FD Scale Aircraft 8: The Next Generation Easy Search Thread

[eswube]

@Caddaric79
Fantastic work!

@Gollevainen
I tend to check the wingspan too when I have doubts. But sometimes the results can be even more "funny".

[Radome]

Fairey Firefly

[Trojan]

Fricken Awesome!

[klagldsf]

I love the Firefly T.1 and T.2, it looks like two planes that are...actually, I'll refrain from completing that thought.

[TimothyC]

Lockheed L-1011-200 / L-1011-250:



Lockheed L-1011-500:

[Gollevainen]

tend to check the wingspan too when I have doubts. But sometimes the results can be even more "funny".

naturally that method to work, the top-view and side-view needs to be in exact same scale, and its sometimes hard to confirm when the nose cone and the tail vanish into pixelised obscurity.

[eswube]

@Radome
Great work with Fireflies!
Though personally I'd do "painted ones" separately or at least would add to them more exhaustive captions (formation, unit, year and the like).

@Gollevainen
I had few occasions where both views were supposedly in the same scale (and were on the same sheet, next to each other), but after re-sizing it based on wingspan the length was completely different than given by any source. And I mean good-looking drawings from reputable sources.

And here's an addition to the most recent entry to the Polish Wings:
http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewto ... 31#p114831

(And of course, as always I invite everyone to check on Odysseus1980's Hellenic Wings thread:
http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewto ... 57#p114757 )

One of the most promising aircraft of its era, when first flown, Fairey Battle could out-run nearly any fighter in service at the time. However when the war came it was already outdated as a bomber and was a quite easy prey to German fighters, forcing it's relegation first to night bomber and later to auxiliary duties.

Great Britain (Canada, Australia, South Africa, Belgium, Turkey), Fairey Battle

[Naixoterk]

I love the Firefly T.1 and T.2, it looks like two planes that are...actually, I'll refrain from completing that thought.

Two planes that are...f.............lying together?

Excelent additions!

[Gollevainen]

I had few occasions where both views were supposedly in the same scale (and were on the same sheet, next to each other), but after re-sizing it based on wingspan the length was completely different than given by any source. And I mean good-looking drawings from reputable sources

angle of the drawing also affects this, if the two drawings are alligned to different bearings. But I agree, generally the scaling of planes seems to contain dark magic that one cannot fully master

[llamaman]

Tristar! love em, great work TJ