Tophe the Wise

NARSES2

He'll have fun if he wants it hanging from the ceiling  ;D
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.