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                        Best looking fighter

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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Thursday, January 22, 2004 6:07 AM
                        spitfire mk.I by a mile...
                        Smile [:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anthony
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        Posted by Anthony on Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:59 AM
                        Spitfire, Spitfire and Spitfire!! All version of Spitfire!! Except those with the early dust filter under the engineDead [xx(]; it really looks like the ugly chin of Jay Leno or Brian Mulroney(i.e. ugly, clumsy, stupid, bad taste, gross, disgusting, etc) However, any Spit without the damn filter looks excellent. I particular like the Mk1 which without cannon; so streamline and elegant.

                        Just remember, boys and girls, ugly and bad designed planes are just like bad night talk show host or bad prime minister(or president)Dead [xx(] they are stupid, ugly, clumsy, bad taste, disgusting, stinky, dishonour, arrogant, incompetent, santanic, evil, annoying, close minded, greedy, selfish, etc, etc,etcAngry [:(!]Angry [:(!]Angry [:(!]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 19, 2004 1:17 AM
                        Doesn't come imediately to one's mind as W.W.2 fighters, but the 2 Lockheed YP-80A sent to the MTO are WW2 fighters and, to me, the best looking ones tup].
                        Ever seen the picture of them flying formation over Mt. Vesuvius with the camera plane?

                        Korea, the F-86 Sabre. I've always loved those armed with th 20mm cannons sent under Project Gunval. Had a faster rate of fire than the 50 cal. and denied the MiG-15's armament advantage.
                        The Soviet Lavochkin La-15 is a close second.

                        Vietnam: will be the F-4E. I've always loved the cannon-armed, long-nose Phantoms.

                        Gulf War: the F-15: beauty, elegance, manouverability, and...lethal!

                        Modern, the F-22. Beautiful, and simply ahead of anything else in the combat arena Wink [;)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 16, 2004 11:26 PM
                        I' m have two favorites in this discussion, the Corsair looks graceful yet very menacing, with that huge prop and those cool gull wings. I also like the P61 black widow, to me its like a P 38 on steroids.
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                        Jeff Herne
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:10 PM
                        How about by country?

                        US WW2: F4U-4 Corsair
                        US Modern: F-4 Phantom

                        RAF WW2: Spitfire XVI (bubble canopy and Griffon engine)
                        RAF Modern: Jaguar Sepecat

                        Luftwaffe: Me-262
                        Luftwaffe postwar: F-104 in splinter camo

                        Regia Aeronautica: Mc.202

                        IJN: Ki-84
                        IJA: Ki-61

                        USSR WW2: Mig-3, Yak-9
                        USSR postwar: Su-27
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                        nicodemus
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: St.Louis, Missouri
                        Posted by nicodemus on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 9:30 PM
                        The Best looking fighter, hmmm...

                        How about a vote for the Yak 3? I really admire the smooth lines, the little air intakes, prop spinner, canopy, etc, it has a very nice profile to it don't you think? Anyway, I liked it enough to snap up three eduard profi-pak kits of the the little fighter.
                        a humble ham-fisted modeler in the midwest-
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:50 PM
                        I think by far the neatest looking fighter from WW2 would have to be the Do335. Even though it never made into front line service it would have done a lot of damage if it would have.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:44 PM
                        The B model Mustang with a malcolm hood canopy, the P-38 and then the Corsair. In that order.
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                        nicholma
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: New Zealand
                        Posted by nicholma on Sunday, January 4, 2004 3:00 AM
                        Spitfire, ME 109, Hurricane, Mosquito, Beaufighter, Mustang, FW 190
                        Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"
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                        ghettochild
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: houston,texas
                        Posted by ghettochild on Saturday, January 3, 2004 11:58 PM
                        i think the me 262 is the cleanest plane of ww2
                        -Josh
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 3, 2004 11:47 PM
                        For me it's the Focke-Wulf Ta 152 H-1Cool [8D]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 2, 2004 5:53 PM
                        American: P-47
                        German: Me109
                        Japanese: Zero
                        British: Hurricane (best looking over all)

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 2, 2004 5:34 PM
                        There are lots of beautiful fighters to come out of WWII, but for me the Spitfire as art far outdistances the rest.

                        Comments on some of the others:

                        P-51 - looks like a pregnant guppy in profile
                        P-38 - skinny legs
                        ME109 - dude with a (nice) big nose
                        Corsair - a beast !- kindof reminds me of a sea-lion - you know with those big front flippers
                        Zero - honorable mention
                        FW190 - honorable mention - those bow legs - either love'm or hate'm

                        Jose


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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 1, 2004 3:33 AM
                        For elegance and sleek looking lines,it's a hard call between the Spitfire or FW 190.For a powerful predator look you've got to loye the sharklike lines of ME109,and don't overlook ,my personel favorite,the Hawker Tempest MK .V. Yours,and still new guy to the site , oatswilly
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                        willuride
                        • Member since
                          May 2015
                        Posted by willuride on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 9:29 PM
                        me 163 both pilot and an unlucky bomber

                        On the bench Knoxville, TN:

                        1/48 Monogram F-4 Phantom "Black Bunny"  I wanted to relive the past....Never again

                        On the Bench Manchester, TN:

                        1/48 Revell F-18E 

                         

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                        Cobrahistorian
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 9:56 AM
                        Hmmm.... already answered, but how about this for a weird one...

                        XP-67 Moonbat! Now THAT is an airplane. 6x 37mm cannon? Bow [bow]

                        Kinda like the YF-23 of its day!

                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        KJ200
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Bicester, England
                        Posted by KJ200 on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 3:17 AM
                        Has to be the Spitfire.

                        I'm always a bit sceptical about the Spitfire until I see one in flight.

                        They are truly beautiful.

                        In terms of the Me163, small, without doubt, but lethal to who, the enemy or the pilot!!!!!

                        Karl

                        Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

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                        willuride
                        • Member since
                          May 2015
                        Posted by willuride on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 5:35 PM
                        i really like the me 163 komet. small and lethal.

                        On the bench Knoxville, TN:

                        1/48 Monogram F-4 Phantom "Black Bunny"  I wanted to relive the past....Never again

                        On the Bench Manchester, TN:

                        1/48 Revell F-18E 

                         

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                        gulfstream5
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom
                        Posted by gulfstream5 on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:31 PM
                        Fighter Mosquitoes !
                        That's the one for me !
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                        samreichart
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Virginia, USA
                        Posted by samreichart on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:27 PM
                        IMHO it's the Supermarine Spitifre- (full elliptical wing, not with the wingtips missing...)
                        what a beautiful aircraft...Bow [bow]
                        Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur :)
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                        thevinman
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: CT - USA
                        Posted by thevinman on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:10 PM
                        For WWII my vote would be for the P-51 & BF-109
                        As for modern fighters, I'm surprised the F-14 doesn't have many fans (besides me)
                        -Vinny



                        My Website Macross Group Build
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                        echolmberg
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Green Bay, WI USA
                        Posted by echolmberg on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 11:47 AM
                        Hands down, no contest, far and away the best looking fighter of all time from the dawn of civilization until a zillion AD: The P-61 Black Widow (any variant).

                        Eric

                        PS. The F4U-4 & 5 are also up there on my list. Also, since a lot of people are mentioning the P-40, I cannot wait for the new bubble top version to come out!!!!!!!

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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 11:46 AM
                        got those dereaded red x's in the boxes i'm afraid Fuster Disapprove [V]Disapprove [V]Disapprove [V]...
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 11:34 AM
                        Gents
                        someone mentioned the MIG-3 as the most beautiful WW2 fighter. I could agree with him with no effort and wonder why most of us always talk about the same few hiper-known planes. In fact, there's life otside them. Revising pics of my friend Julio's models I've found this superb Macchi 202 "Folgore". How do you like it?

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 8:51 AM
                        OOOO this is a tough one but i love the ME 262,P51D and P-38 Big Smile [:D] my My 2 cents [2c]
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:30 AM
                        fanatic?! who said anything about fanatic?!Tongue [:P]
                        by the way, welcome to the forums prodigy!!Smile [:)]Smile [:)]Smile [:)]
                        what do you normally build? there's enough variety to suit all here i think, and everyone's real friendly too!!Big Smile [:D]
                        regards,
                        nick
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 3:28 AM
                        I'm going to have to go with the sleek lines of the Gotha Go-229 flying wing. That counts, right? Mainstream however, P-40 was the best. Those spitfire fanatics certainly have something going for em too, though.
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                        nmayhew
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Kent, England
                        Posted by nmayhew on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 2:27 AM
                        ok, having read and then re-read the original question, and finding it was in fact limited to WWII, then it's got to be the SPITFIRE! what is wrong with you people?!
                        Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]
                        regards,
                        nick
                        Kind regards, Nicholas
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                        nkm1416@info.com.ph
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by nkm1416@info.com.ph on Monday, December 29, 2003 9:11 PM
                        Best looking WWII fighter? Just for looks, the Bell P-39 Airacobra, sleek and advance design for its time.
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