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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 03:32 AM UTC
Hi Andy

I thought the switches etc. looked pretty old-fashioned, so I'll follow a hunch that it might be from one of your Century Series fighters. Is it the F-106 mock-up?

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 03:38 AM UTC

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Hi Andy

I thought the switches etc. looked pretty old-fashioned, so I'll follow a hunch that it might be from one of your Century Series fighters. Is it the F-106 mock-up?

All the best

Rowan

Do you really mean the F-106 Delta Dart (because its not that one), or a later designation one
Andy
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 04:31 AM UTC
Hi Andy

Crikey! That's far too complicated for a propellerhead like me who knows next to nothing about jets! I'll go with Nige... it's a MiG!

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 04:49 AM UTC
Rowan, you were so close, but no cigar .
Andy
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 04:52 AM UTC
See Andy,,,I knew it was a Mig,,and Rowan agrees,,,
Nige (resident Aeroscale Mig expert)
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 05:05 AM UTC
Hi again Andy

Ohh dear... there seem to have been a load un-built developments of the Delta Dart! I'll go for the most radical - the F-106X with canard wings...

All the best

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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 06:20 AM UTC
Ok a little recap .
Its a mocked up cockpit
Its a jet (MiG ),
Its a Century series aircraft,
Its not a F-106 or any later variant of a F-106.
Its not that hard really .
Andy
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 06:55 AM UTC
Hi Andy

Sorry - by your clue, I thought you meant it was another Convair.

OK - it's the mock-up for the North American XF-108 Rapier.

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 06:55 AM UTC
F-104
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 07:14 AM UTC

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Hi Andy

Sorry - by your clue, I thought you meant it was another Convair.

OK - it's the mock-up for the North American XF-108 Rapier.

All the best

Rowan

Well done Rowan.
I knew you would get there in the end .
Now I know you will post a hard question, so give us hell Rowan .
Andy
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 07:22 AM UTC

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Well done Rowan. I knew you would get there in the end .


Woohoo! I got a MiG right!
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 07:38 AM UTC
Hi again

I don't know if it's a tough one or not, but name the plane...



All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 08:00 AM UTC
It looks Russian, but I don't know enough to narrow it down further.
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 08:18 AM UTC

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It looks Russian, but I don't know enough to narrow it down further.


Hi Samuel

It's not Russian... but that's the only clue for now.

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 08:47 AM UTC
Im pretty sure its not British, and Im thinking for some reason that maybe its Japanese,,,Mitsubishi?
Nige
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I'm pretty sure its not British, and I'm thinking for some reason that maybe it's Japanese...


Hi Nige

That could well be a line of enquiry worth pursuing... and that's the last clue for tonight!

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Friday, August 10, 2007 - 04:44 AM UTC
Going along Nige's line of thinking.....

Is It a Yokosuka P1Y or possibly a variant say a P1Y1b
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Posted: Friday, August 10, 2007 - 09:01 AM UTC
Hi Allen

No, it's not a Yokosuka aircraft.

First clue - the a/c was more usually seen without the prominent turret.

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Friday, August 10, 2007 - 09:06 AM UTC
My mad guess is a Nakajima Gekko
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Posted: Friday, August 10, 2007 - 09:16 AM UTC

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My mad guess is a Nakajima Gekko


Hi Samantha

"Mad guesses" are obviously good! Bullseye! It's the reconnaissance version of the J1N1 and the pic's taken from Robert Mikesh's excellent book "Broken Wings of the Samurai".

Over to you for the next question.

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 03:30 AM UTC


I should have known better as I bought the Tamiya kit from my LHS last month in the off chance of building it for the Rumble in the East Asian Sky campaign.
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Posted: Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 03:40 AM UTC

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I should have known better as I bought the Tamiya kit from my LHS last month in the off chance of building it for the Rumble in the East Asian Sky campaign.


I'm never going to let you live that down

And here's my name the aircraft photo:

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Posted: Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 03:49 AM UTC
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Posted: Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 03:58 AM UTC
That was quick chuck. Over to you for the next one. (I knew I sould have put the pic of just the u/c )
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