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    Posted 6 years ago

    Toyrebel
    (215 items)

    Believe it or not another #495 Airplane
    I restored this one in the color scheme of the one I had in the early 60's. I've given the #495 history before, first cataloged in '56 continued on until Hubley was bought by Gabriel in '66. It was still offered by Hubley/Gabriel into the mid 70's. The ones from '56 to '60 had the non hood scooped upper fuselage that had a tendency to lose the cowling under duress, that's very un-Hubleylike. It was corrected in '61 with a new cowling with a hood scoop that secured the new style cowling's tabs. The colors were changed to the dk blue/lt blue/red scheme. Like I've said before it's a hybrid P 47 and F 4u, a Thundersair.
    I'm pretty happy with the dk blue and red for matching the original. I used Rustoleum Navy and Gloss Apple Red. They're not bad. The lt. blue is slightly darker, but pretty close to the factory color. The plane body is from pieces of my other #495's I've accumulated. Repro stickers and new prop.
    I'll have even more 495's to share soon. My carrier's flight deck is becoming swamped with them, thank goodness they have folding wings.

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    1. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 6 years ago
      The P-47 was never produced with folding wings.
    2. fortapache fortapache, 6 years ago
      It's a P47/Corsair fictional hybrid according to Mr Rebel. A bit odd that they didn't use an actual plane but it looks good.
    3. Toyrebel Toyrebel, 6 years ago
      It's a Hubley toy aeronautical engineer's design BB II. When he subbed out the work to his design team the fuselage group used the P47's blueprints and the wing/stabilizer/group used the F4u's prints. Aluding to what Apache said, Hubley usually made planes, for the most part, based on an existing aircraft. They weren't always proportional and exact, but there was no doubt which aircraft it was supposed to be. The heavy Thunderbolt would probably be the WORST airplane in the US inventory to use on a carrier. Even if they could find a 150 knot headwind to launch it. They would have to hoist the plane from the hangar deck after each landing! Then they'd have to repair the landing deck it went through.
      I hope to show soon the opposite end of the Hubley aircraft design spectrum with their P-38. IMO it's their best executed aircraft rendition and l love Lightnings.
    4. Toyrebel Toyrebel, 6 years ago
      As always thank you BB II, Ft Apache and all the others for the loves and likes.
    5. wa2uch, 3 years ago
      I know the piece is 3 years old, but can anyone describe how to remove the prop for replacement? Thanks!
    6. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 3 years ago
      On the real eng., the torque is a 170 lb. man at the end of a 4ft. bar. If you are talking about a model, I have no idea.

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