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Post by acklington on Apr 28, 2021 18:48:47 GMT 1
Latest effort, just finished. This is an old limited-run resin and white metal kit, but accurate and nicely detailed. The contra-rotating propellor came as a solid bit to be glued on the front, but after much work has been made to rotate as two separate props. The vacuform canopy also took a lot of work to carefully cut out and fit - the canopy on the real thing was fully faired and blended with the fuselage. R2496, RAE Farnborough, 1945 (4) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr R2496, RAE Farnborough, 1945 (6) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr R2496, RAE Farnborough, 1945 (9) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr R2496, RAE Farnborough, 1945 (12) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr R2496, RAE Farnborough, 1945 (13) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr R2496, RAE Farnborough, 1945 (17) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr R2496, RAE Farnborough, 1945 (20) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr R2496, RAE Farnborough, 1945 (22) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr I did this model for no other reason than the M.B.5 was a great looker, and during it's brief life from 1944-48 it's qualities were greatly praised by test pilots and mechanics. However it had been too long in the making, and jet fighters were already in advanced development. The M.B.5 was never fitted with armour or guns, which would have somewhat degraded its competitive edge, and the wing aerofoil section dated from 1927, giving it a compressibility issue at high speeds. But with more (and earlier) development it could have become the best British piston fighter of WW2. R2496, RAE Farnborough, 1945 (23) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr R2496, RAE Farnborough, 1945 (27) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr These two photos compare it with a contemporary Supermarine Spiteful F.14, and a standard Spitfire F.14. Also with a P-51D Mustang ( the original Airfix Mustang kit) because the M.B.5 was once described "as a Mustang on steroids".
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Post by jetdragon on Apr 29, 2021 1:25:12 GMT 1
Brilliant work as always Phil
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