W Humble Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I haven't built an airplane kit since the 'fifties, but at age 77 I'm motivated to try a few. My project is to build both the Hasewgawa Shinden and Modelsvit Curtiss Ascender as the might have evolved with turbojet power! I love the looks of both, canard with swept wings, and am amazed at the similarity. displayed; how neat if both had been moved up in technology and performance in 1:1 ! I need some 'fifties style tip-tanks, moderate size for the Curtiss P-55, and a glue-bomb early jet figter fuselage for the tail=pipe area, if such is available out there. FINE SCALE MODELER would prob. be the best place to look, but I'm not on that forum, yet. I can swap car parts (mostly early '60s) and a few extra bits from theser two kits, props etc. The Shinden has a six-bladed prop! I have a J-47 from an old Crusader kit that I resin copied for these; might share one of those? I want to mount the two on their gear, facing one another, semi-diorama style. Well, those 1:48 parts are sure small! Pretty cool, gettin a kit from Ukraine! Wick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I have two of these that I bought for parts. I don’t need the tip tanks. You’re welcome to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Humble Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 Thank you very much! What do you need? Wick, age 77 3191 Coronado Rd. Chico CA 95973 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo64 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 While looking around the internet for drop tanks I came across a website that offers 3D printed different gallon drop tanks in various scale size. The 1/48 scale ones can be found here: https://www.model-monkey.com/aircraft-armor-48 Steve A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I copied your address. It would be a good idea remove that info from your post. Someone with bad intentions might use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Humble Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 Lee; right, I guess I thought it was a PM! Thanks! Ole' Wick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I don’t need anything. It would be cool to see photos of your projects. I’m about to get started on this in 1/48. The decal sheet says 1/32. I got markings for these two planes in two scales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Humble Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 Lee/Emil, "Mother?" I'd like to see the Mustang, too!! I have all the air race books that covered 1905 until about 1970; pretty amazing! I wish they'd been in color. These projects will probably come out in about a year... I have so many starts: "A lick, and a promise." I'm also doing a Brewster 'Buffalo' racer -- yep, when I was doing some research on the company and planes in the Smithsonian archives in '06, I found that a race plane had been requested and considered about 1940; Seversky was putting his P-35 prototype (SEV-5?) in races with Frank Fuller (Fuller-OBrien paints) and wond a few. The Buff racer never was begun, but I've faked up some drawings of how it might have been done: SB2A 'Bermuda" R-2600 instead of R-1820, and lowered canopy -- I have all the parts, just need time. Then I'll need to imagine a racing paint scheme, over bare aluminum, oc. I wrote a very long novel about a pioneer aviator/racer/designer called "The Bird of Ill Omen" in which the Brewster racer IS built, but was crazy unstable (of course) and crashed on LI, NY. Hope to get it begun on Kindle by next year as a serial. Well, we'll see anyhow. Soon to indie publish on Kindle "A Place on Mars" trilogy, about teen adventures in 1959-64 in a rural town in the west. Whee! I used to volunteer at the Chico Air Museum a lot, esp in restoration, but have too many projects to finish now! Wick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Wick, I have a Box of 1/48 WW2 stuff you can have if you want it. Tanks, Bombs, ect. LMK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Humble Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Ok, thanks -- as long as it doesn't cost you a ton for shipping! Wick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 I'm in Bakersfield, 6 Hours South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Humble Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Go to the Smokers cacklefests? My G-son is at Ridgecrest ; Coyote baseball, etc. Wick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Oh, Heck Yes! I even got to Ride in a Push Truck several years ago. I really like the Cacklefests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Humble Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 N CA (Far!) so I've never been, but a pal goes every year. Used to got to Redding 'Shasta Roadsters' strip in the early-mid '60s; lots of front-engined rails. Now stock bodied cars beat those 8-second runs -- incredible! Old school is more fun, tho!! Wick (I raced a '55 Chevy post, '51 Ford coupe flathead! Building replicas of both!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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