Jimbuna's Diecast Collection Part 2

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Catfish

The Mig also had it..
The first maybe the english Gloster E.28/39?
Or maybe the Messerschmitt P.1101, though i think this was later.

I did write MIG 21 in my former comment.

Didn't knew other fighter jets had similar intake in their nose.

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Do you have any F-5e Tiger II's in your collection? Possible that GB didn't acquire any though, uh?

None I'm afraid, the entire collection is based on a Brit post WWII theme.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Have a question about the lastest model you are showing us Jim

In the beginning I couldn't get a grip of where I had seen such a plane like this English Electric Lightning model.

Now I have It was the MIG 21-The nose looks a lot like they where a copy of each other- Who was first with this idea of an intake in the nose ?

Markus

Catfish is quite correct regarding other aircraft with similar designs Marcus but in answerin your question regarding the Mig and the Lightning...the Lightning was approximately two years earlier in development.

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 6 RAF No.5 Sqn, XR770, Andy Williams, RAF Binbrook, England, 1987

[Von Due]

Regarding a British Army Alouette II: The XN132 had a plain tail girder without that radar/radio (???) thingy on. Seems there are a few on Ebay (no decals but they can be made) but they all have pig ugly fat girders. Guess 1/72 is a bit small for proper girders. DIY tail and decals seems to be the thing for such a project. Some inspiration here perhaps? http://www.arcair.com/Gal14/13201-13...-Sousa/00.shtm

[Mr Quatro]

Looking at your model plane collection brings the thought to mind that almost all planes are built to be obsolete, except for the B-52 that just keeps on serving the USAF with the first flight being 15 April 1952 and of course the Tupolev Tu-95 with the first flight being 12 November 1952

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95
(Few would have believed it would still be on the front-line nearly 60 years later, serving as a strategic bomber, maritime patrol aircraft – and the world’s noisiest spy plane.)


Anyway back to your beautiful collection, a collection you can surely be proud of ... but still a thought is a thought and I had to add mine that almost all planes are built to become obsolete.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Anyway back to your beautiful collection, a collection you can surely be proud of ... but still a thought is a thought and I had to add mine that almost all planes are built to become obsolete.

True that and if you look at my collection you'll find that most of the aircraft within it are just that, obselete.

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 6 RAF No.74 Sqn Tigers, XS921, RAF Tengah, Singapore, 1969

[fumo30]

Originally Posted by Catfish

The Mig also had it..

Yes, MIG 15 indeed was equipped with copied Rolls-Royce Nene engine. British were quite friendly to their archenemy, by giving soviets such advanced technology. Had they not give that engine to russians, the formidable MIG 15 would have been grounded for a long time and maybe north Korea where they fought succesfully never had become reality.


@Jim

Beautiful collection.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Looking at your model plane collection brings the thought to mind that almost all planes are built to be obsolete, except for the B-52 that just keeps on serving the USAF with the first flight being 15 April 1952 and of course the Tupolev Tu-95 with the first flight being 12 November 1952

Both from the "if it still works, modify it" school of engineering. We need more of that.

This is what happens when you design em good from the get go.

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by fumo30

Yes, MIG 15 indeed was equipped with copied Rolls-Royce Nene engine. British were quite friendly to their archenemy, by giving soviets such advanced technology. Had they not give that engine to russians, the formidable MIG 15 would have been grounded for a long time and maybe north Korea where they fought succesfully never had become reality.


@Jim

Beautiful collection.

I didn't know that ... thanks fumo

[fumo30]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

I didn't know that ... thanks fumo

No problem mate.

"The Nene blunder" certainly isn't the most highlighted thing in the history books and media.

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 6 Lightning Preservation Group, XR728, Buntingthorpe Aerodrome, England, 2008

[Jimbuna]

English Electric Lightning F.Mk 6 RAF No.11 Sqn, XR769, RAF Binbrook, England, 1983

[Catfish]

An english friend (Andrew Brodie) who recently died, unfortunately, is said to have brought one Lightning over to the US for restoration.
He said that with a private pilot licence you are allowed to fly the Lightning only up to Mach 1 in Europe, which would make no sense with this bird. They seem to be less prohibitive in the US..
It is an entirely voluntary project with a lot of supporters, and i heard it is finished to almost 90 percent now.
http://www.lightning422supporters.co.../backstory.htm

Of course, rebuilding a Lightning after having restored Citroen SMs is a joke, the Cit is much more complicated