The Phantom Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Radu is here. ZM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 21 hours ago, Radub said: The ZM Bf 109 is not "vaporware", work is in progress and I have "some involvement" with it. It takes years and a lot of work to produce a model, and this one is on its way. Radu Good to know. I'd love to get a newly designed 109, so I'll be watching for this one. Thanks, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 18 hours ago, Pup7309 said: Which variant early or late? Both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 I would say late. The Dragon kit is not very far from being the definite Emil whereas no one approached that level for the Gustavs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 19 hours ago, Radub said: Wait and see. Radu Such a tease Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Pup7309 said: Such a tease Radu Vague questions get vague answers. "Late" and "early" are vague terms considering that each letter suffix that was applied to any type of Bf 109 can sometimes be described as "early" or "late". Take for example the Bf 109 G-6, which due to incremental improvements may feature components and equipment (canopy, head armour, tail fin and rudder, water-methanol injection, cannon) that can best described as "early" (as intended on paper) and "late" (almost indistinguishable from a G-14). I have to clarify that I am not an official "spokesperson" for ZM. I am only a CAD designer and researcher working with ZM as part of a wider team. That team also includes people in charge of official announcements and I think it is best to allow them to make that kind of announcement. Radu Edited September 13, 2020 by Radub Dpgsbody55, Artful69, Kagemusha and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 You're right Radu but when people do not specify, they generally consider early are pre-WW2 marks (A to E) while late are the F to K developed during the war. Radub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 9 hours ago, Radub said: I have to clarify that I am not an official "spokesperson" for ZM. I am only a CAD designer and researcher working with ZM as part of a wider team. That team also includes people in charge of official announcements and I think it is best to allow them to make that kind of announcement. Radu Just out of curiosity, what CAD software do you use for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, LSP_K2 said: Just out of curiosity, what CAD software do you use for this? Depending on what I need to do, I use Solidworks and Rhino. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. Radu LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 OK, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 7 hours ago, thierry laurent said: You're right Radu but when people do not specify, they generally consider early are pre-WW2 marks (A to E) while late are the F to K developed during the war. Thanks yes, I was going to specify ‘e or g ?’ But maybe that is too general for some anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Pup7309 said: Thanks yes, I was going to specify ‘e or g ?’ But maybe that is too general for some anyway And personally I couldn’t care less about the incremental changes of the G6, as I’m interested in an E-Trop. But as long as it’s generally accurate not overcooked -goes together well and isn’t too expensive I’ll get it. Look forward to it’s release whatever version it is Edited September 14, 2020 by Pup7309 nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 20 hours ago, Radub said: Vague questions get vague answers. SWS or Basic ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Pup7309 said: I couldn’t care less about the incremental changes of the G6 The G-6 is where the Bf 109 really matured. It was around the G-6 that most radical changes and improvements happened, armament, power plants, aerodynamics, which led to the later more streamlined versions. When publishers release books on the Bf 109 they prefer to split the lineage into two large categories: “pointy nose” (B,C,D,E) and “round nose” (F,G,K) which may explain why some think in terms of “early” and “late”. But that is too simplistic. Putting the F, G and K together into one large family just because they share a round spinner is missing the point. The F is quite different from the G. The G-6 alone deserves a book on its own. The K deserves a book on its own too because it was a “reimagined” Bf 109 inside and out, think of it like MiG-21 vs MiG-21 Bis, similar but not the same. Radu nmayhew, Kagemusha, Gazzas and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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