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Modelers Lounge => The World of Scale Models => Topic started by: Tim Mixon on January 08, 2024, 09:33:37 AM

Title: Nemeth Parasol.
Post by: Tim Mixon on January 08, 2024, 09:33:37 AM

This one I built rather quickly for the same customer as the Zerbe. It’s 1/48 Avis models as well.

(https://attachment.tapatalk-cdn.com/45241/202401/2970975_ddd36846a23e78cd86ac2bc1573a93ed_t.jpeg)

(https://attachment.tapatalk-cdn.com/45241/202401/2970975_5741a77b1ac3f5a94f1bf470a333aa42_t.jpeg)

(https://attachment.tapatalk-cdn.com/45241/202401/2970975_3e686ae4f9819757022cc2dbbeb2e9ea_t.jpeg)

(https://attachment.tapatalk-cdn.com/45241/202401/2970975_cd0890f0b200fc0e7b1ee8d8c1086e8c_t.jpeg)

(https://attachment.tapatalk-cdn.com/45241/202401/2970975_dd99d163c2c22865b94693dc6fdbe38e_t.jpeg)

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Thanks for looking in!
Tim

Title: Re: Nemeth Parasol.
Post by: RAGIII on January 08, 2024, 09:56:56 AM

Awesome build on one I truly can say I have NEVER seen  8)
RAGIII

Title: Re: Nemeth Parasol.
Post by: macsporran on January 08, 2024, 06:40:12 PM

That's a new one on me. Looks like the love child of the Starfleet Enterprise and an AWACS hottie!
Sandy

Title: Re: Nemeth Parasol.
Post by: NigelR on January 08, 2024, 07:02:06 PM

??????? Did it ever fly?

Very interesting build.

Quote from: macsporran on January 08, 2024, 06:40:12 PM

That's a new one on me. Looks like the love child of the Starfleet Enterprise and an AWACS hottie!

Now that made me spit coffee everywhere..... ;D

Title: Re: Nemeth Parasol.
Post by: kensar on January 08, 2024, 11:31:32 PM

Your customer has some interesting tastes in aircraft!

Title: Re: Nemeth Parasol.
Post by: KiwiZac on January 09, 2024, 07:21:39 AM

Another great build of a kit few of us are likely to see. Bravo!

Quote from: kensar on January 08, 2024, 11:31:32 PM

Your customer has some interesting tastes in aircraft!

I was just about to say that!

Title: Re: Nemeth Parasol.
Post by: Dutch522 on January 09, 2024, 09:42:35 AM

...  :o

Dutch

Title: Re: Nemeth Parasol.
Post by: AngryJazz on January 10, 2024, 07:44:41 PM

Never seen this one before  :o

Looks like a fun kit! and you made one great job so far  ;D

Title: Re: Nemeth Parasol.
Post by: Dutch522 on January 10, 2024, 11:46:54 PM

Quirkiness aside, you did a really beautiful job on this, Tim. That slick black & gold scheme triggered a dusty memory somewhere, and I realized that the fuselage looked just like a Kinner Bird that I did a painting of about forty years ago. I looked it up on Wikipedia to see if they were related (they weren't, the fuselage came from an Alliance A-1 Argo)... but what I found was fascinating:

It was designed by Steven Nemeth from Dayton, Ohio, and made its first flight in 1934. The goal was to have a plane that could be stored in a large garage, rather than a hangar and be easy to fly. Nemeth did wind tunnel tests at the University of Michigan in 1929... The plane reached a top speed of 135 mph (217 km/h). Due to the large wing, the plane could taking off in just 63 feet (19 metres). Tests were done with stall speeds, turning off the engine in flight, and using the wings as a parachute. The parachute-stall landing gave the plane a short 25 feet of landing to stop.

Dutch