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De havilland Vampire (Bat)

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May 18, 2023, 10:06:34 AM
De havilland Vampire (Bat)...1/72 Airfix/Heller Vampire + Airfix Gnat

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Vulcan7

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May 18, 2023, 10:08:01 AM
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AeroplaneDriver

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May 18, 2023, 10:47:25 AM
Very cool! 

My first model posted here was my take on a "Vampire Bat".  Mine was a truncated parasite fighter carried by USAAF B-36s in an extended timeline WW2.  It was an entry into a Twin Tail GB back in (gulp!) 2005. 

I like your design better!

So I got that going for me...which is nice....

TomZ

#3
May 18, 2023, 11:08:19 AM
Beautiful model and a very fitting name!

TomZ
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Vulcan7

#4
May 18, 2023, 11:10:07 AM
Quote from: AeroplaneDriver on May 18, 2023, 10:47:25 AMVery cool! 

My first model posted here was my take on a "Vampire Bat".  Mine was a truncated parasite fighter carried by USAAF B-36s in an extended timeline WW2.  It was an entry into a Twin Tail GB back in (gulp!) 2005. 

I like your design better!



Wow that looks a great build, have you got any more pics?  Especially like the tail (what I can see of it)  :mellow:  :tornado:  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:
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Dizzyfugu

#5
May 18, 2023, 11:10:22 AM
Cool, the outer Gnat wings work very well.  :thumbsup:

AeroplaneDriver

#6
May 18, 2023, 11:32:18 AM
Quote from: Vostoc7 on May 18, 2023, 11:10:07 AMWow that looks a great build, have you got any more pics?  Especially like the tail (what I can see of it)  :mellow:  :tornado:  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:

Here ya go...If I remember correctly (2005!!) the V-tail is the horizontal stabilizers from a P-47. 

So I got that going for me...which is nice....

Vulcan7

#7
May 18, 2023, 11:45:31 AM
Quote from: AeroplaneDriver on May 18, 2023, 11:32:18 AM
Quote from: Vostoc7 on May 18, 2023, 11:10:07 AMWow that looks a great build, have you got any more pics?  Especially like the tail (what I can see of it)  :mellow:  :tornado:  :thumbsup:  :thumbsup:

Here ya go...If I remember correctly (2005!!) the V-tail is the horizontal stabilizers from a P-47. 




Thats a real beauty  :mellow:  many thanks for posting  :thumbsup:
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Vulcan7

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May 18, 2023, 11:53:34 AM
forgot the underside pic with an attempt at re-positioned undercarriage  ;D ...

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AeroplaneDriver

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May 18, 2023, 11:56:26 AM
I still prefer your design.  Gnat wings work very well.
So I got that going for me...which is nice....

Wardukw

#10
May 18, 2023, 01:00:42 PM
Love it 😀
We have 2 ...Nick's yours is the A1 variant and Vostoc's is the A2 variant  :thumbsup:
Both are superb builds and if they were cheaper here..you'd see a third 😉 😄
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#11
May 18, 2023, 01:11:16 PM
Now THAT is sweet!  :wub:  :thumbsup:
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Vulcan7

#12
May 19, 2023, 02:36:33 AM
Very many thanks folks for the kind comments  :cheers:
......now I must (unfortunately) get back to the real world  :banghead:  ;D  :thumbsup:
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Tophe

#14
May 20, 2023, 03:18:34 PM
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]
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