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Clear Prop

Started by jcf, July 02, 2020, 01:21:11 PM

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Puget Sound modeler Jim Bates takes a look at their Gloster Pioneer kit:
https://modelpaintsol.com/reviews/clear-prop-72-gloster-e28-39-pioneer-expert-set-cp72001








The engine can be displayed separately.

zenrat

The engine can be displayed separately...

...or installed into something completely different and inappropriate.

I want one of these.
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

PR19_Kit

The name 'Clear Prop' must come from the same roots as the 'Lift Here' guys in Croatia, or wherever they are.

I'm expecting a company called 'This way up' to appear before much longer.
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sandiego89

Wow that engine is spectacular, and as Zenrat mentions begging for an inappropriate type to be fitted into....
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chrisonord

The engine would look the part in a futuristic  hoverbike type  contraption
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zenrat

I was actually thinking of something like an FE2...
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

PR19_Kit

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 03, 2020, 06:19:32 AM

The name 'Clear Prop' must come from the same roots as the 'Lift Here' guys in Croatia, or wherever they are.

I'm expecting a company called 'This way up' to appear before much longer.


I thought I was joking, but it turns out there really IS a model company called 'This Way Up'!  :o :o

They made 1/43 scale model car engines and stuff, trading under the 'TWU' icon.  Sadly they appear to have gone out of business as their entire range is listed as 'Discontinued'.

A pity, as I already have a 'Lift Here' kit, and I'd love to make a complete set with that 'Clear Prop' Pioneer and a 'This Way Up' kit too.  ;D
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

jcf

Quote from: zenrat on July 03, 2020, 07:11:05 PM
I was actually thinking of something like an FE2...

Or the Vickers Type 161.   :wacko:





The conical part between the engine and tail is a non-structural fairing


PR19_Kit

Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on July 06, 2020, 09:54:06 AM

The conical part between the engine and tail is a non-structural fairing


Or it could be a jet pipe.............  ;)
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

jcf

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 06, 2020, 09:59:47 AM
Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on July 06, 2020, 09:54:06 AM

The conical part between the engine and tail is a non-structural fairing


Or it could be a jet pipe.............  ;)

Exactly.  ;)

kerick

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 06, 2020, 04:31:57 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 03, 2020, 06:19:32 AM

The name 'Clear Prop' must come from the same roots as the 'Lift Here' guys in Croatia, or wherever they are.

I'm expecting a company called 'This way up' to appear before much longer.


I thought I was joking, but it turns out there really IS a model company called 'This Way Up'!  :o :o

They made 1/43 scale model car engines and stuff, trading under the 'TWU' icon.  Sadly they appear to have gone out of business as their entire range is listed as 'Discontinued'.

A pity, as I already have a 'Lift Here' kit, and I'd love to make a complete set with that 'Clear Prop' Pioneer and a 'This Way Up' kit too.  ;D

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PR19_Kit

Quote from: kerick on July 06, 2020, 10:21:10 PM

All we need is "No Push" and "Remove Before Flight"!


;D ;D :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

NARSES2

The Type 161 has always intrigued me but I can never get my brain round the fact it was a 30's design. It always looks like the perfect anti Zeppelin aircraft to me, and I suppose large airships were still en-vogue at the time, so maybe there was some logic in it ?
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kitbasher

Quote from: NARSES2 on July 07, 2020, 06:22:34 AM
The Type 161 has always intrigued me but I can never get my brain round the fact it was a 30's design. It always looks like the perfect anti Zeppelin aircraft to me, and I suppose large airships were still en-vogue at the time, so maybe there was some logic in it ?

Or it preempts Schragemusik gear by a decade?
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