Great stuff! Only criticism I'd be able to put forward is for the description: the livery is of the Bundesmarine, not Kriegsmarine. It used to be called Kriegsmarine when the Nazis were in Power. Today, the "Marine" (official name since 1995) is simply the naval branch of the Germany army, "Bundeswehr". Hence the correct name "Bundesmarine" which was the colloquial name up until 1995.
Never knew the F-20 was supercruise-capable. This is some seriously brilliant work. Great flight model und sleek looks. I just love everything F-5(ish)!
It is, no doubt, one of the two prettiest Me-262s on the entire site. However, there are some quirks in its flight behavior: it has quite severe auto-rotation and it takes forever to actually lift off and the pitch is hard to control. I know that the real-world Me-262 wasn't exactly a STOL fighter but for the sake of flyability maybe give it a little more power and controllability. Other than that: GREAT!
I also find the F-14 very daunting in terms of building one in SP. I think you did a very nice job in getting the proportions and silhouette right. Also the flight characteristics come close to the real thing, from what I can tell. One thing I wondered about: why didn’t you include a gun? Maybe because it wasn’t really featured in Top Gun? Anyway, nice job!!
Hey guys! Thanks for the downloads and upvotes so far. I'd really like to encourage you to help me improve upon the flight characteristics. While I'm still fairly new to this whole "building-nice-looking-and-flying-machines"-thing and thus like to keep my planes simple (zing), I don't shy away from a little more internal complexity when it comes to moving parts, modifications to stock parts, etc. So just hit me with your thoughts, suggestions and advice!
@Mustang51 Good Point. Just after I replied to your comment I started looking at pictures and drawings of the Me-262 again and those were my thoughts exactly! The Meteor, now that might be a good idea!
@Mustang51 Hey thanks, that’s very kind of you! And you’re definitely right about the engine placement. I noticed that only much later. In fact I didn’t even look at reference for this one and built it from memory ... which mostly relies on an old Revell model kit that I built as a child. I guess halfway through I kinda abandoned wanting to make a replica and focused more on „flyability“. ;-) But who knows ... a more proper replica might come some time soon.
Great stuff! Only criticism I'd be able to put forward is for the description: the livery is of the Bundesmarine, not Kriegsmarine. It used to be called Kriegsmarine when the Nazis were in Power. Today, the "Marine" (official name since 1995) is simply the naval branch of the Germany army, "Bundeswehr". Hence the correct name "Bundesmarine" which was the colloquial name up until 1995.
Also, with that experience of yours, I just have to ask: Will you do a proper T-38 at some point? That is sorely missed here so far!
Never knew the F-20 was supercruise-capable. This is some seriously brilliant work. Great flight model und sleek looks. I just love everything F-5(ish)!
It is, no doubt, one of the two prettiest Me-262s on the entire site. However, there are some quirks in its flight behavior: it has quite severe auto-rotation and it takes forever to actually lift off and the pitch is hard to control. I know that the real-world Me-262 wasn't exactly a STOL fighter but for the sake of flyability maybe give it a little more power and controllability. Other than that: GREAT!
I also find the F-14 very daunting in terms of building one in SP. I think you did a very nice job in getting the proportions and silhouette right. Also the flight characteristics come close to the real thing, from what I can tell. One thing I wondered about: why didn’t you include a gun? Maybe because it wasn’t really featured in Top Gun? Anyway, nice job!!
Hey guys! Thanks for the downloads and upvotes so far. I'd really like to encourage you to help me improve upon the flight characteristics. While I'm still fairly new to this whole "building-nice-looking-and-flying-machines"-thing and thus like to keep my planes simple (zing), I don't shy away from a little more internal complexity when it comes to moving parts, modifications to stock parts, etc. So just hit me with your thoughts, suggestions and advice!
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@Mustang51 I agree. And thanks again, I will definitely take you up on that, eventually. :)
@Mustang51 Good Point. Just after I replied to your comment I started looking at pictures and drawings of the Me-262 again and those were my thoughts exactly! The Meteor, now that might be a good idea!
@Mustang51 Hey thanks, that’s very kind of you! And you’re definitely right about the engine placement. I noticed that only much later. In fact I didn’t even look at reference for this one and built it from memory ... which mostly relies on an old Revell model kit that I built as a child. I guess halfway through I kinda abandoned wanting to make a replica and focused more on „flyability“. ;-) But who knows ... a more proper replica might come some time soon.
@nadvgia thanks buddy!
This is, without any exaggeration, the best Tornado I have seen here. Can't believe how truly simple it is too. A work of art!
@TheDarkem Don't worry, even the 586-parts version is awesome...more detail and better flight characteristics than most builds here.
@RamboJutter Thanks, I've only tried mounting the missiles on mobile so far, so I'll try again and maybe on PC.
Forgot to mention: absolutely stunning work on the realism here!