Upcoming models

[murphyaa]

I think my website is done! I got to the bottom of the model list, and they're all up and available now. I probably missed a couple though, I just can't remember them all.

Now I can focus on things other than uploading pics and links.

BTW, I have a lot of models that I don't have pictures of. I'd really appreciate if anybody who has built one of those could send me a picture.

[smithdr]

Hi Aaron,


I was pleased to see your Ryan Short TBD was available again. I made that one a while ago as a gift from my son and wife. It was a neat little kit.


Glad things are going so well in the New Year for you!


Dan

[smithdr]

GREAT new website!!!!
Dan

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Minor thing on the website: if one clicks on "Models" on the top bar (not using the drop-down), the "Military" link on that page goes to the front page instead.

Such an impressive body of work! I'm almost done building your American Airlines ATR-72. Will be giving it as a gift to someone to represent future hopes for sustainable aviation, since a company called Universal Hydrogen recently converted an ATR-72 to fuel cell power on one engine, as a test prototype. My previous builds from your catalog:

• A couple Cessna 337 Skymasters (lfuente repaints), one of them converted to fly as a glider
• WB-57 Canberra

On my list for future downscaled glider conversions:

• X-29 (found on Zarkov, didn't see it on your site)
• Learjet
• Rutan Boomerang (a little harsh to label it a "failed prototype," since Rutan designed it as a one-off, ha!)
• Optica (thanks for including duct structure rather than a prop disc!)
• MiG-25 Foxbat
• Beechcraft Starship
• PBY-3 and PBY-5A Catalina
• XB-70 Valkyrie (thanks for making it #20207, will see if adding dihedral will work)
• XF-12 Rainbow
• 747SP SOFIA (mod with telescope details)
• An-225 Mriya
• AGM-28 Hound Dog
• YF-12A Blackbird

Might also mod the Dash 8 into a Q400 model, as well as might try to mod the Pregnant Guppy into a Super Guppy, though the latter would be pretty involved.

Possibly years of enjoyment there! Thanks again for sharing your efforts.

[murphyaa]

I knew I'd forget something. I fixed the Military tab, and added the X-29 to the research page.

[Siwi]

Originally Posted by ReynoldsSlumber

Such an impressive body of work! I'm almost done building your American Airlines ATR-72. Will be giving it as a gift to someone to represent future hopes for sustainable aviation, since a company called Universal Hydrogen recently converted an ATR-72 to fuel cell power on one engine, as a test prototype.

There are going to be some fascinating experimental aircraft appearing as designers test electric, hydrogen and other alternative fuel sources in the near future. There may well be new wing configurations as well, such as the recent Boeing proposal.

[ReynoldsSlumber]

Indeed Siwi, and there's also a new company, JetZero, that's making a serious go at a blended wing-body, potentially eventually hydrogen-fueled.

[Siwi]

Originally Posted by ReynoldsSlumber

Indeed Siwi, and there's also a new company, JetZero, that's making a serious go at a blended wing-body, potentially eventually hydrogen-fueled.

My first reaction is that this will be quite a challenge to make in paper, it's a giant compound curve. Any volunteers?

As for the real thing, they do seem to have some genuine backing and technical expertise. Getting a prototype into the air by 2030 does sound rather ambitious though, and I see a lot of engineers commenting on issues pressurising an irregular shape vs a tube, plus rubbishing the company's claims that tube and wing designs are more unstable and can offload passengers faster. I think this will be much more viable for military use than as an airliner.

[papermate]

The Vehicles and Science Fiction pages all go back to the Military page!

[gomidefilho]

Aaron, I'm happy that your website is back, soon I'm going to buy some models that I don't yet have in my collection.