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Post by tommygunn on Aug 14, 2022 11:20:30 GMT
Looking really good, Ian.
I remember a battle action comic story, the pilot had removed the machine guns and made the front of the wings into sort of swords. He flew about and attacked American fighter planes by cutting them in half with his “swords”.
The Americans came up with a plan and caught him in the end. His plane blew up in a ball of fire because the fuel tanks had no protection.
Don’t know how true the story was but , funny what you remember after all these years.
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 14, 2022 16:15:53 GMT
Looks superb!
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Post by Robbo on Aug 15, 2022 13:18:55 GMT
Mighty fine looking plane this one is
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 15, 2022 17:01:46 GMT
Thanks for the kind words, gents!
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Post by Boots on Aug 15, 2022 18:50:15 GMT
I gotta say...after seeing the programme on these i have been tempted to add one to the very small (3.... ) wingy stash One thing that i did enjoy hearing about was the `Great turkey shoot` in the Pacific......i`d never heard about it before
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Post by SteveM on Aug 15, 2022 18:54:38 GMT
Great thread and a great build B)
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 15, 2022 20:54:43 GMT
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Post by Paul B on Aug 15, 2022 21:16:42 GMT
looking darned good now she stands on her own feet
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Post by PorcoRosso on Aug 15, 2022 21:24:30 GMT
Nicely painted and weathered, Ian.
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 15, 2022 21:24:43 GMT
Thank you, Paul!
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Post by bwilt on Aug 15, 2022 22:02:47 GMT
Lovely bit of weathering on that underside..... and the rest as well..
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 15, 2022 23:21:38 GMT
Bert, Joe---thank you, gents!!!
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Post by tommygunn on Aug 16, 2022 8:19:44 GMT
Looking like all systems go.
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wouter
Plastic connoissuer
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Post by wouter on Aug 16, 2022 9:25:27 GMT
wow, she's becoming more and more sexy. And good to see the cowling an prop attached to it, starting to look like a real A6M now ^^
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 16, 2022 13:53:22 GMT
Tommy, Wouts---thanks, gents.
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wouter
Plastic connoissuer
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Post by wouter on Aug 16, 2022 16:11:06 GMT
Tommy, Wouts---thanks, gents. Small question btw Ian. The tip of the tail of the zero is a small triangular shaped clear plastic part. Do you know if that was a tail light? I tried to find some decent photos of the pointy tail of the bird but I couldn't find something clear enough...
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Post by Paul B on Aug 16, 2022 16:33:05 GMT
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Post by Armorguy on Aug 16, 2022 16:35:01 GMT
My goodness that looks brilliant.
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 16, 2022 17:16:46 GMT
Thanks, Guy! Wouts, that is some type of clear nav light back there. Not sure if it was an aid for formation flying or perhaps a beacon to assist with flight deck operations. I found another cool feature; the seat was adjustable so a lot of pilots would crank the seat up for carrier take-offs to see better above the nose.
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Post by Boots on Aug 16, 2022 17:43:20 GMT
Cracking paintwork Ian
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