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Interesting discussion on propeller torque, I'll remember to ask a Bomberdier rep next time I am with a Q400 operator. But have you noticed the propeller blades on the A400M and their direction of rotation?\ said:Interesting reading Steve, cheers. Remarkably cunning solutions. I'm intrigued that modern turboprop aircraft don't use contra-rotating blades as they are limited in speed by propellers, and it also eliminates the critical engine scenario in multi-engined aeroplanes. Anyway, don't want to digress from your kit build
No I'm not up with the A400M Rick, they have contra-rotating blades though? Which of course would make every engine 'critical' so to speak.\ said:Interesting discussion on propeller torque, I'll remember to ask a Bomberdier rep next time I am with a Q400 operator. But have you noticed the propeller blades on the A400M and their direction of rotation?
The propellers on each engine rotate in opposite directions.\ said:No I'm not up with the A400M Rick, they have contra-rotating blades though? Which of course would make every engine 'critical' so to speak.
Sorry Steve!
Yep, they would being contra-rotating?\ said:The propellers on each engine rotate in opposite directions.
It's all interesting stuff, so absolutely not a problem! I quite enjoy these tangents and they break up the build thread very nicely in an educational way\ said:Sorry Steve!
It is different, totally agree, but the basic principals are the same. Some things, like the lack of locating pins etc can be found on some limited run injection kits too. I think that you have to accept that you are going to have to do a little bit more work than you would on a modern 'Tamigawa' type of kit, which is why I wouldn't advise an inexperienced or new modeller to take one on. Anyone with a bit of experience and a few kits under their belt will have developed the skills needed to build up a kit like this one, it's just a matter of whether they want to! Polyurethane resins, just like polystyrene, do vary in quality, this kit is very nicely done and the resin is very easy to work.\ said:Coming on well Steve, it is very different building Resin kits,
They do look nice Steve, it has come on a bit since the strip of Tamiya masking tape and a foggy windscreen to hide it. Don't you just love the progress in modelling these days.\ said:On to the harness. A decent harness is about the only after market 'must have' item in my opinion. In any scale, but certainly 1/48 and larger, it is something that can make or break a cockpit. Some kits do come with a photo-etch affair, which is okay, but I prefer something more realistic. I'm a big fan of RB Productions paper and photo etch system, though there are other nice ones out there, HGW do some nice harnesses for example. These types are much more compliant and poseable that anything in PE.
With the RB harnesses you get a little fret of photo etch accoutrements and some precut paper for the material of the harness, along with a seemingly complicated but easy to follow set of instructions.
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Here's the etch and paper parts with the one shoulder strap so far completed. The No.11 blade gives an idea of scale.
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There's no point in pretending that assembling these isn't a fiddle, but it's not difficult. Good tweezers, a good maginifier and a wide vocabulary of expletives and you are good to go!
I've done many of RB's Luftwaffe belts in my models and they always look good, so the fiddle is well worth it
Cheers
Steve
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