Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: uncle les on January 01, 2014, 07:46:33 PM

Title: High altitude Battle
Post by: uncle les on January 01, 2014, 07:46:33 PM: Here's one I made many years ago from the remnants of an old Airfix Battle and a leftover resin Vulture engine I'd made for a Manchester conversion ( built for a wartime tail gunner as a gift but that's another story..)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa244/ersatzfleug/battle_zps13132de0.jpg)
Title: Re: High altitude Battle
Post by: PR19_Kit on January 01, 2014, 11:26:48 PM: Now that's DIFFERENT alright!
Title: Re: High altitude Battle
Post by: kitnut617 on January 02, 2014, 12:48:17 AM: Not far off the truth they UL, the Battle was used as an FTB for a number of 'big' engines --
Title: Re: High altitude Battle
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 02, 2014, 03:57:24 AM: What scale?
Title: Re: High altitude Battle
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 02, 2014, 03:59:57 AM: Not far off this real world example modified to accommodate the experimental 2,240- h.p. Fairey P.24 Prince X-type, 24- cylinder liquid-cooled engine:

(http://crimso.msk.ru/Images6/AI/AI58-5/25-5.jpg)
Title: Re: High altitude Battle
Post by: PR19_Kit on January 02, 2014, 04:13:17 AM: Quote from: GTX_Admin on January 02, 2014, 03:57:24 AM
What scale?

It was an Airfix Battle originally so it's got to be 1/72.
Title: Re: High altitude Battle
Post by: wagnersm on January 02, 2014, 07:08:39 AM: Quote from: GTX_Admin on January 02, 2014, 03:59:57 AM
Not far off this real world example modified to accommodate the experimental 2,240- h.p. Fairey P.24 Prince X-type, 24- cylinder liquid-cooled engine:

([url]http://crimso.msk.ru/Images6/AI/AI58-5/25-5.jpg[/url])

That looks interesting. Any reason why the aircraft would have looks like a pre or early WWII USAAC rudder?

Steve
Title: Re: High altitude Battle
Post by: jcf on January 02, 2014, 07:37:46 AM: The P-24 powered Battle was sent to the US and extensively tested at Wright Field.
Title: Re: High altitude Battle
Post by: kitnut617 on January 02, 2014, 07:47:45 AM: and one of the first contra-props ---
Title: Re: High altitude Battle
Post by: mrvr6 on January 02, 2014, 10:44:57 PM: Quote from: kitnut617 on January 02, 2014, 07:47:45 AM
and one of the first contra-props ---

yeh looks like a twin contraprop too
Title: Re: High altitude Battle
Post by: kitnut617 on January 02, 2014, 10:54:18 PM: what's interesting with that photo is the censor has 'whited' out one blade from each prop --- ???