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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Fujipix camera died

« on: October 28, 2018, 12:31:17 PM »

My Nikon D70S gave up after  years of truthful service. Think I took some 20-25,000 pictures; also with many pulished.
I replaced it by a Nikon D3300 body, so I still could use my Nikon lenses.

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Miscellaneous Subjects / Re: Orlan

« on: July 31, 2018, 06:40:13 PM »

So, the Caspian sea monsters will rise again.......

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Warplane Art / Re: Lockheed F-94 Starfire

« on: June 06, 2018, 03:15:15 PM »

Revell ever had at 1/48 scale a kit of the F-94C. Must have been late fifties/early sixties.
It was re-issued in the late eightes in their Jubilee series.
Also Lindbergh had at this scale an F-94C.
Both were versions with the rocket launchers built in the wing's leading edge.
I must have both kits somewhere deeply hidden in my hobby room but I don't even know if they are complete!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Chelomey 16HA/Самолет-снаряд 16ХА

« on: May 07, 2018, 04:20:10 PM »

Seems to me nothing more that a twin-engine V-1 (or Fieseler Fi 104) !
Think it will be extremely noisy in flight.

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Any guess???

« on: April 05, 2018, 06:29:11 PM »

You know I never ask simple questions! And it is NOT the Potez-Heinkel CM-191 or the Fouga Magister.
Keep digging!

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Combat Warplanes / Any guess???

« on: April 05, 2018, 04:02:21 PM »

Any guess what type of aircraft this is?

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Westland Wyvern 1/48

« on: January 13, 2018, 10:51:44 PM »

I believe the camera portholes of the Wyvern were hardly used and that in practice they were filled and painted over.
You see this on most photographs! If you decide to use these on your model you can use Cristal Clear for the best results.

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Yak-130, Zvezda 1/72

« on: December 15, 2017, 04:48:05 PM »

Here is the real plane in various colour schemes.
It shows the prototype at the Paris Air Show and the German ILA

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bell X-1 1/48

« on: March 05, 2017, 02:59:00 PM »

This kit was already released 20 years ago, but without the extra's!!

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Warplane Art / Re: Aichi H9A1

« on: October 27, 2016, 04:02:43 PM »

This is the only picture I have. I fully agree it is an obscure type!
Number built including prototype was 24 only.
The type never had an Allied code name as its existence was unknown until spring 1945.
Details can be found in:
William Green, Flying boats, Vol 5 of War planes of the second World War, Macdonald 1962.
It is one of the famous 'little square book' series from the sixties!!

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Pile of images

« on: October 24, 2016, 03:34:30 PM »

Here is my last set of images of today: a number of shots I took during Open Days of the Royal Dutch Air Force KLu....

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Pile of images

« on: October 24, 2016, 09:40:22 AM »

AVRO Lincoln bomber.....

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Pile of images

« on: October 23, 2016, 06:52:22 PM »

Last image of today and this is a really RARE type!

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Pile of images

« on: October 23, 2016, 02:29:39 PM »

Here is another interesting shot: an Australian air force Mirage III!

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Pile of images

« on: October 23, 2016, 11:24:16 AM »

I think my pile of images is even larger: I have scanned recently more than 4000 photo's.
Here is one of the many.