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Offline apophenia

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Re: Butchering a "Holy Grail" Airfix kit in 1/72 scale
« Reply #25 on: October 27, 2012, 10:56:01 AM »
And I thought I was teasing about it becoming a trimotor  ;D

Great concept, backstory, and build Brian  :)  The RAF may have been glad to see the back of the Twirlwind but maybe they should have kept the 'Knickers' night camo?
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Offline finsrin

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Re: Butchering a "Holy Grail" Airfix kit in 1/72 scale
« Reply #26 on: October 27, 2012, 01:30:21 PM »
Whatz to say but all the above three times.   :) :) :)
Plus I'm thinking "climb rate" is zoom, zoom, zoom.
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Offline Brian da Basher

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Re: Butchering a "Holy Grail" Airfix kit in 1/72 scale
« Reply #27 on: October 27, 2012, 01:45:30 PM »
Thanks for your comments, gents! It was a very fun project.

Quote from: finsrin on October 27, 2012, 01:30:21 PM
Whatz to say but all the above three times.   :) :) :)
Plus I'm thinking "climb rate" is zoom, zoom, zoom.

Unfortunately, due to the weight and stickiness of the Bolls-Boyce Wintergreen engines, climbing was a bit of a problem which is why the Twirlwind wasn't able to intercept the balloon.

Brian da Basher

P.S. This model is proof of the lengths I'll go to to save a nice bubble canopy for the spares box!
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Offline finsrin

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Re: Butchering a "Holy Grail" Airfix kit in 1/72 scale
« Reply #28 on: October 27, 2012, 02:00:59 PM »
oooh!   Of course, had those BB Wintergreen engines.  I understand.
Be fascinating watch race between Twirlwind and Slowy Jet.
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Offline Brian da Basher

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Re: Butchering a "Holy Grail" Airfix kit in 1/72 scale
« Reply #29 on: October 27, 2012, 04:50:03 PM »
Quote from: finsrin on October 27, 2012, 02:00:59 PM
oooh!   Of course, had those BB Wintergreen engines.  I understand.
Be fascinating watch race between Twirlwind and Slowy Jet.

My money's on the Slowy Jet for the win!

Brian da Basher
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Offline The Big Gimper

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Re: Butchering a "Holy Grail" Airfix kit in 1/72 scale
« Reply #30 on: October 27, 2012, 08:11:37 PM »
Just catching up here Brian. Awesome job.  :)
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Re: Butchering a "Holy Grail" Airfix kit in 1/72 scale
« Reply #31 on: October 28, 2012, 03:33:51 AM »
Excellent build Brian, if only the twirlwind went as good as it looked, it would have poked the Luftwaffe in the eye during ww2.
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