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Hellcat, Devil-Cat?
« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2009, 04:39:57 pm »
Here it is in Russian (I think):

ДьЯВОЛАЯ КОШКА

And "Grumman" would be:

ГРУМН

« Last Edit: December 04, 2009, 04:44:19 pm by sequoiaranger »
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Re: Lend Lease Hellcat
« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2009, 05:49:34 pm »
Perhaps ГРУМАН ?
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Re: Lend Lease Hellcat
« Reply #17 on: December 04, 2009, 06:41:17 pm »
Thanks all for the kind words  -_-   

When I decided to give the white wash look a try, I had no idea if it was going to work or not. This was the first time I've tried this type of winter scheme so I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.  Man I need more play time!
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Re: Lend Lease Hellcat
« Reply #18 on: December 05, 2009, 12:41:22 am »
Very nicely done! :wub:

I've had the idea of a Soviet lend lease Hellcat enter and leave my mind many times over the years.

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Re: Lend Lease Hellcat
« Reply #19 on: December 05, 2009, 12:50:09 am »
Simple but effective :wub:
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Re: Lend Lease Hellcat
« Reply #20 on: December 05, 2009, 07:57:43 am »
Nice paint job on the airframe,most convincing. Good on yer.
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Re: Lend Lease Hellcat
« Reply #21 on: December 05, 2009, 08:00:53 am »
Excellent job, Jeff, front of the cabinet for that one  :thumbsup:

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ГРУМАН, ГРУМН?
« Reply #22 on: December 05, 2009, 08:56:44 am »
One or the other. Probably your way, Stargazer. I'm familiar enough with Russian to get some things right, but this is a puzzle. I was thinking that Russians like to do without ambiguous, unaccented vowels. Like the name "Alexander" in Russian dispenses with the last "e" between the "d" and the "r"--АЛЭКЗАНДР, and so many two-syllable words will have their accents on the second syllable. I didn't want Grew-mán, so figured that the Russkies would just shorten it so the accent falls on the first grunt.

I suppose there is SOMEONE out there who might have access to Russian aviation literature. When I googled some stuff, the Russian text just broke into English to name the plane, then went back into Russian to describe it.
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Re: Lend Lease Hellcat
« Reply #23 on: December 05, 2009, 04:13:48 pm »
For some reason this page downloaded very s-l-o-w-l-y but it was kind of an enjoyable tease (like my ex-gf) as the image gradually come into view and it just kept getting better and better.

I sure like what you can do with plastic and paint.  I suggest you win the lottery so as to have a lot more free time for model-building.  Deal?   :drink: :cheers: :thumbsup:
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Re: Lend Lease Hellcat
« Reply #24 on: December 09, 2009, 07:48:19 am »
Very well-done winter camo!  :thumbsup:

I suppose there is SOMEONE out there who might have access to Russian aviation literature.

Here I am :smiley:.

ДьЯВОЛАЯ КОШКА

Дьявольская кошка (Dyavol'skaya koshka).

And "Grumman" would be:
ГРУМН

No, we read even English names according to our Russian spelling - mostly it spells like it is written. In all Russian aviation literature the name "Grumman" is written Грумман. It's difficult for me to write an accurate English spelling equal to Russian spelling of this word (my knowledge of English isn't so good) - but it is something like "Groom-mahn", with accent on the first syllable.

What about the name Alexander - we Russians not only spell but also write it without last "e": Александр (Aleksandr). It's because it came into Russia directly from Greece, where it originated and where it also haven't this last "e".

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« Reply #25 on: December 09, 2009, 08:43:37 am »
Thanks, Redstar72--- Я БЫЛ ТЕСНО, ДА?  ;D
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Re: СПАСИБО!
« Reply #26 on: December 09, 2009, 09:46:10 am »
Я БЫЛ ТЕСНО, ДА?  ;D

Excuse me but I don't understand... You wanted to say "I was close", I guess?
The Russian word тесный / тесно actually means "close / closely", but only regarding to space which is not enough...  <_<
If you meant "I was nearly correct?", it would be: Я был близок к истине?
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« Reply #27 on: December 09, 2009, 10:07:09 am »
"БЛИЗКИЙ"---- Я ЗАБЫВАЛ

I remembered the phrase, "В ТЕСНОТЕ, ДА НЕ В ОБИДЕ" from a long time ago. It makes sense that it is "spatial", and that "БЛИЗКИЙ" is better!

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Re: Lend Lease Hellcat
« Reply #28 on: December 09, 2009, 11:04:10 am »
And there's me wantring to learn Russian
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