[Cpt_Biggles]

whats the current status of the PBY Catalina (PBN-1 Nomad)

[Monguse]

Yes Gibbage is/will be working on the P38 E F G H models

[gibbage]

whats the current status of the PBY Catalina (PBN-1 Nomad)

On indefinite hold. Its such a MASSIVE project that I cant do it alone. It takes more then just one man to model such a complex aircraft.

[highlander_262]

Actually it was first drawn in sept 1944 but I'll give you that one as I'm feeling generous :wink:

[genbrien]

anyway, hope we'll see someday one of your nice work :wink:
(should not have quit my course in modeling.... )

[mig88]

Just one comment: WOW!!

They're all very welcome - I love them all!!

[ololo]

[gibbage]

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Wow. A Rozen Maiden fan.

[Guest]

By the way is the P-38 R completely fictional or a proposed variant?

The P-38 was supposed to be tested with Merlin engines, but there never was a "P-38R." It's fiction...

This is just a cruel joke. They were all so beautiful...

[gibbage]

By the way is the P-38 R completely fictional or a proposed variant?

The P-38 was tested with Merlin engines but there never was a "P-38R." It's fiction...

No P-38 EVER flew with Merlin's. Lockheed wanted to test with Merlins (P-38K) but were denied by the war dept. They were giving ALL Merlins to the P-51. The P-38K did get a more powerful Allison engine, with a paddle prop that gave is 432MPH top speed and an INSANE rate of climb of 4800FPM.

"Tests of the P-38K were carried out between Feb 24 and Apr 30, 1943. The performance of the P-38K was quite a bit better than that of the production P-38J--in fact its performance was superior to all other fighters then in production in the USA, including the P-51B and the P-47D. Maximum speed at 29,600 feet was 432 mph. At 40,000 feet, maximum speed was 40 mph faster than that of the P-38J. It was expected that maximum speed at war emergency power could be as high as 450 mph. Initial climb rate was 4800 feet per minute, and an altitude of 20,000 could be reached in 5 minutes. Service ceiling was expected to be above 48,000 feet, and range was expected to be increased by 10 to 15 percent. However, the War Production Board was unwilling to allow even a short production suspension in order to retool for the required changes to the engine cowling. Consequently, the P-38K was not developed any further. "

The P-38K would of been a GREAT fighter if they were allowed to produce it. To have it in IL2, I would only need to model the props a little. Maybe I will do that along with the early F models.

[Guest]

Ooopppps... Sorry about that, I edited this post a couple of times and must have chopped "supposed to be" out of the post... I'll go fix that... :oops:

[gibbage]

NP. Just making sure things are clear. The P-38R is my own design for a Reno style racer. Lockheed did experiment with a bubble style canopy though. The P-38 "Swordfish" had the cockpit moved forward, and the section extended on the gondola behind the wings. It never flew with a pure bubble, but with a "birdcage" but this re-design was to make a P-51 bubble style canopy possible. Nothing came of it.

[Phas3e]

im afraid the luft-nutters arent as ravanous here as over at the zoo

Pitty though some of these would make good additions to the '46' stocks

[RAF_Magpie]

If not for inclusion, at least they were something to gawk over Gibbage - they are rather nice models

I hope you don't mind, but seeing how this isn't an actual project... I'm removing it from the WIP section to 'mods discussion'.

[Triad773]

im afraid the luft-nutters arent as ravanous here as over at the zoo

Pitty though some of these would make good additions to the '46' stocks

Agreed :?

You had me going