Concorde Speedbird Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Very nice. Quite tempted. When I get the plans I will have a detailed look, to see if I like it, to cost up and see whether I can fit it in between the two Spitfires. She certainly looks nice, I think a Laser 70 or 80 would be my pick, and I could try the stripes of Fragile but Agile... Hopefully lots get built in different variants! I have the FW190 plans too, no I must stop! One question- will the canopy for the D version be avaliable? CS Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 22/08/2013 08:05:01 Edited By David Ashby - RCME on 22/08/2013 08:05:28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wright Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Nicked my colour scheme! Have a print of that aircraft signed by some of 315's pilots. Need to build my garage before I can get one of these built Edited By Steve_Wright on 21/08/2013 22:13:46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausferret Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Posted by Tony Nijhuis on 03/02/2013 00:23:55: The point made earlier about 'yet another P51 and taking a commercial view, is right. I did the Miles M57 Areovan a few years ago as an obscure request to design it (against my better judgement) and what a pig to design and produce....all for about 10 sales so far.......a real bomb....so not again. Firstly may I say thankyou Tony for your great work in designing some great model aircraft. Now onto the sales volume, I believe part of the problem may well be the ridiculous shipping costs associated with buying from this site. As an example I live in Australia and was very interested in the Harvard, so I placed the plan and woodpack into my cart, total was eighty seven pounds fifty, all good so far. Then I set the delivery location to Australia and up popped the delivery charge of one hundred and one pounds to make a total of one hundred and eighty eight ponds fifty. Well, not going to happen is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Posted by Concorde Speedbird on 21/08/2013 21:24:04: One question- will the canopy for the D version be avaliable? CS Yes, although not straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djay Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Unfortunatley Tony does not set the postage charges, the delivery company do. Easiest and cheapest would be to source the wood locally and cut all the parts yourself. having just built the Harvard, there are no complecated parts to cut out, all very straight forward. and easy. Just order the canopy and cowl. Hope you do get to build it, not the easiest of Tonys builds but looks good once done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Vrandecic -Mes Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hi David and Tony , congrats....as usual ....from the best builder/designer of scale models in UK . All the best Joe Edited By Josip Vrandecic -Mes on 22/08/2013 09:15:32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A. Barry Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Ausferret, I have to agree , re the shipping costs, I have found the way around this is to order the bits ya want and send the plan to a local laser cutter, there are a few in Aus, the one I use is Wolf models, he does a pretty good job otherwise put a new blade in model knife Nice job Tony another suberb effort Ay updates on a Whirwind ?????? Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fats Flyer Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 When you see a Tony Nijhuis New Design appear,one thing's for sure.................Everyone has confidence in Tony and ALL of his designs for a great looker and flyer. Well done Tony............Not being too greedy ,but, what have you got in the pipeline to keep all our tongue's wagging. Vince Edited By Fats Flyer on 22/08/2013 15:50:39 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Nijhuis Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Thanks guys for all your kind comments......make it all worth while. I'm glad David did'nt put the photo of the nose over landing.....thats twice in a row she landed and went over. Must be out of practice or need some expo on the elevator. Still..not a mark on her. CS....there will be a canopy availible but not quite yet.......CNC pack will contain the parts for both version. Vince, need to return to the three Vulcans Im doing and just in the process of launching the 103" Hurricane (after the NATS) We might do a DH Rapid for next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Very nice Tony , Shame it looks like a Spitfire or is that just me . I think i would have chosen a different colour scheme, but then again i am just so against everyone`s seem to be so into must have a spitfire Boring . It is Very Nice Though There That`s put the cat among the pigens , Stand well back for the back lash . See if i care . Wow that was a Quick Edit Edited By Stephen Jones on 22/08/2013 20:05:40 Edited By Stephen Jones on 22/08/2013 20:08:10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2W Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 There must be a number of readers of RCM&E down under, so I am surprised that there isn't a recprocal arrangement for cut parts with a somebody like Manzunolaser.com to avoid the huge shiping costs from the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Shame it looks like a Spitfire or is that just me . I think i would have chosen a different colour scheme, but then again i am just so against everyone`s seem to be so into must have a spitfire Boring . It is Very Nice Though There That`s put the cat among the pigens , Stand well back for the back lash . See if i care . May I suggest specsavers, or is it that my eyes are younger than yours. I agree about the boring though. I feel the same way about P51-Ds, or any all silver / aluminium coloured airplane. Unfortunately though, if you are building a "scale" model it is normal to use a colour scheme typical of the period. I mean you wouldn't build a model of a Panzer tank and paint it luminous green, would you ? There again if you build a model it is yours to paint whatever colour you want. In honesty though, I think Tony has chosen the colour scheme quite well. He likes it and it is also the best choice to "sell" the model to the magazines readers, but I know that if I build one it will be in the colours of the German captured plane (bright yellow). kevinb. Never one to miss a good wind up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Posted by Stephen Jones on 22/08/2013 20:02:11: Shame it looks like a Spitfire or is that just me . Yes - its just you BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 As i have said many times on here i very much like the P51 in fact i have four of them in my collection and would chose a P51 over a Spitfire any day . But for me The classic P51B is Old Crow And the P51D being one of the silver variants Boring i Know but that is why we all have are own Preference . I also know it was a British design, But it took the Americans to put a bigger engine in it and refine it to what many call the Cadillac of the skies . i for one is no Sheep . Edited By Pete B - Moderator on 23/08/2013 10:01:42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Vrandecic -Mes Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Thanks Stephen.....This is the Magical Air World of Mr. Trevor Reoch.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Sorry Stephen, wrong again. It was an American design to a British specification and the engine was changed after an RAF "mod" was found to improve things (we built better engibes back then)). However Old Crow isn't a bad colour scheme and although I'm not sure it is period, it is certainly scale. kevinb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 It was actually Rolls Royce that decided to fit two P51As with two-stage 60 series Merlin engines at Hucknall. The Yanks had nothing to do with the idea. The tests were so successful that the Americans were told. They gave it priority and asked Norh American to move on it as quickly as possible. The rest is history. Disparaging the Spitfire in comparison with the P51 is silly. It's not a co-incidence that the wing-span, area, length and moment arm dimensions of theP51 are almost identical to the Merlin 60 series Spitfire. Even the advanced radiator ducting system which the head of the P51 design team said added 35mph to its' top speed (the laminar flow wing was found later to add nothing), was copied from the work of Professor Meredith at Farnborough in the 1930s. The P51 was one of the best examples we've seen of GB and the USA working together very succesfully and if you read the history, all parties involved in it had the greatest respect for each other and that is on the record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Nijhuis Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Ahhhhhhh.....choices.....thats the great thing about the Mustang.....so many colour schemes to choose from. So even if you dont like my scheme, there is plenty out there to choose from......a true blank canvas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgen Toll Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Aaaah... A Pony from Tony! When's the RCM&E Special issue due? What's the timeframe on the D canopy? Wonder if one of Bielas scale props would fit..? This scale would mean about 18" prop, yeah? /Jorgen "Troll" Toll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Ashwell Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 I'm looking forward to seeing the plan Tony. Never built anything this big but this might be the one. I'll use Graham C's colour scheme (15/3/2013) if I build. Sorry Graham, you have to find something else if you want an RAF scheme, that one's RNZAF! Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning 759 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 looked great in the flesh so to speak hanging in the slec tent at the nationals as did the vulcan too i will be building the mustang just a case of how many (so many fav colour schemes) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Cardona Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Posted by 2W on 22/08/2013 20:18:05: There must be a number of readers of RCM&E down under, so I am surprised that there isn't a recprocal arrangement for cut parts with a somebody like Manzunolaser.com to avoid the huge shiping costs from the UK. For me, the best would be if RBCKits would cut this kit. There shipping costs are more reasonable and by far a LOT less expensive to ship to malta. I don't know why the shipping cost from uk are so expensive. Germany and France have the best shipping costs to Europe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Nijhuis Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 For those wishing to get in early, we now have the Mustang availiable through our web site. Hopefuly will get the D Canopy made up this weekend. We will be at the Southern Airshow at Headcorn next weekend and will have the packs availible to buy there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I have seen the front cover for the special Can I take it from that if you want to buy a short kit for this model it will cost you over £500? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgen Toll Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Phil 9, I take it you read the "win a mustang kit package - value £500"? My guess is that 'the package' you can win is a lot more than just the short kit. For instance gear, motor, servos, etc. /Jorgen "Troll" Toll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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