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Some of the time that I had in the last 4 weeks not working on the truck I started setting up my new man cave. I still need to paint. I build plastic models for a hobby but since I started the truck it has fallen by the wayside but I'm going to start again this winter.
Mix n match Black, red, greys, or silver for wall colors. Add graphics like pinstripes, flames or ghost flames. Diamond check plate accents too.
At least one tall round bar table and four stools. A few neon wall signs and one checkered flag. One pool table light- street cred if it's a race car. Beer fridge and snack cabinet. Rolling tool cabinet and Gladiator wall cabinets storage... at least two 42-inch TVs.
What I wouldn't give to get in the cockpit of one. There are only a couple in flying condition, both in Britain. A couple of years ago one of the best examples augered in at an airshow in Britain. It was painstakingly restored to pristine condition only the year before.
I'll post some pics of my current 15 y.o. project!
I started this project when I was still married to my first wife. 2002. The plane kit is the old Revel kit. The Revel kit by itself is pretty lame.
Most of the cockpit is an after market detail kit. I added the details that the kit overlooked.
Glue for the seat dried up
The gun bay is all mine. I fabricated everything since there is no kits. I used a lot of books that had good photos and diagrams of the gun bay. That took me about 3 months to complete.
The landing gear is all scratch built except the tires. All the wiring is just like on the real plane. They didn't bother to cover them with a " dash cover" to save on metal.
So this winter I am going to finish it and donate it to the Bradley Air Museum.
In 1918, the German's came out with the first successful low wing, all metal, single seat monoplane fighter. They seemed to know where fighter development was headed. Other monoplanes had been produced, but read carefully what I wrote. Junkers D.I - 1918
In 1944, they introduced the ME 262, the worlds first combat operational jet fighter, beating out the Gloster Meteor by about 3 months.
I wonder what they'll come up with next.
In 1918, the German's came out with the first successful low wing, all metal, single seat monoplane fighter. They seemed to know where fighter development was headed. Other monoplanes had been produced, but read carefully what I wrote. Junkers D.I - 1918
In 1944, they introduced the ME 262, the worlds first combat operational jet fighter, beating out the Gloster Meteor by about 3 months.
I wonder what they'll come up with next.
The crazy thing is it was operational in '43. Egomaniac Hitler only authorized it's use initially as a ground support aircraft. Instead of what it was principally designed for... to take bombers out of the sky. It was basically untouchable at altitude with a good pilot. Unfortunately, by the time they began using them for this they were few and far between.
Most of the 262's shot down were during landings. Once they were in their landing pattern they were committed pretty much due to the jet engines sluggish throttle response. They tried to counter this by using D9's as escorts when the 262's were RTB.
If they had discontinued production on the Bf 109's ( all models ) and all but the D9 model of ****ewolfe 190 series and increased production of the 262 the Germans would have stretched out the War.
The crazy thing is it was operational in '43. Egomaniac Hitler only authorized it's use initially as a ground support aircraft. Instead of what it was principally designed for... to take bombers out of the sky. It was basically untouchable at altitude with a good pilot. Unfortunately, by the time they began using them for this they were few and far between.
Most of the 262's shot down were during landings. Once they were in their landing pattern they were committed pretty much due to the jet engines sluggish throttle response. They tried to counter this by using D9's as escorts when the 262's were RTB.
If they had discontinued production on the Bf 109's ( all models ) and all but the D9 model of ****ewolfe 190 series and increased production of the 262 the Germans would have stretched out the War.
I didn't think the 262s had any range to be a real threat
I didn't think the 262s had any range to be a real threat
By the time they started using them as fighters they didn't need range since they were fighting right over Germany. They could carry one extra fuel tank under the fuselage between the main landing gear and the nose gear. so they could have extended some.
Those Mk 108 cannons ( 30mm auto cannon ) in the nose could tear apart any bomber the allies had. They had one weakness. The cannons tended to jam in tight turns so when they attacked it was usually either from behind or head on out of a dive. Then they would use the energy from the dive to climb back up for another attack.
Those are awesome details. Like I said, when I had a younger mans eyes I was that detailed with my cars and trucks.
Thanks Teach. You know I have a ****ewolfe D9 Hasegawa kit that is really nice. My original plan was to Super Detail that as a JV44 Defense of the Reich version.
They put the Red and White stripes on the underside so their anti-aircraft gunners wouldn't shoot them down as they escorted the 262's back to base or autobahn where applicable.<br/><br/>If the war had gone on longer I think they would have found this a pretty even match for the P51's. The big difference would have been quality of pilots and numbers but this plane, the Ta-152, and the Dornier Do 335 were all probably superior to the 51. Too little too late though. Good thing or I probably would be here!
You know Teach I don't know if my eyes or hands are capable of doing this level any more either. I really started doing detailing on muscle car and Grand Prix models. My favorites were the Ford GT40 and the McClaren M12 GT coupe. I did detailed kits of those back when I was in the service. Gave them to a buddy of mine when I got out.
