Jump to content

Chriss7607

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content Count

    235

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Chriss7607

    F4U with 2 different main gear tire treads in 1950

    in Props

    Posted

    I've seen things like that before, the kind of mix and match of components on Navy and Marine aircraft. Like STORM said, you just kind of have to go with what's on hand and will work. 

     

    The F6F-3 at Pensacola was restored using the same tires it had on it when it went into Lake Michigan and the tread patterns are different on each side. Heck, the cowling panels are mismatched! I want to say that the left side is correct (has the fairing over the exhaust) and the right side must have been taken from a later airplane (no fairing).

    2023 IPMS Nationals

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Not for the faint of heart, that's for sure! Temps hung around 104-105. It was just miserably hot. The parking at the venue is terrible: not enough of it and nowhere else remotely around there to try. If you got a space, you really couldn't leave for lunch. That is unless you wanted to repeat the search for a space when you got back. I also don't think there was a decal sheet this year. If there was, I certainly didn't see it.

    B-52 color question?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Chriss7607

    Meaning my reply? I can guarantee that I'm neither a chatbot or A.I. I have spent nearly 20 years at the OC-ALC and have been around more B-52 components than I'd like. A couple of weeks ago Tinker had their open house and had a B-52 on display and I specifically looked at that area. The answer is still F.S. 36118 Gunship Gray. And yes, it can fade quite badly.

     

    If there was a reply that got deleted from an actual spammer that I didn't see, then my apologies..

    B-52 color question?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Well, they're two different airplanes. The top one is a B-52G and the bottom one is a B-52H. I can say for certainty that the bottom photo was taken here at Tinker AFB and the aircraft had just gone through depot maintenance and has yet to go through the paint hangar. The dark gray areas (including the one in question) are all fresh F.S. 36118 Gunship Gray. 

    Hellcat MLG wheels

    in Props

    Posted

    It has nothing to do with the MLG tires. It's the tailwheel. For carrier operations Hellcats had a solid, hard rubber tailwheel. For land based operations, a pneumatic Goodrich Silvertown tire was used.

     

    During the war early F6F-3s seemed to have treadless main wheels and later F6F-5s had diamond tread. Postwar Hellcats that survived as drones into the '50s had the hubs that were a single piece stamped unit (a wave pattern as opposed to the spoked).

     

    I would think that for a F6F-3K the land based set with the pneumatic tailwheel, spoked main wheel  hubs, and circumferential tread would be what you want 

    1/48 F6F - Which Kit is Preferred - Eduard or Hobby Boss?

    in Props

    Posted

    Eduard by a LONG ways! The Hobby Boss kit is largely copied from the Trumpeter 1/32 scale model, complete with the serious shape and dimensional errors. Hobby Boss is not worth it if you're looking for a decent 1/48 Hellcat.

     

    On another note, I don't get on ARC frequently these days so I didn't see your post but let me take a look- I might have a spare set of Hasegawa landing gear. 

    Propeller safety!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Chriss7607

    Funny and true story:

     

    An instructor at the same school that I went to for my A&P Certificate also owned a Mooney. Incidentally, the school did as well. One day while the Mooney was on the ramp, he insisted that it was IMPOSSIBLE to hand prop a Mooney and proceeded to grab the prop and pull it through. Sure enough, the engine started and with no one in the cockpit on the brakes it started down the ramp on its own! Fortunately some students were able to catch up to it, open the door, and get it stopped before it could do any damage. Yeah, that guy was a yutz.

     

    I have also seen a vintage 1940s photo from one of the technical schools of students hand-propping a F6F Hellcat with a sling like setup similar to the video.

    First hobby shop you remember visiting?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    15 hours ago, Cajun21 said:

    Went to both those when I moved into the area with wife 1.0. There was also a Squadron Shop for awhile too, mid 70's time frame.

    My first hobby shop was Franklin's five and  dime where I got some wood aircraft kits and saw my first plastic kit (Starfix I believe) can't remember exact one but it was a bi-plane.

    Cheers :cheers:

    Itch

    I remember Wings very well! I went there many times as a kid and later as an adult. I was sad when they finally closed. Maybe not the first hobby shop that I went to, but definitely one that holds a special place with me. 

    1/32 Revell Tomcat “GI Joe Skystriker”

    in In-Progress Pics

    Posted

    I was thinking of this earlier today: the markings on the Skystriker remind me of the decals that Monogram put in their 1/72 and 1/144(?) 1/100(?) Snap Tite B-1 at one point. Looking at what I could find, I think that the Tamiya XF-8 would be the better option. That's just my opinion. So far what you have as a base color nails it from what I remember of it.

     

    The other thing I thought of... so are you going to follow this with a SU-47 Berkut modified to look like the Conquest?

    1/48 Hasegawa F-14 decals

    in Buy and sell - add scale to your title

    Posted

    Yes, the Furball Sundowners Anthology is beautiful! The thing is, I dug a Monogram Tomcat out of the stash and decided to build it (one less kit taking up space in the garage!). It will look fine when it's done but it's not going to be an all out effort. I didn't want to put really nice decals on a mediocre kit.

     

    I do plan on eventually doing a Tamiya/Furball Sundowners Tomcat sometime after the new year though! 

    Might I have been had by someone on evilBay, possibly?

    in Props

    Posted

    I almost forgot to offer: if anyone is working on Hellcats and needs references, feel free to send me a message! I have hundreds of photos of the F6F-3 and F6F-5 at Pensacola as well as the F6F-5 at the New England Air Museum. I also have photos of a restored R-2800. I have the illustrated parts catalog too. If you want to know what ever happened to a particular airplane, I have the list of all 12,000 something airframes that was compiled by Ted Darcy. 

    1/48 Hasegawa F-14 decals

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted · Edited by Chriss7607

    I was wondering if anyone happened to have the VF-111 Sundowners decals from the 1/48 Pacific Fleet boxing of the Hasegawa Tomcat that they would be willing to part with. This is also in the Buy and Sell forum- I just wanted to get maximum exposure. Thanks!

×
×
  • Create New...