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WHIF's found on Youtube

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Old Wombat

#45
April 04, 2025, 02:10:49 AM
That's good! :thumbsup:
Has a life outside of What-If & wishes it would stop interfering!

"The purpose of all War is Peace" - St. Augustine

veritas ad mortus veritas est

zenrat

#46
April 04, 2025, 02:59:26 AM
I'm surprised Messerschmitt didn't do something similar IRL.  It seems so obvious.
It is after all almost exactly what Yak did.


Fred

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

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

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

The Rat

#47
June 22, 2025, 08:10:13 PM
Hawker Sea Tempest over on The Scale Modelling Cafe with Jamie Haggo. A 3 part series from start to finish.

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Life is too short to worry about perfection

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Rick Lowe

#48
June 22, 2025, 10:08:48 PM
Quote from: zenrat on April 04, 2025, 02:59:26 AMI'm surprised Messerschmitt didn't do something similar IRL.  It seems so obvious.
It is after all almost exactly what Yak did.




Probably too much invested in the 262 - time/money/political capital...
And they may even have realized a newer design would be better*

*there again, with Willy's love/ of obsession with his 109 design, who knows...

Scotaidh

#49
August 30, 2025, 11:56:10 AM
I clicked on this today.

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muYCwpC9jc0&t=129s>

Total crap, but they do have some interesting - from a modeling standpoint - aircraft featured.
Thistle dew, Pig - thistle dew!

Where am I going?  And why am I in a handbasket?

It's dark in the dark when it's dark. Ancient Ogre Proverb

"All right, boyz - the plan iz 'Win.'  And if ya lose, it's yer own fault 'coz ya didn't follow the plan."

PR19_Kit

#50
August 30, 2025, 12:53:44 PM
That's utter RUBBISH! The few real pics of Hurricanes they include are late models with 4 bladed props! The rest seem to have been invented by a demented AI system.
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

Dizzyfugu

#51
August 31, 2025, 01:31:58 AM
What a bullsh!t.  :-\

jcf

#52
August 31, 2025, 02:09:48 AM
Entirely "created" by AI.
🤮

Scotaidh

#53
August 31, 2025, 02:46:46 AM
All true, all true - but, my point was that some of those I'd never even thought of before.  A tiny radial engine with ejector exhausts in a row down each side of the cowling, as if it were pretending to be a V12?  Bifurcated radiator under the pilot's feet?  Podded gatling guns under the wings?  All rubbish, but it does lead to some questions.

What if Spitfire wings were mated to a Hurri fuselage?  Or vice versa?  Would that have been a great better than the Seafire?  Would an inverted engine given the pilot better visibility over the nose? 

What about Typhoon or Tempest wings on a Hurri?  or a Spit? 

I'm guessing that someone here has answered these questions - if so, I'd love to see them.  :)
Thistle dew, Pig - thistle dew!

Where am I going?  And why am I in a handbasket?

It's dark in the dark when it's dark. Ancient Ogre Proverb

"All right, boyz - the plan iz 'Win.'  And if ya lose, it's yer own fault 'coz ya didn't follow the plan."

zenrat

#54
August 31, 2025, 06:11:13 AM
Fred

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

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

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

jcf

#55
August 31, 2025, 08:46:49 AM
Inline radial engines aren't What If.

Scotaidh

#56
August 31, 2025, 10:04:25 AM
Thistle dew, Pig - thistle dew!

Where am I going?  And why am I in a handbasket?

It's dark in the dark when it's dark. Ancient Ogre Proverb

"All right, boyz - the plan iz 'Win.'  And if ya lose, it's yer own fault 'coz ya didn't follow the plan."

Dizzyfugu

#57
September 01, 2025, 11:52:12 PM
Quote from: Scotaidh on August 31, 2025, 02:46:46 AMWhat if Spitfire wings were mated to a Hurri fuselage?

You get the Tempest...

And there were real-world "mock radials", most promiment one was the German Jumo 213 with its annular radiator, and a similar layout was tested on a Tempest V to get rid of the draggy chin radiator.

zenrat

#58
September 03, 2025, 06:31:30 AM
Quote from: Scotaidh on August 30, 2025, 11:56:10 AMI clicked on this today.

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muYCwpC9jc0&t=129s>

Total crap, but they do have some interesting - from a modeling standpoint - aircraft featured.

Hilarious.
Particularly those aircraft with narrow track UC folding inwards, and the trimotors with engines and four guns in each wing mounted nacelle.


Fred

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

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

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

comrade harps

#59
January 01, 2026, 02:30:01 AM
There's whifs a plenty illustrating this video .

This is my favourite.
Whatever.
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