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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 7, 2023 19:14:11 GMT -5
More goodies for the Prowler. I found the Avionix wing fold set for $10! Also got some nice HARM's for it.  |
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Post by handiabled on Aug 8, 2023 5:35:14 GMT -5
Big score with all the add-ons!
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 8, 2023 7:32:12 GMT -5
I'm seriously lacking for space so wing folds are really needed.
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 8, 2023 14:17:41 GMT -5
I'm seriously lacking for space so wing folds are really needed. Plus planes just look cooler and more interesting with the wings all folded up. 😏 |
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 8, 2023 14:26:47 GMT -5
I'm seriously lacking for space so wing folds are really needed. Plus planes just look cooler and more interesting with the wings all folded up. 😏 I think so too. It all depends on the aircraft really. |
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Post by armornutii on Aug 8, 2023 14:28:48 GMT -5
Don't forget to put the wing locks in. Should be a reference somewhere showing a big red stick on each side holding the outboard wing up....or the inboard down. From a certian piont of view.
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 8, 2023 14:32:26 GMT -5
Don't forget to put the wing locks in. Should be a reference somewhere showing a big red stick on each side holding the outboard wing up....or the inboard down. From a certian piont of view.
Yeah they're shown in my books.
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Post by armornutii on Aug 8, 2023 15:19:35 GMT -5
If I get to over excited with detail PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE to shut me down. It is your model, your display.....and my memory may not be as good as I think. I don't want to be " the subject matter expert" , just some dude who knows a few things.
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 8, 2023 19:03:42 GMT -5
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 8, 2023 20:49:10 GMT -5
If I get to over excited with detail PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE to shut me down. It is your model, your display.....and my memory may not be as good as I think. I don't want to be " the subject matter expert" , just some dude who knows a few things. It doesn’t bother me at all. Hell, I may forget things about this build too. 😂 |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 9, 2023 6:20:48 GMT -5
If I get to over excited with detail PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE to shut me down. It is your model, your display.....and my memory may not be as good as I think. I don't want to be " the subject matter expert" , just some dude who knows a few things. That's how it is for me too when I see someone building a Huey. I've gotta put myself in check..... alot.  |
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Post by JimD on Aug 9, 2023 15:27:20 GMT -5
Good lord you're throwing a lot at this one. Love the Prowler. Wish someone would get to it with a 32nd...because I totes have room for that. 🤣 guess my big Intruder will have to do for now.
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Post by Joe Rix on Aug 9, 2023 20:12:21 GMT -5
Just tuning in here Mike and I am loving what I am seeing so far. You're doing some really nice work and alterations. You're dishing out some righteous justice on this Prowler. That Aires cockpit is the kind.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 9, 2023 21:21:02 GMT -5
Just tuning in here Mike and I am loving what I am seeing so far. You're doing some really nice work and alterations. You're dishing out some righteous justice on this Prowler. That Aires cockpit is the kind. Aires gets a bad name with a lot of folks because of all the work involved to get their parts to fit. If you ask me....it's all worth it when it's all said and done. |
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Post by JimD on Aug 9, 2023 22:32:12 GMT -5
Just tuning in here Mike and I am loving what I am seeing so far. You're doing some really nice work and alterations. You're dishing out some righteous justice on this Prowler. That Aires cockpit is the kind. Aires gets a bad name with a lot of folks because of all the work involved to get their parts to fit. If you ask me....it's all worth it when it's all said and done. My experience is they are all over the place. Some fir perfect. Some don't fit at all. I'm 1000% convinced, also, that they will make a set for say the Tamiya kit of a subject then just relable it and sell for say an Academy kit. And that's why some fit issues are so egregious |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 10, 2023 4:40:35 GMT -5
Aires gets a bad name with a lot of folks because of all the work involved to get their parts to fit. If you ask me....it's all worth it when it's all said and done. My experience is they are all over the place. Some fir perfect. Some don't fit at all. I'm 1000% convinced, also, that they will make a set for say the Tamiya kit of a subject then just relable it and sell for say an Academy kit. And that's why some fit issues are so egregious I can see your point there Jimmy. I've used thier engine and pits on my Arado 234, Fw190 D-9 and my 1/48 Stuka. The Stuka required ALOT of trimming to get right but it worked out well in the end meaning that it may have been manufactured for a different kit and labeled to fit the Hasegawa version. The other two went together pretty much flawlessly. |
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 10, 2023 10:52:21 GMT -5
My experience is they are all over the place. Some fir perfect. Some don't fit at all. I'm 1000% convinced, also, that they will make a set for say the Tamiya kit of a subject then just relable it and sell for say an Academy kit. And that's why some fit issues are so egregious I can see your point there Jimmy. I've used thier engine and pits on my Arado 234, Fw190 D-9 and my 1/48 Stuka. The Stuka required ALOT of trimming to get right but it worked out well in the end meaning that it may have been manufactured for a different kit and labeled to fit the Hasegawa version. The other two went together pretty much flawlessly.
I agree. I used an Aires pit in the Viper I just finished and the cockpit had to be sanded paper thin. This one for the Prowler may be a fight. We'll see.
Oh and I may or may not use the wing fold set. I'll have to see how involved it is.
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Post by armornutii on Aug 10, 2023 11:06:49 GMT -5
To be 100% accurate in your build you need to include a 4"×4" square box into the overhead of the starboard main landing gear bay. This part is located at aporox the 11o clock position BEHIND the main LG, ther are several hard hydro lines that can not be removed however the box must be Tetrused inti place. It has a spline on top, a connecctor on the outboard side and 4 3/32nd philiphead screws holding it. You will notice on this box 2 locking nuts with 1/64th allen set screws, the lock nuts are to be loosened while NOT TURNING set screw. Then rotate set screw clockwise or counter clockwise to allow cam inside to activate a micro switchs that prevent the main flaps from driving off the aircraft OR up into the wing proper. Now retighten locking nuts WITHOUT turning set screw, operate flaps, pray, and repeat as many times as it takes to get the presise degree of angle for the lift augmentation devices. Then and onky then will your Prowler be complete...And ACCURATE  . The above post is strictly in jest and fun only. |
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 10, 2023 11:53:35 GMT -5
Interesting! I'll have to look in the book for that.
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Post by Real G on Aug 10, 2023 13:09:22 GMT -5
I'm seriously lacking for space so wing folds are really needed. Plus planes just look cooler and more interesting with the wings all folded up. 😏 Well... there's the Fairey Barracuda.  |
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 10, 2023 13:32:56 GMT -5
Yeah, Fairey kept it simple doing the straight back fold, just like with the Swordfish and Albacore. I do wonder why they didn’t do the Grumman wing tilt once they went to a monoplane design. I can understand the straight back fold with a biplane…🤔
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Post by TJ on Aug 17, 2023 4:16:50 GMT -5
Yeah, Fairey kept it simple doing the straight back fold, just like with the Swordfish and Albacore. I do wonder why they didn’t do the Grumman wing tilt once they went to a monoplane design. I can understand the straight back fold with a biplane…🤔 Fairey went hog wild with the wing fold on the Gannet |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 17, 2023 6:22:23 GMT -5
You're getting to be like me in regard to no benchtime Mike. lol
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 17, 2023 13:23:20 GMT -5
Yeah, Fairey kept it simple doing the straight back fold, just like with the Swordfish and Albacore. I do wonder why they didn’t do the Grumman wing tilt once they went to a monoplane design. I can understand the straight back fold with a biplane…🤔 Fairey went hog wild with the wing fold on the Gannet Yes they did! |
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 17, 2023 15:04:41 GMT -5
You're getting to be like me in regard to no benchtime Mike. lol
I get bench time, just not as much as I'd like right now.
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Post by TJ on Aug 19, 2023 4:06:50 GMT -5
You're getting to be like me in regard to no benchtime Mike. lol
I get bench time, just not as much as I'd like right now.
Yea with my wife having her office in the hobby room. I can only do certain things when she's in there. Definitely cuts back on when I can spray |
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Post by deafpanzer on Aug 19, 2023 7:24:50 GMT -5
More goodies for the Prowler. I found the Avionix wing fold set for $10! Also got some nice HARM's for it. That's the real good stuff you got there! |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Aug 19, 2023 8:31:24 GMT -5
I get bench time, just not as much as I'd like right now.
Yea with my wife having her office in the hobby room. I can only do certain things when she's in there. Definitely cuts back on when I can spray Yup.....gotta plan stuff like that out. lol |
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Post by stikpusher on Aug 19, 2023 13:19:57 GMT -5
More goodies for the Prowler. I found the Avionix wing fold set for $10! Also got some nice HARM's for it.  when that package showed up at the front door… 😉 |
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Post by Medicman71 on Aug 21, 2023 10:20:55 GMT -5
I get bench time, just not as much as I'd like right now.
Yea with my wife having her office in the hobby room. I can only do certain things when she's in there. Definitely cuts back on when I can spray My problem is work. I work 24 hr shifts and if I run all night, I gotta go home and sleep. |
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