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The High Performance “F” Models of Lexus Vehicles Get Some Attention From Novel Japan!
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FORTIS B-42 Marinemaster. No-name aftermarket strap.
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May not be all that easy to tell, but here I have removed the aftermarket outer trim plate. I intend to make use of photo notes for this particular series, so get yourself a PC and check those out when/if you get a chance :) Yikes, another asterik* (!!)
While the install kit I got with the first aftermarket receiver isn't *too* bad-looking, it wouldn't work with the bigger, double-DIN size replacement (which we'll see - sort of - in the next pic). I kind of wanted to go all-out with another new install kit for the aforementioned new, semi-fancy (yet not too terribly expensive) touch screen receiver anyway. (Hey, the purpose of stimulus money is to stimulate the economy, so why not)!? The new install kit set me back an additional $23, no big deal :P
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*I intend to keep the photos for this series private, just until I get all photo notes in place. I've heard though that the private photo thing is sometimes buggy. So if you see zero photo notes, check back because I may stil be working on them...
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Aftermarket publications for do-it-yourself VW service were quite popular in the 1960s. I love the artwork on this one by Henry Elfrink.
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The kit and its assembly:
This Powered Armor model from the Japanese Dorvack TV series was motivated (but not inspired) by a canonical PAC-48G “Doldian” kit that I had built before. The idea of an “up-gunned” version, with the help of several aftermarket ingredients, had already lingered for some time, and I had already stashed away appropriate parts the project. And now the time was right to collect mojo and tackle it!
This PA is not canonical but was created in the spirit of the “Hyper Dorvack” conversions that eventually found their way into kit form: basic PA kits with additional sprues/parts and also as vehicle sets. The PAC-48 as starting point is apparently a heavy infantry support variant within the wide range of Powered Armors in the Dorvack universe, and all variants have the right arm more or less replaced with a heavy weapon, too big for a hand-held weapon, even for the big PA-36, and ranging from a missile launcher, a twin laser or a three-barrel gun-thing.
I always wanted to outfit a PA with a gatling gun, and my first attempts were a PA-58N with a light minigun in the forearm many years ago and a more recent, large PA-36 with a hand-held three-barrel weapon, taken from a Kotobukiya M.S.G. set.
However, the concept still had literal growth potential, even more so because Kotobukiya also offers a full-fledged six-barrel gatling gun in another M.S.G. set – a MASSIVE weapon, too big to be hand-held by any PA, and there would also be the problem of a realistic ammunition supply…
The only potential carried was IMHO the PA-48, and I had hunted down an original Gunze-Sangyo PAC-48G from the early Eighties as basis for this conversion. Even though the Dorvack PAs are rather simple kits, they need some skill. The parts do not fit THAT well, you need PSR almost everywhere, and the PAC-48 kit has some inherent weak spots like the lower legs and their integrated jet nozzles in the heels. These parts just do not fit well.
While the end result looks dramatic and massive, not too much was actually changed. The most obvious modification is the massive gun installation on the right arm. The Kotobukiya Gatling gun is in so far funny because it contains a small clockwork that actually drives the barrels(!). A nice detail, but it occupies all of the internal space of the gun, so that a modification of its housing was limited. On the housing’s left side, the PA’s original arm ball joint was integrated.
The ammunition supply issue was solved through a drum magazine, mounted on top of the gun’s housing – a leftover piece from another Kotobukiya M.S.G. set (which also contains a flexible ammunition belt). It was placed high enough to allow the clockwork mechanism to be winded up with a well-hidden knob underneath, and the drum’s placement prevents the gun from becoming wider (a detail I do not like about the PAC-48G, the layout with the box mounted on the side just makes little sense).
The gun barrels were, after an initial dry-fitting, reduced in length by about 2 cm, because the original gun would have been too long to be plausible, shifting the CoG (too far) forward and making the PA’s movement rather cumbersome. To protect the barrels and offer the pilot a stabilizing handle, a suitable construction was scratched and attached under the gun barrels.
Strangely, the PAC-48’s hull took the big gun installation almost without a problem, with enough space underneath so that the waist guards could still be fitted and the gun would remain movable in two dimensions. I just cut away a bit from the PA hull’s rear flank to make space for the drum magazine, so that the gun arm could be turned outwards a little more.
Some changes were made to the hull, too. One is a new visor section on the helmet, scratched from a leftover gun bay cover from a 1:100 Destroid Spartan from Macross (Arii kit), outfitted with new, recessed optical units and blended into the hull with lots of PSR. I wanted this converted PA to look taller and more massive, visually balancing its big gun, and I think this worked well.
Another change into the same direction was the replacement of the OOB air intake scoop on the back. It was cut away and replaced with what actually is a Gundam-style rocket thruster exhaust, taken from a third Kotobukiya M.S.G. set. Mounted horizontally and “the wrong way around” it now serves as a dust filter for the internal jump jet engines. The more massive and edgier look matches the new helmet design well, contributing to an overall more tank-like look.
Other minor changes include a different left hand, taken from a PA-36 kit and with the fingers bent into shape to hold the gun handle, and I added louvres to the jump jet’s main exhaust orifice, simply created from styrene profiles. A cable connects the gun with the hull, and I mounted four smoke dischargers (at least that’s what they are supposed to be) as a defensive measure onto the left shoulder, intended to hide the forward-facing vertical surface in that spot.
Painting and markings:
This took a while to develop. Many PAs in the Dorvack TV series are colorful, but there are also camouflaged specimen and in the TV series many animated PAs sport simple and subdued paint schemes. Since the big gun is so prominent and adds a purposeful look to the model, I went for rather restrained colors, but I also did not want a disruptive paint scheme that “hides” the gun and the conversions. So, I took some inspiration from the PAs that appear on TV (but of which no kits exist) with clear canopies: they typically wear beige/greenish liveries, and I adopted this concept for the PAC-48M. I also had modern U.S. Army vehicles in all-over sand camouflage in mind.
Keeping things as simple as possible, I gave the parts an overall coat with RAL 1019 (Graubeige) from the rattle can, a dull sand tone that comes close to RAF “Hemp”. This color also matches well with the subdued OOB tactical markings in gold and black, for a very consistent look.
Initially I just wanted to set the helmet section apart with a darker color, but eventually went for a three-tone livery that refers to the more colorful PAs’ style but still works as a kind of camouflage.
The two other tones became RAL 7013 (Braungrau, Revell 46, a brownish German version of NATO Olive Drab) on the helmet section and the jump jet exhausts, and RAL 7003 (Moosgrau, Revell 45, a greenish tone very close to RLM 02) for the lower left arm and the legs as well as for the jump jet exhaust fairing. This is, esp. the Revell 45, not very far away from the Graubeige base, and I think that the result looks interesting because it still works as a camouflage, despite the ornamental/decorative nature of the pattern? The PAs “chest box” was painted in white, the only detail with higher color contrast. The ball joints were painted in a dark silver tone (Revell 91). Fingers and details on the feet were painted with Revell 09 (Anthracite).
As per usual, the kit received a black ink wash for weathering and some dry-brushing for light effects and panel shading. I also gave the metallic surfaces a treatment with grinded graphite, enhancing the metallic shine and giving the model a noticeably worn look that adds some seriousness to the colorful PA - after all, it is a piece of military equipment, fighting an alien invasion! Once the kit had been prepared this far, decals were added. All stencils and markings come from the PAM-48G's OOB sheet, which is quite exhaustive for such a small model.
After some more detail painting work, e .g on the feet or the optical units, which were laid out in silver, then painted out with clear, light blue paint and filled with Clearfix, the PA received a thorough weathering with water colors in brown, grey and reddish hues. Finally, the model was sealed with matt acrylic varnish overall and I gave the PA a dusting with grey-brown mineral artist pigments, simulating dust in general and mud crusts around the feet.
A lot of aftermarket ingredients were integrated into this PA conversion, plus some minor scratched modifications. But the overall look is pretty conclusive: I wanted a gatling gun-armed heavy support variant, and this is what the PA-48M looks like. Thanks to the simple livery and the subdued markings, it has an overall military look and feel, but that’s not bad – after all, the TV series where the PAs come from is – apart from being science fiction and animated – pretty “realistic”, and this PA would blend in well.
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i thoght it was a nice LeMansPro but turns out it's just this shit and the lawnmower broke it too but i really don't care
Got a less common aftermarket ECU and looking for a tune?
Jason who owns this immaculately presented RX7 has only done minimal mods at this stage including exhaust and Apexi Power FC ECU. Whilst not a huge list of modifications Jason was looking for someone to tune his car to give him a base figure to work on and also to give him piece of mind that the tune is safe.
Jason made the call to STM and we were happy to inform him that the Power FC is an ECU we support. It wasn't long before Jason was making the trip over from Blenheim to have the tune completed.
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+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Yakovlev Yak-38 (Russian: Яковлева Як-38; NATO reporting name: "Forger") was Soviet Naval Aviation's first and only operational VTOL strike fighter aircraft, in addition to being its first operational carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft. It was developed specifically for and served almost exclusively on the Kiev-class aircraft carriers.
OKB Yakovlev had been constantly improving the Yak-38 design, seeking to push the aircraft's design limits. One initial step was the Yak-38M, which was tested in 1982 and subsequently introduced into service. Outwardly it differed little from the 1st generation Yak-38, bigger air recirculation dams were the most significant changes. But the air intakes were optimized and more powerful engines almost doubled the external ordnance load. Furthermore, wet pylons were introduced that would allow to carry drop tanks, extending the type's limited range considerably. The Yak-38M was delivered in the mid-80ies to the Soviet Navy, where it replaced the original Yak-38.
With the ongoing tests and the development of fourth generation fighter like the MiG-29 or the Su-27 in parallel (from both of which OKB Yakovlev had been excluded, failing to gain any development contract), OKB Yakovlev sought to improve the Yak-38 further and maybe attract foreign customers.
One direction, which was also aimed at the Soviet Navy, was to outfit the Yak-38 with a radar, so that the type could be more than a light attack aircraft or visual range fighter with R-60 AAMs. Studies were made to integrate the Fazotron N019 'Rubin' fire control radar, which had been developed for the MiG-29 tactical fighter.
It turned out to be feasible to install the equipment in the Yak-38, even though the nose had to be modified in order to carry the radar's antenna. But with this modern radar the Yak-38 became not only able to make interceptions beyond visual range against aircraft carrier attackers with more powerful, long range AAMs (like the R-77/RVV-AE missile), it could also be used in any weather condition.
This project was called Yak-38 MP ('modernizeerovannyy perekhvaht-chik' = modernized version, interceptor variant), and it not only carried the N019 but also advanced navigation and attack systems which enabled the aircraft to carry out night and all-weather attacks. Outwardly the Yak-38 MP could easily be recognized by its shorter, fatter nose with a pointed radome and the offset pitot sensor in front of the cockpit. This variant received the NATO code "Forger C".
The resulting aircraft held much potential, and for the export market a modified version, the Yak-38 MPK ('kommehrcheskiy' = commercial) variant was offered from 1987 on. It did not feature state-of-the-art avionics, but basically kept the new variant's air-to-air and all-weather capabilities.
In 1988 India showed interest in the Yak-38 MPK for its aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, and an agreement was settled to buy a total of seventeen aircraft - fourteen singe-seaters and three standard Yak-38U trainers.
The Indian Yak-38 MPKs were futher modified, featuring new, extended wing tips with integral pods for a Gerdeniya-1FU (L-203B) jammer and an SPO-15LM Beryoza radar homing and warning (RAWS) system and an OEPS-29 IRST sensor (the same which is also used in the MiG-29, flown by the Indian AIr Force) in front of the cockpit. The type still lacked an integral gun, though - tests of Yakovlev had been made but the problems of engine surging with a test-mounted GSh-23 could not be cured, so the Yak-38MPK had to rely on external pods, much like its predecessors. It is also uncertian whether the Indian Yak-38 MPK is able to carry tactical nuclear stores - like its Soviet/Russian ancestors.
India remained the only export customer for the Yak-38, even though China showed some interest, and these export Yak-38 shoudl be the last chapter of this S/VTOL aircraft. OKB Yakovlev had already been working on the supersonic Yak-41/141 STOL multi-role fighter for the domestic market, but the demise of the Soviet Union halted any further developments - and the Yak-38's design potential had been exhausted with the MP/MPK versions.
The small group of Indian Forgers soldiered on until 2003 (three were lost in accidents, one of them a trainer), when they were replaced by MiG-29K shipboard fighters. Rumor had it that China had shown interest in the remaining Yak-38 MPK fleet for its own carrier.
General characteristics:
Crew: One
Length (fuselage only): 15.44 m (50 ft 7 in)
Length (overall): 16.05 m (52 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 7.78 m (25 ft 5 1/2 in)
Height: 4.25 m (14 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 19.5 m² (210 ft²)
Empty weight: 7,385 kg (16,281 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 11,300 kg (28,700 lb)
Powerplant:
1x Tumansky R-28 V-300 turbojet, 66.7 kN (15,000 lbf)
2× Rybinsk RD-38 turbojets, 31.9 kN (7,870 lbf) each
Performance:
Maximum speed: 1.280 km/h (795 mph)
Range: 1,300 km (807 miles)
Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,089 ft)
Rate of climb: 4,500 m/min (14,760 ft/min)
Thrust/weight: 1+
Armament:
No internal gun, but optional one or two UPK-23-250 pods fixed under the external pylons of wings.
4 hardpoints with a total capacity of 4,400 lb (2.000 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of various types of rockets (up to 240 mm), 2 anti-ship or air-to-surface Kh-23 (AS-7 Kerry) missiles, R-60, R-60M (AA-8 Aphid), R-73 (AA-11 Archer) or R-77 (AA-12 Adder) air-to-air missiles; two FAB-500 or four FAB-250 general purpose bombs under pylons, two incendiary ZB-500 napalm tanks, or external drop tanks on the inner apir of pylons.
The kit and its assembly
This model was inspired by a whif profile posted on whatifmodelers.com (not certain about the artist, though) some time ago: a Yak-38M in Indian Navy colors. I liked the idea of a foreign user, and India with its own carrier made a perfect candidate.
This project had been lingering for some time, until I came across a Yak-38M Tsukuda Hobby kit (Revell of USA re-boxing in a fantasy livery) and learned that OKB Yakovlev actually had many plans which would improve the type's potential - the "MP" variant had actually been on the drawing board, but never made it to the hardware stage. Unfortunately I was not able to find a sketch of the actual nose design for this project, I suppose that the real radome would have been bigger/fatter than my scratch conversion.
Anyway, from that base this whif kit was built. The Tsukuda Hobby kit is... wrong. In many ways, and fit is also rather poor. As an apology fot the designers, the kit has its origin in an era when the Yak-38 was only known from blurry pictures. Don't expect a "correct" model - 'clumsy' would be a good description. But the general appearance is O.K., and for a conversion the kit is just good enough. Anyway, if you want a good Yak-38, go for the Amodel kit!
There are many pitfalls to avoid on the Tsukuda kit. The cockpit is non-existent, the fin does not fit onto the fuselage shape, the front wheel is a joke, everything is rather solid and toy-like. I tried to remedy some of the se flaws with a new seat, a dashboard and a pilot figure, a completely new front wheel (from a MiG-21), and other minor conversions like lowered flaps, forward-canted lift engines, opened auxiliary blow-in-doors on the air intakes and new/finer antennae.
Another obvious major modification is the nose with its radome, donated from a Hasegawa F-4E. The resulting nose-up attitude and the overall shorter, less pointed profile changes the look of the Yak-38 completely. It reminds now much of a FRS.1 Sea Harrier, there's even some Buccaneer style to see? That new arrangement necessitated a new location for pitot and antennae, which were partly scratched.
In order to demonstrate the type's air-to-air capability I added a missile ordnance: a pair of R 77 "Adder" AAMs with their respective launch rails under the outer pylons. These come from an ICM aftermarket weapon set.
Painting and markings:
I used the aforementioned inspiring profile as benchmark. It shows an all-grey Yak-38M with some white areas like the flaps, rudders and the horizontal stabilizers. Unlike the late, grey Soviet/Russian Yak-38s the profile showed no darker lower tone on the undersides, but I nevertheless adopted that paint scheme, just with a lighter tone on the lower fuselage and under the wings, since I found the uniform grey to be too uninteresting.
I settled for Humbrol 165, Medium Sea Grey, as basic color for the upper surfaces. This appears as a good compromise between the profile and the real world's IN Sea Harriers, some of which actually carried this lighter tone for some time with a light grey underside (instead of the standard, RN-style [Extra] Dark Sea Grey and White). For the lower, lighter grey areas I used FS 36375, Ghost Grey (Humbrol 127).
These basic tones, esp. the upper surfaces, were later, after a black ink wash, considerably lightened through dry-brushing, in order to emphasize the panel lines and give the machine a worn and sun-bleached look.
The rudders were initially painted in a very light grey (Humbrol 196), leaving "room" for lighter shading with the dry-brushing technique in pure white. The radome was painted in Revell 47, a neutral grey, so that the radar nose cone became more obvious. This actually changed the whole look of the aircraft!
The cockpit was painted in Russian Cockpit Green, the landing gear and their respective wells in a mix of Aluminum and Khaki Drab (Humbrol 56 & 26, inspired by some IAF MiG-21bis' landing gears) - that's certainly not 'realistic', but I wanted to avoid ever more grey tones on the kit, and that brownish tone just fits well into the overall look)
National markings, codes and emblems come from a Model Alliance decal sheet for BAE Sea Harriers in RN and IN service. Some stencils were taken from the vast Yak-38M decal sheet from Begemot which I had in store for a different project - but it came in handy here, as the original Tsukuda Hobby/Revell sheet is ridiculous, only the white di-electric panels on the fin could be used.
All in all, I am amazed how much different the Indian markings make the Yak-38 look? Much like the profile that inspired this whif model, it seems like a natural livery for the type.
Porsche Turbo with lots of aftermarket/carbon fiber bits including a larger CF spoiler. Looked quite good.
Aftermarket wheels on this one.
This car park would have warranted a proper walkabout. As well as a few cars I've uploaded or still have to come, I saw several older ones that I've previously photographed and an H-reg Proton (it was dark by then, so no photo sadly).
Prior Design's PD6XX Wide Body Kit for the BMW F12/F13/ M6. Also Available on the Gran Coupe.
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