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 Post subject: Model P-38
PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:46 pm 
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Location: That flattop, up the well, overhead …
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 Post subject: Re: Model P-38
PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:07 pm 
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did you read the comment of the guy who wanted to build a 2/3 scale ronald reagan for it to land on?

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 Post subject: Re: Model P-38
PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:53 am 
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Looks cool. Though my question is, if you are going to spend years building something, why not just make it full sized?

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 Post subject: Re: Model P-38
PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:40 pm 
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good question, maybe it was built around existing engines?
or in an existing shack of limited space?

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 Post subject: Re: Model P-38
PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:26 pm 
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Now this is something we can all hope to be able to do in the future.

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 Post subject: Re: Model P-38
PostPosted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:02 pm 
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I wonder what he did for engines: There's clearly no blower on it, or intercoolers . . .

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 Post subject: Re: Model P-38
PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:49 am 
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Two-thirds scale? That must be a tight cockpit. The originals were known for cramped cockpits despite the size of the plane.

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 Post subject: Re: Model P-38
PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:16 am 
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Duplicate doesn't need to house a bunch of machineguns and the ammo in the centerline pod

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