I visited Castle Air Force Air Museum off of Hwy-99 south of Fresno, California ( near Atwater, California) many times. Great museum with (unfortunately) most of its display aircraft outside.
They also have an SR-71, F-89, B-36 to name a few…
Admiral, DerAdler & fellow members:
I must admit that I was impressed with Admiral’s response & Dee’s reply. Thank you both. Just as in driving, we trust others will follow the rules & protocols of the road & unfortunately there will always be those few who operate “outside the box.”...
I agree; both with the texting & the circular cowlings facilitating the ease of conversion.
I was able to crawl through Fifi’s interior as well as walking around her. I must’ve burned through about five rolls of 36-exposure b+w film ( this was long before Internet & digital cameras existed)...
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 on the XB-39 was contrary to the norms of other multi engined aircraft as unusual as it is, was not an isolated aircraft but shared its uniqueness with the...
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 that testbed.
Maybe there are a few plastic early YB-17s, but none that I’m aware of in the larger scales.
Ahhh that’s really interesting. Very few aircraft go against the general concept. Junkers Ju-52 for example, has its engines mounted to perpendicular to the leading edges of the wing, rather than parallel to the line of flight.
I bet the front view of the XB-39 really makes for an intriguing...
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 my attention about this homebuilt is its canopy. Unlike the production Lightnings where the upper part of the canopy folds over itself on top, the original...
Snautz:
Thank you very much. It was a culmination of two years.
When I start on the XP-38 prototype conversion from Guillow’s standard P-38J kit I hope to post my progress on this site.
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 ) a 48” wingspan.
Thank you for your reply.
Cheers,
Skye