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Offline ysi_maniac

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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #50 on: July 23, 2012, 08:09:16 PM »






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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #51 on: August 04, 2012, 02:59:38 AM »



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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #52 on: August 04, 2012, 03:44:01 AM »
One of these days I want to scratch build (unless someone wants to provide a conversion...looking in your direction gregozmods  ::)) of a FB-111H in 1/48.


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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #53 on: August 04, 2012, 04:13:43 AM »
I wonder how one would go grafting a F-14 front fuselage onto a F-111...this might provide an alternative USAF F-111  especially since the USAF originally wanted tandem seating without escape capsule.
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #54 on: August 04, 2012, 04:53:26 AM »
Quote from: Maverick on July 23, 2012, 08:54:14 AM
Regarding the Pig's landing gear, could the weight have been a carry over from the original TFX requirement?  After all, the F-111B didn't have major changes to its main gear, which would suggest a heavier-than-required landing gear for a land-based machine.


I always understood that the F-111's landing gear arrangement was partially result of the desire to have relatively large tyres given its anticipated loads/weights...this then drove the arrangement/positioning.

BTW, whilst the F-111A had tires that were 47-inches in diameter and 18-inches wide (the same-size tires as C-130s), the tires on the Navy’s F-111B were only 42 x 13 inches.
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #55 on: August 07, 2012, 12:14:07 AM »
Matting F-111 and F-15. Fuselage widened.

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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #56 on: August 07, 2012, 12:21:39 AM »


This implies some kind of scalorama:
F-111 1/72 and F4 1/48
F-111 1/144 and F4 1/100
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #57 on: December 26, 2013, 03:40:00 AM »
If you are an F-111 fan this might be of interest:

"The Final Flight" - PREVIEW - ONBOARD FOOTAGE RAAF F-111C A8-125 HD
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #58 on: December 28, 2013, 03:38:53 AM »
'Coulda sworn I'd already posted this one in this thread.  ;)

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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #59 on: December 29, 2013, 03:32:11 AM »
I thought you did too...
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #60 on: January 01, 2014, 01:12:54 AM »
Quote from: jcf on December 28, 2013, 03:38:53 AM
'Coulda sworn I'd already posted this one in this thread.  ;)




There are some promising ideas here!  ;)
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #61 on: May 20, 2014, 04:30:24 AM »
Some potentially interesting viewing:

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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #62 on: July 12, 2014, 04:00:58 AM »
Cool artwork for the F-111 fan:

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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #63 on: July 12, 2014, 04:01:48 AM »
And this:

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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #64 on: July 12, 2014, 07:30:34 PM »
Does anyone have any info on the designs, i.e. Boeing, that lost out to the General Dynamics design?
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #65 on: July 12, 2014, 07:47:48 PM »
Quote from: Volkodav on July 12, 2014, 07:30:34 PM
Does anyone have any info on the designs, i.e. Boeing, that lost out to the General Dynamics design?


They have extensive threads on the topic over at Secret Projects forum.  http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/board,17.0.html  You have to join to see the pictures though.
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #66 on: July 12, 2014, 07:58:39 PM »
Thanks, I am a member / lurker there so will have a look.
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #67 on: July 13, 2014, 03:29:55 AM »
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #68 on: November 15, 2014, 02:33:01 AM »
I dare anyone to try to model this as a diorama…
F111 Disposal from Thiess Pty Ltd on Vimeo
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #69 on: November 15, 2014, 04:46:43 AM »
Poor ol' girl! Give a lifetime of service & look what it gets you! :icon_crap:
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #70 on: November 15, 2014, 05:19:25 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on November 15, 2014, 04:46:43 AM
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Those guys seemed pretty respectful, and compared to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W7pph9KhYY

much easier on the fans
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #71 on: November 15, 2014, 05:39:36 AM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on July 12, 2014, 04:00:58 AM
Cool artwork for the F-111 fan:



I've seen a T-shirt with this on it. The caption reads:

"Warsaw Pact Central Heating"
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #72 on: November 15, 2014, 05:42:47 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on November 15, 2014, 04:46:43 AM
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It's only metal... :icon_punal:
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #73 on: November 15, 2014, 08:20:04 AM »
Why didn't someone smelt all that metal down and recycle it?
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Re: General Dynamics F-111 Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #74 on: November 15, 2014, 09:59:22 AM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on November 15, 2014, 05:42:47 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on November 15, 2014, 04:46:43 AM
Poor ol' girl! Give a lifetime of service & look what it gets you! :icon_crap:

It's only metal... :icon_punal:

I know that but the emotion is the same as when an old soldier dies - inevitable but still sad.

I feel sorry for people who can't feel that, there must be a huge hollow space in their souls.
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