I remember having a "discussion" on the wikipedia talk page for the Firebrand - some eejit tried to tell me it wasn't comparable to the Sea Fury (in terms of role, era etc)... Oh what fun we had that day.
@Franticmatty it is mobile friendly (so low on detail), but will you accept my Hawker Siddeley Kestrel?
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/XH7fXP/Hawker-Siddeley-Kestrel-FGA-1
@Tang0five Cheers. The bumps are to hide the guns - the wings have a tiny wee bit dihedral and the guns just would not clip nicely into the wing panels. No matter how much or nicely I swore at them.
Well spotted on the landing gear. I was thinking the same thing, but the two engines clipped together in the nose make her quite nose heavy. Fixing that and making her a tail dragger would have meant I would need to move the centre of lift, placing the wings further back, making it difficult to place the main gear in front of the centre of mass... Designing simple planes is quite complex, when you think about it.
Nope, Im from Scotland, but living in Norway. I like Russian stuff too; especially the Cold War stuff. I thought that with a name like Mikoyanster you might be?
I figured that this wasnt just a coincidence... Nice model, though.
Now, since you mention it, my Gloster Javelin is way better than this...blah blah better weapons... blah blah no upvotes... blah blah cockpit blah blah...
Now you can get to work ;-)
@RamboJutter
Is it the use of standard weapons? Ive made a new version, using the supplied guns, but Im not willing to play a game of "guess the transgression", and upload something that is going to be rejected again, so can you let me know if Im right? @mikoyanster
@asg I am not trying to be mean, but Your Cougar is not as polished as this Lightning.
To give you a quick critique; the shape is slightly off, the USN insignia are very large and blocky (try finding some slimmer ones) and the NAVY lettering doesnt follow the lines of the fuselage. It stands out like some sort of billboard. The cockpit is nice, but you downloaded that. Plus I dont think someone elses build is really the place to be airing your frustrations at not getting the upvotes you think you deserve.
Cheers! One thing about this bomb; deployment at full throttle can cause it to slow too much and not explode on impact. This is especially true of mid altitude deployment. Best to deactivate the launch AG, to deactivate the retarder brake and allow the bomb to get to terminal velocity. @Tang0five
I know. Just think; this was a product of the 1950s. The TSR-2 wuld have profoundly altered the balance of power in the European Theatre of the Cold War. The Soviets had nothing that could touch it. @RAF1
Nope, but the minutes of meeting for the committee session where the decision was taken on whether to use black or red electricians tape is a riveting read. @Tang0five
@Tang0five Very nice. Youve captured the wing dihedral perfectly. My DC-3 doesnt do that. Hidden jets are absolutely fine; Ive done the same more than once.
Thanks! @Tang0five
I have a French, American and German Schneider Trophy 40's style model built too, just working on the Italian and then I was going to release them, as it were.
I was thinking a Schneider Trophy challenge sort of thing might be a nice idea, too...
@BaconRoll For what its worth, my B-2 replica uses air brakes at the wing tips. You do get some authority over yaw, but without a vstab you do end up fishtailing a fair bit... This looks awesome, though!
Thanks! Yours is really good - just a wee bit off with the wing profile. I bet it flies without spontaneously jettisoning its wings, though? Mine tends to do that...@BaconRoll
To quote Shakin Stevens; Lovely Stuff!
Top drawer old boy! Cant wait! @Tang0five
Nope. Have you tried it? @AudioDud3
Not sure what you mean? It has all four contact points; nose and wings controlled by ag2 plus vtol and main by the default gear control. @AudioDud3
I remember having a "discussion" on the wikipedia talk page for the Firebrand - some eejit tried to tell me it wasn't comparable to the Sea Fury (in terms of role, era etc)... Oh what fun we had that day.
Very cool.
Christ almighty - browsing through your post history is like looking at my "to do list" - except you've already done it! Very nice.
Cant believe I have overlooked this for so long. Bloody lovely!
Also - arse over tit! Haven't heard that phrase in a long time.
@Franticmatty I would also like to enter my Short SC.1 - it is pretty experimental.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/8HuypK/Short-SC-1
@Franticmatty it is mobile friendly (so low on detail), but will you accept my Hawker Siddeley Kestrel?
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/XH7fXP/Hawker-Siddeley-Kestrel-FGA-1
@JettStorm Thanks!
@Tang0five Cheers matey. I have now posted the instructions too. Have fun!
@Tang0five Cheers. The bumps are to hide the guns - the wings have a tiny wee bit dihedral and the guns just would not clip nicely into the wing panels. No matter how much or nicely I swore at them.
Well spotted on the landing gear. I was thinking the same thing, but the two engines clipped together in the nose make her quite nose heavy. Fixing that and making her a tail dragger would have meant I would need to move the centre of lift, placing the wings further back, making it difficult to place the main gear in front of the centre of mass... Designing simple planes is quite complex, when you think about it.
Nope, Im from Scotland, but living in Norway. I like Russian stuff too; especially the Cold War stuff. I thought that with a name like Mikoyanster you might be?
Spasiba, @mikoyanster
I figured that this wasnt just a coincidence... Nice model, though.
Now, since you mention it, my Gloster Javelin is way better than this...blah blah better weapons... blah blah no upvotes... blah blah cockpit blah blah...
Now you can get to work ;-)
@RamboJutter
Upvoted, spotlighted, hat off, nod, wink, so on and so forth. Bloody lovely job.
Thanks for getting back to me. Will do. @mikoyanster
Is it the use of standard weapons? Ive made a new version, using the supplied guns, but Im not willing to play a game of "guess the transgression", and upload something that is going to be rejected again, so can you let me know if Im right? @mikoyanster
It was built on an iPhone6, so it might run for you? Thanks, by the way. @Tang0five
Ok. Which ones? @mikoyanster
@Treadmill103
@Tang0five
Many thanks, gents.
This is a very, very, very (very) good build. Lovely stuff! @RamboJutter
@asg I am not trying to be mean, but Your Cougar is not as polished as this Lightning.
To give you a quick critique; the shape is slightly off, the USN insignia are very large and blocky (try finding some slimmer ones) and the NAVY lettering doesnt follow the lines of the fuselage. It stands out like some sort of billboard. The cockpit is nice, but you downloaded that. Plus I dont think someone elses build is really the place to be airing your frustrations at not getting the upvotes you think you deserve.
More boom is a good thing.
Dont mind if I do! Thanks. @BACconcordepilot
@epicness Many thanks.
With your upvote, the TSR-2 is now officially my most upvoted model.
Many thanks to all who have downloaded and enjoy her.
Cheers! One thing about this bomb; deployment at full throttle can cause it to slow too much and not explode on impact. This is especially true of mid altitude deployment. Best to deactivate the launch AG, to deactivate the retarder brake and allow the bomb to get to terminal velocity. @Tang0five
I know. Just think; this was a product of the 1950s. The TSR-2 wuld have profoundly altered the balance of power in the European Theatre of the Cold War. The Soviets had nothing that could touch it. @RAF1
@niggelas100 Thanks! That was quick!
Nope, but the minutes of meeting for the committee session where the decision was taken on whether to use black or red electricians tape is a riveting read. @Tang0five
@Aarons123 wow - that was quick. Thanks.
I was thinking more Focke Wulf TA-152 @SweptBackWing14 Very nice model.
Nice. Funny too.
@Tang0five Very nice. Youve captured the wing dihedral perfectly. My DC-3 doesnt do that. Hidden jets are absolutely fine; Ive done the same more than once.
Thanks! @Tang0five that was sort of the plan. Im working on a navalised one too, but it is proving a bit difficult...
Great balls of fire! @ThatTotalRando
Very nice.
No, because then some malicious peoples could potentially rock up, create a profile and upload some code that is potentially malicious. In potentia.
Having this tied to the points system means that there is more control over who posts what. And thats a good thing, I think.
Thanks! @Tang0five
I have a French, American and German Schneider Trophy 40's style model built too, just working on the Italian and then I was going to release them, as it were.
I was thinking a Schneider Trophy challenge sort of thing might be a nice idea, too...
@Tang0five
So I appreciate your awesome model building and you appreciate that I appreciate it?
Everyones a winner, baby!
Cheers! @Tang0five
@RCBOSS @Treadmill103
Many thanks.
Cheers guys @Fishbowl1121 @phanps
@Tang0five Cheers!
@BaconRoll For what its worth, my B-2 replica uses air brakes at the wing tips. You do get some authority over yaw, but without a vstab you do end up fishtailing a fair bit... This looks awesome, though!
Thanks! Yours is really good - just a wee bit off with the wing profile. I bet it flies without spontaneously jettisoning its wings, though? Mine tends to do that...@BaconRoll
@Tang0five Thanks. Just dont exceed 45 deg bank. The wings might fall off...
Wow! Quite the reaction. Many thanks to all.
@ChiChiWerx
Thanks matey! Appreciated!
@ChiChiWerx Do the Spooky conversion anyway; Im sure it would be awesome since the basis is so good?