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Aero-space / Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Last post by Buzzbomb on August 22, 2026, 06:39:25 AM »Purposeful is the feel I get... and a bit of evil.. the whole layout just rocks
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Aero-space / Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Last post by Old Wombat on August 22, 2026, 04:21:03 AM »Thank you all very much! 
The wing was much thicker, I cut out a wedge from the front of each wing, starting at about 7.5mm (1/4") & ending at the wing bend. This narrowed the depth of the wing considerably &, along with a bit of judicious filing & sanding, gave a sharper leading edge.
It was easier to leave than remove but I figured it could be for an APU &/or cooling for an onboard ECM system.
Currently 2 x fuel tanks, 2 x AIM-9L/Ms (for self-defence), 2 x ASM-3As & modifying 2 x Sea Eagles (to a "locally produced variant"). So, she'll be loaded for a maritime strike role (in case that wasn't obvious).
Oh, & she'll be retaining the guns - but their barrel ends/muzzles will go on after the detail painting.
I was a little surprised at the wing choice-the planform is excellent, but I could have sworn the Arado wing was a lot thicker.
The wing was much thicker, I cut out a wedge from the front of each wing, starting at about 7.5mm (1/4") & ending at the wing bend. This narrowed the depth of the wing considerably &, along with a bit of judicious filing & sanding, gave a sharper leading edge.
Keeping the intake for the generator/cooling on the spine was a great choice.
It was easier to leave than remove but I figured it could be for an APU &/or cooling for an onboard ECM system.
Will you be adding wing stores pylons to the Ar(E)555 wings?
Currently 2 x fuel tanks, 2 x AIM-9L/Ms (for self-defence), 2 x ASM-3As & modifying 2 x Sea Eagles (to a "locally produced variant"). So, she'll be loaded for a maritime strike role (in case that wasn't obvious).
Oh, & she'll be retaining the guns - but their barrel ends/muzzles will go on after the detail painting.
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Canadian GB / Re: A HOUSE UNITED AT LAST- UNADR
« Last post by apophenia on August 22, 2026, 03:46:14 AM »trying to impose imperialistic and artificial border lines in the new free union? That is high treason ...
Au contraire mon frère! (does that make it 'low treason'?)
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Canadian GB / Re: Stryker M1128 MGS - Canadian Forces
« Last post by apophenia on August 22, 2026, 03:42:32 AM »Looking good! And, yeah, that Low-Profile Turret does make for a cool-looking vehicle 
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Canadian GB / Re: THE UNION OF FREE CANADIAN STATES (UFCS)
« Last post by apophenia on August 22, 2026, 03:40:56 AM »another of the common aircraft, the Boeing E-3HC
Nice!
There were RW red-ring roundels like those - adopted by the RCAF for the 1967 Centennial of Canadian Confederation. In 1968, they reverted to standard blue rings and red maple leaves.
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Aero-space / Re: Zealandia Aero Corporation BR-26
« Last post by apophenia on August 22, 2026, 03:29:54 AM »Dang this looks good in primer!
Agreed. It should look very odd without the vertical tailplane being there ... but it doesn't
Looks great, Guy! keeping the intake for the generator/cooling on the spine was a great choice.
Agreed. It should look very odd without the vertical tailplane being there ... but it doesn't
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Aero-space / Re: HSA/BAe/BAE Systems/MCD Hawk/Goshawk Trainers
« Last post by GTX_Admin on August 22, 2026, 02:36:42 AM »UCAV version:
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Canadian GB / Re: THE UNION OF FREE CANADIAN STATES (UFCS)
« Last post by JP Vieira on August 22, 2026, 01:38:28 AM »another of the common aircraft, the Boeing E-3HC
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Other / Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Last post by GTX_Admin on August 22, 2026, 01:33:00 AM »80
Land / Re: 2,0 cm Infantry Support Weapon
« Last post by Jeffry Fontaine on August 22, 2026, 12:33:05 AM »Thought I recognized the muzzle brake. The 2.8cm PzB41 is one of my favorites. This came out pretty neat, and reminds me of the field mount of the Solothurn 20mm.
The Solothurn S-18/1000 is my all time favourite varmit rifle. I have several flavours of the Solothrun S-18/1000 and the smaller S-18/100 in resin from Eduard and some other companies. I did have for a time a 1/32nd scale lead metal S-18/1000 that came from another modeler. It was bereft of the bipod and was in pretty bad shape. I sent that one to another modeler quite a number of years back after I upgraded to the resin S-18/1000s from Eduard.
If I attempt this again it will be refined a bit further as the mount for the carriage is a bit crude and looks a bit "off" to me (with me being my own worst critic).