The Librarian
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Post by The Librarian on Feb 19, 2010 19:11:50 GMT
Need some info on the colour of FAA Torpedoes. Tamiya states black but photos seem to suggest a steel/nat.metal with a lighter shade warhead (building a pre-war silver plane). Philip West's aviation prints show a red warhead. I know the japanese alternated between black and red warheads depending on whether the round was live or practice. Any help greatly appreciated.
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Post by alfie on Feb 20, 2010 17:41:35 GMT
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The Librarian
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Post by The Librarian on Feb 21, 2010 23:04:28 GMT
Thanks Alfie. I like the Zinc coating scheme. Think I'll follow this path. This is my second bi-plane and....blimey! I would say the discipline and planning required is on a par when comparing a monoplane to a tank. If anyone is interested the Swordfish is a beauty and has been as much fun as the Grumman F3F-1 from AC. Dream kits.
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Post by Bri on May 29, 2010 14:16:45 GMT
Coincidentally I was about to look for some tech. gen on torpedoes, and here it all is! Brilliant - though I failed to find any colour details for U.S. torps.
For those interested, my blued-out ex-TV clip of a VB-8 TBD clearly shows the body and propulsion sections to be gloss black, but the warhead and air tail are less certain. They seem to be matt light grey.
Bri.
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