Prototype GB All Era's

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger, stranger!

I took the same 6-8 weeks for me to get my Aichi M6A1, Seiran!

Got my XP-56 yesterday.  Looks like a neat kit.  Shouldn't be too difficult to put together - except having to wait 2 1/2 months to start

-Fred

spiralcity wrote:

lewbud wrote: It is a YF-16, but not the one in your pic.  The one in your pic is 01568 which was the second prototype.  The one I'm building is 01567, which is a modification of prototype #1.  According to F16.net, the CCV's (Control Configured Vehicles) had independent or decoupled flight controls.  This made it possible to maneuver in one plane without movement in another ie the ability to turn without banking.  The CCV flew 87 times and logged 125 hrs in the air. lewbud, I posted the correct YF-16...

lewbud wrote:

It is a YF-16, but not the one in your pic.  The one in your pic is 01568 which was the second prototype.  The one I'm building is 01567, which is a modification of prototype #1.  According to F16.net, the CCV's (Control Configured Vehicles) had independent or decoupled flight controls.  This made it possible to maneuver in one plane without movement in another ie the ability to turn without banking.  The CCV flew 87 times and logged 125 hrs in the air.

lewbud,

I posted the correct YF-16...

It is a YF-16, but not the one in your pic.  The one in your pic is 01568 which was the second prototype.  The one I'm building is 01567, which is a modification of prototype #1.  According to F16.net, the CCV's (Control Configured Vehicles) had independent or decoupled flight controls.  This made it possible to maneuver in one plane without movement in another ie the ability to turn without banking.  The CCV flew 87 times and logged 125 hrs in the air.

Gigatron wrote:

Got me - I've been using photobucket for over 2 years and have never had a single picture disappear or disappaer and then reappear. -Fred

I've been using the Bucket for well over two years and once in a while these issuses do come up. I just had this problem on July 3rd. Photos showed on site as being removed by the Bucket then about 5 hours later the pics were back.

It's the same YF but with the prototype markings, correct?

Spiralcity,

Not the variant of the YF-16 I'm building, here's a pic of the YF-16CCV and the X-29.

http://www.public.fotki.com/lewbud/group-build/aad.html

http://www.public.fotki.com/lewbud/group-build/x292.html

Got me - I've been using photobucket for over 2 years and have never had a single picture disappear or disappaer and then reappear.

-Fred

Gigatron wrote:

spiralcity wrote: Im going to run a test. Photobucket has a tendency to remove photos that are borrowed from other sites. I want to see how long the previous images last. I will post a photo here hosted by villagephotos. Let's see which photo hoster is better.     In all actuality, it may be the site that your borrowing the photo from that is removing the photo (well, actually changing the linked URL).  Website owners have the ability to see who is hotlinking their photos and can simply make a slight change the to the URL and make your picture go bye-bye. The best thing to do is to save the picture to your harddrive and then upload it to photobucket.  Unless it's an obviously trademarked photo, I doubt photobucket even cares. -Fred

I'm not sure what goes on at photobucket, but images are removed quite often. Latley pics have been disappearing then reappearing. i dont have these problems at The Village. I want to see what happens over the next week with this new set of borrowed images.

I heard photobucket was hacked. Perhaps this is causing some of the problems I've been experiencing lately.

spiralcity wrote:

Im going to run a test. Photobucket has a tendency to remove photos that are borrowed from other sites. I want to see how long the previous images last. I will post a photo here hosted by villagephotos. Let's see which photo hoster is better.

In all actuality, it may be the site that your borrowing the photo from that is removing the photo (well, actually changing the linked URL).  Website owners have the ability to see who is hotlinking their photos and can simply make a slight change the to the URL and make your picture go bye-bye.

The best thing to do is to save the picture to your harddrive and then upload it to photobucket.  Unless it's an obviously trademarked photo, I doubt photobucket even cares.

-Fred

Im going to run a test.

Photobucket has a tendency to remove photos that are borrowed from other sites. I want to see how long the previous images last.

I will post a photo here hosted by villagephotos.

Let's see which photo hoster is better.

bondoman wrote:

Nice. I dont like badges.

Bondoman,

You dont have to wear the badge. It's not required for the build. It's their for anyone who may want to use it.

Here's some actual pics of the planes we will be building as of 08-02-08

Aichi M6A-1

Bell XP-77

Shinden

XB-35

XP-56 Black Bullet

Dark Shark

YF-16

X-29

N-1M

I was going to build the XP-77 but Viper wants to build that kit also so I decided to change my build to a XF2R-1 Dark Shark US Navy Turboprop.

I want to see as many strange planes here as possible...

Pics of the DARK SHARK:

spiralcity wrote:

bondoman wrote:  spiralcity wrote: No group crossovers. Not likely! Red13Bar  is trying to get some intrest into a build that is similar to this. So I felt that no crossovers had to be stated.

JMart wrote:

I am in with the 1:48 Hasegawa Shinden 1946 Tokyo Defense (kit #09277) From this web page: http://www.eagle.ca/~harry/aircraft/shinden/ "On 3 August, 1945, this strange-looking craft took to the air for the first time after many delays in acquiring necessary parts and solving some of the engine ground-cooling problems. The second and last of the two short flights was completed just as the war came to an end. Total flying time for the Shinden was approximately 45 minutes. " And i found this rare real footage clip in You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJs1O2HSosE I wont be able to start for a few months while I finish other GBs, cheers

Jmart,

Jump in when your ready. This build wont kick-off until October.

That Shinden footage was EXCELLENT! Thanks for posting it. Thats a great looking plane. I cant wait to see yours assembled.

I am in with the 1:48 Hasegawa Shinden 1946 Tokyo Defense (kit #09277)

From this web page: http://www.eagle.ca/~harry/aircraft/shinden/

"On 3 August, 1945, this strange-looking craft took to the air for the first time after many delays in acquiring necessary parts and solving some of the engine ground-cooling problems. The second and last of the two short flights was completed just as the war came to an end. Total flying time for the Shinden was approximately 45 minutes. "

And i found this rare real footage clip in You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJs1O2HSosE

I wont be able to start for a few months while I finish other GBs, cheers

Excellent! Viper your in...

**BUMP!**

We could use a few more people, feel free to jump in.

Would this badge be too big?

Opinions, comments ? If others would like to add one feel free...

didfaI wrote:

It's Tamiya's Aichi M6A1, Seiran in 1/48th scale.

Thanks...

didfaI wrote:

I'm still in w/Aichi M6A1, Seiran!

I need the kit and scale please.

bondoman wrote:

spiralcity wrote: No group crossovers. Not likely!

Red13Bar  is trying to get some intrest into a build that is similar to this. So I felt that no crossovers had to be stated.

spiralcity wrote:

No group crossovers.