Hamar Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I wanted to kit bash and build my own Bellytank lakester, I found a pair of droop tanks from a 1/24th scale WWII fighter and I had planned on using the front suspension and engine from a 1/25th scale street rod kit. However, when I get the parts side by side, the tanks look way too big. I didnt think there was that much difference between the two scales...Suggestions or Ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I think you're "comparing apples to oranges" here. For starters, the difference between 1/24 and 1/25 scales is approximately 4%, not all that much, unless one compares like parts in each scale one to the other. Aircraft drop tanks do tend to be large--for example, the most popular drop tank for a "belly tank" streamliner was a 500-gallon unit, used as a "ferry" tank on planes such as the P-38 Lightning and B-17 Flying Fortresses to give them the range to fly non-stop across the Atlantic from Newfoundland Canada to the UK in WW-II. Even the drop tanks used on early jet fighters are quite large, albeit not as "fat" as most WW-II auxiliary fuel tanks. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Check out the tanks Early Years Resin offers, Hal: http://earlyyearsresin.webs.com/lsrparts.htm They might even be able to provide you with exact measurements, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) The hot-rod 'standard' drop tank for building a "lakester" was and is the 316 gallon unit from the P-38. It is about 13' long, with about a 36" diameter at the fattest part. In 1/25 scale, that would be actual measurements of approximately 6.24 inches long, and 1.44 inches in diameter. EDIT EDIT EDIT: Actual FULL SCALE measurements: P-38 Belly Tank WW II Drop Tank Shell Top and Bottom with Horizontal Flange.......1/25 scale is 153/25= 6.12 153" long X 36.5" wide ( incluling flange ) .............................1/25 scale is 36.5/25= 1.46 WW II Drop Tank Shells extended 20" 173" long X 40" wide ( including Flange ) Edited March 5, 2014 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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