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De havilland Vampire Bat Mk.2

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Vulcan7

June 02, 2023, 11:04:46 AM
De havilland Vampire Bat Mk.2...1/72 Airfix/Heller Vampire + Airfix Gnat

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"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

Vulcan7

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June 02, 2023, 11:07:23 AM
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"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

PR19_Kit

#2
June 02, 2023, 12:42:09 PM
I like that a lot, very de Havilland looking.  :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Wardukw

#3
June 02, 2023, 01:00:12 PM
The thing is didn't the Brits build a prototype similar to this ??
Or did the Brits copy Vostoc's and he's only now showing his ?? Ahhh twists the mind thinking like that  :wacko:  :o
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PR19_Kit

#4
June 02, 2023, 02:02:07 PM
Perhaps you're thinking of the three DH108s?

They did look a bit like Vampire fuselages with wings added, and nothing else.

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Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Rheged

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June 02, 2023, 02:13:23 PM Last Edit: June 02, 2023, 02:28:05 PM by Rheged
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 02, 2023, 02:02:07 PMPerhaps you're thinking of the three DH108s?

They did look a bit like Vampire fuselages with wings added, and nothing else.

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 Wikipedia suggests that  the DH108 fuselages were basically Vampire parts

 "Employing the main fuselage section and engine of the de Havilland Vampire mated to a longer fuselage with a single fin and swept wings, the de Havilland DH 108 was proposed in 1944 as an aerodynamic test bed for tailless designs.............. Selecting two airframes from the English Electric Vampire F 1 production line, the new aircraft had unmistakable similarities to its fighter origins, especially in the original forward fuselage which retained the nose, cockpit and other components of the Vampire....................  After the loss of the second prototype, VW120 became the third and final prototype based on the newer Vampire F.5 fighter built at Hatfield.  "
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you....."
It  means that you read  the instruction sheet

PR19_Kit

#6
June 02, 2023, 03:22:00 PM
Makes sense, why re-invent a wheel when you've already got a good one?
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

kerick

#7
June 02, 2023, 06:08:28 PM
Proposed in 1944? Using two airframes from the production line? Maybe they meant 1954!
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Tophe

#8
June 02, 2023, 10:48:34 PM
I cannot clap my hands for a destructed twin-boom layout while I admit this change is nice ;D
[the word "realistic" hurts my heart...]

loupgarou

#9
June 03, 2023, 05:01:52 AM
Well done! Tailless planes have a special appeal.
Owing to the current financial difficulties, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.

zenrat

#10
June 03, 2023, 05:26:59 AM
Good work Vostoc.  Do they roost hanging head down from the hanger roof?
Is that why they are called hangers?

Why are they called hangers?
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

NARSES2

#11
June 03, 2023, 06:01:15 AM
Oh I do like that  :bow:

I've built a DH 108 as a fighter.

Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Vulcan7

#12
June 03, 2023, 10:17:06 AM
Quote from: zenrat on June 03, 2023, 05:26:59 AMGood work Vostoc.  Do they roost hanging head down from the hanger roof?
Is that why they are called hangers?

like this?  ;D                                       .....many thanks for the kind comments people  :cheers:

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Quote from: NARSES2 on June 03, 2023, 06:01:15 AMI've built a DH 108 as a fighter.
Your DH 108 looks the business  :mellow:  :thumbsup:  (I'd like to get the kit myself one day  ;D)
"My grandad fought in WW1 and used to make Mosquito wings in WW2"

Rheged

#13
June 03, 2023, 11:40:18 AM
That  hanger picture  is SUPERB.........................as is the original model.
"If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you....."
It  means that you read  the instruction sheet

2996 Victor

#14
June 03, 2023, 01:18:46 PM
Mark's workbench:
Spitfire Mk.I Vichy North Africa - Eduard 1/48
Spitfire PR.XIX Rearward-cockpit - Airfix 1/48
Boulton Paul Valiant Mk.I PR - Airfix 1/48
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