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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 1, 2010 15:39:04 GMT 12
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Post by Deane B on Mar 1, 2010 18:52:55 GMT 12
Very very nice indeed. The cockpit looks superb as does the overall finish. Excellent work.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 1, 2010 19:14:25 GMT 12
It's a two seater too by the way! It must be great fun to fly in.
John said that of the 27 Titan Mustang kits that have come to New Zealand so far, there is one other that will be painted in RNZAF TAF colours, in the Otago squadron scheme. The rest seem to be going for USAAF colours. Bruce said that there's one being built right now as a highback B/C model too!
I hope in a few years time they have a mass gathering of 3/4 scale and full scale real Mustangs somewhere. That'd be cool.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 1, 2010 19:43:58 GMT 12
Very nice - as you say, it would be very cool to see it with ZK-TAF.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 4, 2010 23:53:29 GMT 12
I was told this evening that there is another Titan Mustang about to fly any day now at Ardmore which is in No. 1 (Auckland) Squadron TAF colours! That will be another welcome addition.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 5, 2010 0:08:20 GMT 12
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 6, 2010 18:33:33 GMT 12
These Titan Mustangs are becoming pretty popular aren't they! I guess it's a hell of a lot cheaper than the real deal.  |
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Post by barf on Apr 29, 2010 15:04:30 GMT 12
Dont forget this one. Mike Crene Built DBG in his garage at Loburn, before moving up to Matamata. He wanted something different from the usual USAAF schemes, and something with a distinct "kiwi" flavour. I had a sod of a job painting this, we had to heat the garage with a kerosene heater, then turn it off and get as mush painting done before it got too cold again. Mike sold her recently (to the USA) and intends to build his next one as a B with the Malcolm hood canopy. Attachments:
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Post by baz62 on Apr 29, 2010 18:58:26 GMT 12
Nice colour scheme Barf, at least you are in the right business to get the Kiwi right (and facing the correct way! ;D)
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 29, 2010 19:02:05 GMT 12
I have seen that one being put through its paces at Tauranga, quite neat and a novel colour scheme. The one at Ardmore in No. 1 Squadron colours looks great too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2010 8:26:17 GMT 12
I must say I'm disappointed DBG has gone overseas, I had the chance to get up close and personal at Omaka some years ago and was very impressed, but it is fantastic to hear of so many others in the pipeline! SMF looks superb, and the noseart concept is stunning!
Perhaps a massed formation of T-51s will take place at Omaka or Wanaka? One can hope...
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Post by shorty on Apr 30, 2010 17:57:02 GMT 12
I have seen that one being put through its paces at Tauranga, quite neat and a novel colour scheme. The one at Ardmore in No. 1 Squadron colours looks great too. All that is needed now is one in 2 Squadron markings and the set will be complete! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 30, 2010 18:35:33 GMT 12
Is there already one in No. 4 Squadron colours?
It would be also cool to see representations from the regular force RNZAF squadrons that used them.
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Post by shorty on Apr 30, 2010 19:02:17 GMT 12
Dave,See your reply in post #2
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 30, 2010 19:36:26 GMT 12
Quite right. I'd forgotten that. Too much going on at the moment, the brain seems to be leaking information.
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Post by Ykato on May 2, 2010 10:54:50 GMT 12
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Post by baz62 on May 2, 2010 10:59:14 GMT 12
She flies! Now then what does she sound like? I know it will be nothing like a Merlin just curious. You know me and engines! ;D
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 2, 2010 11:04:09 GMT 12
Very neat to see Ykato. Baz, she was fliable before my photos were taken but was having a little maintenance. It's sill in the test flying stage I believe.
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Post by Bruce on May 2, 2010 17:15:40 GMT 12
She flies! Now then what does she sound like? I know it will be nothing like a Merlin just curious. You know me and engines! ;D It is quite throaty, not quite the bellow of a big V12, but very difficult to describe - Better than a Rotax anyway! It is having a few coolant temp issues related to the long plumbing run from the engine to the ventral Radiator, but there are some solutions in hand. Its the old story when doing something new, there are lot of tweaks and mods along the way. |
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Post by Ykato on May 2, 2010 17:16:48 GMT 12
Baz62 sounds kind of like a nifty fifty coming towards you although you can here it coming from quite some distance - as bruce says is quite a difficult sound to describe. but personally closest comparison I would give would be a Nifty fifty kind of sound.
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