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Discuss World War I and the early years of aviation thru 1934.
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Aviation thru 1934
dolly15
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 02:54 AM UTC

The beginning of the end of complete freedom in the skies !
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 08:40 AM UTC
Mark,
Thanks for posting those beautiful Golden Age projects.Great to see such well done classic kits being built. A GA GB does sound very inviting too.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 09:26 AM UTC
Cheating only slightly by crowding the edge of the date envelope, the Lockheed Electra Model 10 first flew in 1934. (although this particular one was from 1936)
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 11:33 AM UTC
Hello JC:

Nice Electra. Love those early Lockheed aircraft. I have an Orion in the stash, one of these days.

dolly15
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 01:39 PM UTC

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Cheating only slightly by crowding the edge of the date envelope, the Lockheed Electra Model 10 first flew in 1934. (although this particular one was from 1936)

Your not really cheating at all if it flew in 1934 .The only thing wrong is that it is in a 1936 identity.The way I read it, it is ok if it flew before 1935.The thread says "thru 1934" which means it includes all of 1934.
dolly15
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 09:28 PM UTC

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Cheating only slightly by crowding the edge of the date envelope, the Lockheed Electra Model 10 first flew in 1934. (although this particular one was from 1936)

Great aircraft ! My dad flew this aircraft(CF-TCC )early in his career with TCA.Thanks for the memories.
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 01:07 AM UTC
Hi All
I have the CMR resin Howard Hughes 1B kit(Chritsmas Present from my son).
Version A - 1935
Version B - 1937
Great looking aircraft(not a gun insight) but sad to say out of the GB time line.
I would make the GB for any Aircraft 1800-1939
dolly15
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 01:53 AM UTC

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Hi All
I have the CMR resin Howard Hughes 1B kit(Chritsmas Present from my son).
Version A - 1935
Version B - 1937
Great looking aircraft(not a gun insight) but sad to say out of the GB time line.
I would make the GB for any Aircraft 1800-1939

Yeah,that is the problem with cut off dates but if it were otherwise we would be swamped with WW2 stuff.
Mgunns
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 02:20 AM UTC
Okay folks: here are a few more of my post WWI kits. Monograms F3F in one of its many guises:


The Minicraft boxing and decals of the Hasegawa P-26:


And lastly the Hasegawa Curtiss BF2C:


Again,

Thanks for stopping by
lcarroll
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 05:01 AM UTC
Mark,
WOW! Very nice; hope you still have a few left to share.

Cheers,
Lance
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 05:43 AM UTC
Hello Lance;

I have one more at the house. I need to make some field expedient repairs before I take a picture. These are about 20 years old as well. I had antenas on them and other wiring, but ham fisted people and little ones caused them to go, so I left them off. These were taken where I work, I had them hanging from the cieling in my office; but I am bringing them home and will make repairs.

Best

Mark
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 01:50 PM UTC
Beautiful models !
Mgunns
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2012 - 11:27 PM UTC
Thanks John
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Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 01:04 AM UTC

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Hello Lance;

I have one more at the house. I need to make some field expedient repairs before I take a picture. These are about 20 years old as well. I had antenas on them and other wiring, but ham fisted people and little ones caused them to go, so I left them off. These were taken where I work, I had them hanging from the cieling in my office; but I am bringing them home and will make repairs.

Best

Mark


Not to worry Mark ,radios were not all that common back then.In fact I remember back in the 1950's when I started to fly the airport tower at Cartierville(CTVL) airport was still using red and green lights and flares for control.This airport at the time was only a couple of miles off the end of the main runway 24 at Dorval(now Trudeau) airport and still we operated the old fashioned way in this congested environment.Times sure have changed all right.
Mgunns
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Posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 06:14 AM UTC
Hello John:

Those radios were pretty big, bulky and heavy as well. I imagine that the red and green lights and flairs all seemed to be normal operations at the time.

Thanks

Mark
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 01:31 AM UTC

Model and image courtesy of Pierre Giustinani

Love the open engine and cockpit view.
dolly15
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 02:06 AM UTC

Photographer unknown.

"Haulin'Rides in a Travelair.

No time to even stop the engine,two out and two in !

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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 05:11 AM UTC
WoW!!! Love that Peashooter!

What scale is that? Love the color scheme!
dolly15
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 05:12 AM UTC

Model and image courtesy of Daniel Hayward.
dolly15
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 05:49 AM UTC
Please note :all the pictures that I put up here of old aircraft are 75 years or older and in the public domain.Out of courtesy, whenever possible ,I try to get permission from the current holders of these images.Currently anything before 1937 is OK which works out perfectly for this threads cut off date of "thru 1934".
lcarroll
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 05:52 AM UTC

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WoW!!! Love that Peashooter!

What scale is that? Love the color scheme!


Mike,
It caught my eye "big time" as well. (Thanks John for posting it and the other Golden Age subjects) I took a look at your Gallery Photos and your P-26 is a beauty as well; always been fascinated with the little beast!
How about considering Enlisting for KoTS II with a between the wars subject? As stated many times over the past several weeks it's a topic much ignored with lots of subjects now available. I'm a WW1 nut however seeing the excellent builds of 20's and 30's subjects here have me thinking that an after the war topic or two would be a refreshing change and great experience.
If you think I'm recruiting, you're right. We have less then 3 days to go to the enlistment deadline and are one short of the required minimum. If you havn't done a Campaign before don't be intimidated, it's anything but a contest. I started here on Aeroscale with a KoTS I entry and the motivation, confidence, and enjoyment it brought to my version of the hobby, to say nothing of the enormous learning experienced was phenomenal.
Over to you Sir, try it, I know you'll like it!

Cheers,
Lance
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 06:04 AM UTC
Hello Mike: If you are a referring to my Pea Shooter, it is 1/32nd scale, using the kit decals provided in the Minicraft release of the Hasegawa P-26. They turn up on ebay from time to time. It is a fun build and a neat airplane. Love those landing coverings, the 'wheel pants' and that big radial engine up front. Very racy and art deco.
I will concur with Lance on all points. Sign up for the group build. Since I came on Aeroscale my modeling skills, interest and knowledge have increased exponentially, not to mention the great people that inhabit this site. Take the plunge.

Best

Mark
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 08:27 AM UTC

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Cheating only slightly by crowding the edge of the date envelope, the Lockheed Electra Model 10 first flew in 1934. (although this particular one was from 1936)


Hi Jessie. Is that the dreaded Special Hobby 1/72? I tried a few years back to build that one..ended up in the ciruclar trash bin....Did not like the shape, the fit was awful!
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 08:28 AM UTC
Whats KoTS II??
lcarroll
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Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 10:01 AM UTC

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Whats KoTS II??


Sorry, should have been more clear. KoTS 11, "Knights of The Sky" Group Build Second Version. You'll find the thread and Rules etc right at the top of this page (1) under the title "The Next Early Aviation Group Build-Proposal." If you go to "Campaigns you can find all the threads etc for the first one which went 1 Jan to 31 Dec last year.

Cheers,
Lance
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