fab-reims
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They didn't know it was impossible so, they did it...
- Birthday 04/07/1973
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with the parachutes, there was a lot of design work and this was, in my opinion, the simplest and most efficient way to make them. I started with that.
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thank you very much for the compliment... In fact, it's just a lot of patience, a little madness...
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JB,SERNAK, Emil, Dutch, Loach Driver, Thank you all for your compliments.
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in fact, the chipping was carried out with masking tape. more than 1600 elements drawn, cut out and glued one by one... if you want, you can find the assembly and details on a parallel site: https://www.laroyale-modelisme.net/t25940-na-xb-70-av-1-valkyrie-12-10-64-9h07-vol-n3-base-d-edwards-base-italeri-pe-1-72-de-fab-reims
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I wanted to give it an appearance that was out of the ordinary without it becoming a “what-if” either. It had to remain historic... and I discovered these few photos of his third flight
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thanks a lot !! This is very gratifying of you...
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thanks a lot
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you shouldn't say that. What I did is the very first example, and like the very first attempt, it can be improved and what I wish for you. It's like this famous XB-70: the first copy was imperfect, manufactured in haste with many recurring problems to the point that from its first flight, following numerous electrical and hydaulic problems, it almost never reached Edwards ; the ejection of the pilots and the intentional crash of the plane had been considered. It took all the dexterity of the Colonel Cotton (the pilot) to successfully land it (even if the landing gear caught fire). The s
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after a lot of research during production, it seems that this is indeed a unique piece.. I honestly didn't think I would have been the first to try. thank you very much for all the praise
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thanks a lot... !!!
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from an insider, I can only be touched by so many compliments... Thanks a lot
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several people, like you, have alluded to the Japanese “Zero” of 1944.. It's a compliment that I accept with pleasure. Thanks a lot !!!
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thanks Bastian !!!
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On October 12, 1964, during its third test flight, its first supersonic, the paint of the XB-70 was torn off in entire patches on nearly 15% of the surface. Whose fault is it ? Nobody really knows, but each time a VIP was announced for a visit (ground tests, taxiing, first flight tests, etc.), it was systematically repainted in the immaculate white livery. The layers were superimposed, which modified its aerodynamics and caused unwanted turbulences which had the consequence of tearing off the paint or melting it following the heating of certai