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Martin Baker MB5 Super Monsoon F1

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PR19_Kit

#15
April 13, 2026, 03:13:54 AM
I think you're dead right Lee, maybe another increase in fin height too?

The wing will be RADICALLY different as well, and that may make some changes to the tailplane a necessity as well.  ;)
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

PR19_Kit

#16
April 14, 2026, 03:11:24 AM
Got the main fuselage assembled OK, sort of. One side is taller than the other, so there'll be a fair amount of filing and PSR to do, but that's not unusual here.



However that was just a temporary situation as I soon got the razor saw out and hacked the ends off it.  ;D  And then added some bits back on again....



That's the Eagle engine grafted onto the front end, with a fair amount of filing and PSR needed to fair it all in, but it's not too bad. The tail has been extended by 10 mm (a couple of feet in 1:1 scale...) to compensate for that monster nose. I may add some area to the fin as well, or borrow Lee's idea idea add a dorsal fin instead, there's no room for a ventral fin as it's still a tailwheel aeroplane.

Lots more styrene engineering to do yet, and PSR of course.
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

kitbasher

#17
April 14, 2026, 04:39:15 AM
Flip, that's my future MB5 project (so far, anyway)  :banghead:  :banghead:
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PR19_Kit

#18
April 14, 2026, 05:06:06 AM
It's not quite as easy as I thought it would be Dave. :(

And the really radical bit isn't on there yet....................  ;)  ;D

I've got to go back to my old house this weekend for the stuff I'll need for that, so there may be a bit of a pause in the build.
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

kitbasher

#19
April 14, 2026, 06:27:00 AM
What, you mean fitting the Matchbox Mystere wings (😉)?
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PR19_Kit

#20
April 14, 2026, 09:29:18 AM
Quote from: kitbasher on April 14, 2026, 06:27:00 AMWhat, you mean fitting the Matchbox Mystere wings (😉)?


Not exactly, no........................ ;)
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

kitbasher

#21
April 14, 2026, 10:22:45 AM
Airfix Super Mystere wings then! 😂
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PR19_Kit

#22
April 14, 2026, 10:32:19 AM Last Edit: April 14, 2026, 02:11:52 PM by PR19_Kit
Not quite...................  ;)
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

perttime

#23
April 14, 2026, 01:13:07 PM
Big dorsal fins tend to look awkward to me. Tall fins/rudders on the other hand ...

Gondor

#24
April 14, 2026, 01:35:35 PM
HFB 320 Hansa Jet wings?
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

PR19_Kit

#25
April 14, 2026, 02:13:09 PM
Quote from: Gondor on April 14, 2026, 01:35:35 PMHFB 320 Hansa Jet wings?


I like idea of the forward sweep, but no.  ;)

But I have heightened a fin a bit, as much as is practical anyway.
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

PR19_Kit

#26
April 15, 2026, 09:50:50 AM
I've got the first coat of primer on the Super Monsoon, after numerous PSR sessions of course. Still needs a bit of PSR, but that's what the initial primer coat is for of course. It's looking pretty much as I intended, and the tail extension looks a lot better than Kurt Tank's job on the Ta-152! Mind you, the MB5 is pretty rectangular anyway.

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

Gondor

#27
April 15, 2026, 10:11:12 AM
That's looking good Kit  :thumbsup:
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

DogfighterZen

#28
April 15, 2026, 10:42:52 AM
 :thumbsup:
"Sticks and stones may break some bones but a 3.57's gonna blow your damn head off!!"

The Wooksta!

#29
April 15, 2026, 11:21:21 AM
It must get an 8 blade Wyvern prop.  Anything else is just so passe...
"A Romany bint in a field with her paints, suggesting we faint at her beauty, but she's got Dickie Davies eyes!"
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