Tag: nacelles

• Martin B10 Bomber – Part Three – A Split Personality

  

  And split on the horizontal plane, not the vertical. This form of model design is not as common as the vertical, but in this case I think it is perfectly logical. The Martin B10 has a sinuous body – and the proportions remind you of the Handley Page Hampden or the Dornier Do 17-K. The…

  Dick Stein

  June 27, 2021

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Czech models, design, Model Airplane, Scale Models, subassembly

  fuselage, Martin, nacelles

• Douglas A-20 Havoc – Part Six – A Pleasant Surprise

  

  After the trauma of the undercarriage construction on the Havoc, I was not looking forward to the assembly of the rest of the nacelle. I had done some preliminary dry fitting and trimming of the housing – noting that the aft fairing was going to need either a great deal of putty or forgiveness. As…

  Dick Stein

  November 8, 2019

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Model Airplane, Scale Models, subassembly, Uncategorized

  Douglas Havoc, engines, nacelles

• North American Mitchell – Part Four – The Tail Gunner

  

  Every good bomber needs a tail gunner – the chap who sits at the back and is the first one to get killed. And every model airplane build needs a tail gunner as well – but for a better reason. Unfortunately the model of the B-25 I am making is one with no rear gun……

  Dick Stein

  October 10, 2019

  1:72 scale, American aircraft, Model Airplane, Scale Models, subassembly, Uncategorized

  landing gear, Mitchell bomber, nacelles, tail gunner