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Post by moramarth on Nov 22, 2018 4:49:37 GMT -7
Madder than Max:
No substitute for Cubes:
Cheers,
M
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Post by stitchdup on Nov 22, 2018 5:34:10 GMT -7
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Post by moramarth on Nov 22, 2018 12:12:12 GMT -7
Aah! Brutus! It's actually built on an 1908 American LaFrance chassis, which means a lot of people (like Jeremy Clarkson) believe it's based on a Fire Engine (something else to do with a Delahaye?). But American LaFrance (like many others) also produced a virtual clone of the Mercedes Simplex chassis (mostly for Touring Cars, but I understand some ended up under Fire Appliances) so I'm not entirely sure...
Regards,
M
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Post by stitchdup on Nov 22, 2018 12:27:01 GMT -7
Aah! Brutus! It's actually built on an 1908 American LaFrance chassis, which means a lot of people (like Jeremy Clarkson) believe it's based on a Fire Engine (something else to do with a Delahaye?). But American LaFrance (like many others) also produced a virtual clone of the Mercedes Simplex chassis (mostly for Touring Cars, but I understand some ended up under Fire Appliances) so I'm not entirely sure...
Regards,
M
I'm thinking a modern version of brutus maybe, harrier jet engine on a la france chassis. I just need the 1/24 jet thinking-hard-smiley-emoticon |
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Post by moramarth on Nov 22, 2018 21:42:27 GMT -7
Why not stay traditional? It's a pity Round 2 haven't re-poped AMTs Allison V-1710 Aero Engine (yet), but I note you are now the proud possessor of a 1:24th Spitfire Vb. The question you have to ask yourself is: "Does this Spitfire really need a Merlin just to sit on a low-loader (when I can just button up the cowlings, or leave the motor compartment empty except for the engine bearers) or would it be better off in, say, a modified Revell 4.5Ltr Blower Bentley or Italeri Rolls-Royce Phantom II?"...
Regards,
M
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Post by stitchdup on Nov 23, 2018 1:08:39 GMT -7
there's another option for that engine though, the beast is something I was thinking of trying to scratch build as the story behing it is pretty cool.
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