Eastern Express Typhoon 1B and Freightdog RR 46H Eagle

Sounds interesting LO 🤔 🙂

Eaphoon or Typhagle?

Obligatory opening photos:

Typhoogle?

Initial cutting and matching up


I have some resin wheels and a cockpit interior on the way from the big H and will need to cut open the wheel wells and fabricate something to make it look more interesting than just a hole!

    

Quote from: zenrat on July 02, 2023, 05:13:19 AMTyphoogle?

i like that 

Some progress:

I'd have started with the new tool Airfix one, as you'd have a good baseline without resorting to extra expense plus bigger tailplanes as standard. Iirc, that's the original 1950s Typhoon, their later car door one was vastly superior and considered the high bar until Academy's kit came out.

Aerodynamics wise, I don't think Typhoon would be able to take full advantage of the Eagle's power due to it's thick wing. Plus the tailplanes would need to be bigger, as would the tail surfaces.

Interesting nonetheless.

Quote from: The Wooksta! on July 24, 2023, 12:49:47 PMI'd have started with the new tool Airfix one, as you'd have a good baseline without resorting to extra expense plus bigger tailplanes as standard. Iirc, that's the original 1950s Typhoon, their later car door one was vastly superior and considered the high bar until Academy's kit came out.

Aerodynamics wise, I don't think Typhoon would be able to take full advantage of the Eagle's power due to it's thick wing. Plus the tailplanes would need to be bigger, as would the tail surfaces.

Interesting nonetheless.

All good points, but I had the Eastern Express one to hand in the stash, so.... And this is very much a Whiff and I'm enjoying the challange of getting the resin and etch bits to fit the ancient moulding

Interesting subject though.. so wanting to see how it looks

It's coming together..it's taking shape..it's coming to life ..couldn't think of anymore ..had quite a bad last 17hrs ..but this is starting to look sweet ☺️

I wonder if the Eagle conversion would fit a Sea Fury.................

Quote from: PR19_Kit on July 25, 2023, 04:40:40 AMI wonder if the Eagle conversion would fit a Sea Fury.................

Dave did it with my copy of TSrJoe's.  If I remember, I'll add some extras in with the 277 back end.

Oh goody.