hamfists nz

What's the mig story?

Yes I think you have the same hold up as me

Are you going to do any flares/countermeasures? It looks like the fuselage halves are joined..have you glued them?

We need close ups of the "pilots" 😋

That post-apocalyptic patch on the wing looks too neat and tidy! Looks like it was done by a pre-apocalyptic engineer

I love it..no reason but personal strangeness..I like them when all the guns are pointing at the same direction

Never saw the conclusion..I think Blake had left the show and gone to a secluded forest planet..watched it religiously..but it was 80's wasn't it? I'm not that old!!

I think Anthony would win the prize for most beautiful half finished projects..I think he made a New Years resolution to finish one this year â˜ºï¸ I'm in possession of a half finished kiwi A4K that is awaiting a long delayed cockpit detail set, from a certain very well known manufacturer..

If you do some research you'll find localised supersonic airflow is a real thing and before computised fluid dynamics, aerodynamic designers used the area rule to eliminate the shockwaves it caused. Before it was understood, the buffet encountered at Mach numbers above about .8 were thought to be indicative of the approaching wall of death called "the sound barrier "..basically speaking, as air accelerates around curved surfaces, it approaches Mach 1 even though the aircraft is traveling much slower, and a small supersonic shockwave is caused. This is most noticeable around wings and tail surfaces. The shockwaves can cause vibrations and loss of control effectiveness

You might find the flattened area is also an "area rule" location due to localised supersonic airflows..just sayin'

Wow! Anthony in NZ, can we use this to make a kahu?

It's pronounced "ex - spénz - ïfv"

Gorgeous! I don't suppose you have kept your trumpy instrument panel and coaming and HUD have you and be willing to mail it out to nz? Could send you some $$ in return?

Anthony's Westpac BK would qualify..probably about 25% after 5 years..might not be done in time though 8-)

Off topic a bit but I've been waiting for 3 years for a 3D printed cockpit for a jet..I actually made a half pie decent HUD out of PE leftovers and gave up making screens etc out of evergreen..does anyone know of a PE modern cockpit set that I could use for scratching a HUD and instrument panel?

"Imagineer"..that's good..

That's cool

Are you going to tint the canopy? What's your planned method for this?

Who's seen this? http://youtu.be/mK7xqWnDwyA?list=PLE882BFAD8DE1A6BB

Whatever happened to this one? One of my favourites!

Good on you Castlegaiden..every model company must've started somewhere..best of luck 150%

Excuse my ignorance, and it may just be an optical illusion, but are those intakes on the correct sides, looks like they could be up the wrong way..?!

Have they done a P-51D? Surely that would sell truckloads!

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2e/0a/dc/2e0adc443ea4fdebc408242a9032b4f6.jpg There's real ones to copy off

http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/sir-tim-wallis-reunited-with-spitfire-of-near-fatal-crash-2015040417