1/72 Helldiver

[Guest]

Absolutely beautiful work a lovely piece and no mistake.

scott

[papa 695]

Another awesome build Mike

[The Migrant]

Thanks for all your nice comments.

[Neil]

What is that circular object in the back position? It is clearer in the last two pictures, is it some kind of armour plating for the bomb aimer? It looks tremendous and if you hadn't said it was 1/72 no way would I have believed that, looks as detailed as a really good 1/48.

[The Migrant]

What is that circular object in the back position? It is clearer in the last two pictures, is it some kind of armour plating for the bomb aimer? It looks tremendous and if you hadn't said it was 1/72 no way would I have believed that, looks as detailed as a really good 1/48.

Cheers Neil, it's the circular gun-mount (the gun's in the stowed position on the model i.e. pointing into the rear fuselage).

[Gern]

What with the guys doing the Victory last year, and now this, it's no wonder Airfix can keep churning out their old rubbish when folks think they'll end up with something as good as this when they try one!

[Guest]

Another great build Mike,very nicely done Sir!

[john i am]

Upto your usual standard Mike awesome and very inspiring your models keep me going as one day I myself would like to come close to your dizzy heights of perfection I'm still fighting the plastic and the paint at the moment

[Guest]

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I also cut and dropped the leading edge slats, as this happened when the undercarriage was down.

What was the purpose of the leading edge slats please?

[Guest]

Stunning model Mike. What did you use for the aerial wire?

[Steve Brodie]

brill

[Alan 45]

Nice clean build I like that

[The Migrant]

Stunning model Mike. What did you use for the aerial wire?

Thanks Mark, it's just stretched sprue.

[Ian M]

First off who ever said that you can not sew a silk purse from a sow's ear is full of something....

That is a little gem.

What was the purpose of the leading edge slats please?

My feeble understanding is that the alter the lift coefficient of the wing, which reduces the stall speed, thus allowing the aircraft to fly much more slowly than say flaps alone.

Ian M

[flyjoe180]

What was the purpose of the leading edge slats please?

What Ian said Steve. In basic terms slats extend (or are fixed) and increase a wing's camber, increasing lift, lowering stall speed and increasing drag, all enabling slow flight. If the slats leave a gap this is known as a slot, which re-energises boundary layer flow (air flow over the surface of the aerofoil) and effectively lowering the stall speed again.