Polish Air Force GB

rudy_102 wrote:

O dear, it seams that the black hole swallowed my wheel, and that I'll have to order the True Details set (hopefully my mom will make my sister pay for it). Or, if anyone could send me a replacement, I'll PM you with my adress.

I don't have any spare P-11 wheels, but I do have a spare pair from an Avia B-534. They are a little larger than a P-11's wheels, the P-11 Heller wheels are 11mm and the B-534 wheels are 12mm, but using 2 of them it shouldn't be that noticable, maybe? If you want them, they are yours.

Zephyr1956 wrote:

Sturzkampf wrote: hahahahahahahahaha, thats fun huh? Building aircraft, yup, thats fun. Pre-WW2 Polish aircraft? Its history! And fun. Now, if you were referring to the "great lost wheel search", fun? Not so much. Funny on occassion, true, but not fun. And frustrating at times, even.

it was a reply to rudy's "accident". it was funny, in a sadic way, not fun, funny.

Ken, send me the Avia wheels. I'll PM you with my adress.

Finished P-11c

P-11c and unfinished RWD-8

closer view of the unfinished RWD-8

ok, so my photography skills ain't top notch.

Glue shortage, eh? Call out the National Guard! It must be a terrorist plot!

and yet another pic of my P-11c

Yeah, I know. I don't understand that. I'm using flat black, but for some reason when I photograph it, and my other aircraft as well, it comes out all manner of shiny. Maybe its the flash?

Either that, or I just got a crappy batch of flat black. Well, bottles almost empty, so its time to get a new one anyhow.

PZL P-11c

S'alright. we all have our occasional lapses of senility and "blonde" moments.

Well, it was a Polish built derivitive of the P-11 much like the P-43 was a derivitive of the P-23. Both were designed for the export market, but were built by PZL.

Kinda like looking at a Mustang, Tomahawk/Kityhawk, Martlet/Wildcat, Mitchell or Corsair in British markings. Still US built even though they fly with differant colours.

I don't think it would be easy to convert the P.23 to the P.43:

I think a conversion to the P.42 would be easier:

Zephyr1956 wrote:

Well, it was a Polish built derivitive of the P-11 much like the P-43 was a derivitive of the P-23. Both were designed for the export market, but were built by PZL. Kinda like looking at a Mustang, Tomahawk/Kityhawk, Martlet/Wildcat, Mitchell or Corsair in British markings. Still US built even though they fly with differant colours.

Ya but my point is that the P.24 and P.43 weren't used by Poland, for some unknown reason.

fine. won't use them in here then. not worth arguing over.

still gonna build 'em, though.

something I was quite aware of. really. honest.

I do try and use my history degree for something other than gathering dust...on occassion. LOL

Besides, I have a fair decent set of books on the Bulgarian AF. Lots of nifty pics! Thats what got me interested in the P.43 to start with. Figured it would be an interesting project. Same with the P.24 I am currently doing.

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