LSP_K2 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Now we’re getting somewhere. This photo fairly clearly shows the areas in the vicinity of the shipping bands, in perfect alignment with the bombs’ lifting lugs. Using this arrangement, the center lug is also protected from damage. I believe we may have cracked this case, Ray. BiggTim, Gazzas, Greg W and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Further evidence. This entire subject is one that I've been curious about for quite some time now, but never got around to actually trying to figure it out. I still have other questions too. BiggTim, Out2gtcha, jgrease and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 I got a little sidetracked last night, and decided to draw up a 4.5" rocket (not 100% complete here). This will allow me to size out some shipping tubes and crates to display with the big Thunderbolt. Out2gtcha, chaos07, Greg W and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Good pics Kev LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: Good pics Kev Thanks. I've been gathering weapons documentation for quite some time now, but it's very poorly catalog, something I've been wanting to address for quite some time now. Harold and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 These two books are turning out to be invaluable; the Pacific one in particular, as it has very clear images of the 4.5" rockets, as well as specific evidence, that at least in some cases, bomb shipping bands were pressed into service as cradles for the bomb carts used to match the pylon angle for bomb loading. jgrease, Greg W, BiggTim and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Another oddity popped up in one of the books. In a photo of the 'pit area of one particular Jug, with very clear kill mark annotations, is at least one Me 209. This seems highly suspect. Could be a mis-identification, lack of familiarity of the specific subject actually destroyed, or who knows what. Interesting though, either way. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: Another oddity popped up in one of the books. In a photo of the 'pit area of one particular Jug, with very clear kill mark annotations, is at least one Me 209. This seems highly suspect. Could be a mis-identification, lack of familiarity of the specific subject actually destroyed, or who knows what. Interesting though, either way. Apparently there are many cases of Arado 68 trainers being claimed as 109's seen on gun camera footage. All I can guess is that when the guns were firing, the pilots were getting the 5hit shook out of them. Every nation had misclaims like that. I wouldn't put any faith in the 209 claim. Coulda been an FW200C for all we know. Gaz BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/2/2019 at 8:28 PM, zerosystem said: I apologize for the low light in the shots. One of these days I'll get some good photos submitted for the gallery. Yes, please do. It really looks quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 For reasons that elude my understanding, Merit chose to mold the gun bay doors only in clear plastic. Not really a big deal, as it will be painted anyway, I just found it a bit odd. Gazzas, chaos07, BiggTim and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Bazooka tubes are not great, but at least OK. I don't like the shallow openings in the front end, but there's little to be done about that. LSP_Kevin, Out2gtcha, chaos07 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 The gun bay doors have no internal lip to keep them from falling into the wing interior, so I've somewhat heavily reinforced those doors from the interior, just to be sure. Greg W, chaos07, LSP_Kevin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 I've found that by gluing a stop to the blast tube interiors, I can just then cut aluminum tube to the correct length and slide them in until they hit the stop. Greg W, D.B. Andrus, mark31 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Looks great Kev! Can you drill out the shallow fronts of the Bazooka tubes? LSP_K2 and Shawn M 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 1, 2019 Author Share Posted February 1, 2019 4 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Looks great Kev! Can you drill out the shallow fronts of the Bazooka tubes? No, not really. They're molded as sort of half rounds, with a separate piece that attaches to the front and rear that contains the full roundness of the tubes. Any attempt to drill through the front or rear will just open the cavity between all three tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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