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    Skyediamonds replied to the thread Gnomey's Pictures.
    Beautiful photos. I liked the one with the railway tracks. China?
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    Gentlemen: I didn’t go through all 22 pages of this topic but so I hope it doesn’t appear redundant. Here’s my take of ugly but...
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    I visited Castle Air Force Air Museum off of Hwy-99 south of Fresno, California ( near Atwater, California) many times. Great museum...
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    Admiral, DerAdler & fellow members: I must admit that I was impressed with Admiral’s response & Dee’s reply. Thank you both. Just as...
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    Skyediamonds replied to the thread The Gorgeous XB-38.
    I agree; both with the texting & the circular cowlings facilitating the ease of conversion. I was able to crawl through Fifi’s interior...
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    Skyediamonds replied to the thread The Gorgeous XB-38.
    Tbird: I fully understood what you meant. I was only using the Ju-52 as a ( now ) poor analogy to illustrate the mounting of engines...
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    Skyediamonds replied to the thread The Gorgeous XB-38.
    Saparo: So would I….. I’ve been modeling for over 65+ years & I’ve seen all manners & sizes of B-17’s & I’ve yet to see anyone model...
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    Skyediamonds replied to the thread The Gorgeous XB-38.
    Ahhh that’s really interesting. Very few aircraft go against the general concept. Junkers Ju-52 for example, has its engines mounted...
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    Wow! Great news to read. Thank you for sharing. I subscribe to Aviation Week magazine & it has not yet to come out describing the...
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    Skyediamonds replied to the thread The Gorgeous XB-38.
    Tbird: I just read your post with interest. Can you clarify what is meant by aligning the nacelles vertically?
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    Skyediamonds replied to the thread B-29 & P-38 flaps.
    Mlflyer: This is great! Excellent homebuilt aircraft of the P-38. It looks to be either a -J or an -L model… What immediately caught...
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    Skyediamonds replied to the thread B-29 & P-38 flaps.
    Snautz: Thank you very much. It was a culmination of two years. When I start on the XP-38 prototype conversion from Guillow’s...
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    Skyediamonds replied to the thread Seversky P-35 references?.
    No problem. The P-35 is on my bucket list of potential models to build. I already have the Cleveland scale model plans for ( I believe...
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    Skyediamonds replied to the thread Seversky P-35 references?.
    Capt. V: While “peeking” into the interior of the P-35, did you by any chance take photos (praying you did)?
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    I switch every twenty to thirty minutes & over a marked airfield.
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