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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Me 262 V-3
« on: February 21, 2013, 07:58:18 AM »
Hi mates, 
Only one word enters my head : SPLENDID !
Jicehem
Only one word enters my head : SPLENDID !
Jicehem
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Breguet 693A.2
« on: February 17, 2013, 10:30:17 PM »Great to have correct infoI know for Bleu de Nuit and Chamois (and there was also mentioned limited use of green if I could remember good) for the cockpit interior
Interior Green (for cockpit) was particular with American planes such as Curtiss H-75, Douglas DB-7, etc.
"Chamois" fot internal airframe not visible : interior of fuselage (apart from cockpit), interior of wings, bomb bays, wheel wells when not overpainted with undersurface color... This "Chamois" color has been used always after the war on MD Flamant, SO Vautour, MH Broussard...
Jicehem
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Breguet 693A.2
« on: February 17, 2013, 07:45:10 PM »"Grayish Blue" if the notice is right...
Hi Draken35,
Greyish Blue is too evasive... The actaual ref. was "Midnight Blue". A good match for 1/72 scale is Humbrol 25.
See photo (D. 520)
Jicehem
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann
« on: February 16, 2013, 06:36:29 PM »
Without doubt !
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Bucker Bu 131 Jungmann
« on: February 16, 2013, 08:42:38 AM »
Hi mate
The kit for this dinky plane seems to be good. You should too build its almost twin, the Bü 133...
Jicehem
The kit for this dinky plane seems to be good. You should too build its almost twin, the Bü 133...
Jicehem
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: P-38 Lightning Eduard 1/48
« on: February 16, 2013, 08:39:01 AM »
Hi mate,
Waoohh ! Amazing. Very good rendering for a beautiful plane.
Jicehem
Waoohh ! Amazing. Very good rendering for a beautiful plane.
Jicehem
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: 1/48 Monogram Fw 190D-11
« on: January 27, 2013, 11:15:33 AM »This kit lacks the PE fret that was originally contained in the Dragon/DML version. The manufacturer substituted a very delicate styrene fret in the place of the PE and this works very well also.
I had never built or owned either the Trimaster or Dragon/DML issues of this kit so only can speak from research I've done. I can say that the Monogram boxing is nice and should be less expensive for those searching for a sample.
Hi mate,
Here are the PE extra parts in the Trimaster kit :
And two pictures of "rote 4" at München-Riem (Enlargements of photographs) :
Jicehem
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Douglas Skynight 1/48
« on: January 27, 2013, 08:27:24 AM »
Hi mate,
Very good deal. This kit seems great.
Jicehem
Very good deal. This kit seems great.
Jicehem
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Breguet 941
« on: January 06, 2013, 08:41:58 AM »Our digital magazine is ended and we plan to do small online books (pdf is for member here). So maybe this airplane could be subject?
Oh, yes ! I'll try to build a text with some new pictures.
Jicehem
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Breguet 941
« on: January 05, 2013, 12:07:42 PM »Wonderful
???
Jicehem
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Breguet 941
« on: January 05, 2013, 09:21:37 AM »
Hi everybody,
The very first plane was Br 940-01 "Intégral", coded F-ZWVF, only the letter "F" on the fuselage. She made her first flight on 21 May 1958. During the following three years she made some 300 flights.
There has been only one prototype of the Br 941, the Br 941-01, coded F-WJSD but was re-coded F-ZWVZ [showing that she belonged to the CEV or Centre d'essais en vol (Test Flight Center)] prior to first flight on 01 June 1961. This plane was the "first" Mc Donnell-Douglas 188 in June 1964, but was damaged in landing and repaired at St Louis by Mc Donnell and re-engined with Turmo IIID3 of 1 500 hp in place of the Turboméca Turmo IIID of 1 250 hp. She flew again in 1965 and was WFU after 1 200 hrs TT of test flights.
There were only one production batch of four Br 941 S... The French government was reluctant to order the new plane having already spent funds on the much larger Transall programme... And in the USA, where the plane could have been produced by Piasecki (PA-94) and McDonnell-Douglas (McDD 188) the US Army preferred the DHC Buffallo to the McDonnell-sponsored Breguet transport in the Army Tactical Transport competition in the late sixties...
Numerous projects had been drawn up, including :
Br 942 (1960) : basically a Br 941 with pressurized fuselage of circular section for commercial use (40 to 60 passengers)
Br 945 (1960) : a light tactical transport with a secondary role as co-operation aircraft powered by four Turmo IIID, competing with the Hurel-Dubois 150, Max Holste MH-261 and Dassault Spirale III. The Spirale III was chosen in february 1962 but eventually not ordered...
Br 1941C (1961) : feeder-liner with 52 passengers and 22 tons of freight
Br 941M (1961) : military transport.
Br 943 (1961) : a derivative with the projected more powerful engine of 1 850 hp, the Turmo VI and boundary layer control. Another version, the Bf 943R, with auxiliary pivoting Rolls-Royce RB. 162 jet engines was foreseen.
Br 944 (1964) : a project for 150 passengers.
Br 941B (1967) : production freighter version both civil and military.
Br 941S, N° 1, FF on 19 April 1967, coded F-ZJRK "K". To CEAM as 118-IX (F-SDIX) and ET 2/62 "Vercors" as 62-NA (F-RANA). WFU : April 1974.
Br 941S, N° 2, FF on ?, coded F-ZJRL "L". Second "McDD 188 from June 1968 to June 1969. To ET 2/62 "Vercors" as 62-NB (F-RANB). WFU : 1974.
Br 941S, N° 3, FF on ?, coded F-ZJRM "M". To CEAM as 118-IH (F-SDIH) and ET 2/62 "Vercors" as 62-NC (F-RANC). WFU : July 1974.
Br 941S, N° 4, FF on 25 April 1968. To CEAM as 118-IY (F-SDIY) and ET 2/62 "Vercors" as 62-ND (F-RAND). WFU : July 1974. Preserved by Musée de l'air at Le Bourget.
Jicehem
The very first plane was Br 940-01 "Intégral", coded F-ZWVF, only the letter "F" on the fuselage. She made her first flight on 21 May 1958. During the following three years she made some 300 flights.
There has been only one prototype of the Br 941, the Br 941-01, coded F-WJSD but was re-coded F-ZWVZ [showing that she belonged to the CEV or Centre d'essais en vol (Test Flight Center)] prior to first flight on 01 June 1961. This plane was the "first" Mc Donnell-Douglas 188 in June 1964, but was damaged in landing and repaired at St Louis by Mc Donnell and re-engined with Turmo IIID3 of 1 500 hp in place of the Turboméca Turmo IIID of 1 250 hp. She flew again in 1965 and was WFU after 1 200 hrs TT of test flights.
There were only one production batch of four Br 941 S... The French government was reluctant to order the new plane having already spent funds on the much larger Transall programme... And in the USA, where the plane could have been produced by Piasecki (PA-94) and McDonnell-Douglas (McDD 188) the US Army preferred the DHC Buffallo to the McDonnell-sponsored Breguet transport in the Army Tactical Transport competition in the late sixties...
Numerous projects had been drawn up, including :
Br 942 (1960) : basically a Br 941 with pressurized fuselage of circular section for commercial use (40 to 60 passengers)
Br 945 (1960) : a light tactical transport with a secondary role as co-operation aircraft powered by four Turmo IIID, competing with the Hurel-Dubois 150, Max Holste MH-261 and Dassault Spirale III. The Spirale III was chosen in february 1962 but eventually not ordered...
Br 1941C (1961) : feeder-liner with 52 passengers and 22 tons of freight
Br 941M (1961) : military transport.
Br 943 (1961) : a derivative with the projected more powerful engine of 1 850 hp, the Turmo VI and boundary layer control. Another version, the Bf 943R, with auxiliary pivoting Rolls-Royce RB. 162 jet engines was foreseen.
Br 944 (1964) : a project for 150 passengers.
Br 941B (1967) : production freighter version both civil and military.
Br 941S, N° 1, FF on 19 April 1967, coded F-ZJRK "K". To CEAM as 118-IX (F-SDIX) and ET 2/62 "Vercors" as 62-NA (F-RANA). WFU : April 1974.
Br 941S, N° 2, FF on ?, coded F-ZJRL "L". Second "McDD 188 from June 1968 to June 1969. To ET 2/62 "Vercors" as 62-NB (F-RANB). WFU : 1974.
Br 941S, N° 3, FF on ?, coded F-ZJRM "M". To CEAM as 118-IH (F-SDIH) and ET 2/62 "Vercors" as 62-NC (F-RANC). WFU : July 1974.
Br 941S, N° 4, FF on 25 April 1968. To CEAM as 118-IY (F-SDIY) and ET 2/62 "Vercors" as 62-ND (F-RAND). WFU : July 1974. Preserved by Musée de l'air at Le Bourget.
Jicehem
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Combat Warplanes / Re: Breguet 941
« on: January 05, 2013, 12:03:15 AM »
Hello !
The "American" Br 941 was Br 941 S, N° 2 and was renamed McDonnell 188. After her tour, she joined firstly the Escadron de Transport et de Liaison (ETL) 026-118 at Mont-de-Marsan and the ET 002-062 "Vercors" :
Photo from a booklet by Breguet.
The only four planes built were put in service with the Armée de l'air at Escadron de Transport (ET) 002-062 "Vercors". They were coded : N° 1 = 62-NA; N° 2 = 62-NB; N° 3 = 62-NB and N° 4 = 62-ND. They were retired during 1974.
Here is to be seen the Br 941 S, N° 3, which I shot at Avord in August 1973 :
Jicehem
The "American" Br 941 was Br 941 S, N° 2 and was renamed McDonnell 188. After her tour, she joined firstly the Escadron de Transport et de Liaison (ETL) 026-118 at Mont-de-Marsan and the ET 002-062 "Vercors" :
Photo from a booklet by Breguet.
The only four planes built were put in service with the Armée de l'air at Escadron de Transport (ET) 002-062 "Vercors". They were coded : N° 1 = 62-NA; N° 2 = 62-NB; N° 3 = 62-NB and N° 4 = 62-ND. They were retired during 1974.
Here is to be seen the Br 941 S, N° 3, which I shot at Avord in August 1973 :
Jicehem
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Three of Pierre Clostermann's Tempest Vs.
« on: December 15, 2012, 03:22:39 PM »
To note : on JF°E, NV994 the serial is missing because I forgot it.
Jicehem
Jicehem
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Aircraft Modeling / Three of Pierre Clostermann's Tempest Vs.
« on: December 14, 2012, 11:12:26 PM »
Kits of some Hawker Tempest Vs having been flown by French ace, Pierre Clostermann during duty in the R.A.F. :
At RAF 274 Squadron in March 1945. The kit is Revell's (1962) :
At RAF 56 Squadron in March-April 1945. The kit is Heller's (1978) :
It must be noted that the streamlinings between underwing fuel tanks and wings were actually in clear soft plastic.
At RAF 3 squadron in Aptil-May 1945. The kit is Heller's :
There is no serial-number on the fuselage but is was NV994.
The post-war Clostermann's Tempest in August 1945 just before Clostermann left the RAF. The kit is Frog's (1967) with Max Abt decals. This has been partially restored due to time damages...
When it was brand-new in 1969 :
My first Revell Tempest V, in 1967, with Max Abt decals :
Jicehem
At RAF 274 Squadron in March 1945. The kit is Revell's (1962) :
At RAF 56 Squadron in March-April 1945. The kit is Heller's (1978) :
It must be noted that the streamlinings between underwing fuel tanks and wings were actually in clear soft plastic.
At RAF 3 squadron in Aptil-May 1945. The kit is Heller's :
There is no serial-number on the fuselage but is was NV994.
The post-war Clostermann's Tempest in August 1945 just before Clostermann left the RAF. The kit is Frog's (1967) with Max Abt decals. This has been partially restored due to time damages...
When it was brand-new in 1969 :
My first Revell Tempest V, in 1967, with Max Abt decals :
Jicehem
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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass
« on: December 03, 2012, 05:44:49 PM »
Thank you mates !
Jicehem
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