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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: TexMurphy on July 12, 2005, 03:40:13 PM
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YES!!!!!!!
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Heheheheheh...I'm positively giddy. Christmas came early for me. Thanks Waffle and Octavious. they're absolutely gorgeous.
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wow.....
Looks like a huge difference for the "B" pony....
Wasnt the hood a british "invention"....what other planes was in used on?
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Originally posted by humble
wow.....
Looks like a huge difference for the "B" pony....
Wasnt the hood a british "invention"....what other planes was in used on?
The spitfire.
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Holy crap! Malcolm Hood!!! :eek:
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Originally posted by NoBaddy
The spitfire.
I know it was designed for the spitty...but the difference between the B pony and the spitifre canopy is pretty striking. Is the spitty we have fitted with the malcolm hood?
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Originally posted by humble
I know it was designed for the spitty...but the difference between the B pony and the spitifre canopy is pretty striking. Is the spitty we have fitted with the malcolm hood?
(http://www.airmuseumsuk.org/museum/IWMLondon/800/images/235%20Supermarine%20Spitfire%20I.jpg)
(http://www.odyssey.dircon.co.uk/s.jpg)
Its not as noticeable on the Spit, but it is definitely there. It was introduced on the mid production Mk.I (IIRC - dont quote me on that). The top picture is an unrestored, original, BoB Spit I i believe. (has the later war roundels)
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Where's my Malcom Jug???!!
(http://www.354th.com/WWLCollection/Chap3/Image%209.gif)
j/k ;)
Those screen shots look fantastic! Wonderful work guys
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Love the Malcolm hood...is that thing gonna cause more drag and if so is the "Hooded" model going to be a 3rd choice, next to un-hooded B and the D?
Gawd, I hated to even ask, I mean now I sound so ungrateful. Let it be said that in a showdown between the hooded B with a little more drag and the original un-hooded B I'd take the Malcolm:aok
Magoo
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The canopy framing on the Malcolm stang looks awefully thin, especially compared to the P-51D canopy framing--or the FW-190. ;)
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Cause it was thin :)
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Originally posted by Waffle BAS
Cause it was thin :)
Will the spitfire eventually have the same general views when (if) its redone?
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Sweet
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The Thin rails -
Rails tend to get thicker in proportion to the thickness of the armored glass. So watch out for the HO bf110s:D
(http://www.dangreve.com/51b.jpg)
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Will the spitfire eventually have the same general views when (if) its redone?
The only thing different is the center 'hood' section.
The front glass and canopy frame frames should be just like the were in the previous P-51B. The only change would be to the 'mid-section'.
I don't care anything about P-51s so I don't know how thick or thin the frames should be but the front wind screen and front frame on a Spitfire are completely different then they on a P-51 with or without a 'Malcom hood'.
Look Here (http://www.acepilots.com/planes/p51_mustang.html)
Scroll almost to the bottom and you will see a side by side view of the 'birdcage / Malcom Hood.
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Here is the cockpit shot of the Spitfire Mk V from the Duxford airshow that the 71st Eagle Squadron posted on their site (I hope they don't object to me posting it):
(http://members.arstechnica.com/x/karnak/SpitVbView.gif)
As you can see the cockpit framing is quite thin on the Spitfire too, although the cockpit is open in that shot.
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as waffle said .. the thin glass of the "new" p51.... is that modeled? the thickness of the glass and the armor penetration?
one would think it is ALOT easier to get the pilot hit through one of those than say a 109 with those flat hard panes of armored glass.
just a question
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wow the new cockpits are looking really
great! who ever is doing the guage lay out is making a much better balance of realism to simulation functionability. As far as i can tell everything that is included is rendered acurately, and the guages are just a bit styalized for readability.
:aok