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A review question on the Bf 109
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jknaus
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So how does the Trumpeter compare to the Hasegawa? Inquiring minds want to know
Tom
From what I saw (very little) it is pretty good. Lots of ejection marks in bad places though and still some problems comparable to the Hasegawa offering. I think an after market cockpit is still required, I think I will get one anyways and decide for myself. It will be interesting to see if the Eagle Edition corrections for spinner etc will work.
James
Wow, those fly boys are really serious about their reviews... :huh:
Slightly off-topic, but I'm planning on doing a set of 1/32 fighters of WW2.
I currently have the Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII and now the Dragon Bf109E-4.
To complete a "series", I want to get the -
. Dragon P-51D Mustang (I think MoonPup is building this kit already);
. Mitsubishi Zero of some sort... Tamiya?
. And an F4U Corsair... Trumpeter?
Any suggestions on the last two?
I currently have the Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII and now the Dragon Bf109E-4.
To complete a "series", I want to get the -
. Dragon P-51D Mustang (I think MoonPup is building this kit already);
. Mitsubishi Zero of some sort... Tamiya?
. And an F4U Corsair... Trumpeter?
Any suggestions on the last two?
jknaus
Administrator
Tamiya makes awesome Zeros. 2 different flavors. Trumpeter make one of the better F4U1 Corsairs. Dont get the U-4 as it was too late.
And where's the Wildcat???
I did think about it... but need to draw the line somewhere and I much prefer the Corsair.
Wish I could answer your question John, I know I would stay away from the eduards PE for these unless it's just cosmetic stuff you're going with. Placards and such. I've worked with flaps for both the F4F-3 and 4 from Ed and they both were wrong, bad wrong, unusable wrong. They admitted to me that the F4U stuff was bad also.
I'd be interested in what you find out.
I'd be interested in what you find out.
I agree with James on all counts except:
The F4U-4 did make it to the Pacific before the war ended. I believe it was in one of my recent Osprey books.
There is a Japanese outfit with the initials ZM which will produce the P-51D and will definitely blow the Dragon kit away. It will be pricey though if one expects to pay the price commanded for their Shinden and Ta-152. I have an itch that Tamiya will also release the Mustang and that is the one I am waiting for...
Regards,
The F4U-4 did make it to the Pacific before the war ended. I believe it was in one of my recent Osprey books.
There is a Japanese outfit with the initials ZM which will produce the P-51D and will definitely blow the Dragon kit away. It will be pricey though if one expects to pay the price commanded for their Shinden and Ta-152. I have an itch that Tamiya will also release the Mustang and that is the one I am waiting for...
Regards,
Oh no... don't say that! Now I have a real dilemma....
The Dragon one is available now plus I can get the BigEd set for it (Is that OK MoonPup?)... or I wait for Tamiya to maybe release one at some time... which of course will be awesome! :S
Want to buy my Dragon kit? It is supposedly the better mold (the F-6) which had some corrections made.
Instead of the Big Ed crap, I mean PE, pick only a few of their sets and invest in the Jerry Rutman updates (if buying the Dragon kit). Jerry has stopped production but it seems TigerModels will release them eventually.
Regards,
Instead of the Big Ed crap, I mean PE, pick only a few of their sets and invest in the Jerry Rutman updates (if buying the Dragon kit). Jerry has stopped production but it seems TigerModels will release them eventually.
Regards,
As the owner of yet another "Big Ed" set I would say...don't waste your money. Like Saul said, just get what you want. Ed does well in the cosmetic stuff, cockpit stuff, placards, IP (though watch the colors of them, the Wildcat color zoom set had one of the colors wrong), but when you cross over to the flap and anything structural they come up short. I have yet to see a set of flaps that were correct and don't get me started with those cans for the Bone.
Jerry Rutman responded quickly when I asked him about what he had for the Dragon P51, he gave me a fare price also, I'll have pictures shortly, I hope!
Saul...All I can say is... now you tell me! I'll solder on with my imperfect Dragon Mustang...
The F4U-4 was one of the more important variants of the Corsair. Seven prototypes were built, anticipating the many problems which would arise from the proposed changes. Five F4U-1s were pulled from the production line to be modified into the XF4U-4A, ‘4B, ‘4C, ‘4D and’4E. Two more "FG-1" aircraft (identical to the Vought F4U-1) were pulled from Goodyear’s production line. They were all fitted with the Pratt-Whitney R-2800-18W engine which produced 2,100 hp (1,567 kW) and sported a new four blade prop. The engine also had methanol-water injection which boosted the war emergency power rating to 2,450 hp (1,828 kW) for about five minutes. The 18W engine necessitated changes in the basic airframe to handle the extra power and the turbo air intake was mounted on the inside bottom of the engine cowling (it was called a "chin scoop") while air for the intercooler and oil cooler continued to be drawn from the wing slots. The F4U-4 was clocked at a top speed of 446 mph (717.75 kph) at 26,200 ft (7,985.76 m).
Although it wasn’t designated by the Navy as such, the dash four was a fighter-bomber for all intents and purposes. It had 6 Colt-Browning .50 cal. (12.7 mm) wing mounted machine guns (the F4U-4C substituted four 20 mm cannon), plus it could carry two 1,000 lb (453.6 kg) bombs or eight 5 inch (127 mm) rockets. The first 300 of the production F4U-1Cs were assigned to Marine Air Group 31 and were taken into the Battle for Okinawa aboard the escort carriers Sitko Bay and Bereton. The Army and Marine riflemen who fought that battle on the ground remember the F4U-4 as the "Sweetheart of Okinawa" and it undoubtedly saved many hundreds of their lives.
Terry
