Steve's Models - Page 11

Jimbuna · 07-04-13, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

A specific scheme. Windsock Datafiles show dozens of photographs with detailed analysis, plus closeups of specific parts of the aircraft. sometimes they'll even uncover rare camoflaged versions. It's more question of paying good money for a source and then making a decision without ever even seeing it.

I've just had a look...great specialist site...obviously quality and detail come at a price.

Sailor Steve · 07-04-13, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I've just had a look...great specialist site...obviously quality and detail come at a price.

They manage to have great pictures of the most minute details. That's the only reason I knew about the ropes holding the gear mountings on the Bleriot.

Sailor Steve · 07-04-13, 07:51 PM

With nothing else to do I went ahead and prepped the upper wing. This one only took about two hours total. It won't be mounted until the fuselage is painted, but it's ready now.

Red October1984 · 07-04-13, 10:18 PM

Looks kinda big.

What scale is this?

Jimbuna · 07-05-13, 05:08 AM

ROFLMAO....follow the thread or at least read before you post

Sailor Steve · 07-05-13, 09:31 AM

Leave 'im alone, Jim. He can't help himself.

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I've just had a question from Red October1984 in the 'What Are You Doing Now In Real Life' thread about the airplane game, and rather than go into a lengthy explanation with pictures there I figured I'd do it here...

The models are mostly 1/72 scale...

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

What is that scale anyway 1/144th?

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Twice that size - 1/72.

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The aircraft models are all 1/72 scale.

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Originally Posted by Red October1984

What scale is this?

Umm...

Jimbuna · 07-05-13, 09:39 AM

LOL

Sailor Steve · 07-07-13, 06:40 PM

Well, the book didn't come Friday, and it didn't come Saturday, so today I decided to work on some more ships. This is the Scout class of 1885. Called 'Torpedo Cruisers', they were the first attempt to make a seagoing torpedo boat. Later they were reclassified as '3rd Class Cruisers'.

The ships were about the size of a WW2 destroyer. While this makes them small compared to a battleship, alongside a locomotive they were huge. It's hard to look at a tiny model and remember that these ships were 225 feet long and displaced 1,600 tons.

Red October1984 · 07-07-13, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

ROFLMAO....follow the thread or at least read before you post

Ah...foot in mouth once again.

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Leave 'im alone, Jim. He can't help himself.

Umm...

I've been following the thread but I forget some of the details.

That must be a close up picture because 1:72 looks smaller than that.

Sailor Steve · 07-07-13, 10:58 PM

Take another look at post #143. The Voisin had a body barely big enough to fit the two crewmen, but it had a 48' wingspan, ten feet more than a P-38 and almost half that of a B-17.

Red October1984 · 07-07-13, 11:11 PM

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Take another look at post #143. The Voisin had a body barely big enough to fit the two crewmen, but it had a 48' wingspan, ten feet more than a P-38 and almost half that of a B-17.

I'm a bit out of proportion on my thinking then.

I know how scale works and a 1:72 B-29 is going to be a lot bigger than a 1:72 WW1 bomber (or fighter? I don't know. Not too familiar with WW1 aircraft).

This thing just looked huge when I saw the wing...but now that I see a little bit more of it I can understand it now.

Sailor Steve · 07-08-13, 12:25 AM

It'll be more clear when the pilots are in.

On the other hand they had some huge bombers - the Zeppelin Staaken was nearly as big as a B-29.

Red October1984 · 07-08-13, 01:21 AM

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It'll be more clear when the pilots are in.

On the other hand they had some huge bombers - the Zeppelin Staaken was nearly as big as a B-29.

That's a big bomber for a WW1 era... I didn't think they got that big.

I've just googled it and saw a picture.

I wonder what kind of bomb load these things carried. I wouldn't think a whole lot since WW1 aircraft were like wood and cloth mostly ( IIRC ).

Sailor Steve · 07-08-13, 10:02 AM

The R.VI carried 2000 kilos of bombs (about 4400 pounds). The problem wasn't the construction (the Junkers J.I attack plane was not only made of metal but was armored) so much as the available power. The R.VI's top speed was only 84 mph.

Jimbuna · 07-08-13, 11:34 AM

I believe the wingspan was greater to compensate for the lack of thrust the early engines had...or how else could they fly?

07-04-13, 07:51 PM	#153
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	With nothing else to do I went ahead and prepped the upper wing. This one only took about two hours total. It won't be mounted until the fuselage is painted, but it's ready now. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-04-13, 10:18 PM	#154
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Looks kinda big. What scale is this? __________________

07-05-13, 05:08 AM	#155
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	ROFLMAO....follow the thread or at least read before you post __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-05-13, 09:39 AM	#157
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	LOL __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-07-13, 06:40 PM	#158
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Well, the book didn't come Friday, and it didn't come Saturday, so today I decided to work on some more ships. This is the Scout class of 1885. Called 'Torpedo Cruisers', they were the first attempt to make a seagoing torpedo boat. Later they were reclassified as '3rd Class Cruisers'. The ships were about the size of a WW2 destroyer. While this makes them small compared to a battleship, alongside a locomotive they were huge. It's hard to look at a tiny model and remember that these ships were 225 feet long and displaced 1,600 tons. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-07-13, 10:58 PM	#160
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Take another look at post #143. The Voisin had a body barely big enough to fit the two crewmen, but it had a 48' wingspan, ten feet more than a P-38 and almost half that of a B-17. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-08-13, 12:25 AM	#162
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It'll be more clear when the pilots are in. On the other hand they had some huge bombers - the Zeppelin Staaken was nearly as big as a B-29. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-08-13, 10:02 AM	#164
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The R.VI carried 2000 kilos of bombs (about 4400 pounds). The problem wasn't the construction (the Junkers J.I attack plane was not only made of metal but was armored) so much as the available power. The R.VI's top speed was only 84 mph. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-08-13, 11:34 AM	#165
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I believe the wingspan was greater to compensate for the lack of thrust the early engines had...or how else could they fly? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!