Lplus
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Ok, top down view: The KMP model wing looks like it has too much of a backwards sweep on the LE. Alieron trim tabs are too big. Alierons are not the right shape, the trailing edge isn't rounded enough. the leading edge appearst to be too round. The wing root at the LE isn't beefy enough, it starts too close to the fuse on the wing, and ends too soon as it blends into the fuse. The horizontal stab may be a bit short, but the shape is nice. I cant quite tell but it looks like the fuse is the same diameter from the wing le to te, it shouldn't be, its almost a cone from the tail to the end of the cowling. Canopy appears to be too wide. From the looks of it the fuse over the wing may be too round but its hard to tell exactly.
There are other pictures of this plane that show the fuz is tapered.
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Side view: Top of the fuse from the end of the cowling to the vertical stab is wrong. It doesn't look right. Its too big at the gun hood area, and especially the transition into the canopy front is off. From the back of the canopy to the tail is way too steep. The bottom of the fuse lifts up too much, the real thing had very little lift from the horizontal. The KMP starts rising a little under the Iron Cross and continues to the tip of the fuse at the tail. There is no rear retract cut out. yeah I know the rear gear will be mounted to the rudder more than likely. The vertical stab shape is wrong, especially at the top. I'm not sure, but it looks as if the canopy isn't long enough, but that could be an optical illusion caused byt
There was a continuous curve in the bottom of the fuselage from the middle of the wing to the tail, though whether it was as much as the model I'm not sure. I think the fact that the fuz is too thin just in front of the tail makes it look worse.
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Front view. Yep, the horizontal stab isn't big enough. You can really see it in this image. Canopy isn't tall enough. You can also see the wrong shape of the gun hood to canopy transition in this image, as well as the wrong position of the fuse mounted MG151's. Horizontal stab is sitting too low on the fuse, should be higher, like mid way between the canopy and wing. The wing doesn't sit low enough on the fuse. The wing should blend nicely into the bottom of the fuse, the KMP looks like it is about an inch or so too deep into the fuse.
Here I think I have to disagree with some of your comments. Because of the perspective problems of photographing from a short distance, I don't think it is possible to compare the 3 view with the actual front view. The size of the cowl, stab and fin are bound to be out of proportion to each other, being at different distances from the camera, and the relative levels of cockpit, cowl and stab depend on the angle of the photograph. A minute difference from the fuz datum and they can look completely out of position. It's like saying the wingtip in the sideview is too big compared to the 3 view; of course it is unless the picture was taken from about 100yds away with a massive telephoto lens. It's only fair to compare three views with parts of the plane that are approximately the same distance from the camera.
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3views that are fairly accurate (not the best ones out there, but decent).
so name me a better set of 3 views than the ones used for the design of the new build A8Ns?
Edit t@ Alan c and co. Yes I'm still looking to buy one, though I think I would have to try to build up the fuz just in front of the tail as part of the repaint job. That's the only thing I really have issues with. I just hope it doesn't add too much extra weight.
< Message edited by Lplus -- 10/25/2007 9:02:48 AM >
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(yes, I'm aware this is a D9, but the wing and most of the fuse is the same) 
