Going through my old boxes of 1/700 scale aircraft and odds and ends, came across numerous whiffies from my (way) past that touched me with a bit of nostalgia. All were likely done in the late 1970's to mid-1980's when I was around 9-16 years old, and were based on my imagination, or if something was not available in kit form I made it from scratch or by bashing in 1/700 scale.
The organized bin on the left with some old builds and a few more recent. Mostly 1/700 scale and a few 1/350.
The "treasure box" of old stuff on the right
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1/700 scale.
Top row: Yak-38's with various abuses including a F-104, a Mirage?, a VTOL fighter, straight wing and 2 Phantoms, one as VTOL, one tailless.
Second Row. U-2 (Betty wings), and 3 hypersonic Whifs, one Vigilante based and one clearly Sparrow missile based.
Bottom Row, various Stealth fighters (we didn't know what the F-117 would look like yet, but the rumors were out)
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More 1/700 scale
Top row: CH-46 (on side) made from an A-3. CH-53 again A-3 based, B-29 based helo, A-3 based Skycrane.
Middle row: high winged P-3, P-51 on floats, Gannet on floats (why not!?), High wing B-25 seaplane, Carvair-ish B-29 (cant make out the high cockpit)
Front row: E-2C as a 4 engine turboprop, P-38 turned Vampire, B-52 from a Tu-95 wing and scratch fuselage and tail.
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A trip down memory lane! :wub:
Teeny-tiny little things, ain't they! ;D :thumbsup:
This is so cool ! Are you going to refurb some ? The Harriers look good as well....144th scale ?
I like the tiny twin-boomer (Vampire?) and the asymmetric airliner with a single half-wing ;D :wub:
Quote from: sandiego89 on January 27, 2020, 04:34:36 PM
P-38 turned Vampire
What does that mean?
Looks very good!
TomZ
I am glad I included a new chapter in the History of asymmetric aircraft, at the (temporary) end of my site
http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/Asymm_addition.htm
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Thanks! :thumbsup:
Quote from: Tophe on January 27, 2020, 10:40:39 PM
Quote from: sandiego89 on January 27, 2020, 04:34:36 PM
P-38 turned Vampire
What does that mean?
It means I turned a Lockheed P-38 into a DH Vampire by removing the wing engines and adding a bit to the rear of the center pod to represent a jet engine.
Yes I used to regularly glue my fingers together with these small details (and still do today!)
Quote from: Captain Canada on January 27, 2020, 07:11:57 PM
This is so cool ! Are you going to refurb some ? The Harriers look good as well....144th scale ?
Thanks.
The Harriers near the top of the first picture are both 1/72. The lower is a KGR3 in a Whif Falklands fit with a buddy refueling pod under the starboard wing. The top Harrier is a Frankenstein Harrier from various kits: GR3 cockpit, scratch nose a shortened T/2 fuselage and wings with the ferry tips crudely hacked off. It was reassembled to serve as a paint test mule- must have a dozen coats on it.
That's a remarkable collection :bow:
Quote from: sandiego89 on January 28, 2020, 05:59:42 AM
Quote from: Tophe on January 27, 2020, 10:40:39 PM
Quote from: sandiego89 on January 27, 2020, 04:34:36 PM
P-38 turned Vampire
What does that mean?
It means I turned a Lockheed P-38 into a DH Vampire by removing the wing engines and adding a bit to the rear of the center pod to represent a jet engine.
Wonderful! I am going to draw this, for my collection of P-38 drawings! Thanks! :thumbsup:
Here is my interpretation/dream:
- SaD-38A: very P-38 with a jet like the Vampire
- SaD-38B: more Vampire-like
- SaD-38C: improved somehow
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Thanks again! :thumbsup: