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Warplane Art / Re: Gloster Javelin

« on: June 04, 2012, 01:08:31 PM »

Here are two shots from my humble photo collection. They are original Gloster press releases of many years ago.
I have set widt at 1750 pixels to give more details.
Especially the use of the double saddle tanks under the fuselage is very interesting!

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Brewster Buffalo

« on: June 04, 2012, 09:54:55 AM »

Buffalo will be subject of WARPLANES Vol. 4!!!

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: ML-KNIL Brewster

« on: June 02, 2012, 12:01:32 AM »

Tamiya Buffalo kit was excellent! Assume you are going to build U.S. Navy version rather than Dutch MK-KNIL version? Dutch Buffalo had reflex gunsight instead of telescope sight and a 1200 hp engine.

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Warplane Art / Re: Udri po grbine

« on: May 26, 2012, 11:33:10 AM »

O.K., but at least gunfire from Il-2 will give this quite static shot much more action!!
Hartmann WAS shot down during this incident and I think that must be shown.

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Warplane Art / Re: Udri po grbine

« on: May 26, 2012, 11:18:52 AM »

Where is the gunfire and the battle damage??

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Warplane Art / Re: Udri po grbine

« on: May 25, 2012, 10:51:53 AM »

Hope we'll see cannon fire and battle damage!!!

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Warplane Art / Re: Udri po grbine

« on: May 25, 2012, 10:29:13 AM »

Hartmann was shot down over the Russian front and captured by Russian soldiers. He managed to escape and finally reached the German front. It is quite a story; see book written by Toliver and Constable 'Hold Hartmann vom Himmel'. Motorbuch Verlag 1972 (8th printing)

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Warplane Art / Re: Hawker Hunter

« on: May 15, 2012, 11:20:15 PM »

Well, we can always place all images not used for the book on the Forum!!
We hope book will be out this summer......

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Warplane Art / Re: Hawker Hunter

« on: May 15, 2012, 10:41:45 PM »

We have with the book a very, very luxury problem: too many photo's!!

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Combat Warplanes / Martin Mariner book is out!!!

« on: May 12, 2012, 01:23:05 PM »

Number one of the new book series WARPLANES is out!
This 48 page book is on Martin Mariner with LOTS of beautiful and rare photographs and artwork.
Authors: Nico Braas and Srecko Bradic of Letletlet-Warplanes team.
See: http://www.lanasta.eu/Shop/product/146/01-warplane.html.
Second book on Hawker Hunter is in preparation!!

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Me-109 which one????

« on: May 09, 2012, 12:53:56 PM »

I have one further very intrigueing question: has someone ever seen photographs of the Messerschmitt Me-109H high-altitude version? It was built in small numbers only for operational testing but in general it was regarded as a failure, although it could reacht an altitude of more than 14,500 m!
Images of this rare type would be very welcome!!

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Me-109 which one????

« on: May 08, 2012, 10:31:40 PM »

Firstt link says is is a G-10; second link it is a G-10/K4 hybrid.
Maybe late Heinz Nowarra was right after all when he stated it was a K-4!!

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Combat Warplanes / Me-109 which one????

« on: May 08, 2012, 05:01:42 PM »

This is a much published photo of a Messerschmitt Me-109 captured by US forces and transported to the USA.
Unfortunately it is in various books described as being a Me-109G-6, a Me-109G-14AS and a Me-109K-4.
Can anyone out there shed some light on this?

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Legion Condor Bf109

« on: May 06, 2012, 03:35:06 PM »

Nice set! So to see they are all Me-109B's with two-blade variable pitch Schwärzel propeller.

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Warplane Art / Re: MiG-25

« on: April 24, 2012, 02:06:51 PM »

It is possible the MIG-25 was flown during the time Egypt and Syria were the 'United Arab Republic'.
The U.A.R. lasted only for a short period but marking could be correct.....