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[Lucius Mojo]

Tamiya 1/48 Meteor

 

[Lucius Mojo]

 

[Mr Boochie]

Quiz.

"Pretty Polly." What plane?

 

[sanford12]

Cobra. That door is unique. Also a good idea for a winter build

 

[Mr Boochie]

Cobra. That door is unique. Also a good idea for a winter build

Ah yes! But, which Cobra?

 

[Mr Boochie]

Answer:

P-63A3. Kingcobra.

 

[ernieb1536]

A control line "Flite Streak" sitting on the balance stand, in perfect balance (The engine is an Enya .19

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Ready for take off !

 

[Lucius Mojo]

Hasegawa Myrt and Tony

 

[Lucius Mojo]

 

[Lucius Mojo]

 

[Mr Boochie]

Nice Myrt and Tony. Like the Home Defense "bandages!"

 

[Lucius Mojo]

 

[Mr Boochie]

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BoB era Spit. Nice!

 

[toddalin]

I promise you I didn't need to google that

As a retired A&P mechanic, I can tell you with all certainty it's a shotgun starter for an old Radial airplane engine

I've actually seen one operate in real life

Only seen one used in this movie:

 

[Mr Boochie]

Only seen one used in this movie:

Good movie!

 

[Lucius Mojo]

Just for fun I decided to put together this Academy Davinchi helicopter kit.I could not get it to run at first ,so I got a needle file and reshaped the pawl slightly...worked as well as it can!

 

[tubelectron]

Excellent, @Lucius Mojo !

That said, I am not sure that l'Hélicoptère de Léonard de Vinci "pumped" vertically like your kit...
As far as I read, it was only a rotation of the air Archimède propeller.

T

 

[tubelectron]

This evening, at Carpet Station...

T

 

[Lucius Mojo]

Y

Excellent, @Lucius Mojo !

That said, I am not sure that l'Hélicoptère de Léonard de Vinci "pumped" vertically like your kit...
As far as I read, it was only a rotation of the air Archimède propeller.

T

yes I don't think that it would fly!

 

[Mr Boochie]

Y

yes I don't think that it would fly!

Yes, prolly not. There is no lift design in the "wing." Like a helicopter has.