Got me thinking of a P-51 with a contraprop now

Quote from: NARSES2 on November 04, 2024, 06:19:42 AMGot me thinking of a P-51 with a contraprop now

 

Quote from: NARSES2 on November 04, 2024, 06:19:42 AMGot me thinking of a P-51 with a contraprop now

I did a fleet air arm one a while back, a Griffon powered one.

Quote from: chrisonord on November 04, 2024, 07:24:21 AMI did a fleet air arm one a while back, a Griffon powered one.

A Griffon powered P-51? Coooer, please post a link Chris.

Quote from: NARSES2 on November 04, 2024, 06:19:42 AMGot me thinking of a P-51 with a contraprop now

Easy to realize with some donors from a late Spitfire kit from Special Hobby...  It not only offers the contraprop as option, but also fairings above the exhaust stubs that easily convert the engine into a Griffon.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 04, 2024, 07:42:48 AM

Quote from: chrisonord on November 04, 2024, 07:24:21 AMI did a fleet air arm one a while back, a Griffon powered one.

A Griffon powered P-51? Coooer, please post a link Chris.

Here you are Kit, hopefully the link works, if not, I will photograph it again.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8ioAK7GyyF8bsCQ46

Great looking model, it's a shame many superprops got stalled because of jet engine development.  One question though, why not extend the blue on the nose all the way back past the exhaust pipes?  It does look a might strange to have it stop in the middle of them.

Quote from: Spino on November 04, 2024, 10:33:30 AMGreat looking model, it's a shame many superprops got stalled because of jet engine development.  One question though, why not extend the blue on the nose all the way back past the exhaust pipes?  It does look a might strange to have it stop in the middle of them.

The original scheme did do that but it was also on a panel line from under the nose that was in line with the rear of the exhausts. The aircraft this is based on has a vertical panel line where the blue ends. The backstory will say the erks were lazy and just painted the panels, only the erk was me.

Gondor

Okay that would make sense.  It certainly looks odd though 

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on November 04, 2024, 07:53:51 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on November 04, 2024, 06:19:42 AMGot me thinking of a P-51 with a contraprop now

Easy to realize with some donors from a late Spitfire kit from Special Hobby...  It not only offers the contraprop as option, but also fairings above the exhaust stubs that easily convert the engine into a Griffon.

And I have a couple in the stash   

Quote from: chrisonord on November 04, 2024, 02:21:31 AMThat looks brilliant Alistair, it will certainly have a few people scratching their heads.

Yeah, the confusion and double-takes alone will be worth the price of entering/displaying it! 

Nice.

Quote from: Rick Lowe on November 05, 2024, 10:28:18 PM

Quote from: chrisonord on November 04, 2024, 02:21:31 AMThat looks brilliant Alistair, it will certainly have a few people scratching their heads.

Yeah, the confusion and double-takes alone will be worth the price of entering/displaying it! 

Nice.

Is that partly what we live for, at least those of us that are able to show our "creations" at shows?

Gondor

Quote from: Gondor on November 06, 2024, 01:18:45 AM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on November 05, 2024, 10:28:18 PM

Quote from: chrisonord on November 04, 2024, 02:21:31 AMThat looks brilliant Alistair, it will certainly have a few people scratching their heads.

Yeah, the confusion and double-takes alone will be worth the price of entering/displaying it! 

Nice.

Is that partly what we live for, at least those of us that are able to show our "creations" at shows?

Gondor

There are worse Modus Operandii...

Keep 'em guessing, says I.