Thanks Peter, she’s finished now and I’m deciding what’s next!
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I decided to build a few missiles for my F-15, as I had some empty pylons.
I decided to add two AIM-120 AMRAAM, mid range air-to-air missiles. Type is fire-and-forget capable of active homing and retargeting.
I decided to add two AIM-120 AMRAAM, mid range air-to-air missiles. Type is fire-and-forget capable of active homing and retargeting.
Moving on…my next build is going to be the A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog.
It is one of my favorites because of its ground support capabilities that are second to none!
I will be building more missiles and bombs from my kits once I get the A-10 finished. It will be fun deciding how I will load it…bombs or missiles, etc.
See ya next time…
It is one of my favorites because of its ground support capabilities that are second to none!
I will be building more missiles and bombs from my kits once I get the A-10 finished. It will be fun deciding how I will load it…bombs or missiles, etc.
See ya next time…
A-10 Warthog update…
Cockpit assembly done…
See ya next time…
Cockpit assembly done…
See ya next time…
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Re; F7F Tigercat: First of all, beautiful job! (As usual). I wonder who at Grumman thought that that long, protruding nose landing gear would ever stand up to carrier landings.
Roger
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Thanks Roger!
I agree…I think any nose gear aircraft is a problem when you’re trying to use an arrestor hook, as the tail sits too high. As far as the nose gear handling the shock loads, I think the pilot has to land nose up and let the main gear absorb most of the impact and then set it down on the nose. But we know that’s not always going to happen! And it failed the carrier tests anyway because the landing speeds were too high and the plane is too heavy. So yeah, beautiful and fast aircraft, just not carrier material.
A-10 Update…
Fuselage was assembled with the cockpit assembly…
Above is how I typically tape things for painting.
After painting above.
Next I assembled the wings to the fuselage…
However there are many gaps and mismatch of surfaces. Those will sanded and puttied. Oh well…
And finally she is starting to look like an A-10…
Off to putty and sand…this feels like Groundhog Day!
Fuselage was assembled with the cockpit assembly…
Above is how I typically tape things for painting.
After painting above.
Next I assembled the wings to the fuselage…
However there are many gaps and mismatch of surfaces. Those will sanded and puttied. Oh well…
And finally she is starting to look like an A-10…
Off to putty and sand…this feels like Groundhog Day!