I wonder...should a modern version have ERA?
Great!! But imagine if someone machine gunned him? Poor fella would probably keel over from concussion!!I wonder...should a modern version have ERA?
I've thought about a modern version of samurai armour equipped with ERA tiles. :icon_ninja: Handy for stopping rifle-calibre bullets. Until the samurai has closed to katana-range. :icon_killbill:
... maybe a "use your dead mouse" group-build contest idea ??
Some of those movie posters are just brilliant. Can you imagine Pulp Fiction with /that/ cast??
William Shatner as Jake Sully.... wouldn't mind seeing him fall out of those trees.
Can you imagine Pulp Fiction with /that/ cast??
The fellow who crafted these actually used art styles, names of directors from posters as well as the period actors. Too bad he didn't do Star Wars.
A 2012 Star Wars IV: A New Hope might be interesting as well.
Luke Skywalker: Jesse Eisenberg
Han Solo: Channing Tatum
Princess Leia: Emma Stone
Grand Moth Tarkin: Gary Oldman
Obi Wan Kenobi: Jeff Bridges
C3P0: Harvey Fierstein
R2D2: Peter Dinklage
Chewbacca: Yao Ming
Body of Darth Vader: Shaq
Voice of Darth Vader: Michael Clarke Duncan
I read those names for that 2012 Star Wars, and I have no clue who ANY of those actors are!!
Gary Oldman...
Jeff Bridges...
Harvey Fierstein
Bobcat Goldthwait
Love the Carry On inspired stuff. Unfortunately, modern British cinema suggests that we'd need a time machine to achieve it as the craft has suffered over the intervening years.
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Its high quality Whiffing with great conception and delivery.
A 2012 Star Wars IV: A New Hope might be interesting as well.
Luke Skywalker: Jesse Eisenberg
Han Solo: Channing Tatum
Princess Leia: Emma Stone
Grand Moth Tarkin: Gary Oldman
Obi Wan Kenobi: Jeff Bridges
C3P0: Harvey Fierstein
R2D2: Peter Dinklage
Chewbacca: Yao Ming
Body of Darth Vader: Shaq
Voice of Darth Vader: Michael Clarke Duncan
Yeah! ([url]http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/Emoticons/ukliam2.gif[/url]) And if they don't use this cast (especially approve of Emma Stone and Gary Oldman in their respective roles) to re-make "A New Hope", they might as well continue the story where "Return of the Jedi" left off. :icon_jedi:
Coming to the World of Tanks? Yahoo~
World of Tanks: British Tanks Trailer ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkoGLP-gLuE#ws[/url])
I hope I'm not hallucinating here! ([url]http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Crusader-Black-Prince-Centurion-and-Conqueror-Coming-to-World-of-Tanks-7.jpg/[/url])
I showed this to my 14 year-old WOT expert thinking I have some value to him besides being an ATM and chauffeur. And he said, been there, done that, dad. Made the kill.
Someone should invite him here.
<...> you could simply graft su-22 wings onto the Thud fuselage, then add the intakes of your choice and blend them in. <...>
That was quick - nice one!You'd have to place the inlets far enough ahead of the wings to allow the ducting to sweep into the fuselage and the main intake where the spars would mate with major fuselage frames to carry the loads. It wouldn't be impossible, but it would take some arranging. The intake ducts do sweep in fairly quickly with the aux. inlets to the ducts being on the inboard wall of the main gear wells (until they got some variable blanking plates over those, the F-105 had problems getting the gear down on landing).
Yes, I though about blending the Su-22 swing-wing with the Thud's Ferri intakes. It certainly looks cool, but I'm not sure it would be possible, given the size of the spars connecting the pivot points to the fuselage: routing the intake ducting though one while keeping it strong enough would make the wing section unfeasibly thick.
Found on the internet:
([url]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lamW3nJIUGg/UJaZINNU39I/AAAAAAAAMTI/XAqS1bAko_U/s1600/FITTER+PHOTOSHOP+DR+SNUFFLEBUG.jpg[/url])
anyone care to guess what it started as and what went into it?
Invite sent?
This one's not a whiff, but I couldn't resist sharing. From the IPMS Greece Hellenicon 2013:
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Wonder where the wheels/tyres were sourced from?
Wonder where the wheels/tyres were sourced from?Could they be Monster Truck tyres?
The UC Hard Graph kit is horribly expensive but this is by far the best wheeled conversion I have yet to see based on that kit. <...>
The UC Hard Graph kit is horribly expensive but this is by far the best wheeled conversion I have yet to see based on that kit.
Found this unusual thing, see what you think...
[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2538651/The-future-air-travel-Three-storey-Sky-Whale-fits-755-passengers-virtual-reality-windows-self-healing-wings.html[/url] ([url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2538651/The-future-air-travel-Three-storey-Sky-Whale-fits-755-passengers-virtual-reality-windows-self-healing-wings.html[/url])
And be careful if and when you Google 'sky whale' to find out more. It gets a bit weird.
Ken
Wow - wonder if that's been anywhere near a wind tunnel: can't see the interactions between the passenger section and the engine "yoke" being that favourable...
Also wouldn't like to try to make the safety case for a civilian passenger liner using tilting engines to shorten it's landing/take-off run. What happens when one of them fails just after rotation in a mx weight take-off?
Found this unusual thing, see what you think...
[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2538651/The-future-air-travel-Three-storey-Sky-Whale-fits-755-passengers-virtual-reality-windows-self-healing-wings.html[/url] ([url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2538651/The-future-air-travel-Three-storey-Sky-Whale-fits-755-passengers-virtual-reality-windows-self-healing-wings.html[/url])
And be careful if and when you Google 'sky whale' to find out more. It gets a bit weird.
Ken
Wow - wonder if that's been anywhere near a wind tunnel: can't see the interactions between the passenger section and the engine "yoke" being that favourable...
Also wouldn't like to try to make the safety case for a civilian passenger liner using tilting engines to shorten it's landing/take-off run. What happens when one of them fails just after rotation in a mx weight take-off?
Oh yes, LOVE that RF-3C! :) ;) :D
This one's for Tophe ;)
We must a Soviet movie industry spy in the Forum Logan. ;)
We must a Soviet movie industry spy in the Forum Logan. ;)
Where were you on the night of…?? ::)
Actually, I hadn't seen the movie or read the book when I came up with it! It was just a coincidence since it's obviously based on my name. In fact, as I understand it, "Loginov" spelled with an "i" is relatively common Russian last name, something I also didn't know when I came up with the "loganov" moniker.
The designer of the the 45mm AT gun and almost all the anti-aircraft weapons used by the Soviet Union in WWII (25mm, 37mm, 76mm, 85mm) was Mikhail Loginov, for instance.
If you ever happened to play Close Combat III: The Russian Front, you'll know that every individual soldier in your unit was tracked throughout the war, along with a unique name, attributes, and service record. The last names were all randomly selected from a list that Atomic Games came up with for the game. The only exception was the soldier in the command squad that represented you, the player. He had whatever name you entered. When I played the Germans, the last name I typed in was "Hartke". When I played as the Soviets, I used "Loganov". Funny enough, I think one of the names that was randomly assigned to the gunner in my command Tiger one time was a soldier with the last name of "Henke". Those are my cousins, from the same town in Germany where my family's from. You don't have to go too many generations back in my family before you start getting Henkes. Once, when I was playing the Soviets, a crewman in the command tank was named Loginov. So, you had a Loganov and a Loginov in the same tank, assigned randomly.
Cheers,
Logan
Hey, guys... Look what I've just found... :o
[url]http://yuripasholok.livejournal.com/2942067.html[/url] ([url]http://yuripasholok.livejournal.com/2942067.html[/url])
... Mad Max meets WWII! And follow the link bellow the pic for more...
This was built for my club Mad Maxx/ zombie killer vehicle build. ([url]http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/thread/1407260951/Spare+parts+zombie+killer+wip...1-35[/url])
The story behind it is that it's an ex-police armored car that was pulled out of a junkyard, and re-built with whatever parts were available.
The hull is from a Tamiya Sd.Kfz. 222, and the turret is from an Italeri LAV-25. The rest is from the spare parts box(es), or scratch-built. The turret mounts a flamethrower (cobbled together from spare parts), and a .50 cal. The hull has a MG-34 mounted next to the driver. The cutting blade is scrap plastic, and a 'I' beam.
The rest of the fittings came from spare parts, or sheet styreen.
This was a blast to build, and I used up some of the mountain of parts!
Sorry for the poor quality pics, but I'm still getting the hang of posting them.
([url]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d107/uarkram/106_1674_zps285c1fc4.jpg[/url])
More pictures: [url]http://www.modelers-g.jp/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=3732&cid=1[/url] ([url]http://www.modelers-g.jp/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=3732&cid=1[/url])
... the canards are both aesthetically too big & obstruct the pilot's low-forward view (the reason the cockpit is where it is & the most important aspect of a ground-attack aircraft).
It's not opening for me!? :icon_crap:
... Just tried it again & it works! WTF? ::)
Invite sent?
I would like to see people at an airport today trying to get on that bird! "What do you mean I have to crawl up a ladder and lay in my seat? Where do I put my excessive amount of carry on luggage?"!!!!
Oh, I don't know. One could simply have the seats swivel during transition. Mind you, one had better obey the "Key your seat belts fastened" sign.
Another post from the No Rivet Counters crowd on Facebook, this time from a fellow named Brandon Scott Moparman Wheatley. Reminds me of one of Taiidan's.
History records that the Battle of Britain was won because of the bravery of the RAF pilots and the effective use of radar to direct English fighters onto the incoming Luftwaffe raids. Many believe that the radar sites along the shores of the British Islands provided that early warning. What is not generally known is the ground radar sites (specifically the transmitting stations) were bombed early in the battle and were permanently put out of action. For propaganda reasons and to prevent panic, the stations were reported as repaired and back in action immediately. What the Germans did not know was the core of the Radar system was the receiving stations which were never attacked and remained online throughout the battle.
Radar transmitters for the duration of the Battle of Britain were provided by 24 specially configured Bolton Paul Defiant fighters. Proven vulnerable in early battles, the air ministry started pulling these aircraft off the front lines for second line duties. A young RAF Lieutenant, temporarily assigned to a radar station in 1939, noted coverage might be increased 100 fold or more if the transmitter was actually flying at 5-8,000 feet. Based on that idea a transmitter was configured on a Miles Magister and tested successfully. With Dozens of Defiant aircraft available it was the quickest aircraft that could be loaded out and flown as a replacement transmitter. With the turret removed, there was a perfect spot to put the electronics. The Airborne Warning And Transmitting (AWAT) Composite Squadron 412 was quickly assembled with all members sworn to secrecy. Throughout the Battle of Britain, at least 5 defiant AWAT aircraft were always airborne and transmitting radio waves for the radar receiving stations to detect.
The AWAT aircraft had their engines replaced with larger Merlin engines and props to help handle the weight. Under the wings were 4 electrical generators powered by wind turbines.The rear turret was removed (and the weight saved) and replaced with transmission equipment. Antennas located on the fuselage provided 360 degree radio wave transmissions. Two fuel tanks were plumbed inboard of the landing gear and they were used to extend loiter time. The aircraft flew extended figure 8 patterns in their assigned sectors - a long boring mission but vital for Britain's defense. With black undersides and PRU Blue upper surfaces, these aircraft carried no call letters or ID except roundels and a single number on the fuselage side - 101 to 124.
The operation was so vital and yet so secret, AWAT Composite Squadron 412 was never officially recognized nor does it appear on any roster. As radar technology advanced in 1940, the "chain Home" stations were replaced with newer radar and the 22 remaining AWAT Defiants (2 were lost in accidents) were quietly destroyed and with them went their secret. At a special award ceremony each of the 24 pilots received the Victoria Cross for their bravery and dedication, but were not allowed to reveal their action and the medals themselves were taken back! At the ceremony, Churchill himself said to the pilots of the 412 composite squadron - "Never was so much owed by so many to so few...". Many of the men took comfort when they heard those same words repeated at a war time speech a few days later, for they knew who Churchill really spoke of in his comments...It is also not clear if the British Government finally released this secret project in the 1970's to help the United States develop the E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft.
There is only one known reference drawing of the Defiant Mk III AWAT aircraft. Even that is not 100% accurate as some models had the antenna's on the sides of the fuselage only and not all aircraft had the extra drop tanks.
([url]http://images114.fotki.com/v1606/photos/3/2276863/12610094/bpd-vi.jpg[/url])
No info yet as to what show this came form, but it surely deserves a place here.
([url]https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/11140237_10207072215753550_6284912648711892943_n.jpg?oh=0bb84e808ea158a76cc6e2221fc3c176&oe=56313E3A[/url])
I am filled with more envy than is humanly possible. ( Posted by a fellow named Bob Gibson on Facebook. )
There was only one "enigma" found , correct?
1/144 steampunk Schwere Geschütz Gerät prototype
It's a Grille by definition - self-propelled artillery.
This is a prototype, there will be some alterations to the etched components later.
Model scale is 1:144, but I think it could work for various gaming and diorama scales between HO and N.
In the designed scale, the main gun is a 20 inch, and 2 inch cannons on the small turrets.
Footprint would be size of a tennis court and I estimated it would weight between 600 and 1,000t.
Wow!!
That looks familiar
Found on Facebook :
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/12508816_10207995953121784_7532526345199545853_n.jpg?oh=89bd333887b1b0609faf16d6086e34af&oe=56FF1669&__gda__=1459857430_af596ac9a4011559ae9feb1e20654be1)
Found on the internet:
([url]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lamW3nJIUGg/UJaZINNU39I/AAAAAAAAMTI/XAqS1bAko_U/s1600/FITTER+PHOTOSHOP+DR+SNUFFLEBUG.jpg[/url])
anyone care to guess what it started as and what went into it?
Well, since no-one else has offered up any suggestions, here is the answer: It's a Polish Air Force Su-22UM mated to a fattened-up F-4 Phantom radome, A-4 Skyhawk side intakes and the IRST/FLIR of a SAAB J35J Draken. Was done by an Artist called Dr.Snufflebug.
Just perfect!
Here are the J7W1 build comments translated by Google:Looks way better than just a few years ago ;)
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Okay. Note to Google Translation team: please hire someone whose native language is Finnish.
Hmmm...has a look similar to some drawings on this forum. ???
Hmmm...has a look similar to some drawings on this forum. ???
I really like the MiG-23 ...
Looks like a rocket-propelled point-defense interceptor (Avro 720, anyone?).I really like the MiG-23 ...
The MiG-21 is quite a visual improvement too ... but a glider, I presume :D
I really like the MiG-23 ...
The MiG-21 is quite a visual improvement too ... but a glider, I presume :D
Looks like a rocket-propelled point-defense interceptor (Avro 720, anyone?).
It does look like they have gone with Super Flankers for planes for the carrier including a Berkut in the first picture. After translating I see that they are indeed Flankers.
Dutch artist Peter van Stigt
Oh, those are nice. :)
OK...Now it's official... This guy is killing me! These are his F-16Z... :oDutch artist Peter van StigtOh, those are nice. :)
Very! 8)
Love that :-*OK...Now it's official... This guy is killing me! These are his F-16Z... :oDutch artist Peter van StigtOh, those are nice. :)
Very! 8)
From Facebook: JAS-41 Vampyren Unofficial Concept
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18952919_10203235580287619_7385377588778689471_n.jpg)
From Facebook: JAS-41 Vampyren Unofficial Concept
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18952919_10203235580287619_7385377588778689471_n.jpg)
Can't see the picture, TBG (even if I put it into the Google address/search bar). :(
^ Good stuff! :)
Ladies and gents, sometimes I can be so incredibly sloppy. I just went over a few thousand (!!!) unread messages left for me at Messenger. First time I viewed Messenger itself at all. All kinds of reactions. Most of them were inquiries about either getting in touch or purchasing images. Some others were reactions on blogs I wrote. A few odd ones downright negative if not threats. In all, very, very educational, endearing and entertaining. Thank you! So, apparently I have to apologize for not replying many of them in the course of, say, about 4 years...https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207422106311085&set=a.1096803200533.13302.1840207146&type=3&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207422106311085&set=a.1096803200533.13302.1840207146&type=3&theater)
Hey Old Wombat:Adding suitable boom-equipped tankers or are the F-16 and F-15 variants equipped to do probe and drogue refueling? (I've got some ideas for a retractable probe for the F-15).
I'm currently doing a WHIFF series in 1/72 -
A different ADF to what we got.
RAAF F15C's (2 SQNs), F16C and CJ (3 SQN's total), F15E for strike (2 SQN's), plus some F111 for Recce and EF111 for Support, Hawk for Training and LIFT and A37 for FAC/Cairs.
Also a different RAN with a CAW on a NIMITZ Class Carrier - the CAW is F14, A7, A6, EA6B plus AV8B and Sea Harrier FRS1 for the Carrier or ADELAIDE class.
The Army has AH1 Cobra's for ARH, Apache's for firepower support, OV1D Elint, OV10 FAC, and Black Hawk, NH90 and CHinook for lift.
About half way thru - will post pics when I can find a site to host (I've dumped Photobucket!!) :o
Hey Old Wombat:Adding suitable boom-equipped tankers or are the F-16 and F-15 variants equipped to do probe and drogue refueling? (I've got some ideas for a retractable probe for the F-15).
I'm currently doing a WHIFF series in 1/72 -
A different ADF to what we got.
RAAF F15C's (2 SQNs), F16C and CJ (3 SQN's total), F15E for strike (2 SQN's), plus some F111 for Recce and EF111 for Support, Hawk for Training and LIFT and A37 for FAC/Cairs.
Also a different RAN with a CAW on a NIMITZ Class Carrier - the CAW is F14, A7, A6, EA6B plus AV8B and Sea Harrier FRS1 for the Carrier or ADELAIDE class.
The Army has AH1 Cobra's for ARH, Apache's for firepower support, OV1D Elint, OV10 FAC, and Black Hawk, NH90 and CHinook for lift.
About half way thru - will post pics when I can find a site to host (I've dumped Photobucket!!) :o
Easy - Saving Private Ryan.
Mark Salwowski ([url]http://www.salwowski.com/index.html[/url]) has some interesting retro drawings on his site:
([url]http://www.salwowski.com/Gallery-normal/Salwowski_Z_Futurepast_page02_e.jpg[/url])
The last one reminds me of the Ring World series by Larry Niven.Very similar, but if I read the book correctly, it doesn't need a star, having it's own power source, and isn't as big in diameter as a ring world.
Via Facebook.Beautiful!! I'll be single-engine flameouts are a real bitch to control, though.
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49121079_10212115635038333_7668708203437228032_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ht=scontent.fxds1-1.fna&oh=7b156fa0236cad74f949dbc199187216&oe=5C946EF9)
1/72 SR-71 with 1/100 Vulcan wings.
Beautiful!! I'll be single-engine flameouts are a real bitch to control, though.
Another Facebook find. Thanks to tsrjoe.
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15826081_10208131589948987_6373343735196501571_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_ht=scontent.fxds1-1.fna&oh=fcf31525e5cc69c85c67ea2330acaa06&oe=5C8F4096)
Make more or re-engine? The French had used French made FW-190s post war (the NC 900)
Found on Facebook.
British Columbia Fire Department
I would be pissed if a heap of money/effort was spent on the vehicle but then I was only given a long ladder to enter/exit...
I would be pissed if a heap of money/effort was spent on the vehicle but then I was only given a long ladder to enter/exit...That's probably the "Aw ****!" exit for when everything breaks down and power is off.
This is drawn by someone who likes large wheels.
Questions:I might suggest that this is the equivalent of a coastal artillery piece, i.e. more artillery than a tactical combat weapon. It certainly matches the aesthetic of a more long range, less exposed piece than a tank or APC.
- Why would you build such a large target?
A SHEVA from John Ringo's Posleen War series?Questions:I might suggest that this is the equivalent of a coastal artillery piece, i.e. more artillery than a tactical combat weapon. It certainly matches the aesthetic of a more long range, less exposed piece than a tank or APC.
- Why would you build such a large target?
Could be a ground-based orbital defence weapon sort of thing.
Sure, that sort of thing.A SHEVA from John Ringo's Posleen War series?Questions:I might suggest that this is the equivalent of a coastal artillery piece, i.e. more artillery than a tactical combat weapon. It certainly matches the aesthetic of a more long range, less exposed piece than a tank or APC.
- Why would you build such a large target?
Could be a ground-based orbital defence weapon sort of thing.
turret with 20-pounder that I would have preferred
WoT Mod. Not the Action X turret with 20-pounder that I would have preferred, and the Chieftain turret's low gun placement as well as its turret ring are likely problematic, but oh well, beggar can't be choosy......The turret can't train left as it will bump into the stupid MG thing on the hull. It probably can't rotate too far right, either as it appears the searchlight housing will also run into the MG thing.
Those are drop-dead gorgeous! :-*What he said!! Those are superbly beautiful!
I've always wondered what the VJ 101's weapons arrangements would have been had it entered operational service. I don't know if this model's weapons layout is WhatIf, but it looks far more warlike than I ever envisaged!!
Yeah, but it still strange that there's no hint of armament for the single-seat VJ 101C. A display model of one of the proposed 2-seat VJ 101C trainer variants - the VJ 101T-2 - was shown with a belly-mounted low-drag bomb. The earlier VJ 101A and VJ 101B were also illustrated armed (2 x wingtip AIM-9s for both with another 2 x belly-mounted Sidewinders on the VJ 101B). But no hint of armament for the single-seat VJ 101C.
Oddly, there don't seem to be any images of armament for the planned operational VJ 101D either :(
Not sure how well those Sidewinders would last with the lift jet blasting out between them.
How bloody good does this operational VJ 101 look!!😯
I've always wondered what the VJ 101's weapons arrangements would have been had it entered operational service. I don't know if this model's weapons layout is WhatIf, but it looks far more warlike than I ever envisaged!!
MAD
How bloody good does this operational VJ 101 look!!😯
I've always wondered what the VJ 101's weapons arrangements would have been had it entered operational service. I don't know if this model's weapons layout is WhatIf, but it looks far more warlike than I ever envisaged!!
MAD
What was the source for this one?
How bloody good does this operational VJ 101 look!!😯
I've always wondered what the VJ 101's weapons arrangements would have been had it entered operational service. I don't know if this model's weapons layout is WhatIf, but it looks far more warlike than I ever envisaged!!
MAD
What was the source for this one?
Ah crap.....didn't realise I hadn't submitted it...
I'll have to find it again 😩
Wait out....
MAD
Not sure how well those Sidewinders would last with the lift jet blasting out between them.
I’ve thought about applying this idea to a P-51B Mustang. Need regular size wings outside of the engines then extra wing between the engines and fuselage.Move main landing gear into the extra wing so that it retracts as on a stock P-51B. I could see either standard P-51B radiator scoops on each nacelle or leading edge radiators, as on the Mosquito, between the nacelles and the fuselage. I've been tempted to try something like this as an early iteration toward the P-82.
Crazy stuff from Facebook land.The style is familiar. He posts a lot on Deviantart.
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Crazy stuff from Facebook land.The style is familiar. He posts a lot on Deviantart.
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https://www.deviantart.com/jimbowyrick1/gallery (https://www.deviantart.com/jimbowyrick1/gallery)
Not only a cool whif, but also nicely finished. :smiley:
Found on Facebook.Very nice, 'cept the Feds shut them down after WW II when they tried it. The ATSF (Santa Fe) railroad was definitely into developing an air cargo operation and both DC-4's and Dc-3's flew in a variation of their "Warbonnet" paint scheme. Since D&H did a variation on that with the Alco PA-2's they purchased from the Santa Fe, 'twould be interesting to see that scheme, in their colors. on a modern aircraft.
Model Railroader magazine
Maybe the railroads could have maintained passenger service longer if they took a can't beat 'em, might as well join 'em approach.
(https://scontent.fxds1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/193361976_10159389509919214_6424913381896575914_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=bOLlPS6bXccAX9uRSQG&_nc_ht=scontent.fxds1-1.fna&oh=32eb61c50cc16b69291cd006e050e66e&oe=60DBC326)
These schemes, but on zeppelins and aircraft for the 20s/30s GB?
Notes says photo taken at Telford. Scale not mentioned.I would guess the scale to be 1/72nd and that is only because there is an ESCI 1/9th KettenKrad on display behind it.
That cartoonish looking airplane in front of the carrier looks like a Supermarine drawing board design.
Also trying to assertain what's deemed different with the Invincible class model?🤔
Also trying to assertain what's deemed different with the Invincible class model?🤔
It's a Dutch what-if; HNLMS Karel Doorman, what-if the Dutch had purchased an Invincible class carrier.
The aircraft behind it are also Dutch what-if's.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/KfWzpp.jpg)
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=49664.msg940941#new (https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=49664.msg940941#new)
Found on the internet:
([url]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lamW3nJIUGg/UJaZINNU39I/AAAAAAAAMTI/XAqS1bAko_U/s1600/FITTER+PHOTOSHOP+DR+SNUFFLEBUG.jpg[/url])
anyone care to guess what it started as and what went into it?
Found on the internet:
([url]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lamW3nJIUGg/UJaZINNU39I/AAAAAAAAMTI/XAqS1bAko_U/s1600/FITTER+PHOTOSHOP+DR+SNUFFLEBUG.jpg[/url])
anyone care to guess what it started as and what went into it?
Masterpiece. Now design a model box (Airfix, Lindberg, whatever) with this picture on it.
I'm guessing that the ADEN guns mentioned in the backstory would be a fairly simple adaptation of the Luftwaffe's G.91R/3 30 mm DEFA mounts?
30mm ADEN | 30mm DEFA 552 (as fitted to G.91) | |||
Length: | 1.59–1.639 m | 1.66 m | ||
Barrel Length: | 1.08 m | 1.4 m | ||
Weight: | ~106 kg | 80 kg |